Faculty Senate

Minutes - May 2, 2016 - 3:05pm

CCSU FACULTY SENATE MEETING

Present: Adair, S.; Anderson, C.; Andreoletti, C.; Arena, J.; Bartone, M.; Best, F.; Bigelow, L.; Bilisoly, R.; Bishop, J.; Blitz, D.; Boscarino, N.; Callery, T.; Cistulli, M.; Clapp, S.; Collins, M.; D'Addio, D.; Duquette, J.; Emeagwali, G.; Emiliani, B.; Fafunwa-Ndibe, S.; Foster, P.; Fothergill, W.; Garcia-Bowen, M.; Ghodsi, R.; Grasso, L.; Gross, S.; Harris, D.; He, F.; Horan, M.; Horton, M.; Jackson, M.; Karpuk, P.; Kean, K.; Kim, Y.; Kullgren, A.; Larsen, K.; Latour, F.; Lim, K.; LoGiudice, S.; Mamed, O.; Martin-Troy, K.; Martin, M.; McGuire, M.; Mejia, G.; Moffo Simpson, T.; Nelson, W.; Ngazimbi, E.; Paolino, J.; Phillips, E.; Pozorski, A.; Ragusett, J.; Santoro, K.; Simmons, R.; Siporin, R.; Spear, E.; Styrczula, S.; Sweeney, D.; Tellier, A.; Williams, C.; Wolff, R.; Wood, R.

Ex-officio: Fitzgerald, G..; Mahony, M.A.; Malhas, F.; Pease, S.

Parliamentarian: Dimmick, C.

President of the Senate: Cohen, S.

Guests: Phil Halloran (Mathematical Sciences; Promotion and Tenure committee); Yvonne Kirby (OIRA); Martha Kruy (Library); Thomas Rein (Anthropology); Young Moo Sohn (Engineering)

The Steering Committee recommends the following items for inclusion on the Consent Agenda:

1. Minutes

Minutes of April 18, 2016

2. Announcements:

a. AAUP President (M. A. Mahony)

b. SUOAF-AFSCME President (L. Bigelow)

c. SGA

d. FAC to the Board of Regents (S. Adair)

e. President of the Senate (S. Cohen)

3. Election of members of Standing Committees of the Faculty elected by the Faculty Senate

4. Approval of May and August 2016 candidates for graduation

5. Informational Committee Reports (not for action)

a. Promotion and Tenure Committee (P. Halloran)

b. Academic Integrity Committee (T. Jarmoszko)

c. Academic Assessment Committee (M. Kruy)

d. CCSU Foundation Grant Advisory Committee (R. Waterman)

e. Grade Appeals Committee (S. Block)

f. Student Affairs Committee

g. International Education Committee (L. Williams)

h. Excellence in Teaching Committee (R. Schwell and K. Ritzenhoff)

i. Sabbatical Leave Committee (AAUP) (K. Larsen)

j. Community Engagement Committee (R. Simmons)

k. Constitution and Bylaws Committee (B. Emiliani)

l. Ad Hoc Committee on Campus Safety (D. Blitz)

m. Council of Academic Chairs (K. Martin-Troy)

6. Committee Reports (contain action items)

a. Committee on Academic Freedom (R. Wood)

b. Curriculum Committee (M. Jackson)

c. Academic Standards Committee (F. Latour)

d. Graduate Studies Committee (E. Leonidas)

    • Approved unanimously

e. Online Learning Implemation Committee (K. Larsen)

    • Senator Collins recommended the inclusion of someone from CTFD as a member of the committee.
    • Senator Blitz urged the Senate to approve this policy now, not next year, as it has been on the table for years now.
    • Senator Clapp moved to amend by adding the following statement at the end of the document: Use of creative commons licensing, and measures to assist visually or auditory disabled users are encouraged.
      • Approved unanimously
    • Policy approved as amended, unanimously

f. Committee on Committees (J. Bishop)

  • Academic Standards Committee bylaws
    • Motion (Kean/Latour): To amend the Excellence in Teaching Committee bylaws by changing the last sentence of Item 1 of "Criteria for Eligibility" to "The EIT Committee will select an award recipient who is a full-time teaching faculty member, and an award recipient who is a part-time teaching faculty member.
      • Motion to Amend approved unanimously
    • Amendments to the bylaws of the Library Committee, Excellence in Teaching Committee and Academic Standards Committee approved unanimously.

7. Unfinished Business:

a. Community Engagement Documentation Guidelines (R. Simmons)

8. New Business:

a. Faculty Advisory Committee resolution on CSCU Provost search

b. Proposal from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Board of Regents Censure Resolution

9. Adjournment