Members Absent: P. Rosenbaum, P. Weber (see minutes of 2/24/03), J. Farrell, A. Hurley, W. Silky, D. Baer, E. Kilker

The meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM.

1. Approval of Agenda

The Agenda was approved unanimously.

2. Approval of FA minutes for April 15, 29 and May 6, 2002

These three sets of minutes were distributed at this meeting. They will be voted on at the next FA meeting on September 17, 2002.

3. FA Chair’s Report — D. King

D. King began by welcoming everyone to the first FA meeting of the semester.

The FA website continues to have all the FA agendas and minutes, but he hopes to improve the appearance of the site and expand it from text only.

The Faculty Assembly will meet for the next two weeks to complete elections, September 17th and 23rd. The meeting on September 23rd, will only run until 4PM; the General Faculty meeting will follow it from 4-5:30PM.

D. King asked that as the FA Council and Committee positions are filled, the first FA representative on the list for each council schedule the first organizational meeting of the semester. Each council should also select a reporter to communicate Council/Committee business to the Faculty Assembly.

The President approved all the Faculty Bylaw changes approved at the last General Faculty meeting in May. Over the summer, the Bylaws were edited to incorporate approved changes and to eliminate outdated titles and other inconsistencies. The updated Bylaws will hopefully be distributed at the September 23rd or October 7th FA meeting.

D. King and A. Stamm met with the Provost over the summer regarding long range academic planning issues to be addressed by Priorities and Planning Council, and to discuss a range of other issues. The FA Executive Board will have its first meeting on September 30th to begin to look for ways to facilitate the business of governance, and to talk about the organization and charge for the Academic Affairs Sub-Committee.

Greg Lawson, the Student Association Vice President, has offered to serve as Parliamentarian for Faculty Assembly.

D. King asked the Assembly to look over council and committee vacancies and try to fill them with nominees as soon as possible.

Nominees for the Student Conduct Committee are still needed. If you are interested please contact D. King or Cathy Santos.

President Stanley will speak about the Middle States report and the institutional response at the General Faculty Meeting on September 23rd.

The self-study report on the AACSB accreditation visit for the School of Business is on reserve in Penfield Library at the circulation desk. If you have any questions please contact Dean Karns.

The Campus Concept Committee met several times over the summer; they hope to develop all of the west wing and the central core area of Swetman concurrently with the construction of the Campus Center. They are also talking about redeveloping the west wing of Sheldon Hall for a new Day Care Center and surge space for classrooms and offices.

P+PC met with the Provost in early July to discuss recommended cuts in Academic Affairs budget. The President will hopefully give an update on this at the General Faculty meeting next week.

Parking has become an issue on campus. There have been many complaints from students about lack of parking spaces on campus for resident and commuter students, the Romney shuttle bus running too infrequently, students walking on Route104, and many empty spaces in faculty lots. These issues are being reviewed by Chief Ryan and the Parking Committee to find some resolution.

4. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

1. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

2. New Business