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Chair: S. Camp
Recorder: J. Godkin
Members Absent: S. Varhus, D. King, D. Pippin, J. Fiorini, V. MacEntee, W. Silky, S. Abraham, P. Cox, R. Card, C. Warkentin, K. Kurst-Swanger, S. Robinson, D. Matteson (K. Bisbee excused), and M. Martin
The meeting was called to order at 3:18 PM.
I. Approval of Agenda
With the addition of the correction of minutes from September 17, 2005 the agenda was approved unanimously.
II. Approval of Minutes
The minutes from October 3, 2005 were approved unanimously. A correction was made to the minutes for September 19, 2005- F. Messere was elected to the Campus Concept Committee, not R. Mohammadi.
III. FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp
The Chair and Senator Peterson attended the University Faculty Senate meeting hosted by Empire College in Saratoga Springs. L. Peterson will make a full report at the next FA meeting. Some of the highlights were ABOR, library funding, the rational funding policy, funding for “Strengthened Campus-based Assessment,” and an increase in full-time faculty (from 50%-70%, Ryan, 2005).
There is a College Council meeting Tuesday, November 1st, where S. Camp will report on faculty activity since the May meeting.
IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces
Personnel Policies Council met Monday, October 24 and discussed the search for a Director of Research and Sponsored Programs. They developed a number of questions about the nature and status of this position to determine whether or not the search would fall under Appendix A of the Faculty bylaws, and worked on the call for nominations to the search committee. They also discussed the voting status of Management Confidential personnel and other ex-officio members of councils. Though Robert's Rules of Order indicates that "ex-officio" is a voting position, the language of our bylaws suggests that that is not the case. We decided to investigate the historical intention of the bylaws as a basis for clarifying the language.
Academic Policies Council approved the following addition of courses to the Native American Studies minor: ENG 347 and PBJ343.
Priorities and Planning Council met Friday, October 28 and discussed the Provost's Academic Goals. They also envisioned the library in the year 2020.
General Education Council met and approved GLS 100 (Global Cities) for the Humanities category. They approved the request that music majors be exempt from "baseline" Computer and Information Literacy. They also approved THT 359 (Costumes and Culture) for II-C&C and HD-GIGA. Last, BIO 289 (Computer Applications in Biology) was approved for inclusion in the forthcoming category of Computer and Information Literacy.
Information Technology Council met Friday, October 14th and elected Fritz Messere as chair and recorder. They also elected Cynthia Clabough and Diane Chepko-Sade as the ITC representatives for SCAP. They discussed whether there should be a survey to determine technology needs on the campus. They also discussed whether there was a way to encourage the development of staff positions within content areas and CTS, as there already is for music and business. The next meeting will be on Friday, November 18th.
Graduate Council met Friday, October 21 and approved the following course outlines:
1. Technology Education Courses
TED 531 History and Philosophy of Technology Education
TED 532 Advanced Instructional Methodologies for Technical Education
TED 533 Assessment in Technology Education
TED 535 Laboratory Instructional Environments in Technology Education
2. Adolescence Education
ADO 593 Field Experience III: Planning and Teaching Practicum
ADO 594 Interdisciplinary Methods Grades 7-12
Library Visioning Committee met Wednesday, October 26 and created a survey for students and faculty which is posted on their website <www.oswego.edu/visioning>.
Hybrid Pilot Program received eight applications for Spring 2006 and they approved the following seven: HIS 208, HIS 385, SPE 305, MGT 310, MBA 540, and MGT 486. Applications for Summer 2006 are due by November 8, 2005 and application for Fall 2006 are due by January 9, 2006.
V. Academic Affairs Report- S. Coultrap-McQuin
The Provost distributed the Academic Affairs Annual Goals for 2005-2006 and discussed each goal. She then answered questions from the Assembly.
VI. Elections
1. Elections for vacancies on FA Councils and Committees
The following people were elected to FA Councils and Committees:
Student Association Senate
M. Bell
Student Conduct Committee
F. Kirk
2. The Academic Administrative Officer Review Task Force elections were postponed until November 14, 2005.
VII. Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
VIII. New Business
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 PM.
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