Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting
12 May 1999

The fifteenth meeting of the 98-99 year was called to order at 12:15 pm

Members Present: R. Jirsa (Presiding), T. W. Carr, C. Rinehardt, A. Rao,
C. Wieder, S. Martinelli, G. Puerschner, T. Sherman, M. Orner, T. Seyed, R. Landino, U. Nwachuku, J. Fullmer, R. Eldridge, J. Ensign,  C. Dickinson, D. Cairns, D. Burow, B. Gustafson, S. Misasi, D. Kemler, P. Palma, S. Judd, C. Petto, C. Schofield-Bodt, V. Mick, D. Prasad, K. Laird, T. Bennett, K. Grant, B. Madara, A. Vicenzi, C. Fontana, F. Hatcher, L. Prince, D. Pettigrew, A. Paulson, J. Hurlbut, P. Kahlbaugh, R. Luquis, J. MacGregor,B. Worden. M. Ryan, P. Brucker, P. Major,
A. M. Watts
Visitors: Camille Serchuk (UCF)
Not Present: Athletics, Geography, Journalism, Library Science, Music, Part-time faculty (Mack), Physics, Science Ed/Env Studies, Social Work (Colon)

Election of Senate President & Treasurer

Floor was opened for nominations for Senate President. Robert Jirsa was nominated and seconded. Nomination were closed. Robert Jirsa was elected President by unanimous vote.

Floor was opened for nominations for Senate Treasurer. Robert Eldridge was nominated and seconded. Nomination were closed. Robert Eldridge was elected Treasurer by unanimous vote.
 

Vice-President J. Philip Smith:

Senate resolutions are with President Adanti and will be acted on within a week. There are some concerns regarding the language in the distance learning resolution.

Y2K compliance is underway and proceeding reasonably well.

The Department of Environmental Protection is expected to be visiting our campus. Managers will be helping us evaluate conditions on our campus so that we can be in compliance with regulations and avoid possible fines.

Re: Final Exam schedule statement that students who miss final exams will fail the course – Bob Drobish has clarified that this is not a University policy and will be corrected for next year’s schedule. It is the instructor’s prerogative to establish grading policy.

Governor Rowland will be attending Undergraduate Commencement.
 

Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting of April 28,1999 were approved as presented
 

Announcements:  Academic Policy will be extending their charge to examine the EdD Proposal
 

Senate President Report:

President Adanti will abide by the wishes of the Senate to have the Academic Policy Committee examine the feasibility of the EdD at SCSU.

  
       Standing Committee Reports Finance: Resolution was made and passed regarding travel funds for 1999-2000. Full-time faculty will receive $1000. And Part-time faculty will receive $600. As of May 4th, all full-time funds were spent or encumbered, wheras $7,700 remained in part-time travel funds. Motion to increase full-time funds to the maximum of $1,200 failed.

Personnel Policy: Continues to review Hardship DEC document

Academic Policy: Continues to review EdD Proposal and Library Committee

Rules: has been examining the structure of running theSenate and will bring suggestions for improvement to the Senate Retreat

Elections: Results of University-Wide elections were distributed

Ad hoc Technology: No report.

Student Policy : Results are in from survey of Academic Advisement. They will be summarized at the next meeting

New Business: Discussion continued regarding the need for a hardship DEC and the structure of the Library Committee under the Senate. It was agreed that a hardship DEC is necessary, and it was noted that the Library Committee sounds more like a University-wide committee as opposed to being a Senate Standing Committee.

     Meeting was adjourned at 2:02PMK
 
     Respectfully submitted,

     T. Wiley Carr
     Secretary of the Senate