Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

November 8th, 2006

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The sixth meeting of the 2006-2007 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.

Members Present: Vu (Art),  Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Smith (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership),  Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Swartz (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Journalism), McGinn (Library Science), Clerc (Library Services), Reynaga (Library Services), Bennett (Mathematics), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Roman (Part-time Faculty), Capone (Part-time Faculty), Gilliland (Philosophy), Enjalran (Physics),  Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Smith (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Bloch (Sociology), Major (Special Education/Reading), Nye (Theater), Fields (UCF)

Members Absent:

Emenyonu (Accounting), Manzella (Anthropology), Maloney (Athletics), Petroski (Communication), Lawler (Counseling), Larocco (English),  Pelayo (Foreign Language),  Madison (History), Prince (Marketing),  Kuss (Music), Anderson (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time faculty),  Buterbaugh (Political Science), Faraclas (Public Health), Cameron (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work)

The minutes of November 1st, 2006 were approved.

Announcements:

• Senator Brucker announced that Michael Allen will be in Davis Hall 101 on Thursday at 5:00 pm for a book signing.
• Senator Enjalran announced that the Physics Open House will be from 12:00 – 4:00 on Friday, November 10^th in Jennings Hall.

Guest Speaker:  Provost Selase Williams

• Provost Williams presented an update on the Strategic Plan.
• Senators Diamantis and Vu, members of the steering committee, assisted and presented an overview of the mission statement, vision statement, goals statement, and the core values statement.
• Following the presentation, there was an opportunity for questions from the senate.
• The next Town Hall meeting for the strategic plan will be November 17^th from 1:00 – 3:00 in Engleman A 120.

President’s Report:

The President’s Report was distributed.  President DaPonte highlighted the following:

• President DaPonte reminded senators that Senator Bloch needed feedback on the CIS survey
• Both the Sabbatical Leave and the Promotion and Tenure Committee will use the Alumni Room in the old student center for their meetings.
• President Norton has approved the resolution: “In Support of Reasonable Assistance for Program Reports.” 

At this point, Senator Bloch moved that the agenda be altered to move directly to New Business for a five minute discussion on Shared Governance. 

New Business:

• Shared Governance:  Following a brief discussion, Senator Bloch requested a sense of the senate to form an ad hoc committee to look at shared governance. 
• President DaPonte requested a sense of the senate and the vote was unanimous to form the ad hoc committee.  The committee members are: Senator Johnson, Senator Reynaga, Senator Gilliland, Senator Mills, Senator Bloch, Senator Blackmer, and Senator Major.

At this point, the senate returned to the published agenda

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• Professor Fields brought forth a resolution for consideration by the senate focusing on the Program Review Taskforce and the Freshman Year Experience Program.  President DaPonte ruled that this resolution will be brought forth at the next senate meeting under New Business.

At this point, President DaPonte requested a modification to the agenda to consider old business.  This was approved unanimously.

Old Business:

• Discussion continued on the Renewal Document.  Additions were made, and approved, to the following sections:
• III.C.3.f
• III.D.2
• III.D.5
• III.E.2.
• III.E.3

• Senator Gilliland made a motion to modify some of the wording in section III.C.3.c. His motion focused on what information may be solicited by the DEC.  Following much discussion, the motion was postponed until the next senate meeting.  At its next committee meeting, President DaPonte asked the Personnel Policy Committee to check the contract to make sure that the intent of the motion under discussion is consistent with the contract.

At this point, President DaPonte requested a modification of the agenda to consider committee reports.

Standing Committee Reports

• Rules Committee
• Senator O’Brien:  No Report

• Student Policy
• Senator Madonia:  No Report

• Technology
• Senator Diamantis:  No Report

• Academic Policy Committee
• Senator Bloch: No Report

• Elections Committee
• Senator Swartz reminded senators that the deadline for the election is fast approaching.  Candidates are still needed.  Please talk with colleagues.

• Finance Committee
• Senator Brucker:  78 Full time faculty requests are still pending, but there is funding currently available for all pending requests.

• Personnel Policy Committee
• Senator Johnson:  The committee has a resolution pending.

• FASP
• Senator Vu indicated that the committee is meeting Friday with Provost Williams and continues to revise the document.

The senate adjourned at 1:55 PM.

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate