Faculty Association Committee Minutes

Faculty Association	February 3, 2005

FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEETING
Minutes of Meeting
January 6, 2005

CALL TO ORDER

President Judy Solano called the meeting to order at 12:17 p.m.

II.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

The minutes of the December 2, 2004, meeting were approved as published on the web.

III.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2004-2005 Faculty Awards (Distinguished Professor, Faculty Scholarship and Faculty Service) nominations started on 1/5/2005 and will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, 1/14/2005.

IV.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

Academic Programs Committee - Lisa Jamba-Joyner

Lisa Jamba-Joyner reported that the committee last met December 2; the next meeting will be February 3. Two items are on today's agenda.

Academic Standards Committee - John Cummings

Barbara Kruger reported for John Cummings: the committee is meeting and discussing integrity issues.

Adjunct Affairs Committee - Russ Turney

Cathy Hough reported for Russ Turney; no report.

Budget Advisory Committee - Paul Mason

Paul Mason reported next meeting January 19, at 10:30 a.m. More data re: distribution of funding with relation to other universities will be provided.

Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown

Katharine Brown reported last meeting December 6. The next meeting will be January 13, at 10:00 am; the new meeting schedule is 2 nd Thursday of the month.

Faculty Affairs Committee - Elinor Scheirer

Ellie Scheirer reported committee met 12/9/05. Worked on the Handbook Description of ISQs returned by Faculty Association in November; the item will be on agenda next month. The committee is revising the statement in Faculty Handbook re: scientific or scholarly misconduct. The next meeting will be January 13. The committee will continue its work and will address a request for an honorary doctoral degree

Faculty Enhancement Committee - Russell Mays

Russell Mays requested faculty input on any way the committee can help you or your department. No further report. The next meeting is scheduled for January 17.

Nominations and Elections Committee - Barbara Olinzock

Barbara Olinzock reported two vacancies: CCB: one opening on Support Services; COEHS: one opening for Honor Council. Next meeting is scheduled for January 20. One item is on today's agenda.

Promotion and Tenure Committee - Kathaleen Bloom

Kathaleen Bloom reported committee will meet for the first time tomorrow, January 7; 18 dossiers will be reviewed this year.

Research Committee - David Lambert

No report

Strategic Planning Committee - Doreen Radjenovic

Doreen Radjenovic reported the committee met yesterday and will meet again in 2 weeks; will review the updated draft of strategic plan.

Support Services Committee - Rama Rao

Judy Solano reported for Rama Rao: the committee is scheduled to meet January 11.

Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro

The committee met December 7, to set the agenda for today's Faculty Association Meeting. Steve Shapiro reported that the committee's next meeting is scheduled for January 18, at 12:15 p.m.

SPECIAL REPORTS

President - John Delaney

No report

Legislative Liaison Report - Janet Owen

Janet Owen reported committee week of legislature begins next week. There is more "one time" money available this session, than was in the past. President Delaney worked with 3 members of Board of Governors on what is needed in PECO, the funding formula, and raised issues concerning what UNF needs. Things to watch: School of Chiropractic Medicine at FSU; it will be discussed at the next BOG meeting (to be held at UF). (Former) Senator Bob Graham has filed a lawsuit arguing that the Board of Governors is not exercising its proper constitutional duty; and that the laws in place subjecting the Universities to the State Board of Education are unconstitutional. The Board of Governors is formulating a system wide strategic plan. Consultants will visit each campus. Next Wednesday, January 12, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m., the SUS lobbyist in Washington, D.C. will meet with Faculty and Staff in the President's Conference Room. Strategies for obtaining federal funding during FY 2006 will be explored.

United Faculty of Florida - Cheryl Frohlich

Cheryl Frohlich reported that the bargaining team met twice over the holiday break. We spoke with President, who confirmed that any salary increases will be retroactive to start of the academic year. 26 additional bargaining meetings have been scheduled through March. Negotiations will be conducted all day on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Chief Negotiator for management, who previously traveled back and forth from Tallahassee, will stay in Jacksonville overnight on Mondays, when Monday-Tuesday negotiating sessions are conducted. We are pleased to report that all grievances during the last semester were resolved prior to being formally filed.

VI.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Steve Shapiro: What happened to Tumbleweed, and Spam control?
Kathy Hughes: SPAM implementation should be available March 1, 2005. The implementation date has been delayed because of issues with vendor contracts.

Ellie Scheirer: to the Provost: Since classroom space is at such a high premium; why have some classes been booted from their classrooms to accommodate the needs of a Super Bowl team?
Gerry Giordano: the university had to make a commitment to cooperate with Jacksonville during Super Bowl week in the best interest of the overall community. The University will receive a direct benefit of $150-200 thousand for the athletic field being prepared for practices. Please encourage students to be patient and altruistic. We do not have the prerogative to cancel classes during Super Bowl week. We are attempting to minimize the strain. Shari Shuman added that departments who have had classes relocated to the University Center for the Super Bowl will not incur any additional costs.

Kathy Robinson: What is the process by which the University determined that holding a prizefight in the arena during Super Bowl week is appropriate for the University Community?
Judy Solano noted that this question should be directed to Student Affairs.

VII.

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Item # 1- FA 04-31- Submitted by the Nominations and Elections Committee

Second Reading: Provisions for Tie Votes
Barbara Olinzock described and moved the item. Item passed.

Item # 2- FA 04-33 :Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

CCEC - New Courses & Program of Study Changes (5 items)
Lisa Jamba-Joyner withdrew item from consideration.

Item # 3- FA 04-34 - Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

COEHS - New Courses, Course Changes, & Program Of Study Changes
( 11 items)

Lisa Jamba-Joyner moved the item, item passed.

VIII.

INFORMATION ITEMS

ITEM # 1 - As above in announcements (Faculty Awards)

IX.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

_______________________
Katherine M. Robinson,
Secretary, Faculty Association

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