Faculty Association Meeting Minutes October 4, 2007

I.	CALL TO ORDER
	Meeting was called to order at 12:17 p.m., by President Chip Klostermeyer.
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II.	APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – September 6, 2007
	Minutes of September 6, 2007, meeting were approved, as posted. There were no corrections.

III.	ANNOUNCEMENTS
	Nominations for outstanding teaching awards due Wednesday, October 17, at 5:00 p.m. New faculty luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, at 11:45 a.m. APC deadline for inclusion in 2008-09 Catalog is Wednesday, October 16, before 5:00 p.m. Women’s Center reception for new faculty October 25, 12-2:00 p.m., in the Women’s Center. Family Weekend events scheduled for October 5-7. Faculty Staff Fund has begun. Visit www.unf.edu/ia/development/annual_giving/facstaff.html Faculty are reminded of the Early Warning System for students experiencing academic difficulties. Contact the Academic Center for Excellence Religious Awareness Week is scheduled for October 22-28.










IV.	STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
	Academic Programs Committee - Arturo Sanchez
	Information item included in the agenda packet on page 10, addressing an upcoming APC orientation session, an update on the progress on the APC Workflow project, important notes on the APC process, and additional information with respect to preparing APC forms.

	Academic Standards Committee – Judith Solano for Marcia Lamkin
	The committee has one item on the agenda. Other items currently under discussion include the WP/WF grades and the phenomena of course shopping.
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	Adjunct Affairs Committee - Joe Flowers
	No report.

	Budget Advisory Committee - Jeffrey Harrison
	Information item included in the agenda packet on page 11, addressing the SUS Undergraduate Performance Model designed to provide funding based on graduation rates. Committee recommendations: the model should look at 2-3 year averages; it should include non-Florida students; it should take into account part-time students; it should recognize that some degree programs take longer to complete; it should not award the same point value to native graduates as it does to AA transfers who graduate; and there needs to be a mechanism to get credit for those who start here, but finish at another Florida school. Retention rates at UNF compared to other similar schools are better. The conclusion is that the model is flawed and one model is not appropriate. There need to be different models constructed to be congruent with the differing missions of the institutions.
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	Campus Technology Committee - Katharine Brown
	Minutes of the committee may be found on the website.
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	Faculty Affairs Committee - Chris Rasche
	The committee has one item on the agenda regarding online evaluation of faculty. Results of the recent chalk board/white board survey were mixed. The comments were the most revealing. The committee concluded that neither type of board should be ripped out and all need to be better maintained and supplied. The committee is dealing with another misconduct case. When this case is settled, the committee will review the procedure for handling these, because the stakes are high and the cases need to be handled well. The committee will also be talking about an education campaign, as faculty need a better understanding of how easy it can be to overstep the bounds.
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	Faculty Enhancement Committee - Gordon Rakita
	The committee will be hosting a Jaffee double header. Marianne Jaffee will be meeting with the committee about teaching grants. David Jaffee will meet with them to discuss the OFE Director search.

	Nominations and Elections Committee - Robert Frankel
	The committee is seeking nominations for the COEHS, Library, and at-large openings on the Nominations & Elections Committee. Election will be next month. Send nominations to Chip Klostermeyer or Robert Frankel. There are currently COAS openings on the APC and Research Committees. Anyone interested in serving should contact Chip Klostermeyer.
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	Research Committee - Kathaleen Bloom
	No report.
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	Strategic Planning Committee - Yemisi Bolumole
	The committee met and discussed a clarification of committee’s role and function, as well as its interface with other planning activities on campus. The will be converting the outcomes of last year’s work into action items.
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	Support Services Committee – Adel El-Safty
	The committee met with Vince Smyth, Director of Auxiliary Services.
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	Executive Committee – Katherine Robinson
	Next meeting will be October 16, 2007, at 12:15 p.m., in the Faculty Association Conference Room.

V.	SPECIAL REPORTS
	Faculty Association President – Chip Klostermeyer
	The Board of Governors (BOG) has mandated a 5% tuition increase for Spring 08. This may have to be escrowed until the lawsuit between the BOG and the Legislature, on who has the right to set tuition, is settled. But, the Legislature may approve a 5% increase during the special session. If they do and the Governor doesn’t veto the increase, we could collect it and spend it. The Legislature is considering a proposal to index tuition increase to cost of living increases. The Chancellor would like to move our tuition to the national average over the next five years..

VI.	QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES
	Scott Hochwald - What is the policy on stocking the chalk boards with chalk and white boards with markers? Shari Shuman will look into this.

	Betty Furdell – Noted that contracts were distributed and there were no salary increases for 2007-08. Nor, has there been any feedback with respect to all of the work that was done last year on departmental bylaws. Is everything we did last year lost? This question will be referred to the Union.

	Adel El-Safty – Eligibility for the teaching awards is 2 years of service. What about eligibility for those with 1.5 years of service? Chip Klostermeyer responded that the criteria clearly stipulate 2 years. Those with less than 2 years will have to wait until next year.

	Katharine Brown – Can we get more signage about and enforcement of the skateboarding rules? It was reported that this is currently under discussion in the Safety Council.

	Anonymous – For David Jaffee, when will we have someone in the OFE Director’s position? David Jaffee responded that the earliest would be January 08, but it is more likely to be July 08. He is meeting with the Faculty Enhancement Committee to see if there is interest in appointing an interim

	Anonymous - When will UFF get off its duff with respect to departmental bylaws? This question will be referred to the Union.

	Anonymous - Why was summer bargaining not held in the sunshine? This question will be referred to the Union and Administration

VII.	LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
	Agenda Item# 1 - FA 07-34: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee APPROVED College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Communication (5 items – APC 2 & 3) Mathematics and Statistics (2 items – APC 1 & 3) Political Science and Public Administration (3 items – APC 1, 2, & 3)
	Agenda Item# 2 -FA 07-35: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee APPROVED Coggin College of Business Graduate Accounting and Finance (2 items – APC 2)
	Agenda Item# 3 -FA 07-36: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee APPROVED Brooks College of Health Undergraduate Public Health (3 items – APC 1 & 3) Graduate Public Health (4 items – APC 1 & 3)
	Agenda Item# 4 - FA 07-37: Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee APPROVED Minor revision to Academic Integrity Code and Academic Misconduct Policies
	Agenda Item# 5 -FA 07-36: Submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee FAILED Recommendation Regarding Article 18.3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement – Online Submission of University Required Student Evaluations Friendly amendment to add comment about security: . . . acceptable degree of security and rate of response . . . There was considerable discussion in opposition to the recommendation, because “we all know the response rate will be lousy.” Chris Rasche pointed out that these evaluations are currently being used without any attention being paid to the response rate and that in of itself is reason to pass this recommendation. Several also raised the point that the validity of the instrument should be established.

VIII.	INFORMATION ITEMS
	I.	Elections for the Nominations and Elections Committee
	II.	APC Information
	III.	The SUS Undergraduate Performance Model
	IV.	Office of Student Conduct Introduction
	V.	Student Conduct FAQs for Faculty
	VI.	Student Conduct Links for Faculty and Staff
	VII.	Early Warning System

IX.	ADJOURNMENT
	Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Minutes submitted by, Judith L. Solano