Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Faculty Association	2004-2005

Minutes of Meeting
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
12:45 PM @ Building 11/1327


The meeting was called to order at 12:49 PM.
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Members Present:	Steve Shapiro, Katherine Robinson, Judy Solano, David Lambert, John Cummings, Cynthia Jordan, Lisa Jamba, Katharine Brown, Rama Rao, Joyce Jones, Cindy Chin

Approval of Minutes:

The minutes of the April 2005 meeting were approved as posted on the website.

New Business

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

Academic Programs Committee - Lisa Jamba

Six items submitted for the agenda.

1.	COAS (5 items) for June Agenda; approved for June agenda
2.	COH (1 item) for June Agenda; approved for June agenda
3.	COAS (13 items) for September Agenda; approved for June agenda
4.	COEHS (1 item) approved for June agenda
5.	COEHS 1 new degree program for September Agenda; approved for September Agenda
6.	COH (2 items) approved for June agenda

Lisa clarified that the philosophy elective proposals (item 3) could be forwarded to the Faculty Association in June 2005, as the addition of elective courses does not constitute a major curricular change.

Academic Standards Committee - John Cummings

Committee met April 28 with good attendance. Discussion continued re: plagiarism. Students need to be educated on plagiarism and methods to enforce issues re: plagiarism needs to be developed. Proposals: Online course for all new enrollments; one hour course required for all students; identify a software program for students to purchase. Deb Miller provided information re: a product named Power Researcher. The committee will meet tomorrow; committee members are reviewing Power Researcher. Feedback from faculty members re: plagiarism has been forwarded to the committee. Faculty will need to be instructed re: plagiarism and the policies for enforcement. Currently, CCOB and some individual departments in COAS have purchased licenses for plagiarism software. Many faculty have also purchased individuals licenses.

Adjunct Affairs Committee - Catherine Hough

No report.

Budget Advisory Committee - Joyce Jones

Will meet May 8; new committee members have been invited to attend, a new chair/co-chair will be appointed. The committee is wondering if their function needs to be re-visited, not sure re: the viability of the committee. Solano suggests that the committee should examine if they wish to redefine the purpose, function and scope of the committee. Rama Rao asked if the proposal for a faculty representative of the Budget Advisory Committee to meet with the Deans and Directors has ever been implemented. Judy Solano replied that the earlier proposal was not implemented by former members of the administration, and was unlikely, in the current labor-management climate, to be implemented.

Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown

General questions re: Tumbleweed were addressed by Katharine Brown. The Campus Technology Committee hopes to announce, possibly at the July Faculty Association Meeting, that a link will be available to faculty to supply documentation concerning all classroom technology. Wireless initiative has been started; CCOB in place; also Wackadoos; Wireless connectivity will be available nearly everywhere on campus by the end of the summer. A map of coverage will be available. A new UTC action team has been formed to discuss classroom technology issues. A member of CTC will be a standing member of the UTC. Pod-Casting is beginning to be investigated. We are connected to the Florida Lambda Rail. Internet cable was cut Saturday by non-university personnel. Service was restored. A number of classroom tech issues were raised. Concern re: the timing of a Blackboard upgrade during the weekend final grades were being calculated was also raised.

Faculty Affairs Committee - Judy Solano for Kathy Cohen

No April meeting, will meet Thurs, May 19. The committee considering proposal for brass plaque honoring founding faculty. Judy Solano asked the Executive Committee members if it would be appropriate to solicit funding for such a plaque using an “all faculty” email. The consensus of the group was that this was an appropriate subject for “all faculty” email, but that cost information should be obtained before soliciting funds.

Faculty Enhancement Committee - Russell Mays

No report.

Nominations and Elections Committee - Barbara Olinzock

No report.

Promotion and Tenure Committee - Kathaleen Bloom

No report.

Research Committee - David Lambert

David Lambert reports that a new search committee will be formed for Assistant
Vice-President of Academic Affairs for Sponsored Research. The search committee will be chaired by Larry Daniel.

Support Services Committee - Rama Rao

Next meeting 5/19; classroom availability issues were discussed with George Perkins; new members of the committee have been invited. Banner issues will be discussed. Solano recommended inviting Shari Shuman to the next meeting. Katharine Brown and Lisa Jamba answered some questions re: Banner.

Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro

Please remember to elect committee chairs for the new academic year.

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Association President - Judy Solano

Judy discussed the possible relocation of the Faculty Association Offices to building 10 with Joann Campbell and George Perkins. No final decisions have been made, and Faculty Association’s recommendations will be discussed.

Tallahassee: Meeting of Faculty Senate. The 3.6% raise proposed by the legislature for state employees INCLUDES university employees. The debate is: does this need to be bargained over? Chancellor is having legal staff review the issue.

Academic Freedom bill (Baxley) will probably be re-introduced during the next legislative session. SUS Presidents have been asked to sign MOU that no faculty will present any material that makes any student feel uncomfortable. The Presidents are unlikely to do so.

Governance bill passed—tuition power rests with the legislature. The bill identifies the Board of Governors as the employer. Other functions are delegated to the local Board of Trustees.

The lawsuit re: Amendment 11; (filed by Bob Graham) is still pending. The Board of Education is not supporting the lawsuit. The Board of Governors position is that all governance power should rest with the BOG, including tuition.

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Adjournment & Next Meeting

The next Faculty Association Meeting will be held Thursday, June 2, @ 12: 45 p.m.
in 9/1421

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, June 21, @ 12: 45 p.m.
in 11/1327.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:57 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted:
Katherine M. Robinson, Secretary

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