Faculty Senate

Next Meeting of the Faculty Senate is on May 11, 2009, 3pm, Vance.

Present: Adams, A.,Alicandro, J.,Al-Masoud, N.,Barrington, C.,Benfield, R.,Bernstein, S.,Best, F.,Bigley, .P.,Blitz, D.Braverman, S.,Carberry, T.,Cummiskey, M.,Czyrnik, K.,DelAma, J.,Delventhal, T.,Dobler, E.,Donis, F.,Dziuda, D.,Foshay, J.,Fried, J.,Garcia-Bowen, M.,George, L.,Glagovich, N.,Grasso, L.,Hicks, L.,Horan, M.,Iglesias, E.,Jarmoszko, T.,Kapper, M.,Karpuk, P.,Koh, K.,Larsen, K.,Latour, F.,Leake, M.,Lee, S.,Mamed, O.,Wright, E.,McCleary, B.,Mitchell, M.,Mulcahy, C.,Mulrooney, J.,O’Connor, J.,Odesina, S.,Osoba, B.,Reagan, T.,Sanders, D.,Sarisley, E.,Seddon, T.,Sianez, D.,Sims, D.,Spector, D.,Stankewicz, K., Tait, C.,Todd, R.,Wagner, L.,Wang, W.,Warshauer, M.Wood, R.,

Ex-Officio: Lovitt, C., Pease, S., Sakofs, M., Lemma, P., Kremens, Z.

Parliamentarian: Dimmick, C.

Guests: Petrosino, S., Hosch, B., Salinas, M., Merenstein, B., Poppe, K., Jones, J., Adair, S., Reska, J., Gamache, J., Sershen, L.

            1. Announcements:

                        a. AAUP:  No announcements

           b. SUOAF-AFSCME: Senator Mamed reported that a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, from 12:30 – 2 pm in the Constitution Room to discuss the SEBAC proposal   with the membership. Voting will take place on 5/4/09 from 9:30-11:30.

            c. President of the Senate: President Barrington called on Senator Adams to request  input from the Senate on the interpretation of the previously passed, FS.08.09.003R  (11/24/08) Resolution on Sustainability. The Senate concurred that acceptance of assignments from students, printed in a double-sided format would be congruent with the previously approved resolution.

            d. Information Technology Committee: J. Jones reminded the membership of the                          upcoming campus presentations by Merlin Mann on 4/28/09. The three sessions will be                          held in Alumnae Hall and will cover issues relating to, e-mail, listservs and meeting                                 effectiveness.

 

2. Minutes: Senator Reagan moved to approve the Minutes from the meeting of April 13, 2009.                 (Passed)

 

3. Reports:

            a. Diversity Equity Office: M. Salinas updated the Senate on changes and accomplishments over the last year. He identified changes in search and hiring processes, efforts to increase recruitment and hiring of underrepresented groups, changes in the diversity complaint process and continued work on the strategic diversity plan with the creation of nine task force committees.

            b. Curriculum Committee:

·         Senator Karpuk reviewed the changes approved by the Committee at its April 1, 2009 meeting. Senator Best moved to separate part IVB from the report, to be considered separately. (Passed)

·         Part III.A and IV.A was discussed and a vote taken.  (Passed)

·         Senator Glagovich moved that the Senate enter into the committee of the whole for discussion of part IV.B. (Passed)

·         Senator Karpuk outlined the D (Diversity) designator proposal to the Senate, which would result in no additional credits added to the present General Education requirements. A lengthy discussion among the Senate membership ensued. It was emphasized that the D designator will be implemented on a pilot basis and will be reviewed in 3-6 years by the University Curriculum Committee for a decision on its formal requirement.

·         When the time for committee of the whole expired, Senator Best moved to stay in the committee of the whole. (Defeated)

·         Senator Kapper moved to approve part IV.B.

·         Senator Mulrooney moved to call the question. (Passed)

·         Part IV.B. of the April 1, 2009 of the University Curriculum Committee report. (Passed)

·         Senator Karpuk recommended that departments should elect their representatives to the University Curriculum Committee before the end of this semester, in order for new member training and effective utilization of committee time in the fall.

c. Registrar: Block Scheduling:

Due to time restraints, the Registrar graciously agreed to postpone this report until the May 11, 2009 meeting.

 

4. Unfinished Business:

              a. Academic Standards Committee: Grade Submission Policy: Senator Mulrooney moved that the Senate adopt the following policy recommended by the Committee, (Passed)

·         Grades are to be submitted by the end of the 5th working day past the last scheduled final exam.  Faculty who fail to submit final grades by the end of the 5th working day past the last scheduled final exam will be notified by email, which will also be cc’d to the Provost, the Dean of Graduate Studies (if appropriate), the faculty member’s appropriate Dean and department chairperson for appropriate action. 

              b. Update on Standardization of Student Opinion Surveys:

Due to time constraints, the Provost graciously agreed to postpone this update until the May 11, 2009 meeting.

 

5. New Business:

              a. Approval of May 2009 undergraduate and graduate school candidates for graduation:

Dean Pease for Arts and Sciences

Dean Sakofs for School of Education and Professional Studies

Assistant Dean Braverman for School of Business

Dean Kremens for the School of Engineering and Technology

Dean Lemma for the Graduate School

(Approved)

            b. . Update: Ad Hoc Committee Center for Student Success: Senator Mulrooney reported to the Senate on the work of the committee appointed to make recommendations on the advising proposal and outlined the issues and committee recommendations. Senator Reagan moved that the Senate accept the report and strongly endorse it in its entirety. (Passed)

              c. Senate Elections Committee Update and Elections:

Due to the lateness of the hour, this item is postponed until the May 11, 2009 meeting.

 

6. Adjournment: Senator Reagan moved to adjourn. (Passed)