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Chair: Susan Camp
Recorder: Kimberly Kenney
Members Absent: J. Fiorini, T. Ramalho, W. Silky, S. Moore, J. Nichols, J.
McKeown, C. Hockey,
Start Time: 3:10 PM
I. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was approved unanimously.
II. Approval of November 11th, 2008 Minutes
The minutes were approved unanimously with a spelling correction on page
3.
III. FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp
Dr. Camp began her report by speaking to the Assembly about a recent
off-campus event that involved an attack against student Angel Moreno.
Representatives from our campus (Jim Scharfenberger and others) were working
with the off-campus situation by 4 a.m. Sunday the 9th. Angel’s family came to
Syracuse from New York City and has asked for SUNY Oswego not to share info
about Angel’s condition, but welcomed visitors and support. Today an
envelope was passed around the Assembly for monetary donations for the family’s
cost as they stay with Angel. Additionally she had asked Margaret Ryniker
and Cynthia Clabough to draft a statement against violence that we could affirm
and distribute. A report will be made later in this meeting.
The Chair then went on to discuss the Budget Advisory Group, which met
today. Eleven faculty members (mostly from Priorities and Planning
Council) participated today. The current 2008-09 budget is 2.5 million
less than last year, plus contracted salary increases. The tuition
increase proposals of the BOT and the governor differ by a great deal.
The options are to either raise spring semester tuition by $310 returning 90%
to the state general fund versus $310 coming straight to SUNY Oswego. One
would be devastating to SUNY Oswego’s mission. The other would allow
Oswego to function with about a $1.5million net reduction in the spring
semester January-March. Dr. Camp asks that members look to their chairs,
deans and provost for further details as you plan to cut costs.
Dr. Camp then told the Assembly that there would be a Faculty Senate report
every meeting. She also noted that Dean Skolnik would give his Dean’s Report at
today’s meeting, and that Dean Messere and Dean Markert would give their
reports at the December 8th meeting.
IV. Reports of Councils, Committees, and Task Forces
Personnel Policies Council met and is developing a proposal on
interdisciplinary appointments.
Academic Policies Council met and the following program revisions
were passed, pending catalog copy: Chemistry BA, Chemistry BS, Biochemistry BS,
Chemistry Certification/Adolescence Education BS. Also, the revision of
programs in the School of Business was passed, in which CSC 101 is replaced
with CSC 102. There was discussion about two questions:
"What does it mean to be an impacted major, how is that determined and under
what circumstances can an advisement coordinator refuse an internal
transfer?"
"How should transfer credits be handled from tech colleges (essentially two
year institutions with some four year programs".
Also, the matter of students being pre-registered for GST 100 was discussed,
concluding that we would have liked to review this request and we would also
like to see a revised version of a course proposal being submitted to UCC. On
the November 21st meeting, there was additional discussion of the
questions of impacted majors and transfer credit from technology colleges. APC
acknowledges the SUNY interpretation that any college that offers a 4-yr degree
counts as a 4-yr institution; thus all relevant policies apply regarding
transfer credits.
General Education Council met November 18h and voted that the
American Sign Language will only populate in the foreign language section of a
student’s CAPP report if the aforementioned student is in the School of
Education. They also approved three courses for the Fine and Performing Arts
category of the General Education Requirements:
ART 103- Topics in Emerging Media
ART 105- Design Concepts I
ART 110- Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture
They approved the following course for the Non-Western Civilizations
category:
ART 374- Asian Art Through the Silk Road
They then approved the following course for the Tolerance and Intolerance in
the United States category:
ART 110- Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture
ART 374 was also considered for inclusion in the Intellectual Issues –
Cultures and Civilizations category, but was not approved for the category.
Information Technology Council met and discussed the problem of
campus usernames and emails. There is no way to differentiate between which
username or email is a faculty member and which is a student, etc. Thus, some
emails do not go to the intended recipient, which poses a privacy threat when
the emails contain confidential or delicate material. The problem with changing
the names is that the usernames have more use than just email: they also are
necessary for access to parking, the library, omni update, and Angel.
They will continue to investigate this issue and look for a resolution in the
near future.
Undergraduate Curriculum Council met and approved the following
courses:
ART 102: Topics in Traditional Media and Methods (course update)
ART 103: Topics in Emerging Media and Methods (new course)
ART 105: Design Concepts I – 2D (course update)
ART 106: Design Concepts II – 3D (course update)
ART 325: Printmaking-Intaglio (course update)
Marcia Burrell (C & I) and Karen Wolford (Psychology) will be co-chairs
of UCC in spring semester 2009. Lenuta Giukin (Mod. Lang) will be the new
representative from the Humanities subdivision replacing Frank Byrne.
Academic Outreach Council urges Assembly members to attend the grand
opening of the Metro Center in downtown Syracuse. They do ask that all those
who wish to attend RSVP so that there will be enough refreshments.
*Statement on Violence- The following statement was approved to be
published, “In response to the violent attack against SUNY Oswego student Angel
Moreno, and other similar events within the region, we, the Faculty Assembly,
condemn these acts of violence. It is our position that violence is never the
answer to resolving personal differences and conflicts. “
Catalog Coordinator The undergraduate catalog is being word-processed
and the draft for the 2009-2010 undergraduate catalog is completed.
Campus Concept Committee Met November 14 and reviewed the CEAC, CTS
and Auxiliary Services mission statements for the Hewitt Quad environments.
