SUNY Oswego - Faculty Assembly: Minutes 04/19/04

April 19, 2004

Members Absent: S. Varhus, J. LeFlore, G. Graham, B. Randolph, A. Obstein, K. Sutherland

The meeting was called to order at 3:15 PM.

Approval of Agenda

The Agenda was approved unanimously

II. FA Chair's Report- S. Camp

The Chair reported on her activity since the last Faculty Assembly meeting. S. Camp worked with J. Carroll regarding initiatives of Personnel Policies Council. The Chair met with the President to discuss college-wide issues including summer salaries, provost search, college hour, and task forces. She also met with Admissions and Student Services Council chair, S. Abraham, to identify important issues for their debate. She worked with department Chairs to assure faculty by-laws are followed during personnel deliberations. Lastly, S. Camp met with D. King and Jessica to archive Faculty Assembly records from the King era as FA Chair.

III. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Academics Policies Council met Friday, April 2nd and approved changes to BFA in Graphic Design Curriculum.

Information Technologies Council met Friday, April 16th and continued their previous discussions on CourseSpace.

Priorities and Planning Council met Friday, April 16th and decided the following concerning the routing form for revised programs:

1. If there are no financial resource implications, send one copy to the Chair of Priorities and Planning Council.

2. If the revision requires increased resources, send ten copies to the Chair of Priorities and Planning Council.

P&PC approved the MSEd in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. They heard a report from Y. Petrella and discussed Continuing Education summer sessions. P&PC will meet again Friday, May 7th.

Personnel Policies Council - S. Camp was elected as Faculty Assembly Chair for the 2004-2005 academic year.

IV. Report concerning Campus Projects- J. DeSantis

J. DeSantis reported on the progress and future plans of Campus Projects. He then answered questions and listened to concerns from the Assembly.

V. Unfinished Business

1. College Hour Task Force Elections

Arts and Sciences (2)

T. Darvill- Psychology

C. Clabough- Art

School of Business (1)

J. Carroll

School of Education (1)

D. Parsons- Curriculum and Instruction

Professional Staff (1)

J. Godwaldt- Tyler

2. Sexual Harassment Task Force Elections

School of Business (1)

R. Skolnik

Arts and Sciences (1)

M. Ryniker- Public Justice

School of Education (1)

J. Gibson

3. Changes to BFA Graphic Design Curriculum were approved unanimously.

4. SUNY General Education Assessment

L. Peterson led a discussion and answered any questions from the Assembly regarding SUNY General Education Assessment. A proposal that the sense of the house was to support the Faculty Senate proposal passed 28-3.

VI. New Business

There was no new business.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:07 PM.