SUNY Oswego - Faculty Assembly: Minutes 02/16/04

February 16, 2004

February 16th, 2004

Members Absent: S. Varhus, J. LeFlore, Art Department reps, A. Hurley, W. Silky

The meeting was called to order at 3:13 PM.

Approval of Agenda

The Agenda was approved unanimously.

FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp

S. Camp reported that the Chancellor's Award for service is available this academic year. She worked with M. Ameigh on February 6th in hope that the Assembly could institute an interim solution for recommending a colleague. This issue was brought to the floor under new business.

S. Camp also mentioned that Interim Provost David King will report on Academic Affairs at the March 1st meeting. Also, if anyone in the Assembly is not receiving messages on the assembly list, please write to Jessica.

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Academic Policy Council met Friday, February 6th and approved the request from the Mathematics Department to remove MAT 254 from the list of electives for the Applied Statistics minor, since the course no longer exists. They also approved two program announcements from the English Department: Cinema and Screen Studies BA, and Creative Writing BA. They recommended approving the proposed changes to the History major. Their next meeting will be February 20, 2004.

Undergraduate Catalog proofs must be in by February 20, 2004.

Undergraduate Curriculum Council met on December 2nd and 9th 2003 and approved the following:

Name changes as follows, giving the new name:

PBJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice

PBJ 102 Introduction to Human Services

PBJ 300 Topics in Public Justice

PBJ 361 Family Law

PBJ 365 Introduction to Criminal Law

PBJ 460 Issues in American Law

New courses:

ART 395 Graphic Design Facility Management 3

BRC 129 Television Studio Operations 1

BRC 229 Broadcast News Writing 3

BRC 329 Broadcast News Reporting 4

BRC 429 Broadcast News Processing and Producing 4

ENG/NAS 390 Images of Native Americans in Film 3

MET 401 Atmospheric Physics: Radiation and Remote Sensing 3

MET 402 Atmospheric Physics: Atmospheric Aerosol and Cloud Physics 3

[The above two courses are substantial revisions of existing courses.]

PBJ 463 American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy 3

PHY 495 Senior Research Project 3

VTP 465 Planning Work-based Learning Programs 3

VTP 466 Implementing and Evaluating Work-based Learning Programs 3

Academic Outreach Council met on Friday, February 13th to hear reports on Winter and Summer sessions offerings and enrollments. Winter session enrollment was down slightly from 2003. The decline might be explained by higher tuition rates. There were 354 students were enrolled in 18 courses over the Winter 2003 session. The summer session schedule is being finalized and will be available in early March.

V. Unfinished Business

Adoption of CLEP guidelines for issuing 6 and 12 sh credits in Modern Languages passed 17-11-4.

VI. New Business

1. Proposed motion to utilize current Chancellors Award Selection Committee for Excellence in Service Award Selection Committee for 2004 passed unanimously.

2. A discussion of Provost candidates was lead by S. Fettes, chair of the Provost Search Committee. She opened the discussion with a brief introduction of the five candidates. The Assembly then asked questions and commented on the candidates. S. Fettes will bring all comments and concerns to the next Provost Search Committee meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:49 PM.