Senators Excused: C. Groer, D. Moorehead, K. Soderberg-Sarnaker

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1 FACULTY SENATE MINUTES April 7, :00 p.m. Leake Room, Cordts Center Senators Present: F. Ammer, P. Biser, H. Bullamore, N. Clulee, M. Connelly, D. Davis, D. Dean, S. Dodge, S. Duncan, R. S. Fritz, M. Gallagher, S. Gray, S. Hartlaub, J. Lombardi, M. Michael, M. Mumper, J. Neral, K. Peterson, D. Plucinski, D. Puthoff, K. Rogers Thomas, K. Rotruck, T. Russell, M. Sanchez, T. Sigerstad, G. Snelson, J. Wheaton, G. Wojnar, G. Wood Senators Excused: C. Groer, D. Moorehead, K. Soderberg-Sarnaker Senators Absent: R. Kauffman I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Faculty Chair, M. Mumper, at 4:01 pm II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: M. Sanchez moved, and D. Puthoff seconded, to approve the Faculty Senate Minutes of March 3, Approved by unanimous voice vote. III. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A. Final Faculty Senate Meeting of the year will be in the Leake Room at 4 pm on May 5, B. The Spring Faculty Assembly Meeting will be moved to April 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm in the Leake Room. C. The election period for seats on Faculty Senate related committees, subcommittees, and advisory groups will close at 4:30 pm on Thursday, April 15, IV. REPORTS & INFORMATION: The Chair s Report and Committee Reports from Academic Affairs, Graduate Council, the FCC Committee, and IPR Committee were accepted into the Senate record. There was no CUSF report this month. President s and Provost s Remarks Dr. Gibralter updated the faculty on the legislative session due to end in a few days. At present, the legislature is resolving differences, including differences on some budget issues. The legislature is especially concerned about USM Biotechnology Institute moving to other campuses. A tuition increase is expected for next year. The President is also concerned about a fund balance cut that may be resolved tonight. The President fears cuts to an already very low fund balance at FSU. Also, Dr. Gibralter expects to see furloughs for USM staff, but the final amount is to be determined. There will likely be implementation of furlough based salary reduction over the full 12 month of the fiscal year.

2 A grain alcohol bill was presented to legislative committees, and may pass the legislature this year. Dr. Gibralter thanked those who wrote to support this legislation. Also under discussion is Senate 1084, Program Duplication, would allow programs rejected by MHEC for reasons such as duplication to have an external, perhaps judicial, review of the MHEC decision. Dr. Gibralter did walk though Lane Center recently, and reported the project is moving along well. The Lane Center is still expected to reopen in January. The CCIT design meetings will begin tomorrow. The architect has been selected. Relay for Life is April 23. There are now 772 participants preregistered. Dr. Simpson reported that there was no system-wide Provost meeting in March. He has received MHEC approval for the engineering program to be offered at Anne Arundel CC. He is preparing for decisions on Promotions, but the applications have not reached the Provost yet. Questions for Administrators: D. Plucinski reported an epidemic of transferred in courses that do not provide the skills required of our students. Now students have discovered that UMUC offers upper level courses that transfer in place of difficult FSU courses. Some FSU students are taking UMUC courses at the same time as they are registered as full time students at FSU. D. Plucinski asked about identifying a core of courses that must be taken at FSU perhaps a set of four courses in the major. Dr. Simpson indicated the trend was toward more transfer work, and making transfer of work simpler for students. Dr. Gartner indicated a student with 90 earned credits are allowed to transfer in no more than 7 hours. This also requires advisor recommendation and Chair approval. V. OLD BUSINESS: AAC DANC: Changes to the Dance minor: including deletions of DANC 342 & 408; change credits of DANC 242 & 429; and new courses: DANC 255 & 355. This had been referred back to committee at the November Senate meeting upon objections raise by Mr. Davis. Moved by AAC, seconded by M. Gallagher. Approved by unanimous voice vote. AAC LASO: Changes to the Law and Society major program requirements. Moved by AAC,.seconded F. Ammer. Approved by unanimous voice vote. AAC BIOL: Changes to course numbers & descriptions for BIOL 201, 202, 327; Changes to program requirements for the BIOL major, Wildlife/Fisheries major, and Pre-Health Professions Option. Moved by AAC, seconded by F. Ammer. Approved by unanimous voice vote. AAC PSYC: Changes to the Psychology major program: including new courses PSYC 155, 208, 345, 397, 445; changes to course numbers & credits for PSYC 300, 297, 414, 417, 418; changes to PSYC major &

