The meeting was called to order at 12:18 pm by Chip Klostermeyer.

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Steve Shapiro.
The minutes were approved.

Fall Convocation and Appreciation Picnic: The Fall Convocation will be held at 10:00 AM in Lazzarra Theater. President Delaney will give his State of University address and faculty awards will be given out. The faculty and staff picnic will follow at 11:30. A ticket is needed for the picnic.

Faculty Association New Faculty Luncheon: The luncheon will be held on October 9. A reminder will be sent out. New faculty are encouraged to attend.

Pierre Allaire, Institutional Advancement, Caring Awards: There are two recognitions under the Caring Award program: a Caring award for volunteer spirit among students, and a Caring internship in Washington, DC. Nicole McKnight, Health Science major, was introduced and recognized as last year’s Caring Award Recipient. The deadline to nominate a student this year is Friday, October 19. Nominations can be found on the UNF website. A luncheon to celebrate the top 5 finalists will be held for the finalist and their respective nominators.

Rachel Bukanc, Asst. Director of University Conduct, Student Conduct Information: Faculty can refer students that exhibit disruptive behavior in classrooms can be referred to the University Conduct office. The campus counseling center is available on campus for students as well. A committee will work with student cases. An online reporting site will be available soon for faculty to refer or report students.

Another announcement from Chip Klostermeyer: The Alumni Association Board needs a faculty representative for the coming year to sit on its board. Any faculty member that is interested should inform Chip Klostermeyer.

The Committee met this morning and processed 25 APC forms. The Committee will be meeting regularly. The next meeting will be on Thursday, October 4 in the Faculty Association Meeting Room at the Honors Hall, Bldg 11/1130.

Marcia Lamkin is the newly elected chair. The Committee met last Wednesday. The Committee had a request to make a minor modification to the Misconduct and Appeals process that was approved during the summer. This item will be submitted for approval at the October Faculty Association meeting. Marianne Jaffee will be tracking petitions to see if there are any problems and to see if the policies are functioning as expected. The next meeting is TBA. Items on the Committee’s agenda for the future are: withdrawal after the deadline, WP/WF grades, reinstatement into classes, and course shopping.

No report.

The Committee met twice during the summer for discussions of the state’s undergraduate performance model that placed emphasis on student retention and graduation rates. This puts UNF low on the list because of being a regional University. Tom Serwatka met with the Committee in August and shared some of the University’s issues. The Committee has written a narrative and will present at the next meeting. The Committee will invite someone from Academic Affairs to talk about the budget. Another issue the Committee has concerns with is staff compensation. The Committee will meet Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 AM, COH, room 4032.

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The Committee has set up the meetings on the first Monday of each month, the same day as the UTC committee meetings. The Committee will look at any new technology related to the teaching/learning process. The next meeting is next Monday at noon, in 15/3004.

A new chair will be elected at the next meeting. The Committee approved an honorary degree for Anna “Patty” Duke for her work in mental illness. Other items on the Committee’s agenda include the role of service in the faculty portfolio for P&T, electronic faculty course evaluations, evaluation of administrators, and the chalkboard versus whiteboard controversy.

Gordon Rakita was elected as the incoming chair. The Committee has been meeting as a search committee for the Faculty Enhancement director over the summer. The committee will help the new director get acclimated once hired. The committee will be reviewing summer teaching grants. No meeting is scheduled yet.

No report.

The committee has been holding cyber elections. Negotiations are ongoing.

No Report.

Adel El-Safty was elected as chair for the coming year. The Committee met on August 30 to set an agenda for the year. The next meeting is scheduled for September 26 at 12:15 pm, building 10, room 1130.

Executive Committee - Katherine Robinson

The Committee met on August 21 for its annual Faculty Association luncheon with both outgoing and incoming chairs of the FA committees. The Committee set the agenda for this faculty association meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for September 18 at 12:15 pm in the FA meeting room.

Budget Issues:
UNF adjusted and retooled a 4% budget cut by reserving that amount at the beginning of the year in anticipation of the cuts, so the effect was not felt as much. The big issue is whether there will be an additional cut. President Delaney expects to get guidance on this in about 2 weeks. We have been advocating for some time that students bear a larger percentage of the cost their tuition. Right now they pay about 25% of the cost, which is one of the lowest in the nations. Some states require students to pay up to 80% of the cost. A 5% tuition increase causes a 1% increase in our budget. A 1% increase in our budget creates enough for a 2% raise for employees. The student body presidents met with Governor Crist. Ten of eleven of the student body presidents told the Governor they would support an increase if no more money is available from the State.

Connection with the Duval County Community:
There is a tremendous drop out rate and very low graduation rate in Duval County. Many students going thru K-12 don’t think about attending college due to economic background even though a large segment of those students are capable. UNF has been working with JU, Edward Waters College, and FCCJ to come up with a plan to guarantee a free ride to low income students that are able to meet admission standards. We have been working with the School Board which needs to enhance its college advising areas that have a ratio of 800 students to one advisor. We have approached the City of Jacksonville to fund a scholarship. We have raised $1 million to fund the UNF portion. A formal announcement will be made during November.

UFF has been concerned about the current fiscal situation. The statewide UFF presidents have taken a unified position and have been arguing that the Legislature has a choice to cut new programs with no students, or existing programs with students and faculty, and has been encouraging the State to make cuts in new programs instead of those established. Henry Thomas has some real concerns for next year and foresees a bad budget year for us due to the tax referendum.

Questions for the Provost:  
How is membership in the TLO selection committee determined? Who selects the members? Are the TLO grant applicants given feedback? Why is it that the process does not appear to be more transparent?
Response: Provost Workman will respond in writing.

Question from Chris Rasche:
Why does it seem like we are getting more spam in email than before, and is this a concern
of others?
Response from Kathy Hughes: ITS replaced its old spam blocker, Tumbleweed, with new product, Ironport. Good mail blocking is risked when a lower tolerance level is used. Kathy suggests tagging unwanted mail as Junk Mail. The College C-techs can help faculty who need help with the junk mail function.

Rama Rao: Can the police step up enforcement of traffic laws?
Response: Mauricio Gonzales will respond in writing.

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Summer Term Association Meetings Provision Actions Taken Summer 2007
The items passed during the summer when no quorum existed can be brought up for vote again. No one asked for any items to be reconsidered.
Faculty Association 2007-08 Schedule
Academic Programs Committee 2007-08 Schedule
University Matriculation Calendar 2007-2008 (Subject to change)

Chip Klostermeyer adjourned the meeting at 1:01 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

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Diane Tanner , Acting Secretary