Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

November 29th, 2006

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

Members Present: Emenyonu (Accounting), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Petroski (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Smith (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership),  Larocco (English), Johnson (English), Swartz (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pelayo (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Clerc (Library Services), Reynaga (Library Services), Stepanovich (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Mathematics), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Roman (Part-time Faculty), Young (Part-time Faculty), Gilliland (Philosophy), Enjalran (Physics),  Buterbaugh (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Faraclas (Public Health), Smith (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Cameron (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker (Special Education), Major (Special Education/Reading), Nye (Theater), Fields (UCF)

Members Absent:

Manzella (Anthropology), Maloney (Athletics), Lawler (Counseling), Blackmer (English), Madison (History), McGinn (Library Science), Kuss (Music), Anderson (Part-time faculty), Capone (Part-time faculty)

The minutes of November 8th, 2006 were approved.

Announcements:

• Senator Clerc noted consequences of the water damage to the library:
• Main circulation office damaged
• Bound journals, juvenile sections, oversized sections damaged
• Agreements with local libraries for loans in place
• TRC managing air quality
• A month before full access
• Periodicals are gone, but 90% are on line

• Senator Larocco discussed the contract negations:
• Negotiations are breaking down – there is no short term agreement
• Management didn’t want to negotiate anything other than salary.
• No mention or negotiation on workload and longevity payments
• There is a meeting scheduled for 12/4 to update the faculty.  Art Paulson will moderate.

• Professor Pettigrew is coordinating a lecture and round table discussion given by Dennis E. Skocz:  Socrates at the Pentagon:  Philosophy & War on Friday, 12/1 from 11:10 – 12:00 in Engleman A 120.

President’s Report:

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

• President DaPonte attended a meeting on First Year Experience and another on the Strategic Plan.  Provost Williams was seeking faculty input at each meeting.
• President DaPonte discussed the impact of the flooding at Buley

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• Professor Field indicated that at its last meeting the UCF discussed strategic planning
• Upcoming discussions will include UWIC discussion on FYE and program evaluations.

Grad Council – Senator Bloch

• Senator Bloch reported that the Graduate Council voted unanimously that mid term grades are not for graduate level courses.
• There was a training session on advising with graduate coordinators
• The field project/special project was discussed.

FASP – Senator Vu

• Senator Vu reported that FASP met with the Provost

Standing Committee Reports

• Rules Committee
• Senator O’Brien reported that the committee met with the library faculty regarding the Library Committee to discuss the constitution and function of the committee.
• The RC is also looking at all University Committees

• Student Policy
• Senator Madonia reported that the committee met with students concerning service availability for late pm and evening students.

• Technology
• Senator Diamantis reported that the committee has two resolutions pending.

• Academic Policy Committee
• Senator Bloch indicated that the committee would like a sense of the senate on five issues that it is considering.

• Elections Committee
• Senator Swartz reported that ballots will be sent out today or tomorrow and are due back 12/13.

• Finance Committee
• Senator Brucker reported that there is $65,000 left in the full time travel fund, but there is a back-up in academic affairs approving TAs.  There is $2500 left in the part time travel fund. 

• Personnel Policy Committee
• Senator Johnson:  The committee has a resolution pending along with Senator Gilliland’s motion.

At this point, Senator Gilliland moved that the agenda be altered to move directly to new business to consider moving the senate meeting location next semester.  The motion passed unanimously.

New Business:

• Location of Senate Meetings
• Senator Gilliland moved that the senate meetings, beginning with Spring 2007, be moved to Engleman or the Adanti Student Center.  The discussion focused on: (1) convenience to the center of the campus, (2) room space, comfort, and workability, and (3) room size.  After much discussion, the question was called.  There being no objection, the vote on the main motion was taken with a NO vote indicating the status quo in the Facilities Building and a YEA vote indicating a move to Engleman or to the Student Center.  The vote:  19 Nay, 16 Yea, 9 Abs.  The motion was defeated.

At this point, the senate returned to the regular agenda

Old Business:

• Senator Johnson entertained Senator Gilliland’s motion.  The motion would add wording to section III.C.3.c as follows:  Any information not provided by the candidate must be in writing and made available to the candidate.
• During the ensuing debate, there was significant discussion about the DEC obtaining unsubstantiated information that may be detrimental to the candidate. 
• During this discussion, the question was called, but the call for the question was defeated.  Immediately following, Senator Larocco presented an amendment that a clause be inserted allowing the candidate 4 additional days to respond to any input.  The committee accepted this as a friendly amendment.
• Following this, the question was called, and there being no objection, the vote was made on the motion.  The motion passed with 1 Nay and 1 Abs. 
• Senator Johnson then presented other changes:
• Section III.C.3.c,  Remove the sentence on peer review and add a corrected sentence.
• In section III.C.3.f, the requirement for reviewers to “highlight” their recommendations was deleted.
• There was a motion made to accept these changes.  The motion passed unanimously.

• Senator Johnson indicated that that completed the review of the Renewal Document.  He asked for a vote to approve the Renewal Document.  The motion passed with 1 Nay and 1 Abs and the Renewal document was approved by the faculty senate.

• Since the time was beyond the 1:45 pm cut off for voting, President DaPonte asked Senator Diamantis to discuss the two technology resolutions and that they would be voted on at the next meeting.

• Senator Diamantis discussed both of the resolution and noted that it is imperative that they be passed this semester since they involve work that IT does over the intersession and summer.  These resolutions generated significant discussion until the time for adjournment was at hand.

The senate adjourned at 2:00 PM.

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate

And ably assisted by Maria Diamantis, Ed.D.