FACULTY SENATE MINUTES NO. 6
November 23, 2004
1.�
CALL TO ORDER:
The 6th meeting of the Faculty Senate for 2004-2005 was called to order at 1:15
PM on November 23, 2004 in the Corey Union Fireplace Lounge by Chair Ram
Chaturvedi.
SENATORS AND MEMBERS PRESENT: R.
Chaturvedi, J. Rayle, P. Buckenmeyer,
C. DeGouff, D. Driscoll, P. Walsh, M.
King, K. Alwes, J. Cottone, J. Hokanson, K. Rombach,
B. Griffen, K. Pristash, J. Peluso,
E. McCabe, A. Henderson-Harr, T. Phillips, D. Vegas,
D. Kirchner, E. Bitterbaum, E.
Davis-Russell, R. Franco, B. Shaut, B. Kissel, J. Governali,
D. Kreh
SENATORS AND MEMBERS ABSENT: D.
Berger (sabattical), L. Anderson, D. Canaski, A. Young, P. Schroeder, N.
Libous, C. Plunkett
GUESTS PRESENT: G. Levine, P.
Koryzno, Y. Murname
I.�
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The Minutes from October 23 and
November 9 were not approved but will be approved at the December 7 meeting.
II. SENATE ACTIONS:
There was a motion to approve Mark
Yacavone and Carol Vanderkarr for the search committee for Associate Provost of
Enrollment Management; and Eileen Gravani and Sharon Todd for the� search committee for Associate Dean of
Professional Studies. (Passed)
III. CHAIR=S REPORT:
The chair reported that the Steering
Committee is working to see that the Senate committees are filled and will be
seeking department chair=s
help.� Chaturvedi offered to visit
departments on campus but so far no one was interested. One chair said that in
their department the senior faculty teach on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons,
which would conflict with the Senate meetings. The chair encouraged everyone
with an idea that everyone bring a guest to the Senate so that they could see
firsthand what Senate service is all about.�
The next initiative from the Steering Committee is to collect the ten
dollar dues.� He reported that Barbara
Kissel, Senate Staff Assistant has been appointed as a liaison to the Committee
on Committees to facilitate the report at the Senate.� He thanked Joe Governali who has done a
tremendous job in taking on researching the status of the GE Committee.
Dave Kreh was asked to give a report
on the status of the ROTC and Restructing Committees.� He said that nominations were in progress and
that the results would be coming back shortly to Senate.� J. Barry has put together a ballot, more
people nominates themselves than there were slots.� When the results are in they will be reported
back at the Senate and the committees will be charged by the Senate and start
their work.
VICE CHAIR=S REPORT:
No report.
IV.� SECRETARY=S REPORT:
No report.
TREASURER=S REPORT:
The Treasurer
reported that the scholarship fund balance is $537.57.� She also announced she was successful in
getting services charges removed from the account.
V.� PRESIDENT=S REPORT:
President Bitterbaum
reported good news that his office received a call from Congressman Boehlert
announcing that we have received our first federal earmark as a college,
amounting to $150,000. Peter Ducey and Elliott Mason from Biology wrote the
grant.
The title of Award
of Excellence in Science teaching initiative will allow us to work with school
districts to buy equipment, things at Camp Huntington, Hoxie Gorge to improve
the pipeline, science education. Amy Henderson-Harr and others also deserve
credit.
Alumnus Bill Rowell,
a political science major who graduated from here 1979, went to Law School,
works for Wahvoia Bank auditing other lawyers. He has an apartment overlooking
Hudson River and invited 25 alums, 3 major gift officers, received large check
of $75,000, 2 checks for $3000, one for $10,000, and a series of checks for
1,000.� Close to $100,000, with 5% we
will have $5,000 for scholarships.�
This week in
consumer=s digest of Princeton Review we have made a
locator=s map, pregitous, national, very poleased,
comeso nCD ram, sent to college admissions data source books, $19.00 ony 600
made it.
President in chicago
read in newspaper alum we are Adirondack Camp now a landmark.
