Members Absent: C. Graci, J. Farrell, A. Hurley, E. Olson, W. Silky, B. Schaber, K, Peterson, D. Baer, T. Darvill, G. Bacalles, J. Pufky

Meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM.

1. Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved.

2. Approval of minutes

Minutes from February 24, 2003 were approved after discussing the issue regarding last semester's Biology Department representation.

3. FA Presiding Vice-Chair's Report - W. Opello

A. Faculty Senator- Election will be at the General Faculty Meeting in May. Nominees are needed. E. O'Shea can be contacted with questions regarding duties, etc.

B. Article XIII of the Bylaws - During the General Faculty Assembly meeting, student concern was shown. Research was done and the problem lay within the language and a misspelling. The article will be resubmitted at for the next General Faculty Meeting.

C. Student Conduct Committee - Two Faculty replacements were needed. C. Hebblethwaite volunteered, leaving one vacancy.

4. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

A. Academic Policies Council - Met on February 28. They were asked to review the Air Force requests and to adopt a similar cross town policy to ROTC. They are willing to review the entire policy, should the Assembly ask.

They are supporting and recommending a vote on several programs: changes to the Cognitive Science Majors and Minor, changes to the Public Relations Major, Proposed Policy changes for Off-Campus Study.

A policy change on the Military Leave of Absence was also discussed and approved by the Assembly.

APC will meet again March 14.

B. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - Met on February 26 and approved the following courses: BIO 303/ANT 303, GER 392, HIS 215, SOC 301, SOC 368, SOC 401.

UCC will meet again on March 12.

C. Graduate Council - February 28 and approved one course: HSC 545.

The Council will meet again March 14.

D. Personnel Policies Council - Met March 10 and counted ballots for the Provost Search Committee.

E. Campus Concept Committee - Met March 10. The minutes for the Committee are on the web at: www.oswego.edu/ccc. They have received updates on the current construction projects on campus. The construction of Swetman is scheduled to begin Spring 2004. Relocation of the offices are still being discussed. Committees are forming to plan the renovation of Snygg and Piez.

The committee will meet again on March 31.

F. Continuing Education / Summer Session Council - Will meet March 12.

5. Unfinished Business

A. Election of one faculty and one professional staff representative to Student Association Senate-

One nomination is still needed.

B. UCC report on changes in course proposals.

The proposed form for submitting Undergraduate Course Proposals was presented, as well as several suggested changes to be discussed before approval. Revisions were considered and the first change (to Step #5) was approved after adding that a two week return time on comments. Change two (removal of the General Education check box and following comment) was approved. The third change (regarding Course Description) was approved after voting to remove paragraphs 3 & 4. The fourth change (addition to instructions for Resources) was approved.

C. Proposed course proposal form

The new form was approved with the above changes.

6. New Business

Meeting was adjourned at 4:15 PM.