Minutes of the meeting of December 10th, 2001.
Approval of the agenda Motion by Reddy, seconded by Nelson, approved.
Approval of November 12 minutes motion by Nelson, second by Reddy, approved.
Chairperson's Report - Jackie Swansinger
A retreat for new Senators and Committee members will be held on February 2nd, 2002. Reports on Dean Search-35 application, 15 forwarded-final candidates in late January, interviews in February. For Administrative Review Committee headed by Tom Janik, the task is to evaluate how well the division functions, in the planning stages but there will be a written survey by beginning of next semester as well as random interviews with individuals. Jackie S. commented on her year as Chair and her goals of making faculty governance more efficient and effective. She also wants all to promote service and thanked everyone she came into contact with over the past year.
Report of the President
President Hefner thanked Jackie for her service this past year. An update on strong enrollment 14% ahead of last year . Fundraising has reached $7,915,000 of the goal of 8 million. Juliet Rosch of Jamestown has given 1 million dollars and will have the new recital hall named after her. Construction on Mason Hall has begun with the official groundbreaking in late January. The natatorium will be open next semester. President Hefner discussed the budget shortfall of about 1.3 million. Budget actions were discussed to deal with the shortfall. He wished us all Happy Holidays.
CCC Ray Belliotti
Discussion of upper-level requirement in CCC. Various comments were made-Chilberg, Schwabe, Grady questioned how it would be implemented. Reddy spoke against the proposal as not the time to do this and said to hold off to see if it is desirable in the future. Antosh discussed protecting the quality of all programs. There was also a discussion of prerequisites. Grady spoke in favor as a reasonable proposal, maintaining good and interesting courses. Kraus spoke in favor as a good proposal as a substitute for what we have. Various commentary Reddy, Simon, Chilberg. Vote 21 aye. 3 nay - approved.
Melinda Karnes - University Senator
Discussed tuition motions and undergraduate program review information.
VPAA Mae Reck
Recognized President Hefner's courage on his stand on tuition. School of Business update -Jim Hurtgen-report on mission statement, by laws with the budget statement being left to do. As Chair of the All Campus Appeal he thanked those who gave and asked those who haven't to please do so.
N. Boynton asked about the resource implication for the school and Kraus talked about reorganizing to attract more students.
Update on SUNY wide questionnaire on faculty opinion- reviewed by Human Subjects Committee and advised to put on hold because of the process itself and the specific questions as they related to confidentiality. Status of teaching evaluations and the campus wide form it was a pilot study and this past summer concerns were raised with regard to the evaluation form. The pilot will continue for two years.
Standing Committee Reports Academic Affairs
Governance Report Voting Results, Senate Officers and Committees
New Business
Emily Palumbos, outgoing SA President, said thanks for the opportunity to participate in the Senate.
Motion to adjourn by Reddy, seconded by Schwabe. Meeting adjourned at 5:25.
Minutes submitted by Ray Rushboldt - College Senate Secretary.