 Faculty Association |
October 7, 2004 |
FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEETING
Minutes of Meeting
July 1, 2004
| I. | CALL TO ORDER | ||||||||
| President Judy Solano called the meeting to order at 12:48 PM. | |||||||||
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| II. | APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES | ||||||||
| The minutes of the June meeting were approved as published on the web. | |||||||||
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| III. | ANNOUNCEMENTS | ||||||||
Kathy Cohen announced that the new library hours are effective today. The library will no longer remain open after 11 PM, and will close at 6 PM on Friday and Saturday. |
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| IV. | STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS | ||||||||
| Academic Programs Committee - Lisa Jamba-Joyner for Len Roberson | |||||||||
| Lisa Jamba-Joyner said the committee has two information items in the packet, including the schedule of deadlines for next year. The committee meets on August 12. | |||||||||
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| Academic Standards Committee - Chip Klostermeyer | |||||||||
| Chip Klostermeyer said the committee has one item on the agenda. | |||||||||
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| Adjunct Affairs Committee - Barbara Tuck | |||||||||
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| Budget Advisory Committee - Joyce Jones | |||||||||
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| Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown | |||||||||
| Kathy Brown said the committee met in June with the college C-TECHs and ITS staff members, and the minutes have been sent for posting on the Web site. The next meeting is on July 7. | |||||||||
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| Faculty Affairs Committee - Elinor Scheirer | |||||||||
| Ellie Scheirer said the committee did not meet in June, but will meet next on July 8. | |||||||||
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| Faculty Enhancement Committee - Russell Mays for Faris Malhas | |||||||||
| Russell Mays reported as incoming committee chair that the committee has no summer meetings scheduled. He invited faculty to send suggestions to him or to Jace Hargis. | |||||||||
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| Nominations and Elections Committee - Yemisi Bolumole | |||||||||
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| Promotion and Tenure Committee - Elizabeth Furdell | |||||||||
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| Research Committee - David Lambert | |||||||||
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| Strategic Planning Committee - Steven Williamson | |||||||||
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| Support Services Committee - Robert Schupp | |||||||||
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| Executive Committee - Steve Shapiro | |||||||||
| Steve Shapiro reported that the committee's next meeting is scheduled for August 17, at 12:15 PM. |
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| V. | SPECIAL REPORTS | ||||||||
| President - John Delaney | |||||||||
John Delaney said administration and union discussions on the contract continue, and the negotiators hope to work out the major issues in the next week. Some elements will take time. |
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| Legislative Liaison Report - Janet Owen | |||||||||
| Janet Owen said there is good news from the Board of Governors, who are developing their 2004-2005 budget request. Each university was asked what it would take to reach the upper quartile in faculty salaries. They will meet next on July 22 at UNF starting at 8 AM in the University Center. |
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| United Faculty of Florida - Cheryl Frohlich | |||||||||
| Cheryl Frohlich thanked John Delaney for helping to break a salary impasse in the contract negotiations, and said the union supports merit and inversion/compression correction. An offer came in the form of an administrative Memorandum of Understanding, and the chief negotiator has laid out a process of negotiation. The 2000 model for inversion/compression was being used, and it included elements of merit. There is a need for equity in the model. The union is trying to protect faculty benefits and act quickly. The union will host a social for faculty on July 8 at Wackadoo's. | |||||||||
| VI. | QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES | ||||||||
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| VII. | LEGISLATIVE ITEMS | ||||||||
ITEM # 1 - FA 04-16: Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee Proposed Revision to Policy for Dealing with Academic MisconductChip Klostermeyer moved the item for the Committee. He explained the rationale for the item. Representatives from Student Government requested recognition so they could address faculty on the changes. Michael Kalil said the students agree with portions of the proposed changes. Student misconduct records are subject to the same restrictions as other academic records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Records may only be released by the registrar, and must be stored there. According to this proposal, six copies of misconduct records would be held in five different locations, in violation of regulation. After appeal, innocent students would still have records stored somewhere. Student Government requests a written opinion from the UNF Office of the General Counsel before passing the changes. Chip said faculty members will have copies of disciplinary actions they take, Academic Affairs or Student Affairs currently keep records for certain cases, and this proposal would require the advising office to keep records so repeated offenses would be known. The General Counsel's office has informally reviewed the proposal. The item passed. |
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| VIII. | INFORMATION ITEMS | ||||||||
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| IX. | ADJOURNMENT | ||||||||
The meeting adjourned at 1:28 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted,
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