VI. VICE PRESIDENT=S REPORT:
Provost announced
search for Assoc Prov for enr mgt, requested Mark Yacavone and Carol
Vanderkarappointed to that committee. {SEE Senate actions}
VII. QUESTIONS FOR
THE VICE PRESIDENT:
Vice President
Mosser asked Dr. Franco how many tickets had been sold for the Cortica Jug
game?�
Franco responded as
to the number of tickets distributed. He said the Stadium will seat 6500, with
7500 being the Aend zone.@ He said it could
safely handle over 9000 people including standing room, but that last time they
were unable to get an accurate count because the stadium was so new.
Shaut said he loaded
the budget for the fiscal year this week reflecting stabilization monies for
those allocated, anticipating the actual budget allocation.
Mosser reported
about the new Faculty Staff Directory which he reported was a useful resource.
He also announced that Friday at 3:00 PM there would be a dedication of the
Economics Department Computer Lab in honor of Victor ? who gave a generous
donation to the college, and all faculty and staff were invited to the
ceremony.
VIII. STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Long Range Planning
Committee
- No report.
Educational Policy
Committee
- The commitee is working on summer school configuration.
Student Affairs
Committee
- No report.
Faculty Affairs
Committee
- The committee is reviewing English Department procedures.
College Research
Committee
- No report.
General Education
Committee
- {SEE Old Business}
XIX. SUNY SENATOR=S REPORT: - No report.
IX. COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Committee on
Committees
- The Committee on Committees recommended the nominations to the search
committee for Associate Provost: Mark Yacavone and Carol Vanderkarr; and search
committee for Associate Dean of Professional Studies: Eileen Gravani and Sharon
Todd.
OLD BUSINESS:
J. Governali
reported about the status of the GE Committee, which was brought up by a
concern from Dean Prus earlier in the fall.�
Governali researched the committee=s business from
documents and provided a handout which outlines the history. He explained that
the Senate had a supervisory status with the committee. Nothing from the
records he had indicated that the committee was ever actually a standing
committee of the Faculty Senate, although business was passed at the Senate and
reported over the years.� He offered a
resolution to (SEE APPENDIX 1)
Kreh explained that
if the GE Committee were to become a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate,
once there was a vote and it was approved, the committee would have to be
identified in a separate section of the handbook outlining its duties and
responsibilities.
Alwes asked if the
GE Committee was an anomoly.
Governali explained
that the committee makes recommendations and the Senate votes on these
recommendations.� This, he said, would
smooth out that relationship, offer a direct line of communication.� He further reported that if this was approved
the relationship between EPC and GE would be established with clear
guideliness, since it would be a policy committee of the Faculty Senate, and
its relationship with other ocmmittees would have to be clarified`.
Kreh explained that
if the Committee became a standing committee of the Senate the next obvious
step would be that the Senate Charge the EPC and GE committees to lok at what
kind of impact this owuld have for them to function, such as which items would
go to each committee. This would take a referendum by the faculty, such as what
kinds of items the Senate has about how tp proceeed once they get that
information, before the new handbook comes out.
The provost said, AIf this resolution
is passed some implications
X. NEW BUSINESS:
There was no new
business.
XI.� AREA SENATORS REPORTS:
No report.
SUNY SENATOR: No report.
STUDENT SENATOR
REPORTS:
Vegas announced that
Student Senate is going wonderfully with 75 students participating.� Work continues with ASC on the meal plan
price. She thanked the Board of Directors and Dana Wavle for their continued
support.� She said Wavle expects that
there will be some authorization to the meal plan. The Winter Formal will be on
December 3 at Celebrations at 7:00 and faculty are invited to attend. There is
a conflict that night with the memorial for Chris ? Who passed away earlier in
the fall. She also encouraged everyone to attend the memorial which will be
held at New man Center at 7:00.
The meeting was
adjourned at 1:45 PM
Respectively
Submitted,
Barbara Kissel
Recording Secretary
The following
reports are appended to the Minutes in the order reported and submitted by
Senators and other members.
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(2)
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http://www.cortland.edu/senate/minutes/m6.html
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