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Chair: Susan Camp
Recorder: Kimberly Kenney
Members Absent: Y. Petrella, C. Hirsch, J. Fiorini, M. Harrell, D. Andrews,
W. Silky, P. Clark, R. O’Connor, C. Mack, J. Huonker, W. Opello, T. Darvill, M.
Ryniker, T. Delaney
The meeting was called to order at 3:14 pm
I. Approval of Agenda
A motion was made and carried to remove the approval of the November
26th, 2007 Minutes, “Policy on non-Oswego repeated courses” and
“By-laws Amendment, Article XXIII, Section 2” from the agenda. The agenda was
approved as amended.
II. Approval of November 12th, 2007 Minutes:
The minutes were approved unanimously.
III. FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp
The Chair had nothing to report.
IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces
Personnel Policies Council is still waiting for two nominees
for the slate for the Dean of the School of Education Review Committee.
Academic Policies Council met on November 30th and
voted to postpone further consideration of Graduation Outcomes until after
winter break in order to allow time to review the revisions for the catalog.
They also reviewed and approved the B.A. English: Literary Studies program
revisions. APC reviewed the proposal to revise the Philosophy B.A. major, but
did not take any action. They approved the Psychology Department’s request to
change the name of the Creative Arts Therapy Minor to Expressive Arts Therapy
Minor. They also reviewed and approved the proposal to revise the Modern
Language minor, which includes adding electives and reducing the number of
advanced language and literature survey requirements, while keeping the
required number of credits. APC also reviewed the proposal to revise the Arts
Management Minor, but still has a few concerns about the internship; it was
returned to the Department for reconsideration. APC then reviewed the proposal
to revise the B.A./B.F.A. Graphic Design Programs. These revisions were
discussed and sent back for changes. The Council then approved the proposal
from Curriculum and Instruction for creating an Oral Proficiency Inventory,
which would be a 0 credit cognate requirement.
Information Technology Council plans on meeting this Friday
(12/7).
Graduate Council met on November 30th and approved
the Oral Proficiency Inventory for Modern Languages. They also approved the
following courses:
GRT 500: Introduction to Gerontology
GRT 524: Adult Development and Aging
GRT 532: Wellness and Fitness for Older Americans
GRT 540: Mental Health and Aging
GRT 550: Psychology of Death and Dying
GRT 570: Professional Seminar in Gerontology
GRT 590: Internship in Gerontology
Campus Concept Committee will meet Friday (12/7).
Writing Across the Curriculum and Steering Committee will meet
Wednesday (12/5).
College Hour Implementation Committee has recommended
increasing the College Hour pilot by one semester. There was a discussion later
in the meeting under “Unfinished Business.”
Student Association reported that it has interviewed students
and the general consensus is that more students would welcome and take part in
college hour activities if it were placed later in the day, for a longer period
of time, and on a Tuesday or Thursday schedule.
Intercollegiate Athletic Board Report S. Abraham summarized a
nineteen-page report that deals with the success of SUNY Oswego athletes both
in their athletic arenas, in the classroom, and in the community. He noted that
the report generally shows the athletic program in a good light. The report
shows data of student GPA and athletic performance. Included in the assessment
report are the mission statement, goals, objectives, measures developed
specifically to make the assessment, interpretation of the data, and
recommendations to the athletic department.
Some
questions were raised about the distribution of funds throughout the teams,
whether some teams receive more money than others on campus and on the road. It
was noted that each coach makes a request for how much funding they will need
during each season, and based on their needs the money is distributed. It was
also said that SUNY Oswego athletic department is developing a “General Booster
Club” to raise funds for all of the teams. Another question came up about
financial aid amounts given to athletes. S. Abraham said that there was not any
data regarding financial aid at that time, but the IAB is looking into that for
next year’s report. They are also looking into coach turnover rate and
retention rate, as well as continuing with the student-athlete
surveys.
V. Elections
Casey Raymond from Chemistry was elected to the Non-FA seat on Graduate
council.
There are still open seats for Non-FA Information Technology Council, one FA
seat for Admissions and Student Services Council, four seats for Arts and
Sciences one seat for School of Education and one seat in the School of
Business for the Retention Task Force.
VI. Unfinished Business
College Hour proposal to extend the pilot through Fall 2008: There
was a motion to extend the pilot for Fall 2008 semester Tuesday/Thursday at
12:45 PM to 2:05 PM. There was a motion to strike “12:45-2:05” and add
“2:20-3:40.” Several members of the Assembly voiced concern about this time
slot because they had already scheduled classes. They also spoke against the
motion because it interferes with laboratory, theater and music rehearsal
times, and senior seminars. The motion to amend the main motion was voted down.
The original motion to extend college hour was passed.
Proposed Professional Development Center There was a motion to
endorse the concept of coordinated professional development. There was a
friendly amendment to this proposal to add that “The Professional Development
Task Force Proposal” be forwarded to the Provost as a working document. A few
members of the Assembly spoke to the proposal, but wondered why they were not
endorsing it “as written”. The response was that the Assembly wanted to move
forward with this proposal, but incrementally and with support. The
amendment passed. The proposal to endorse the concept as amended was
passed unanimously.
Proposed Assessment Program, Director and Office There was confusion
initially about the meaning of the proposal and the value of the CORE
assessment, how the data affects the program development, and what happens if
there is no change from freshman to senior year. Due to time issues, there was
a motion passed and carried to postpone voting on the proposal until the next
meeting.
VII. New Business
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
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