Academic Programs Committee - Joyce Jones

Two items on the agenda today; the rest will be dealt with in January.

Academic Standards Committee - Simin Vaghefi

Two items on the agenda today.

Academic Technology and Support Services Committee - Dennis Gay

The committee discussed library policies on media; student access to computers may be required in the future.

Adjunct Affairs - Allen Tilley

Al confirmed the creation of an 8-member subcommittee and the committee will report next semester on a survey of UNF adjuncts.

Budget and Legislative Information Committee - Joe Perry/Sheila Mangum

The committee will meet at the beginning of next semester.

Faculty Affairs Committee - Judy Solano

The committee will meet next Tuesday, December 8, at 12:15 to continue the discussion of the revision of the Faculty Association By-laws.

Nominations and Elections Committee - Barbara Tuck

Results from the recent election are on the web.

Promotion and Tenure Committee - Bill Slaughter

The committee meets Monday, December 14 at 1 pm for its charge.

Executive Committee - Kathleen Cohen

The committee will meet December 10 in the Faculty Association Meeting Area at 12:15; if you have agenda items, give them to Pat Nelson or Kathy Cohen. Steve reminded the Association that the first spring semester meeting will be held January 7th.

Graduate Council - Bill Wilson

The minutes from its last meeting are on the Web.

Safety Advisory Council - Ted Stumm

No report.

Interim President - E.K. Fretwell

He thanked the faculty for their support during his tenure and said he thinks the transition to new president Anne Hopkins will be smooth. Our quest is to be the best that we can be under the SUS mission differentiation. He has argued with the board of Regents that UNF is comfortable at this time with its designation as a comprehensive university, but emphasized the need for future flexibility. He offered good wishes for the season and announced that he will be back for the Hopkins inauguration.

Legislative Liaison - Janet Owen

No report.

United Faculty of Florida - Gary Harmon

No report.

UNF Student Health Services - Doreen Perez

Medical providers are on campus every day but Monday and we now have a pharmacy, too. Faculty services include allergy shots, flu shots, small lab for testing, etc. The cost for prescriptions is well below prices in the community. She handed out brochures and admonished us "don't cancel class" if you are absent, but instead invite someone from SHS to come in to talk to a class. They are in 14/1501.

Question from Mary Borg: Does SHS have anti-smoking programs?
Doreen Perez: Yes, they use the American Cancer Society's "Fresh Start" program and prescribe medication to help students quit. She presented Steve with a SHS shirt.

Nick Wilson to E. K. Fretwell and A. David Kline: What is the strategic plan that UNF is taking to qualify for US News & World Report's list of best colleges?

Mary Borg: When are TIP announcements?
Steve Shapiro: Sometime after January 7th (the due date).

Item #1 FA 98-48: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee.
College of Arts and Sciences. History, Philosophy & Religious Studies Department. New courses, course deletion, and program change.
Joyce Jones moved this item as a unified group. She explained that Philosophy's wording simplifies APC requirements. Take this wording back to departments and try to emulate it. After additional discussion about this wording, the motion passed.

Item #2 FA 98-49: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee.
College of Education & Human Services. Educational Leadership Department. Program change.
Joyce Jones moved approval of this item clarifying electives. The motion passed.

Item #3 FA 98-43: Resubmitted by the Academic Standards Committee.
Grade/Term Forgiveness Policy.
Simin Vaghefi moved this amended item from last month's calendar.
Lucy Trice spoke against it because she is concerned about the College of Health's progression policy and about Faculty Association micro-management of any department's policies. She suggested the second underlined sentence be expunged.
Kim Luther from Admissions noted that a grade forgiveness form is not seen by college deans; how will the registrar monitor them? There are now about 1500/year.
Chris Rasche spoke against removal of the second sentence, noting that academic departments do not have autonomy in grade forgiveness and like policies. They need to go through the process.
Lucy stated that students have used grade forgiveness to circumvent their course progression policy, jeopardizing patients' interests.
Compromise was effected when Chris amended the first underlined sentence to read, "This forgiveness policy does not override more stringent individual policies, including progression policies, within academic programs."
The amendment passed, followed by passage of the main motion.

Item # 4 FA 98-50: Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee.
Policy on Syllabi.
Simin Vaghefi moved acceptance.
Mary Borg questioned the last paragraph, which is SACS criteria.
Chris Rasche explained that errant faculty cannot use "experimentation" as a cover for poor instruction.
Lew Radonovich wondered why does the statement say "college" and not department?
Len Lipkin noted that only the first sentence in the statement has anything to do with syllabi.
Judy Solano reminded faculty that it's SACS language in the quoted paragraph. UNF's policy is the sentence above.
Hank Camp moved to amend the main motion and use only the first italicized sentence. The motion to amend passed.
Kathy Cohen remarked that the single sentence does not provide for oversight or college responsibility.
Susana Urbina demurred, noting that this sentence creates a university-wide policy that there must be a syllabus for each course.
The amended main motion passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Secretary