Faculty Senate

CCSU Faculty Senate

Minutes—February 11, 2008

VAC 105   3:00 PM

Next Meeting of the Faculty Senate on February 25, 2008, 3 pm Vance 105

 

Present:  Adams, A., Anderson, C., Barrington, C., Bernstein, S., Blitz, D., Cohen, S., Crundwell, G., Cummiskey, M., Czyrnik, K., D’Addio, D., Daigle, R., DelAma, J., Dziuda, D., Fallahi, C., Fangiullo, B., Foshay, J., Garcia-Bowen, M., Glagovich, N., Hager, M.P., Hensley, P., Jones, J., Kapper, M., Kershner, B., King, T., Kurkovsky, S., LaPuerta, P., Latour, F., Leong, L., Lisi, P., Mamed, O., Murphy, G., O’Connor, J., Salinas, M., Sianez, D., Sims, D., Slaga, S., Spector, D., Stankewicz, K., Thamma, R., Wagner, L.

 

Ex-Officio: Kremens, Lemma, Lovitt, Pease, Sakofs, Shojai

 

Parliamentarian: Charles Dimmick

 

Guests: Braden Hosch (Institutional Research & Assessment), Michael Gendron (President, CCSU-AAUP), Tom Burkholder (Curriculum Committee)

 

  1.   Announcements
    1. AAUP President Michael. Gendron announced a series of events, forums, as well as the upcoming March 5 CSUS Lobby Day at the LOB and upcoming CCSU-AAUP elections
    2. Senate President Tim Craine reported on the timeline for the upcoming elections of all three Senate officers.  The timeline is posted on the Faculty Senate homepage.  He reminded department chairs to send to the Senate the criteria each department develops for promotion and tenure.  He announced the committee members he appointed to develop student evaluations of instructors and peer evaluation of teaching: Stephen Cohen (English), Nidal Al-Masoud (Engineering), Kathleen Wall (Management and Organization), Catherine Kurkjian (Reading&Language Arts), Carol Jones (Chemistry), Charles Menoche (Music), Philip Halloran (Math), Elizabeth Kaminski (Sociology)

 

  1. Senator Murphy moved the approval of the January 28, 2008 minutes, with a correction: Passed.

 

3. Unfinished Business: Senator Adams moved the following resolution: the Faculty Senate supports the publication of Parts One and Two of the Voluntary System of Accountability template.  Senator Salinas moved to amend the resolution, adding that Part Three be brought before the Faculty Senate for consideration before any publication: Passed.  Main Motion: Passed.

 

4.  New Business: a) Senator Crundwell reported on the work of the UPBC: the committee i) will roll out the results of the College Employee Satisfaction Survey on March 7 and hold a panel discussion; ii) has been working on plans for the new Academic Building; iii) is talking with the CFO about tuition and student fees; iv) is working with the Athletics department on measures of student success rates; v) is developing the strategic planning website and drawing up plans for grants to support strategic planning; vi) formed an ad hoc committee to develop a statement of CCSU’s identity within the CSU system; vii) will hear division heads present their budgets in early March; viii) is developing articulated and measurable goals for both Division I athletics and for recreational athletics at CCSU; ix) holding meetings on the library renovation.

            c) The Faculty Senate approved the February Curriculum Committee report, with Item 6a, concerning SOC 430 withdrawn.  

5. Senator Fallahi moved to adjourn at 3:40 pm: Approved.

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