Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting
October 11, 2006
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The third meeting of the 2006-2007 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.
Members Present:
Emenyonu (Accounting), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Maloney (Athletics), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Petroski (Communication), DaPonte (Computer Science), Smith (Couns./Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Larocco (English), Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Reinhartd (Exercise Science), Swartz (Exercise Science), Pelayo (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Clerc (Library Services), Reynaga (Library Services), Stepanovich (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Mathematics), Brin (Mathematics), O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Anderson (Part-Time), Roman (Part-time Faculty), Gilliland (Philosophy), Enjalran (Physics), Buterbaugh (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Faraclas (Public Health), Smith (Recreationa/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Cameron (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre), Fields (UCF)
Members Absent:
Manzela (Anthropology), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), Lawler (Counseling), Kuss (Music), Young (Part Time), Capone (Part Time),
The minutes of September 27, 2006 were approved.
Announcements:
Ø The theater department is presenting “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. It will be played this week and next week on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8 pm and also at 3 pm on Sundays.
President’s Report: The President’s report was distributed and the President highlighted the following items:
¨ President DaPonte urged everyone to attend the chancellor’s inauguration on Friday, October 20, 2006. Bus services will be provided for faculty and staff from Southern.
¨ The next Presidential Dialogues is on Monday, October 16 at 1 pm at the Adanti Center Ballroom.
¨ Senators Judith Mills and Corinne Blackmer will represent the senate on a task force to develop guidelines for undergraduate program review.
¨ President DaPonte updated the senate that he is in the process of organizing a forum in which President Norton and Provost Williams will discuss their views on quality. This dialogue will not take place before the current grievance is settled.
¨ Provost Williams has postponed his visit to the senate on the update of the Strategic Plan until later in November, due to the latest Town Hall meeting.
¨ President DaPonte also mentioned that there will soon be a discussion on the location of the future senate meetings. Engleman B 121 is a potential alternative.
¨ The faculty and staff climate survey will be conducted soon. This year the faculty senate survey of administrative effectiveness will be completed at the same time. The president asked that all senators urge their colleagues to complete the surveys.
¨ President DaPonte was invited by the administrative faculty senate president, Jack Mordente, to attend their meeting this Friday.
UCF Update – Joe Fields:
Ø Special Topics: although there were six forms completed for such courses, Bob Drobish has received 22 courses to be listed as such. Joe urged senators to announce to their departments that it is important to have special topics go through the appropriate steps for approval.
Ø Upcoming transition of all L courses to W courses. The writing intense courses will still be listed as L for the spring 2007 but they will need to go through the WACC committee to get approval to be listed as W courses. He urged that this transition and approval happen as soon as possible to insure that there will be enough courses listed as W for the students to register for.
Ø Discussion followed on policies for adjuncts teaching W courses. The WACC and UCF have done such approvals for adjuncts.
At this time, there was a motion to deviate from the next agenda item to the Finance Committee of the Standing committees and then continue with Old Business. The motion was accepted unanimously.
Standing Committee Report
Old Business:
¨ Senator Bloch presented a resolution from the Academic Policy Committee: In Support of More Resources and More Timely Support for Academically At Risk Students
After lengthy discussion there was a motion to postpone this resolution. The motion carried.
New Business:
The resolution was discussed and a few amendments were offered. All amendments were passed by voice votes. The question was called on the main motion and the resolution passed by majority, 5 senators opposed, no senators abstained. Copy of approved resolution is attached.
The resolution was discussed and the question was called on the motion. The resolution was accepted with 3 senators abstaining.
At this point due to time limitations, President DaPonte entertained a motion to postpone:
a) two resolutions from the Technology Committee, and
b) one resolution from the Personnel Policy Committee.
The motion passed unanimously.
The senate adjourned at 2:00 PM.
Dr. Maria Diamantis
Acting Secretary of the Senate