SUNY Oswego - Faculty Assembly: Minutes 05/03/04

May 3, 2004

Members Absent: J. LeFlore, M. Shananhan, C. Clabough, G. Graham, W. Silky, S. Moore, C. Mack, G. Baloglou, J. Freire, S. Rosow, G. Auleta, B. Randolph, A. Obstein, K. Sutherland, J. Langenfeld-Rial

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

Approval of Agenda

With the addition of the approval of March 22nd minutes, the Agenda was approved unanimously

II. Approval of March 22nd Minutes

The minutes were approved unanimously.

III. FA Chair's Report- S. Camp

S. Camp announced that Mission II review is underway. Each FA Council chair has been asked to identify where council input to the process is appropriate. The chairs of each council will submit to me bulleted input to forward to President Stanley, Doug Deal and Howard Gordon. Go to <http://www.sysadm.suny.edu/provost/missionreview.htm> for your review and input to department and council chairs.

S. Camp asked the Assembly to please remind their departments that Faculty Assembly representatives need to be elected as soon as possible. Forward election results to Joan Carroll, Jessica, or S. Camp via e-mail or phone.

S. Camp attended a short portion of the University Faculty Senate Meeting. The assessment issue raised a great deal of discussion but was eventually approved with slight wording changes. Luther Peterson will report more at the General Faculty Meeting to follow.

Lastly, S. Camp thanked the Assembly for a very enjoyable and educational year. She believes we accomplished much as a faculty.

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Graduate Council met Friday, April 23 and Friday April 30 and approved the following courses:

ENG 502 Theories of teaching composition

ENG 581 Narrative Theory

ENG 643 Critical response and Critical Reputation

Graduate Council also approved the Educational Administration Programs for Advanced Study in Educational Administration; Certificate for School Building and Leaders Certificate for School District Leaders. They also approved the following Vocational and Technical Education Programs; MSed in Family and Consumer Sciences and MSed in Career and Technical education. Lastly Graduate Council announced the distribution of a revised "Format for Graduate Course Proposals."

Admissions and Student Services Council met on Thursday, April 22nd and discussed the college hour. The Council decided that they would like to become more involved in the College Hour Task Force, possibly as an ex-officio.

V. Unfinished Business

1. Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration was approved unanimously.

2. Re-certification of Advanced Study in Educational Administration was approved unanimously.

3. Proposed Master of Science in Education Career and Technology Education, Professional was approved unanimously.

4. Master's of Science in Education in Family and Consumer Sciences Education was approved unanimously.

VI. New Business

There was no new business.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:49 PM.