SUNY Oswego - Faculty Assembly: Minutes 10/07/02

October 7, 2002

Members Absent: P. Rosenbaum, P. Weber,(see minutes of 2/24/03) A. Hurley, T. Ramalho, W. Silky, D. Vanouse, B. Schaber, J. Lalande II, D. Baer, G. Auleta, J. Pufky, E. Kilker

The meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM.

I. Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved unanimously.

II. Approval of minutes for September 17, 2002 FA meeting

The minutes were approved unanimously.

III. FA Chair's Report - D. King

D. King began by reminding the Faculty Assembly about the SUNY Faculty Senate Fall Plenary Meeting at SUNY Purchase October 17th - 19th.

The Oswego County Office of Emergency Management is discussing the distribution of potassium iodine (KI) pills (1 pill per person) to the campus. These pills can help prevent thyroid cancer in case of a nuclear plant accident. These pills are also available in drug stores; no prescription is necessary. The distribution plan will be announced campus wide.

The chairs or representatives from Academic Policies Council, Graduate Council, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Priorities and Planning Council, and Board of General Education will meet regularly as the new Academic Coordinating/Planning Committee to discuss mutual concerns. They will work to coordinate their action or responses to issues. Joyce Smith called the first meeting of this new committee for October 14th.

PPC will hopefully have revised Faculty Bylaw amendments to hand out in two weeks on Articles XXIV (Proposed Academic Outreach Council), XXVI (Proposed Academic Support Council), and Article XXI (Proposed Undergraduate Curriculum Council), for action by Faculty Assembly. If possible, there will be a General Faculty Meeting in late November to wrap up action on articles dealing with Councils.

The Faculty Assembly website is being updated regularly with Assembly information, and is also being structured for improved efficiency and accessibility to current information such as membership, lists of councils, agenda and minutes, plus an electronic archive of minutes and agenda for recent years

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Graduate Council met on October 4th and passed two courses: EAD 664 and EAD 662.

Academic Policies Council met on October 4th and reviewed policy changes for registration. Their next meeting is on October 18th.

Information Technologies Council met October 2nd. William Rule was elected chair.

V. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

VI. New Business

1. Elections for vacancies on FA Council and Committees

There is still a vacancy for the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, a Social Sciences representative is needed.

2. Revision of charge and procedures for the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Last Spring when the proposed Article 21 was discussed, it was referred back to Personnel Policies Council for review. D. King distributed the UCC's 1989 procedures to the Assembly and asked for comments or suggestions (please see attached). If there is any input please contact the Academic Policies Council or the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee directly. The chair of UCC is Jim Nichols (Penfield) and the chair of APC is Joyce Smith (C+I).

The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 PM.