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Call
to Order |
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President
Kathleen Cohen called the meeting to order at 12:17 p.m. |
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Approval
of Minutes - February 1, 2001 |
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The
minutes of the February 1, 2001 meeting were approved
as distributed on the Web. |
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Announcements |
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President
Kathleen Cohen made the following announcements.
Immediately following this meeting the Bookstore will
be holding a reception for faculty.
Ms. Cohen reminded people of Dr. Hopkins' reception
for Dr. Adam Herbert to be held in the Boathouse from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 5.
Mr. Hugh Jones was introduced and spoke about nominations
for the Albert D. Ernest Jr. Caring Award and the Caring
Fellowship at the Heart of America Foundation awarded
each year to UNF students. The awards are presented
to acknowledge a student's character and caring by volunteering.
The Caring Fellowship includes an 8 to 12 week internship
in Washington, D.C. The award brings honor to UNF students,
the University and faculty. He asked the faculty to
please take the time to nominate a student worthy of
the honor.
Dr. Cynthia Scott reminded faculty about the research
workshop sponsored by the College of Health and the
Office of Faculty Enhancement. It will be held March
8-9 in the Office of Faculty Enhancement. She noted
that the workshop should be of interest to everyone,
not just those interested in preparing for tenure. The
workshop is titled "Writing for Academic Authors Across
the Professional Life Span". The presenter is Dr. Joseph
M. Moxley, Professor of English, University of South
Florida.
Bill Slaughter reminded faculty about the seminar to
be held tonight at 7:30 in Building 14, Room 1700. It
is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences as
part of its Interdisciplinary Seminar Series, and by
the Department of English and Foreign Languages. The
speaker is UNF alumnus Dr. Lee Quinby, BA 1977. Her
topic is "Netizens". He noted that she is a very distinguished
UNF alumna and that her work validates UNF faculty work.
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Standing
Committee Reports |
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Academic
Programs Committee - Randall Russac |
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The
Committee did not meet in February. The next meeting
is March 9 in FAMA. The Committee will be reviewing
the process for new programs and discussing ways to
improve that process. He asked for faculty input.
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Academic Standards Committee -
Pali Sen |
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The
Committee met February 12. It has two agenda items. It
will meet again March 12 at 2:00 p.m. in FAMA. |
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Academic Technology and Support Services Committee
- Geraldine Collins |
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The
Committee met February 14 to discuss the item on today's
agenda. The next meeting will be March 14. Rick Roberts
of Career Services will talk to the Committee about the
activities of his unit. |
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Adjunct Affairs Committee - Nick Wilson |
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The
Committee will meet March 6. Dr. David Jaffee, Office
of Faculty Enhancement, will be reporting about a possible
Website designed for adjunct faculty. |
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Budget
Advisory Committee - Paul Mason |
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No
report.
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Faculty Affairs Committee - Judy
Solano |
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Dr.
Solano discussed gathering responses to the campus climate
survey. The results are on the Faculty Association Web
page. The Committee will meet March 8 in FAMA.
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Faculty
Enhancement Committee - Cynthia Scott |
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Dr.
Scott reported jointly for her committee and the Research
Committee. The two committees met jointly to go over
the research survey and to draft recommendations to
present to the Faculty Association. The next meeting
is scheduled for March 14 at 10:00 a.m.
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Governmental
Relations Committee - Terry Bowen |
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The
Committee met February 23 and talked about the upcoming
trip to Tallahassee. They are working with Janet Owen
on a possible date. The Committee also discussed some
sort of survey to inquire about how UNF can improve participation
in faculty governance. The Committee will meet again March
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Nominations and Elections Committee
- Diane Tanner |
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The
Committee met February 7 to plan the next election. Nominations
were accepted from the floor for committees for next month's
election. Nominations from the floor:
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Lisa
Jamba-Joyner -- Academic Programs Committee -- COCSE
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Oupa
Seane - Spinnaker Publication Board - At-large |
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Oupa
Seane - University Appeals Committee - COAS |
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Pali
Sen -- Honors Council - Arts & Sciences |
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Marianne
Barnes - University Appeals Committee - COEHS |
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Tuiren
Bratina - Sabbatical Selection Committee - COEHS |
Diane Tanner will check to make sure that Oupa Seane is
eligible to serve on Faculty committees. If so, the name
will remain, if not, replacements will be found.
The nominations were closed.
Kathleen Cohen thanked faculty members for their service
to the University. |
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Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Pat Plumlee |
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The
Committee met its deadline of February 12 and had a final
meeting with Provost Kline on February 16. There is still
one outstanding case. He will wait until next month to
make a final report. The Committee's work is finished.
