UNF Faculty Association Minutes of Meeting May 11, 2000

I.		Call to Order
		Faculty Association President Steve Shapiro called the meeting to order at 12:45 p.m.

II.		Approval of Minutes -- May 11, 2000
		The minutes for May 11, 2000, were approved as posted on the web site.

III.		Announcements
		There were no announcements.

IV.		Standing Committee Reports

		Academic Programs Committee - Sharon DeHaven
		No report.
		Academic Standards Committee - Pali Sen
		No report.
		Academic Technology and Support Services Committee - Bruce Kavan
		Geraldine Collins, reporting for Bruce, announced a June 8 committee meeting for orientation of new members and to discuss distance learning issues.
		Adjunct Affairs - Bob Roggio
		No report.
		Budget Advisory - Paul Mason
		The committee met electronically and chose Ted Stumm as its new chair. The committee response to Minor Chamblin's question is in this packet. The committee will meet again in August.
		Faculty Affairs Committee - Judy Solano
		The committee will meet June 20 at 12:45 after the Faculty Association Executive Committee.
		Faculty Enhancement Committee - Verna Urbanski
		No report.
		Governmental Relations Committee - Terry Bowen
		No report.
		Nominations and Elections Committee - Peggy Emmelhainz
		Diana Tanner reported that no meetings were scheduled, but that the committee is looking for appointees to fill several vacancies: three one-year terms on the Student Conduct Board, one two-year term on the Parking Committee, and one two-year term on the Safety Advisory Committee. Contact her for more information.
		Promotion and Tenure Committee - Bill Slaughter
		No report, but he plans to convene the committee electronically to elect a new chair.
		Research Committee - Cheryl Van Deusen
		The committee survey on the UNF research environment is still being analyzed
		Strategic Planning Committee - Donna Mohr
		No report.
		Executive Committee - Kathleen Cohen
		The next meeting is June 20 at 12:15..

V.		Other University Committee Reports

		Graduate Council - Tom Serwatka
		The Council met May 25. Faculty will receive minutes via e-mail.
		Safety Advisory Council - Ted Stumm
		No report.

VI.		Special Reports

		President - Anne Hopkins
		Despite the governor's budget vetoes, President Hopkins reported that UNF did get the money it needs for a new science and engineering building. She announced a capital campaign to be launched with hoopla Oct. 21. The Deans have made lists of things to include in the campaign statement of needs.
		Legislative Liaison Report - Janet Owen
		The new governmental affairs web page (go to UNF support services) is up and running. UNF maintained its position as #6 among universities in state budget disbursements. Only one of the governor's vetoes affects us, allocation for the I-95/1-10 corridor. The market equity money allocation plan is held up in the governor's office, but may be released by the end of the month.
		Faculty Enhancement Center - David Jaffee
		A full-time manager, Deborah Abbott, is available to assist faculty with instructional and research technology. Faculty fellows for the fall semester are Bert Koegler (Philosophy), who will lead workshops in writing book and research proposals, and Jurek Karylowski (Psychology) to teach techniques in data collection. In connection with CIRT, Blackboard training sessions will be held. See the web site for more information
		United Faculty of Florida - Bruce Fortado
		Bruce attended a UFF Presidents' meeting and remarked that the Board of Regents is not optimistic about itself or its future. The freezing of market equity money demonstrates how complicated negotiations have become. Our UFF contract has been negotiated with the BOR; there are lots of rights in that contract that we don't want to lose. Big changes may come as a result of educational reorganization in the state, so we at UNF need to be vigilant and watch for issues that involve common interests between faculty and administrators here.

VII.		Question and Answer Period
		Bruce Fortado asked several questions of the General Counsel's Office: What meetings are subject to the Sunshine Law and what meetings are not? What documents and tapes are subject to public record requirements for storage? How long must they be stored? What are the penalties for failing to observe Sunshine meeting requirements? What are the penalties for failing to properly keep public records? How would one go about reporting violations of these requirements? Steve read an anonymous question directed to the Provost: In the UNF Undergraduate Catalogue (2000-2001), page 28 under Late Withdrawals, line 6, who approved and inserted the grade "W" and on what basis was this done?

VIII.		Legislative Items
		Item 1 - FA 00-25: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee (College of Health and Human Services) The item was moved and passed.

IX.		Adjournment
		The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________________________ Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Secretary