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Members Absent: M. Santiago, K. Shaw, L. Fuller, R. Dighe, J. Alessia, V. Ingram, C. Kaus, H. Shock, K. Kurst-Swanger, M. Macey, M. Cole, E. Basualdo, H. Folls, J. Presley, J. Scharfenberger, G. Auleta
The meeting was called to order at 3:09 P.M.
- Approval of the Agenda
The agenda was approved unanimously.
II. Approval of the Minutes
Approval of the minutes was delayed until the next meeting.
- UUP Report- G. Auleta
A UUP representative will be on campus to discuss benefits.
- Report of VP for Development- K. Mahaney
K. Mahaney gave a very informative report defining the role of the VP for Development and Public Affairs. University Alumni, Public Affairs, University Publications, and WRVO all fall within the purview of the Vice President’s office. He explained that Oswego State’s Alumni Development seeks private support, and made the comment that many universities have gone from "state supported, to state, to state located". Most funds raised for Oswego that are not state supplied are from individuals, some are from foundations, and some are from corporations. Expenses covered by these funds include departmental expenses, scholarships, and operations. Mahaney emphasized the idea of personal investment as the most likely way to raise funds. He also gave a description of the Development Offices’ fund- raising activities, including speculative measures such as mailings and phone calls, campaigns, and donor- based "nurture oriented" funds. Priorities for the Development Office are determined by the President and other constituencies. These priorities include staffing, information management, alumni records, the Annual Fund, the Fall Classic, building endowments, and a future capital campaign.
K. Mahaney answered questions posed by FA and updated the FA on the financial status of the current Campus Center project. The state has allocated $17 million specifically for a new Campus Center, if $3 million in matching funds can be raised privately for this project by December 2002. There are as yet no firm plans to solicit these funds.
G. Auleta asked about Oswego’s giving level compared to other SUNY colleges as well as other schools in the Eastern United States. K. Mahaney said that Oswego’s 17% alumni giving rate, while small, is average, but we are lower in categories such as endowments and major gifts.
V. FA Chair’s Report — D. King
D. King started his report by commenting on the condition of former FA Chair, Herb Van Schaack, who was hit by a truck in the parking lot of his doctor’s office ten days ago. He is still in Upstate Medical Center (following neurosurgery) in an induced coma and is in critical condition.
D. King thanked Kevin Mahaney, Oswego’s VP for Development, for giving an overview of Oswego’s development program.
D. King then spoke about increases in SUNY Central Administrator’s salaries. Copies of an article on this subject from the NY Post were provided. The SUNY Trustees quietly approved salary ranges for Vice Chancellors of up to as much as a $100,000 increase. D. King requested that Faculty Senate Chair Joe Flynn e-mail the complete list of proposed salary increases to campus governance leaders.
D. King asked Doug Deal to update the Middle States Review process at the 10/23 FA meeting.
- King shared a report from the UUP Director of Research (Tom Kriger)
on the SUNY Trustees September meeting report from the Academic Standards Committee, particularly the remarks made by Trustee DeRussey(please see handout). The discussion focused on Gen. Ed. and implementation of the Trustees new Gen. Ed. mandates. D. King noted that on page two of the handout regarding this issue, Trustee DeRussy expresses great concern about campus non-compliance with Trustee Gen. Ed. mandates. He also asked to please note that DeRussy points to "problem campuses" like Stony Brook, which is non-compliant", from her perspective. "PACGE" is Provost Salin’s Advisory Council on Gen. Ed, and it is charged with reviewing all SUNY campus Gen. Ed. plans.
D. King copied part of the "Interim Report of the SUNY Provost’s Advisory Task Force on the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes", specifically the section on university wide assessment. This report proposesSUNY wide assessment standards for Gen. Ed. and the possibility of SUNYstandardized tests to assess Gen. Ed learning outcomes. D. King also has the complete Task Force Report, most of which he considers reasonable; however, D. King wants to guard against uniform SUNY centralized assessment, as well as any SUNYstandardized tests. The Faculty Senate Exec. Committee and the Campus Governance Leaders unanimously opposed this part of the Assessment Task Force report and Provost Salins ,: while Provost Salins seems to embrace the idea of centralized assessment and testing.
SUNY Central Re-organization Charts were distributed by Richard Miller, Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer. Miller has streamed lined the organization, and D. King provided a closer look at the new structure.
With regard to bylaw revision and re-organization of governance, the P.P.C. will need to continue revising the draft bylaw changes proposed over the summer. A number of issues still need to be addressed. Councils and Committees are also asked to review the proposed organizational changes and give input to W. Opello for P.P.C. to consider. Please consult with departments as well.
- Reports of FA Councils and Committees
- Priorities and Planning met 9/29 and carried out the following elections:
Chair- Al Stamm
Reporter- Roberta Lipsig
Recorders- Rich Bush and Fritz Messere
Rep. to Faculty Assembly Advisory Council- Al Stamm
The Priorities and Planning Council discussed confidentiality issues, proposed changes in the bylaws affecting the council, changes to the technology oversight structure, and reviewed the initial Fall 2000 enrollment figures. The council reviewed the "Engagement 2000" (SPAB Report), and is concerned about short term vs. long term goals of SPAB, the economic/ budgetary implications, and they question the time frame and resources needed to increase student enrollment.
Priorities and Planning met again on10/6/00, where they further discussed the confidentiality issue. The Provost told them that he does not yet have the precise campus budget allotments. They talked about the lack of consultation with the Priorities and Planning Council on the strategic initiatives; the President has agreed to consult with them in the future. Lastly, they questioned the role of the Priorities and Planning Council vis a vis the Long Range Policy Council.
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
had their first meeting on Oct. 5th and approved 8 courses, approved 9 with minor revisions, and returned 11 for revisions. 2 courses were tabled for later discussion. Course number and title changes were also approved. For 2000-01, UUC has 24 new and revised courses to review at its weekly meetings. The UUC chair is Blanche Judd, FA reporter is Audrey Hurley, recorder is Gay Williams, Scot Roby will be keeping their spreadsheet up to date, and Sewall Oertling has agreed to provide additional assistance to Chair.
The following are reported out as approved courses:
PHY 435 -Computational Physics- Approved 4/13
SOC 356 -Cultural History of the Iroquois to 1815
SOC 357- Cultural History of the Iroquois from 1815
Name change of BIO 425 —Organic Evolution to Evolution was approved 5/11
TED 309 -Technical writing has been changed to TED 209-Technical Writing
- Campus Concept Committee
reviewed a proposal from the Sciences, Math and Computer Science departments regarding program development and proposed renovation ideas for Piez and Snygg Halls. The CCC also discussed the plans for improvements in campus exterior and interior signs, and for improved pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow.. They also plan to interview architects for the Campus Center construction project. The Swetman-Poucher Program Study is underway with the architects now consulting with constituencies that will be using the complex.
- Personnel Policies Council
met 9/26 and 10/3. They are reviewing the proposed bylaw revisions, which were coordinated by W. Opello and P. Liebenauer. Councils and FA members are asked to send their own comments to PPC .
- Elections of FA Councils and Committees
Priorities and Planning Council
Professional Staff: B. DelSavio 00-02
Board of General Education
Liberal Arts: R. Mohammadi 00-03
Oswego Web Policy Advisory Council
FA rep.: H. Yang
- Unfinished Business
- New Business:
1.Provost’s memo on "Evaluative Criteria for Faculty Personnel Decisions" (Information only session with comments to be referred to Personnel Policies Council for further review.)
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