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Research
Committee - Cheryl Van Deusen |
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Dr.
Scott reported for this Committee during the Faculty
Enhancement Committee report.
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Strategic
Planning Committee - Donna Mohr |
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The
Committee met January 30. The February meeting was rescheduled
for March 27 at 12:15. The meeting place has not been
scheduled. |
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Executive Committee - Cheryl
Frohlich |
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The
Committee met to set the agenda for this meeting. Dr.
Frohlich reported that she shared her unofficial minutes
of the meeting of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates
(ACFS) with the Committee. The Council met February 2
in Tallahassee with Dr. Judy Hample of the Board of Regents
and John Winn, Executive Director of the Education Governance
Reorganization Transition Task Force.
The next meeting will be March 13. Any agenda items should
be submitted by March 8. |
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Special
Reports |
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President
Anne Hopkins |
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Dr.
Hopkins was unable to attend the meeting.
Provost
Kline spoke about Dr. Adam Herbert's return to UNF. He
reported that Dr. Herbert will run a public policy center
that will cover a very wide range of topics. He expects
the center to get large grants. He noted that if any faculty
members have an interest in public policy research, Dr.
Herbert wants to hear from you. He discussed the article
that appeared in today's Florida Times-Union
that reported on Dr. Herbert's salary. He wanted to clear
up two things. The average faculty salary is actually
about $8,000 or $9,000 more than the paper reported. It
is currently about $64, 900. The paper made another mistake
about the source of Dr. Herbert's funding. The state funds
his salary. UNF does not put one dollar into his salary
or the Center. If things get tough, he will take his budget
cut just like everyone else. Dr. Kline wanted everyone
to be very clear about the funding.
Dr. Kline said that President Hopkins is going to make
a special effort to keep the University community informed
about the changes caused by the Education Governance Reorganization.
He reported that on July 1 Governor Bush will appoint
the board. January, 2003 is the date at which we are on
our own. Payroll systems, personnel systems, etc. are
no longer run by the state on that date. Campus administration
is in the process of trying to think through how to do
it all. In the academic area, there are not a lot of issues
that he sees coming forward. There is the issue of how
we will bargain and how we will handle grievances. He
noted that we will have to work our way though this. He
stressed that this group (Faculty Association) will have
to be centrally involved. |
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Legislative
Liaison Report - Janet Owen |
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Janet
Owen reported that members of the Legislature are beginning
to understand how complicated this process is and are
listening. People are realizing what is really happening.
The final draft from the Transition Task Force is not
out yet. She said that when one reads it, it is obvious
that different people wrote different sections. There
are many inconsistencies. There is also the question
about how power will be transferred. The super board
will see specific powers, others will go down to the
university level. At the February 19 meeting, it was
voted that a two/thirds majority of the legislature
will be required for program closure. This will make
it a little harder to politicize. Ms. Owen reported
that UNF was not hurt too bad in the budget cuts. UNF
does not have a lot of turkey projects. She also said
there are certain systems that cannot be fixed by July
1. She feels we may see legislative authority continue
for a while. Members are starting to figure out what
all has to be done.
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United Faculty of Florida - Bruce
Fortado |
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Dr.
Fortado announced that on March 14 UF-UFF President Tom
Auxter will give a talk entitled "The Reorganization Crisis:
Is Tenure at Risk?" Everyone is invited and encouraged
to attend.
Dr. Fortado commented that as we are about to head into
the legislative session, things look gloomy for UFF. He
asked that all please return UFF surveys by March 5. He
is pleased with the response so far.
Dr. Fortado apologized for asking Faculty Association
President Kathleen Cohen to forward an email solicitation
for the union. He realizes now that the Faculty Association
does not solicit input for UFF. |
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Special
Report - Chris Rasche |
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Dr.
Chris Rasche made available copies of a press release
from the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates. The faculty
leaders from the ten state universities are upset because
a press release issued by the Transition Task Force implied
that the ACFS endorsed their proposals. The ACFS press
release says that it was a misrepresentation. Many other
faculty members around the state are very upset and angry.
Kathleen Cohen and Chris Rasche are going to Tallahassee
to meet with John Winn, Executive Director of the Task
Force. He found the first meeting good and wants another
meeting. Dr. Rasche wants to discuss how to protect academic
freedom and academic quality. There is no wording so far
in the Task Force proposal. Faculty feel they must have
concrete, tangible protection for academic freedom. Dr.
