1 December 1999
The seventh meeting of the 1999-2000 year was called to order at 12:15 pm
Members Present: R. Jirsa, T. W. Carr, A. Rao, C. Wieder, G.
Puerschner,
T. Sherman, J. DaPonte, R. Landino, M. Shapiro, J. Fullmer, R. Eldridge,
J. Ensign, C. Dickinson, D. Cairns, P.
Petrie, B. Gustafson, S. Misasi, D. Kemler, P. Palma, P. Sakalowsky, S. Judd,
C. Petto, C. Schofield-Bodt, V. Mick, D. Prasad, K. Laird, V. Pinciu, K. Grant,
S. Bochain, A. Vicenzi, L. Prince, R. Volkman, L. Matthews, A. Paulson,
P.Kahlbaugh, R. Luquis,
J. MacGregor, S. Hageman, E. Haymes, B. Worden. M. Ryan, P. Major, A. M.
Watts
Visitors: Sharon Brennan, (Director of Admissions), Camille Serchuk (UCF)
Not Present: Athletics, Biology, Communication (Orner), Journalism, Library Science (Disbrow), Music, Part-time faculty (3), Psychology (Hurlbut), Special Ed/Reading (Brucker)
Sharon Brennan, Director of Admissions :
S. Brennan shared recent numbers and statistics pertinent to our student population at SCSU. (Please see attached)
Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting of November 17,1999 were approved
with corrections.
Announcements: The Board of
Trustees Room (“BOT”, EN 114) is now the Anthony V. Pinciaro Conference Room.
Standing Committee Reports
Ad hoc Technology
No report.
Personnel Policy:
Possible outline for the upcoming Administration Evaluation will be forwarded to the Executive Committee
Finance:
No report
Rules :
No report
Academic Policy:
Dialogue
with the Consultant on how a first time Doctorate (EdD preferred) has affected
universities similar to SCSU has continued.
Initial responses to the consultants first survey have been encouraging.
Elections:
No nominations were received for part-time faculty senators.
Student Policy :
No report
UCF Update: (Camille Serchuk) –
UCF continues to focus mainly on concerns pertaining to remedial English.
Old Business:
I.
(T. Sherman) Requested support from the Senate in making a
resolution to ban smoking entirely from the SCSU campus.
Suggestion was made that restricted smoking areas would be easier to establish
than a campus-wide ban on smoking.
Question was raised as to the Senate’s jurisdiction re: such policy that would
affect all members of SCSU community.
MOTION was made to postpone discussion until meeting of 26 January 2000. Motion passed unanimously.
New Business:
I.
Concerns
were raised regarding the loss of parking at Davis Hall in
Spring 2000 (Parking garage construction).
Proximity is important for both faculty and students of Davis. Many faculty teach until 10:00pm, and
Faculty and students both often have substantial materials to transport to and
from the classroom.
President Jirsa will bring these concerns to the appropriate administrators.
II.
Re:
Part-time faculty senators- No nominations whatsoever were received for
part-time faculty senators, even after an aggressive call for nominations.
Suggestion was made to hold a second election in the Spring 2000 semester, with
the hope that all current faculty senators will encourage their part-time
colleagues to participate.
Respectfully submitted,
T. Wiley Carr
Secretary of the Senate-