Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Faculty Association	2004-2005

Minutes of Meeting
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
12:15 PM @ Building 11/1327


The meeting was called to order at 12:58PM (following luncheon, announcements, and introductions).
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Members Present:	Steve Shapiro, Katherine Robinson, Judith Solano, Kathleen Cohen, John Cummings, Russ Turney, Joyce Jones, Katharine Brown, Elinor Scherier, Russell Mays, Kathaleen Bloom, David Lambert, Rama Ro; Jennifer Kane; Chip Klostermeyer; Cathy Hough; Paul Mason; Faris Malhas; Barbara Olinzock; Steven Williamson; Support Staff: Cindy Chin; Ben Bloch; Denny Louie

Guests:	Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. William Wilson Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. George Perkins Vice President of Administrative & Finance, Ms. Shari Shuman General Counselor, Ms. Karen Stone Special Assistant & Graduate Dean, Dr. Thomas Serwatka Director of Governmental Affairs, Ms. Janet Owen, and Executive Assistant of Academic Affairs, Ms. Marianne Jaffee were introduced by Judy Solano to the Executive Committee.

Introduction of Guests: Judy Solano introduced guests (see above) to the Executive Committee.

Welcome to Officers and New Chairs : Judy Solano welcomed officers and chairs; encouraged participation in both the Executive Committee and Faculty Association meetings.

Demonstration of UNF Faculty Association web page by Cindy Chin and Ben Bloch.

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Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of the 8/17/04 meeting were approved as posted on the website.
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Announcements:
Convocation will be October 15 at 10:00 a.m.

Old Business:
Since the September meeting of the Faculty Association was cancelled due to Hurricane Frances, the agenda items from September will be carried forward. Additional agenda items will be approved today.

New Business
I.	STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
	Academic Programs Committee - Lisa Jamba-Joyner
	Jennifer Kane speaking for Lisa Jamba-Joyner presented one item: FA 04-21, (Honors Program), and an information item, APC 2 (College of Computing, Engineering and Construction). There were no questions; these items will be placed on the agenda.

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	Academic Standards Committee - John Cummings
	Chip Klostermeyer reported for John Cummings. The first meeting of the year will be held Monday, 9/27/04.
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	Adjunct Affairs Committee - Russ Turney
	Russ Turney reported that a virtual meeting will be held next week (week of 9/27/04)
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	Budget Advisory Committee - Paul Mason
	Paul Mason reported that the BAC would conduct a Salary Equity Analysis. Peer Schools and schools similar to what we aspire to be will be surveyed. Stratified samples by discipline will be obtained. Judy Solano suggested that the committee obtain a copy of a recent salary study conducted by the College of Arts and Sciences. Paul Mason agreed.

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	Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown
	Next meeting: 9/23. The committee is focusing on equipping the newly designated technology enhanced classrooms. Computing Services has purchased and is implementing Tumbleweed®, an anti-spam product. The product is currently being tested, and is expected to be rolled out soon.
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	Faculty Affairs Committee - Elinor Scheirer
	Met 9/16/04; Elinor Sheirer and Kathy Cohen will serve as co-chairs. Will present two agenda items for November meeting: clarification of statement re: student evaluation and clarification of process for teaching awards. The committee will also address the processes by which accusations of faculty misconduct are handled.
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	Faculty Enhancement Committee - Russell Mays
	Russell Mays reported the committee is committed to meeting needs of the faculty at-large.
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	Nominations and Elections Committee - Barbara Olinzock
	Barbara Olinzock introduced one information item concerning nominations to the Nominations and Elections Committee. Five positions will need to be filled for January, 2005. The Election will be conducted in November.
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	Promotion and Tenure Committee - Kathaleen Bloom
	No report. Meetings will begin in January.
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	Research Committee - David Lambert
	David Lambert reported that committee would focus on Summer Research/Scholarship applications. Next meeting: October 11, applications will be distributed to reviewers at this meeting. Participation as an external reviewer is encouraged.
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	Strategic Planning Committee - Steven Williamson
	Steven Williamson reported that the committee will meet tomorrow (9/22/04); a new chair will be selected at that time.
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	Support Services Committee - Rama Rao
	Rama Rao reported that an organizational meeting was held last Thursday (9/16/04); the next meeting is scheduled for 10/5/04
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	Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro
	Steve Shapiro reported that the Executive Committee will meet 10/19/04, at 12:15 p.m. in 11/1327
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II.	Association President - Judy Solano
	Judy Solano reviewed the status of the Resolution (FA 04-17) to be discussed at the October Faculty Association Meeting. UFF stated they would file an Unfair Labor Practice charge if the item remained on the agenda. Mr. Delaney declined to ask the Faculty Association to remove the item from the Agenda. When the resolution is discussed at Faculty Association meeting, members of the management team (Deans, Chairs, Directors, etc) are encouraged to abstain from voting on the item.
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III.�	Adjournment & Next Meeting
	The next Faculty Association meeting will be held 10/7/2004 at 12:15 in Building 9, Room 1421. The next Executive Committee meeting will be held 10/19/2004 at 12:15 PM in 11/1327. The meeting was adjourned at 1:21 PM. Respectfully Submitted: Katherine M. Robinson, Secretary

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