Chair: S. Camp

Recorder: J. Godkin

Members Absent: J. Leflore, J. Farrell, A. Hurley, W. Silky, R. Card, K. Sutherland

                        The meeting was called to order at 3:12 PM.

I.  Approval of Agenda

The Agenda was approved unanimously.

II. FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp

The Chair started off by welcoming the Assembly.  S. Camp asked that the Assembly check for errors on the list serve and the attendance sheet.  If any are found, please send corrections to susanc@oswego.edu or godkin@oswego.edu

S. Camp reported that over the summer Personnel Policies Council and Graduate Council were consulted regarding the appointment of the interim Graduate Dean.  The Campus Concept Committee also met, and the College Hour Task Force was formed.  Sexual Harassment and Consensual Relations Policies and Procedures Task Force met.  The Chair met with the ad hoc calendar committee to address the 2005 and beyond calendars in light of last year's FA action regarding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in the fall and Good Friday in the spring.

S. Camp ended by announcing that the General Faculty Meeting changed from September 27th to October 25th, 2004

III. Provost Greetings- S. Coultrap-McQuin

The Provost introduced herself and reported the Provost's Council's 2004-2005 Annual Goals (see handout).  She looks forward to the year ahead.

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Academic Policies Council approved changes to the Wellness Management Program.

Course Space- M. Scholer announced that the deadline for the spring semester is Friday, September 17th.  Information can be found at www.oswego.edu/coursespace.

Catalog- S. Fettes announced that the summer draft for the new catalog has just been finished.  Any changes since the last catalog should be included.

UUP Picnic- G. Auleta announced that the annual UUP Picnic will be Friday, September 17th.  Tickets are $5.00 for returning staff and free for new members. 

V.  Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

VI. New Business

1. Election of Vice Chair of Faculty Assembly

Joan Carroll was unanimously elected as the Faculty Assembly Vice Chair.

2.  Elections for vacancies on FA Councils and Committees

The following people were elected to FA Councils and Committees:

Personnel Policies Council

Non-FA representatives: C. Putala       

Academic Policies Council

FA representative: S. Fettes, P. Murphy

Non-FA representative: J. Lalande, J. Smith     

Priorities and Planning Council

Humanities representative: L. Peterson

Fine Arts representative: C. Clabough

Education representative: R. Bush

General  Education Council

Natural Science, Math, CS representative: L. Fuller

Information Technology Council

FA representative: C. Clabough

Non-FA representative: F. Messere, T. Larson, H. Rao

Graduate Council

FA representative: S. Abraham

Non-FA representatives: M. Te-Pan, J. Perdiguero

The meeting was adjourned at 4:48 PM.