SUNY Oswego - Faculty Assembly: Minutes 11/05/01

November 5, 2001

Members Absent: J. Carroll, L. Fuller, W. Silky, B. Schaber, S. Moore, S. Preston, M. Kanick, B. Randolph, K. Macey

Meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM.

I. Approval of Agenda

A report by Ed O'Shea was added to the agenda before the Chair's report. Also, the proposed revision of policy on incompletes was moved from under new business to the first item under unfinished business. The agenda was unanimously approved.

II. Approval of FA minutes for September 24, 2001 and October 8, 2001.

Both sets of minutes were approved unanimously.

III. Report from Faculty Senator - Ed O'Shea

See attached report.

IV. FA Chair's Report - D. King

D. King began by congratulating all the faculty of the School of Education. They were notified last week of their accreditation by NCATE.

There was a meeting on November 5th with the chair of the Middle States team regarding their campus visit next Spring. Doug Deal is editing the Middle States draft report so it can be reviewed by councils of governance for comment later this semester or early next semester.

The SUNY General Education Assessment Review (G.E.A.R.) group is meeting regularly to develop procedures for reviewing campus General Education assessment plans. Provost Salins approved the request of the SUNY Faculty Senate Executive Committee to add four more teaching faculty to the G.E.A.R. group. The Board of General Education will probably submit the Oswego General Education assessment plan to Faculty Assembly early in the Spring semester for action before the March 1st deadline.

The Faculty Senate/Campus Governance Leaders Task Force will meet in Albany to try to develop procedures for improved communications and coordination between the SUNY Faculty Senate and campus governance bodies.

A Strategic Planning Advisory Board (SPAB) meeting was held on November 1st. The President and Vice Presidents reported on progress made on dozens of goals set by the strategic plan (Engagement 2000). SPAB was divided into two sub groups to monitor the institutional planning process: an Environmental Scanning Sub Committee and an Assessment Sub Committee.

The Calendar Committee needs more volunteers. Contact Rhonda Mandel if you are willing to serve.

V. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

A. - The Campus Concept Committee met on the 5th. They reviewed the program components for the Swetman-Poucher renovation project developed by Holt Architects and the Swetman-Poucher Steering Committee. They will be meeting again on November 12th.

B. - Academic Policies Council met on the 2nd. They reviewed and approved the routing sheet for new and revised academic programs. It has been sent to Priorities and Planning for review. They will be meeting again on November 16th.

C. - Student Association has added students to Faculty Assembly councils:

Academic Policies - John Figliuolo

Admissions - Jen Pufky

Computing Services - Adam Long

Student Services - Jen Pufky

Summer Session - Jen Pufky

Campus Concept Committee - Greg Lawson

The Student Senate would like to encourage faculty to volunteer to meet with the Student Association.

D. - Presidential Review Committee has met numerous times in the last few weeks. Tom Judd was elected chair of the committee. They looked at survey instruments used at SUNY Binghamton and New Paltz. The survey will be out within a week. There will be one survey instrument available on a protected website and also in paper copy. Both will be set up to ensure anonymity and confidentiality,

E. - Personnel Policies Council reported the results of the election for the Presidential Review Committee (see attached report).

F. - Undergraduate Curriculum Committee met on November 2nd. It was the first meeting and was mainly an organizational session. They submitted a revised Bylaw amendment (see attached amendment).

VI. Unfinished Business

1. Proposed revision of policy on incompletes (see attached proposal)

After much discussion there was a favorable vote to divide the first two paragraphs into two separate resolutions. The first paragraph was defeated with a vote of 16 approved, 17 opposed, and 0 abstentions. APC will take a look at the second resolution based on suggestions from the Faculty Assembly. No action was taken on the third proposal to establish an "in progress" (IP) grade option.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 PM.