Faculty Senate
Minutes: 1April
2005
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Present: S. Beck, R. Berry, F. Binkley, D. Board, C. Dale, T.
Danford, M. Davis, F. DeCaria, B. Gast, M. Goldstein, D. Goeddel, M. Grubor, D.
Hans, C. Harbert, S. Hooff, S. Huggins, L. Ingram, C. Kefauver, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, A. Kuca, R. Lucki
(presiding), M. Marlin, R. Pusz, C. Riter, S. Rychlicki, C. Stokes, C. Teaff,
J. VanFossan, A. Vavra, M. Watson, G. Winland
Excused: C. Cornforth,
C. Eastham, K. Herrington, H. Papeika, T. Ramsey, J. Remias, L. Shelek,
Absent: K. Atkins, D.
Bartley, T. Craig, J. Daley, D. Folger, K. Freeman, D. Jones, R. Malek, L.
Miller, M. O’Brien, D. Poffenberger, C. Rogerson, D.
Roth, P. Sharma, V. Slider, J. Tully,
Guests: Mr. Bob Morganstern
The meeting was called to
order by President Ralph Lucki at 2:00 pm in the Telecom Room on each campus.
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Minutes: The
minutes from the March 2005 Faculty Senate meeting were approved as posted on
the web page. (Danford/Krupinski)
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R. Lucki
introduced Mr. Bob Morganstern of the American
Federation of Teachers. Information was
distributed in regards to the Higher Education Division.
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Points of
interest: Annual Experience Increment,
Higher Education Flexibility Bill, PEIA increases.
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Committees
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Committee |
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Report |
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Assessment Team |
S. Rychlicki and R. Pusz reported the assessment forms distributed last month
are due today. If you need a copy contact D. Sommerville. The committee has asked for a designated
budget. C. Stokes noted the WorkKeys
test now has three components—questions contact Patsy Bayha.
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ACF |
M. Davis reported that the PEIA rates are slated to
increase 7%. The Annual Experience
Increment bill is virtually dead, it will be looked
at, along with faculty salaries in the Fall Special Session. ACF provided a statement of support for the
Faculty Grievance at their last meeting. |
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BOG |
T. Danford reported on the
March meeting. Merit Policy was passed
as part of the evaluation packet in the Fall of 2004, Sabbatical Leave policy
had its second reading and passed, the academic calendar was not
presented. The Presidential Search
continues. The BOG approved a tuition and fee raise; tuition next year will
be $73 per credit in state and there will be a $6 facilities fee. |
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Budget |
N. Krupinski and T. Vavra reported that there has been no decision made on
the use of surplus funding. A grant
has been written and if approved, the surplus is likely to be used as
matching funds. There is a line item
for Assessment on the new budget proposal. |
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Curriculum |
No report. |
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Enrollments Management |
No report. |
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FERC |
No meeting. |
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General Education |
No meeting. |
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Institutional Technology |
The IPV system has been causing a problem on the network, they are working on a new line for the system. |
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Liberal Arts Task Force |
No meeting. |
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Professional Development |
An action plan has been submitted for the committee,
they are working to move to a more definitive budget for professional
development. |
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Promotion |
No meeting, promotion materials due today. |
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Presidential Search |
R. Berry reported that the group is currently
screening applications. The group is
meeting on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. R.
Berry reported that she is unable to be be present
at these meeting, but is completing her homework and sending a report to the
meeting. Does Faculty Senate prefer to
pick an alternative member? No. R. Berry remains on the committee. |
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Scheduling |
No meeting.
The consultants were here during Spring Break. T. Danford will
ask Rita Yeager to resend memo regarding the individual scheduling rules for
faculty, as some faculty did not receive the initial memo. |
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Old Business
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Grievance
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The Level III grievance
hearing was held this morning. We are
awaiting a decision within five days.
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Senate will
take the Grievance to Level IV, if not resolved at Level III. (Danford/Vavra)
Motion carried unanimously.
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Establish a
chairperson/committee to learn grievance law and serve as a representative to
faculty (Davis/Krupinski) Motion carried
unanimously.
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Forward names to
R. Lucki, if interested in serving in this capacity.
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New Business
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Election
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Faculty Senate
Executive Committee
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The following
faculty members have been elected to serve a term effective April 1, 2005
through March 31, 2007: J. Daley, M.
Davis, M. Goldstein, L. Ingram, C. Kefauver, R. Pusz, C. Teaff.
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The following
faculty members are serving the second year of their term April 1, 2004
through March 31, 2006: C. Cornforth, T. Danford, M. Grubor, N. Krupinski, R. Lucki, S. Rychlicki.
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Faculty Senate
Officers
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The following
officers were nominated and elected:
President: R. Pusz
President
Elect: J. Daley
Secretary: C. Cornforth
ACF Representative: Mike Davis
Adjournment: With no further business, the faculty senate
meeting was adjourned at 3:10 pm. (Danford/Krupinski)
Respectfully submitted,