Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Faculty Association	2004-2005

Minutes of Meeting
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
12:15 PM @ Building 11/1327


The meeting was called to order at 12:20 PM.
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Members Present:	Steve Shapiro, Katherine Robinson, Elinor Scherier, Len Roberson, John Cummings, David Lambert, Jennifer Kane, Katharine Brown, Russell Mays, Barbara Olinzock, Paul Mason and Cindy Chin

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Approval of Minutes:

The minutes of the 9/21/04 meeting were approved as posted on the website.

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New Business

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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

Academic Programs Committee - Lisa Jamba-Joyner

Jennifer Kane reported for Lisa Jamba-Joyner. Two agenda items: FA 04-22: COAS; FA 04-23: Honors Program was presented. Asked for Executive committee input re: question Vb of APC1 ("Who will teach this course?") Is the information gathered by this question useful to those involved in the approval process? Len Roberson reported that during his tenure on the APC committee, he was advised that the questions as to "Who would teach" are required by SACS. A few typographic errors were pointed out by Russell Mays. Jennifer Kane will assure that the corrections are made. The items will be placed on the Faculty Association Agenda.

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Academic Standards Committee - John Cummings

John Cummings no report.

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Adjunct Affairs Committee - Russ Turney

No Report

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Budget Advisory Committee - Paul Mason

Paul Mason: Committee met last week; circulated copies of salary report assembled by UNF Administration. Data for a comprehensive study will be gathered from AAUP and UNF Peer and selected universities. Data will be discipline specific, and regression analyses as to what's influencing salaries. The committee is in the process of choosing which schools will be contacted. Steve asked if the schools have bargaining, this has not been considered by the committee, which schools have collective bargaining agreements will be identified. COAS salary equity study also reviewed by committee.

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Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown

Katharine Brown: The Distance Learning Handbook for Faculty members has been produced and is currently being reviewed by the committee. UTC has voted to become an equity member in LambdaRail with huge amount of available bandwidth at a cost of $300,000 per year. We are already $180,000 for Internet Access, so the net count will be $120,000. Capabilities will increase by 4-5x. Computer services have finished evaluation of wireless computing around campus. Recommendations from Colleges will be forwarded to the Campus Technology Committee. ALL technology services will be down 12/18, 19, 2004. (No email, no connection to Internet, there will be no power to Building 15). Will include in Faculty Association Agenda as an information item. Changes are being made to dial-up services at UNF. The purpose of the changes is to cut off a session if the user has been on more than 12 hours; or there has been no activity for four hours. If faculty has a problem with these limits, contact committee. At next meeting, will meet with Wings Project, will examine portal for faculty functions.

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Faculty Affairs Committee - Elinor Scheirer

Faculty Affairs is being co-chaired by Kathy Cohen and Elinor Sheirer. Elinor Sheirer presented two agenda items: FA-04-24: Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards. The rationale for the Item was reviewed. A few non-substantive editorial changes were recommended and accepted.

FA-04-25: Student Assessment of Instructions: presented to bring the language of the faculty handbook in the policy up-to-date with current practice. Discussion re: the item followed. Questions included the observation that the exemption from assessment every semester of tenured. Letter D: "for which the instrument" in lieu of ""these assessment items: Letter E: should a specific number be listed? Elinor Sheirer reported on the status of online instructional evaluation. During the last two trials of online instructional evaluation, too few a number of students have responded. The committee has been unable to identify any meaningful incentive for students to participate in online evaluations.

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Faculty Enhancement Committee - Russell Mays

Russell Mays reported committee met this week; third Monday of every month. OFE conference room. Will issue a call for reviewers for teaching grants. The committee is developing a needs assessment for spring topics. The committee wises to increased involvement in OFE activities.

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Nominations and Elections Committee - Barbara Olinzock

Barbara Olinzock presented one information item (Elections of Nominations and Elections Committee) Still need nominations from COAS, Computing, Engineering, Construction and Engineering. The election will occur following the November Faculty Association Meeting, and in the faculty commons the following day.

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Promotion and Tenure Committee - Kathaleen Bloom

Len Roberson represented Kathaleen Bloom. No report at this time.

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Research Committee - David Lambert

David Lambert reported that the deadline for new faculty summer research awards had been extended to October 25. 36 applications as of today. 10 awards available to all faculty; an additional 4 reserved for new faculty.

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Strategic Planning Committee - Doreen Radjenovic

No report.

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Support Services Committee - Rama Rao

No report.

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Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro

Steve Shapiro announced that the resolution approved during the last Executive Committee meeting, and voted on at the October Faculty Association meeting, failed overwhelmingly. Steve Shapiro reviewed the events that followed the election.

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Association President - Judy Solano

No report

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Adjournment & Next Meeting

The next Faculty Association meeting will be held November 4 at 12:15 in Building 9, Room 1421.

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held November 16, at 12:15 PM in 11/1327.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted:
Katherine M. Robinson, Secretary

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