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Chair: Susan Camp
Recorder: Anthony Procopio
Members Absent: M. Harrell, S. Roby, W. Silky, R. O’Connor, C. Mack,
M. Groman, R. Card, J. Langenfeld-Rial
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 P.M.
I. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was approved unanimously after the date correction.
II. FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp
S. Camp reported that until November 6, 2006 Joan Carroll will be the acting
Chair of the Assembly and that you can reach her at x-2864 or carroll@oswego.edu. She also reminded
people of the open seats on the Library Council (1 FA seat), Admissions and
Student Services Council (2 FA seats), and Student Association Senate (1 seat).
She also encouraged any feedback on the DSI process/online faculty form from
this past year to be sent to carroll@oswego.edu. Provost
Coultrap-McQuin will give an academic affairs report next meeting and she
encourages any questions.
III. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task
Forces
Personnel Policies Council has distributed a call for
nominations for both the School of Business dean search committee and the
College of Arts and Sciences dean review committee. Nominations are due
by 8 am on Tuesday, October 3.
The committee also met today and is formulating its agenda for the
semester. Among the items we are/will be working on:
Admissions and Student Services Council – its focus, charge, whether or not
it should be divided into two councils, what voice the faculty wants to have in
matters related to admissions and student services, etc.
An award for excellence in service – name of award, criteria, timetable,
etc.
Faculty by-law appendices
amendments to make section on DSI consistent with current timetable
consideration of role of interdisciplinary areas in search/review
committees
Gathering information on how the online faculty data reporting system worked
this past spring/summer
Library Council reported that:
Council re-elected Joe Rial as Chair. Karel Kurst-Swanger will serve as
Faculty Assembly Reporter
Joe Rial reviewed and updated new members regarding last year’s activities,
including:
Library Visioning Committee completed its work and created a vision
statement for the future which is available on Oswego’s webpage.
Library Council gave their full support for the renovations work being done
by the Oswego Public Library and the role of Oswego faculty in the process.
Discussed the development of a poster campaign to educate and promote the
library.
The library announced they would be getting a new plasma TV for in house
announcements and updates.
The Council discussed more effective main floor and building layouts for
future renovations in the library.
The Council discussed ways to increase community access to the library.
The Council discussed a work plan for the 2006/2007 academic year. Work to
be accomplished includes:
Follow up on Provost Council’s Visioning project
Finalize poster concepts to approach graphics department
Discuss proactive strategies to integrate library with campus programs
Build relationship with the staff of the Oswego Public Library to increase
community access to the library. Host a coffee hour.
Review library goals/budget
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, October 23, 2006, 8:15 am. Library Café
Graduate Council approved the following PROGRAM Proposals
at its meeting on September 22, 2006.
--School of Business and Department of Psychology. A combined degree
program: Psychology BA (Psychology)/MBA Program
--From the Curriculum and Instruction Department and the Mathematics
Department. MAT Mathematics 7-12
Campus Concept Committee will meet on September 27 to
complete Penfield tour and begin discussion of Academic Quad.
IV. Elections
1. Elections for vacancies on FA Councils and
Committees
The following people were elected to FA Councils and Committees:
Admissions & Student Services Council
FA representative: Virginia MacEntee
V. Unfinished Business
- Passed proposed revisions to CAS Counseling Services: 34-0
- Passed proposed revisions to CAS School Psychology: 34-0
- Proposed revisions to CAS School Building Leader and CAS School District
Leader were postponed until a department representative could attend.
-Proposed amendment to Appendix D Section 1 part K passed 36-0.
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APPENDIX TO FACULTY BYLAWS
APPENDIX D: PROMOTION AND DISCRETIONARY SALARY
INCREASES
DECEMBER 1983
[Section I remains unchanged.]
II. Role of the Department
[Paragraphs A through J remain unchanged.]
The department committee shall issue a written request to all members of the
department or program for written or oral commentary, clearly related to
the criteria established by the Policies of the Board of
Trustees, concerning the candidates. The committee shall require
that candidates wishing to submit written information on their own behalf do so
at least five (5) working days prior to the deliberations so that such
information can receive fair consideration by the committee. Either the
candidates or the department committee may solicit information from outside the
department or program.
[The balance of this appendix remains unchanged.]
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VI. New Business
- There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:39 P.M.
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