They began to review Draft #1 of the Hewitt Quad mission statement that will
guide architects. They will meet Friday, December 12 to receive Project
updates from Tom Simmonds and complete the review of Draft #1 of the
Hewitt/West Academic Quad mission statement.
Writing Across the Curriculum Steering Committee met to discuss
design and structure for a survey of students on their perceptions of the
writing program. They are working on a student success project in which
students of TESOL and the OLS students work together. The proposal was sent to
the Provost’s office.
*UUP would like to remind members of the Assembly that there is an
end of the semester social on Friday, December 12th.
V. Elections
-Undergraduate Curriculum Committee- Humanities Representative
- Lenuta
Giukin was elected
-There is still a vacancy on the Graduate Council- FA seat, to replace P.
Murphy for Spring 2009 only.
-There is still an open seat on the Student Association Senate
VI. School of Business Report- R. Skolnik
Dean Skolnik began his report to the Assembly by mentioning that the
School is reviewing its mission statement and preparing a new five year
plan encompassing 2008-2013. The School of Business will be up for
re-accreditation by the AACSB in the 2012-2013 academic year. As part
of the development of the strategic plan, the School will include elements from
the campus strategic plan, Engaging Challenges, and the Principles for
Responsible Management Education (PRME). Development of the plan includes
input from faculty, staff, an external advisory board, and the Student
Advisory Council. The School of Business has developed several goals for the
near future, including the creation of an environment of intellectual rigor,
the encouraged appreciation for cultural diversity, and developing
collaborative ties with the community. In work during his sabbatical last year,
Lanny Karns, researched ethics programs in business schools.
Model programs include a code of ethical and professional conduct, a primer
that introduces models of ethical reasoning and coverage of ethics across the
curriculum. The School is in the process of implementing a model plan. In
regards to assessment, the School uses course-embedded measures to follow
student progress through the curriculum. A new assessment cycle will begin soon
with the benchmark exam given by ETS.
Dean Skolnik then announced that the School of Business has three
international scholars-in-residence this year. Last year, there were two
scholars that came to the School from China. The School looks forward to
hosting a growing number of scholars in the future.
The School will host a visit by external reviewers for the Risk
Management and Insurance program that is offered. These courses will be offered
to Finance and Business Administration majors as electives. So far, there has
been robust placement in these courses.
The School of Business will offer a part-time MBA program through the Metro
Center. They have a spring lecture series featuring Sustainability and
Risk Management. They also offer programming events like the Alumni Reception,
which provides excellent networking opportunities, and Advisory Board
Meetings.
There has been increased emphasis on graduate enrollment. For graduate school
opportunities, the School offers a full-time MBA which includes enrollment from
the combined five year programs (Accounting and Psychology). They are exploring
the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in collaboration with
ESF and SUNY Upstate as well.
In terms of interdisciplinary opportunities, the School has collaborated with
the Women’s Studies program to host such events as the Connections Conference,
and courses like MGT 480, Women in Management, which will be offered in
Fall 2009. They have also been working with the Art department and Artswego, to
sponsor speakers like Sylvia Vandersluis, and to advocate for an MBA
graduate assistant to work with Artswego. With regards to external
relations, the School of Business looks to furthering the networking
opportunities. Examples include a f reception at the Metro Center with
faculty, students, alumni and the community employers.
The School of Business offers community solutions like financial aid workshops
for students, class projects dealing with local businesses, and students
volunteering for income tax assistance for members of the community. They also
offer Human Resource Management audits with local businesses.
VII. Unfinished Business
-Peace and Conflict Studies Minor Proposal – The Minor was revised
last year to broaden the scope and become more interdisciplinary. After short
discussion, the proposal was passed unanimously.
-Faculty By-laws Appendix A: Section I, Paragraphs D, E, G, H proposed
amendments – The changes were made to include the new School of
Communication, Media and the Arts. It also identifies the Library as a
potential source of representation. It was decided that all four of the
paragraphs be up for vote at the same time. The proposed amendments were passed
unanimously.
-Motion to adopt college hour – There was much discussion about how
to phrase the motion to adopt college hour. One idea was to keep the motion as
is and vote the college hour either “up” or “down.” If voted “up,” then there
would be the opportunity for everyone to propose a time for college hour, which
would be decided in much the same fashion as elections to committee seats. In
order to follow this way of voting, there would have to be a motion carried to
limit all procedural motions except the motion to vote. However, there were
concerns about voting the college hour up without having a time attached, as
some constituencies would agree to pass it if it were a certain time and would
not vote to pass it for other times. The motion to limit all procedural motions
except the motion to close debate and vote was made and voted down.
The students then went to the floor to discuss the students’ perception of
college hour, which is that they would like to continue with it because it
offers them time to meet with professors, discuss classes and research, and
further their educational experience. They mentioned that the SAPB has
allocated $12,000 for college hour programs this academic year, and all of the
programs have proven to be successful. They also mentioned that voting for a
college hour gives SUNY Oswego the ability to leave a legacy and allow students
and faculty to get together for clubs and organizations as well as faculty
meetings.
There was
then a motion to adopt a mid-day college hour, which was informally amended to
include a time between 11:30 am and 2 pm. The motion was amended again to
“adopt a Wednesday, 12:40-2:00 pm college hour.” The amendment was
passed.
VIII. New Business
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 PM.
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