Members Present: R. Jirsa, T. W. Carr, C. Rinehardt , A. Rao, C. Wieder,
M. Dodge, S. Martinelli, G. Puerschner, T. Sherman, M. Orner, T. Seyed, R. Landino, J. Fullmer, B. Eldridge, C. Dickinson, D. Cairns, B. Gustafson, S. Misasi, D. Kemler, C. Arboleda, S. Grant, S. Judd, C. Petto, J.Manzella, B. Sugar, C. Schofield-Bodt, V. Mick, D. Prasad, J. Kavanagh, T. Bennett, M. Moss, C. Fontana, F. Hatcher, K. Mack, L. Prince, A. Bidarian, A. Paulson, J. Hurlbut, P. Kahlbaugh, R. Luquis, M. Ryan, P. Major, M. Watts, A. Vicenzi

Not Present: Counseling/School Psych, Education (Ensign), English (Burow), Geography, Marketing, Nursing, Philosophy, Rec/Leisure, Science Ed/Env Studies, Social Work, Special Ed/Reading (Granfield)

Overall enrollment is down slightly, with the exception being full-time returning undergraduate enrollment, which is up.

"Y2K" (Year 2000) System inventory is underway. Department Chairs will be consulted regarding any specialized equipment which might be affected.

J.P. Thompson, Dean of Extended Learning, will be in charge of Summer Institutes. Concerns and suggestions regarding financing should be forwarded to her.

Construction for the Engleman Hall addition and renovation is scheduled to begin in May, 1999.
 

Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting of October 7 1998 were approved with corrections
 

Executive Committee Report:

The ad hoc Senate Committee on Technology is composed of the following members: T. Sherman (Chair), B. Sugar, L. Prince, C. Petto,
P. Kahlbaugh, & J. Ensign.
 

Senate President’s Report:

Meeting with the Vice-President for Academic Affairs clarified that no additional funds have been allocated for relocation/moving expenses, though the policy for disbursing funds is more flexible. The original figure of $60,000 was erroneous. In the past, these funds have only been made available under unusual circumstances pertaining to recruitment.

Ellen Beatty will be working with J. Fullmer of Academic Policy to re-develop some form of "Excellence in Teaching" Award.

S. Judd is an alternate to the Faculty Development Advisory Committee.

The AAUP grievance regarding On-Line courses is moving forward.
E-mail SCSU Chapter President A. Vicenzi for details.
 

Standing Committee Reports

Academic Policy: President Adanti and Vice President Phil Smith met
with the Chair of Academic Policy regarding Distance Learning
A resolution may be presented at the next regular Senate meeting. Regarding the EdD: President Adanti requested that Academic Policy monitor, in an on-going way, the procedures being used to determine feasibility of the EdD. Academic Policy believes that the Rules Committee should consider the possibility of the Library Committee becoming a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate.

Elections: No report

Finance: (Finance report will be forwarded to the Senate SecretaryAnd appended to approved minutes)

Personnel Policy: Sabbatical Leave documents are being reviewed.
Sabbatical Committee Chair Nancy Via will attend the next meeting of Personnel Policy.

Rules : No report

Student Policy : Academic Advisement Evaluation process is continuing; any issues or concerns regarding advisement should be forwarded to Student Policy.

Ad hoc Technology: The committee will be appointing three additional members to the committee from the University community. Any technology concerns may be forwarded to any member of the Technology committee.
 

Announcements:

Art work currently in the BOT room is student work from the SCSU Urbino, Italy, Summer Program. Information about the program can be obtained from Foreign Languages or the Art Department.
 

Old Business:

Regarding the Senate Resolution to extend the Academic Community Hour: There was discussion regarding the President’s postponement of a decision regarding the Senate Resolution. It appears that his decision has been postponed in anticipation of a referendum. Problems were identified in relation to this delay. It was not clear as to how long the President can postpone action on resolutions, nor was it clear whether postponement is an appropriate action in the first place.

MOTION was made and seconded to forward the following two issues to the Rules Committee for their investigation:

1) In the absence of Presidential approval, can a referendum be held on a Senate Resolution?

2) How does this apply to the current situation regarding the Academic Community Hour?

QUESTION was CALLED without objection. MOTION was PASSED by majority vote.
 

New Business:

MOTION was made and seconded to refer the following question to
Personnel Policy: How are Promotion and Tenure recommendations to be made in the absence of the appropriate Dean?

QUESTION was CALLED without objection. MOTION passed unanimously.
 

Meeting was adjourned at 2:00PM