Rasche feels that Dr. Hopkins would protect that freedom,
but it is possible that someday a businessman could be
appointed president and might not. |
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Question
and Answer Period |
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Dr.
Rama Murthi Rao, Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
asked Dr. Tom Serwatka: How are the final outcomes of
the summer teaching and research grants evaluated? If
the outcome of a grant is rated unsatisfactory, what
action will be taken?
The
question will be forwarded to Dr. Serwatka for a written
response.
Dr. Judy Solano question to Richard Crosby or Bob Fagin.
She said she reported a maintenance problem and was asked
to fill out a complaint form. She was told that the more
forms that got filled out, the more likely the problem
was to get fixed. She asked how many forms does it take
to reach the critical mass? Richard Crosby answered that
he was not aware of this policy and he will check on it.
If something is reported someone should just issue a work
order. |
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Legislative
Items |
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Item
#1 - FA 01-03: Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee.
Documentation
of Credit by Exam on UNF Transcripts.
The item passed.
Item #2 - FA 01-04: Submitted by the Academic
Standards Committee.
Transcript Documentation Suspension
Dr. Kline commented that he found this proposal to be
a little harsh. He said he thinks we need a distinction
between suspension and expulsion. He noted that if his
child had a rough time for awhile and got suspended, he
would not want that permanently on his transcript. He
does not see the reason for it if a student comes back
and performs properly.
Judy
Solano said her understanding was that, currently, the
academic suspension does appear on the transcript but
disciplinary suspension does not. This item would indicate
that both suspensions would show up.
Dale Clifford said she agreed with Dr. Kline. She said
she came from an era when she could get suspended for
disciplinary reasons that she, personally, and many
of her generation, did not feel were appropriate for
discipline. Expulsion clearly ought to appear, but disciplinary
suspension is a floating thing that isn't academic.
It isn't even run by Academics, it's run by Student
Affairs. A transcript is about a student's academic
performance.
Cynthia Jordan asked what the rationale is for this.
Pali Sen responded that disciplinary action is not taken
by us when it is decided that a student should be suspended.
If the suspension is for academic reasons, it shows
up in the transcript, if it is for disciplinary reasons,
it does not. She noted that if a student gets a couple
of Fs, those appear on his transcript, but if a student
is violent and gets suspended, that action does not.
The
comment was made by a Health Sciences professor that the
transcript is a record of an academic career.
Dr. Kline said there was a lot of confusion in his own
mind. He asked if Debra Kaye or Kim Luther could give
a rundown on how this works.
Kim Luther reported that if a student is suspended for
academic reasons, that is placed on the transcript.
If a student is suspended for drinking (disciplinary),
that is not currently placed on the transcript.
Bill Slaughter asked if this action would hold up in
court.
Karen Stone said it would hold up.
A friendly amendment to add wording that would make
a distinction between a disciplinary suspension and
an academic suspension. was rejected by Pali Sen.
The item was sent back to Committee.
Item #3 - FA 01-05: Submitted by the Academic
Technology and Services Committee.
Support for multiple platforms for Web-based instruction.
Dr.
Kline commented that he thought this action would be more
appropriate as a resolution. This is a budget issue and
this action tells the university that it must support
all of these packages. He noted that the Faculty Association
does not usually get into this.
Chris Rasche wondered how to proceed. She used the example
of WordPerfect, which she uses, and Word, which the university
provides and supports. She wondered how to get the faculty's
input considered if not to pass the item and then leave
the university the option of approving or disapproving.
A former WebCT user said she felt railroaded when BlackBoard
was supported and WebCT dropped. She had no input in the
decision. Judy Solano said this speaks to the fact that
there is no one package that meets everyone's needs. She
feels this needs to be an academic rather than an administrative
decision. She also noted that the Executive Committee
convinced Geraldine Collins, Chair of the Academic Technology
and Support Committee, to change this from a resolution
to an action item. If the item is passed by the Faculty
Association then it forces the university to respond.
A friendly amendment was suggested that would have added
wording that there must be at least two options. Geraldine
Collins declined to accept the friendly amendment. She
said this came out of strong feelings that people did
not have input into change. It was an expression of frustration.
The reason the Committee named products is because it
wants to be able to choose and would like to have continued
support. People feel very strongly about it. The members
wanted an item that the administration would respond to.
If the item passes here, then the administration could
say it could not do it because of the reasons named by
Dr. Kline today. But members felt it was important that
the statement be made.
It was moved, seconded and voted to send the item back
to the Committee. |
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Adjournment |
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The
meeting adjourned at 1:18.
Respectfully submitted,
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Barbara L. Tuck, Secretary
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