Minutes of the meeting of March 10, 2003
Meeting was called to order at 4:04.
Motion to approve the agenda Reddy/B. Simon.
Motion to accept the minutes of 2/10/03 M. Nelson/Reddy. Approved.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT
N. Boynton brought up proposal to change the name of Development and College Relations to University Advancement. M. Nelson / Courtney motioned. Reddy asked why the name change. L. Faulk responded that it represents a broader view and the SUNY system wants this to be the preferred route. C. Mantai said it is perceived at SUNY Central that any advancement is university wide. The motion carried with one abstention.
N. Boynton discussed the upcoming nomination and election of Senate officers. We need a vice-chair, secretary, and governance officer. Elections will be in April. The Suny-wide Senator position is also up at end of year in a college-wide election. Also, Planning and Budget will be elected by the Senate.
A systemwide assessment proposal was handed out. The Executive Board has a motion to take to system meeting a sense of the Senate that we were opposed to this particular direction. B. Simon/Reddy-passed unanimously.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
President Hefner was unable to attend the meeting.
REPORT OF THE VPAA
L. Faulk talked about CCC Assessment and the implementation. He wants to make people aware of the process and get the cooperation of faculty. C. Drout discussed the recommendations of year 2 which is to have a sample of 20% of students and really needing the full cooperation of the faculty. K. Mills-Courts asked about how many persons were on subcommittee and what we do with the report. Are we training the assessors? Also, she expressed concern about the time spent doing all this. E. Perkins asked about the type of questions. C. Drout responded that they would be similar to usual test questions. B. Simon asked if you do not give finals is it extra credit and would the sample be valid. N. Feit asked if the 20% is mandated or negotiable. C. Drout said it is being discussed. P. Sinden discussed the importance of this task and how the goal is for it to be as non-intrusive as possible. He also said that it is designed to benefit students and can be an enriching experience. L. Lee (through N. Boynton) asked about Visual Arts and New Media and how they would be opposed to assessment of their two courses. Reddy questioned about capital construction and maintenance. Report on student course add deadline - N. Bowser. The question was about the lateness of the deadline. It was after the 2nd full week of classes. M. Carney asked if this year was different with trying to get into CCC courses. N. Bowser said it was a greater number of students and less resources. The issue was moved to Academic Affairs H. Jacobson/C. Telly for further discussion.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES:
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Faculty and Professional Affairs - Melinda Karnes -
M. Karnes reminded new hires about the Spring Forum and by fall a similar forum may be set up for adjuncts and part-timers.
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Academic Affairs - Kevin McMahon -
K. McMahon presented information on Gated Assessment Models and desire to counsel students out of a major if they are having problems. N. Bowser said a student must have a major after 60 hours. B. Simon questioned whether this would be for all departments. McMahon pointed out this was a proposal and departments would have a choice. L. Faulk said this was developed for Education (NCATE). J. Wilson said we may do it is it currently prohibited. T. Rywick asked about campus-wide enrollments and where do they go. C. Smith says for Education they have gated assessments for monitoring purposes. There was various commentary about gated assessments and eceptions as well as a lot of work and very labor intensive. Reddy pointed out it is permissible and we need to talk about institutional issues in this context.
NEW BUSINESS:
J. McVicker asked about the Judicial Board. Are there a standard set of criteria for how decisions are arrived at? There will be a report on this to the Senate in the future.
Motion to adjourn M. Nelson/Reddy
Meeting adjourned 5:15 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Ray Rushboldt-College Senate Secretary
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