Chair: Dr. Susan Camp

Recorder: Sarah Lewis

Members Absent: Anthropology Dept., M. Nojan, J. Fiorini, B. Long Peng, Educational Administration Dept., A. Shore, K. Marshall, S. Fettes, T. Jorgensen, W. Opello, T. Darvill, M. Ryniker

The meeting was called to order at 3:09 PM.

I.                   Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved with the addition of an election of 1 non-FA seat on Academic Policies Council, and removed the approval of the minutes from September 14^th, 2009, and the removal of the proposed changes to the Computer Science B.S.

II.                FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp

The Chair began her report by discussing the SUNY Strategic Planning process which included the showing of the document from John O'Connor. She stated that if anyone wanted to put in any input in the process to visit the website: http://www.suny.edu/chancellor/shareyourideas.cfm**

She then reported that the Turnitin Pilot results were in from last semester. The committee recommended no further use (or purchase of) text matching software.  The complete report is available at http://www.oswego.edu/administration/provost/integrity/tmspilot/.

Dr. Camp also reported that all reports to the assembly should also be forwarded to Sarah Lewis (slewis2@oswego.edu <mailto:slewis2@oswego.edu>) for inclusion in the minutes. She lastly reported that as many of us at FA age and our hearing lessens, we need for all to speak loudly as they report and debate, and thanked everyone in advance.  

III.                   Reports of Councils, Committees, and Task Forces

• Personnel Policies met Friday to undertake new projects.
• Academic Policies Council will have its first meeting on Oct. 2^nd.
• General Education reported that Provost Susan Coultrap-McQuin provided an update on developing a partnership with Dubai in terms of a degree in Biotechnology. The focus of the conversation involved how we might shape a rigorous and culturally situated General Education with our future partners.
• Information Technology Council will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m.
• Graduate Council will have their first meeting this week.
• Undergraduate Curriculum Council met on Wednesday, 9/16 and considered three departmental prerequisite/co-requisite plans. Two were returned to the respective department for clarification. The remaining plan from Vocational Teacher Preparation (VTP) was approved. The UCC will next meet on Wednesday, 9/30.
• Campus Concept Committee The next meeting is Sept 25th to begin planning for Fall CCC discussions.
• Rhonda Mandel addressed the Assembly that if anyone has received parking tickets in the last week to please contact her so that the issue can be resolved.

IV.                   Elections

*Elected to the FA seat on the Library Council

          Craig Deleancey         

*Elected to the non-FA seat on the Library Council

          Tim Baumgartner- However, he cannot serve because only one person from the Theatre department can serve on the Council.

*Elected to the non-FA seat on Academic Policies Council

          Jean Chambers

*Elected to the non-FA seat on Admissions and Student Services Council

          Ming Te Pan

*Elected to the CMA seat on the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee

          Jennifer Knapp

*Elected to the Auxiliary Services Board

           Fritz Messere

V.                 Unfinished Business

There was a brief discussion about the parking proposal that would allow faculty to park in commuter and residence lots any time that students are allow to park in faculty parking lots. There will be more discussion about this at the next meeting.  

VI.                New Business 

            There was no new business. 

 The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM.