UNF Faculty Association Meeting Minutes January 7, 1999

I.		Call to Order
		President Steve Shapiro called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m.
II.		Approval of Minutes
		The minutes of the December meeting were approved as distributed on the web.
III.		Announcements
		Steve announced that nominations for the Distinguished Professor, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, Outstanding Faculty Scholarship, and Outstanding Faculty Service awards are due by 5 p.m. January 20. Faculty can use the web page or e-mail to nominate. Instructions on how to nominate are in this month's packet. Mary Borg announced that University Scholar Programs has a new program, ten Undergraduate Research Awards up to $3000 to promote joint research between faculty and undergraduate students. She encouraged faculty to put proposals together and look for upcoming information and applications from her office on e-mail; letters will also go to students with good grade point averages, encouraging them to participate. Proposals will be due around March 15. Bill Wilson called the faculty's attention to the Center for Instructional Research and Technology, piloting a new program this semester.Professors Zella Boulware and Mary Baron will work with faculty on developing web-based curriculum.He also announced that the Office of International Programs will be headed by Dr. Tim Robinson as of February 1. Steve noted that Dr. Hopkins will be here January 19; TIP, PEP, and merit award letters are due out tomorrow. He also remarked that Dr. Kline's answer to Nick Wilson's question at the last meeting is on the web.
IV.		Standing Committee Reports
		Academic Program Committee - Joyce Jones Four items from this committee are on today's agenda. Academic Standards Committee - Simin Vaghefi No report. Academic Technology and Support Services Committee - Dennis Gay The committee will meet Wednesday, January 13 at 10 a.m. in the Faculty Association meeting rooms, Building 11/1327. Adjunct Affairs Committee - Allen Tilley They are in the process of conducting a survey of adjuncts; their report will be distributed in early March. The next meeting is January 25 at noon in Building 11/1327. Faculty Affairs Committee - Judy Solano The committee meets January 8 at noon to finish its review of the Association By-laws reservations. Nominations and Elections Committee - Diana Tanner The committee is soliciting representatives to fill vacancies from the library, one for the Nominations & Elections Committee and one for the Academic Programs Committee. Promotion and Tenure Committee - Bill Slaughter The committee has been reading dossiers since receiving its charge in December from the Provost and will meet every Friday in January to deal with material. It should report to Provost Kline by the end of the month. Steve thanked Bill Slaughter for chairing the PEP committee and Bill in turn thanked Steve for attending all the committee's meetings. Executive Committee - Kathleen Cohen The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 19 at 12:15 in the Faculty Association meeting room, Building 11/1327.
V.		Other University Committee Reports
		Graduate Council - Bill Wilson The committee is meeting January 15 to set the agenda for the January 26 Graduate Faculty meeting. Safety Advisory Council - Ted Stumm The committee will meet January 24 at 3 p.m. in the President's Conference room to address the problem of unchaperoned children on campus among other topics. He asked for suggestions from the faculty on how to deal with the problem.
VI.		Special Reports
		UNF Acting President - David Kline Dr. Kline voiced numerous reasons for optimism at UNF. Construction for the new Fine Arts building is to begin in spring; the faculty center is well on its way with construction to begin any day and the center ready in the fall. The University Technology Committee has done a fine job improving UNF's technology and will keep us current with a careful budget and strategic plan; Dr. Fretwell's non-enrollment related enhancement effort ($400,000) has produced such things as a film series and a fund for minority faculty; the UNF trustees are growing in their understanding of the university and how best to help us. The SACS report was completed even without a permanent president; be sure to look at it. The SACS Visiting Committee will be here in late February. TIP, PEP, and the Promotion and Tenure committees have worked well and have remarked about their pride over their colleagues' activities. There are two important things that we need to do in the future. First, we need to think through graduate education, a neglected area, and how it fits on this campus. He does not see any incompatibility with UNF's status in the SUS system and certain levels of graduate education. Second, we need to work on undergraduate education and get our rhetoric in line with the facts. It is not sufficient to teach well alone; we need to encourage cooperation in order to be outstanding across disciplines. A systematic approach is needed for teaching writing, too. Faculty need to know how to critique writing across the curriculum. The General Education Council is now at work on some of these problems and will have recommendations. Legislative Liaison Report - Janet Owen No report. United Faculty of Florida - Gary Harmon No report.
VII.		Question and Answer Period
		John Maraldo: Are students informed that they may nominate faculty for teaching awards? Steve Shapiro: Yes, announcements have been sent to the student government. John Maraldo: Could there be flyers and announcements in The Spinnaker as well? Chris Rasche: Since time is short, an e-mail announcement to all student users would be a quicker method.
VIII.		Legislative Items
		Item #1 - FA 98-51: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee. College of Arts and Sciences: Political Science & Public Administration Department. Course changes. Psychology Department. New courses, course changes, and program change. History, Philosophy & Religious Studies. New course and course change. Music Department. New courses and program change. Mathematics & Statistics Department. New course. English & Foreign Languages. New course and program change. Judy Solano moved acceptance. It passed unanimously. Item #2 - FA 98-52: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee. College of Business Administration. Economics & Geography Department. New courses. Judy Solano moved acceptance. It passed unanimously. Item #3 - FA 98-53: College of Education and Human Services Division of Curriculum & Instruction. New course and program changes. Judy Solano moved acceptance. It passed unanimously. Item #4 - FA 98-54: College of Health Nursing Department. Course changes and program change. Health Science Department. New courses, course changes and program changes. Judy Solano moved acceptance. It passed unanimously.
IX.		Adjournment
		With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, _________________________________ Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Secretary