Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Faculty Association	July 1, 2004

FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEETING
Minutes of Meeting
June 3, 2004

CALL TO ORDER

President Judy Solano called the meeting to order at 12:47 PM.

II.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

The minutes of the May meeting were approved as published on the web.

III.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vicki Stanton announced that the library will be debuting a new card catalog system on June 7 for online public access. The system includes new features such as capability to save, merge and sort searches.

Judy Solano reminded faculty to read the information in today's packet regarding Wings
(the implementation of Banner), NCAA Division 1 status, and legislative actions. Pay particular attention to changes in the University's computing systems brought about by the move to Banner. Everything from payroll to grade reporting will be affected.

IV.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

Academic Programs Committee - Len Roberson

Len Roberson said the committee has one item on the agenda.

Academic Standards Committee - Chip Klostermeyer

No report.

Adjunct Affairs Committee - Barbara Tuck

No report.

Budget Advisory Committee - Joyce Jones

No report.

Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown

Kathy Brown said the committee meets on June 9.

Faculty Affairs Committee - Elinor Scheirer

Ellie Scheirer said the committee met on May 13 to discuss revising the Faculty Handbook description of student evaluation policies and the outstanding teaching award criteria.

Faculty Enhancement Committee - Faris Malhas

No report.

Nominations and Elections Committee - Yemisi Bolumole

No report.

Promotion and Tenure Committee - Elizabeth Furdell

No report.

Research Committee - David Lambert

No report.

Strategic Planning Committee - Steven Williamson

No report.

Support Services Committee - Robert Schupp

No report .

Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro

Steve Shapiro reported that the committee's next meeting is scheduled for June 15,
at 12:45 PM.

SPECIAL REPORTS

President - John Delaney

John Delaney said there are three conditions under which UNF should consider moving to NCAA Division 1:

We can afford it, meaning it will be self sufficient and self-sustaining,
We can be competitive,
We will not change academic standards.

There are many positive outcomes of the move, and it appears that the costs are the same to stay or to change. The facts will be reconfirmed, and a recommendation will be made to the campus and to the Board of Trustees in the Fall.

The PECO budget is strong, and the university is moving on replacing Building 11 and building the new student union. The request list for next year is being developed. In the operational budget, a raise has been recommended to the faculty negotiators. The bargaining teams are meeting twice weekly now. The administration will recommend to the Board to award the fiscal year 2004 raise retroactively. At that point, UNF salary increases will be the highest among the state universities.

Judy Solano said the state universities are raising faculty pay in Florida, and several have reached agreements while others remain in negotiation.

John Delaney said some universities have no raise this year and so their raises are for next year, and some are taking percents out of summer pay.

Legislative Liaison Report - Janet Owen

Janet Owen suggested that faculty write thank you notes to legislators for funding enrollment growth and letting universities keep tuition raises. The Governor signed a budget larger than last year. The state universities got a 15% increase in funding over last year, and education gets 31% of the entire budget. Bills are still waiting on two decisions: one regarding a specialty license plate, and the other related to the three universities that have requested to increase athletic fees for moving to Division 1. The Governor vetoed some special projects, including the technology park purchase at UNF. Some universities lost funds in the new budget, but UNF is fifth in the state in funding.

George Perkins represented UNF at a recent Board of Governors meeting. He said the facilities committee is concerned with filling classrooms every hour on Fridays and on weekends, so building requests will require certifying that we fill rooms. The planning committee asked the university presidents association to look at programs that do not meet needs in professions, and the committee asked for suggestions for fixing the needs, such as incentives to draw students to high need programs. The FSU chiropractic school hasn't been approved by the Board of Governors, some of whom felt that the legislative appropriation should not be spent until FSU faculty and Board of Trustees approve. The Board said each Board of Trustees should make a proposal if they are interested in instituting block tuition, including specifics on management, hours, programs, and the expected effect. Technology fees were not approved, and no university has authority to use the fees without approval of the Board of Governors.

United Faculty of Florida - Vicki Stanton for Cheryl Frohlich

Vicki Stanton said the bargaining team meets today, and she appreciates the efforts of the administration and faculty teams. Tentative agreements on several articles are posted online. UFF has made an offer to negotiate and settle on the '03-'04 salaries. A cost of living increase and a statement on compression and inversion was requested.

Faculty Athletic Representative – Mary Borg

No report.

VI.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Hank Camp said data is being collected to track Friday space use. We have underused early morning times and overused midday times, so more classes will be scheduled early in the day.

Dale Clifford said she was speaking for the part time faculty in history when asking whether anyone is purchasing new screens and overheads for general classrooms. Shari Shuman said the university is looking at the technology in all classrooms, and has allocated $60,000 to equip 4 rooms each year. The university is also seeking budget to fully fund currency for office and classroom technology. Dale Clifford said at that rate, we will not have adequate technology for a long time, and older technology needs to be maintained. Shari Shuman said some items need to be added to currency. Faculty should email their concerns to her. John Delaney said projectors can be taken care of. Ellie Scheirer asked if someone can take care of inferior chalk boards. Shari Shuman said yes. John Delaney said the cost of mandated classroom flags should not come from the E&G budget.

Ellie Scheirer addressed a concern about parking to Steve Shapiro: users of day parking passes are often not aware that they are not allowed to park on the first floors of the garages. Judy Solano said they should be told not to park in reserve spaces. Shari Shuman said they cannot use designated spaces, but they can use garages above the first floors. She will look into adding a notice to the day passes.

VII.

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Item # 1- FA 04-15 HONORS PROGRAM – new courses (4 items). Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee.
Len Roberson moved the item for the Committee.
The item passed.

VIII.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Item # 1	APC 2 (Minor) Approved By Academic Affairs.

Item # 2	NCAA Division I Brief.

Item # 3	UNF Wings: Reaching New Horizons.

Item # 4	2004 Legislative Session: Key BOG and SUS Substantive Legislation.

IX.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 1:17 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

_______________________
Catherine Cavanaugh, Secretary

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