3 minor requirements & to Certificates in Addictions Counselor Prep, Child & Family, & Leadership in Psychology; also discontinuance of the Professional Option Moved by AAC, seconded by M. Gallagher. K. Peterson described the change as comprehensive review, associated with an APA task force recommendation. The changes will offer more flexibility for native students and transfer students. Noted deletion of technical writing as an option. Approved by unanimous voice vote. AAC SUST: Minor in Sustainability Studies. Moved by AAC, seconded by D. Plucinski. Some discussion about appropriateness of placing it on agenda in April, rather than waiting until May when the review by UUCR would have been reported to the AAC. S. Hartlaub moved, and D. Puthoff moved to table until May. GC BIOL: Creation of New Course: BIOL 527 Comparative Anatomy, and its addition as an elective in several biologically related graduate degree programs. Moved by GC, second by F. Ammer. Approved by unanimous voice vote. GC New program opportunity in the Department of Education Professions; New Endorsement Program: MAT/Special Education Endorsement: Grades 6-Adult Moved by GC, seconded by F. Ammer. Approved by unanimous voice vote GC Change in Program Requirements: Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary It is change in how practicum experiences are handled. Moved by GC, seconded by S. Gray. Approved by unanimous voice vote. FCC Amend FCC as Previously Adopted (Feb 2010) FCC requests the Senate amend FCC so a faculty member applying for promotion must request a Complete Evaluation for the annual evaluation cycle preceding the application. Moved by FCC, seconded by M. Michael. Approved by voice vote. One no vote. FCC Change in the Faculty Evaluation Process: Rather than setting weights ahead of time, weights will be determined automatically via a (spreadsheet) formula that optimizes each faculty member's overall score, once the final scores from the DEC and/or Chair have been determined. Moved by T. Russell, and seconded by S. Hartlaub to remove from the table. Approved by unanimous vote. Question about determining the algorithm. R. Smith indicated that this can be done and reviewed with FCC. May still be some concern about reassigned time. Suggested would be more consistent than having individual set weighting factors. T. Russell indicated that faculty member can reflect endlessly. G. Wood uncomfortable with machine set weights: they should be fixed

4 or set by each individual. K. Rotruck emphasize two things: need to set goals and objectives, but the need for a comprehensive evaluation at the end of the year. Question called by D. Dean, seconded by G. Snelson. Approved by voice vote. Main motion approved by majority vote with show of hands of 20 to 5. FCC Add new units and restructure the Handbook section dealing with the structure of the University s Committee System. Remains on the table. FCC Changes to the Charter of the University Faculty. FCC requests the Senate remove this proposal from the Table and vote to return it to the Committee. Moved by S. Hartlaub to refer to FCC, Seconded by D. Plucinski, Approved by unanimous voice vote. FCC Faculty Handbook Subcommittee: Review policies, standards, and procedures within the Frostburg State University Faculty Handbook and Non Tenure-Track Faculty publications. Remains on table. IPR Changes to the Equity Model. Handout was a part of the agenda, but physically separate. Moved by IPR, but as a change of agenda, the committee wishes to have tabled for further consideration. Approved to table by unanimous voice vote. Items not requiring a vote: There were no questions or discussion on: AAC Leadership Studies: change in credits for LEAD 499 AAC UUCR: Tech Fluency credit for COSC101: The Discipline of Computer Science; new section of IDIS160: Science Behind Digital Technology; and PSYC 470: as a capstone in the major. AAC GEOG: change in frequency for GEOG 430 GC GC Department of Accounting/MBA: B.S. in accounting/mba Change in catalog description. Department of Geography: Change of title GEOG 506, GEOG 513, GEOG 517: Change of Credits GEOG 530: Change of catalog description: GEOG 513, GEOG 514, GEOG 517: Prerequisite Change: GEOG 514. VI. NEW BUSINESS:

5 All of the FCC Proposals which follow are being presented for discussion at this meeting and, since they involve changes to the Charter of the Faculty Senate, they will be placed on the Faculty Senate web site for comment by the Faculty at large, then voted on at the May 5, Senate meeting. Dr. Mumper asked for motion to remove from table. D. Davis moved, and J. Lombardi seconded to remove items from the table for the purpose of discussion. No questions or discussion at this time. D. Puthoff moved, M. Gallagher seconded to publish the proposed changes and table the motions for discussion and action at the May senate meeting. FCC Change the Charter of the Faculty Senate: to complete the proposal to make Non Tenure-Track faculty members voting members of the Faculty for Faculty Senate business. FCC Officers of the Faculty Senate: The Chair of the Faculty will preside over meetings of the Faculty Senate and selects from among its members a Vice Chair and a Secretary. FCC Amend the Charter of the Faculty to change the number of votes required to approve a change to the Charters, Bylaws, and Procedure and Structures of the Senate, University Committees and University Subcommittees. FCC Define the practice of members on a committee, subcommittee and/or Ad Hoc Committee participating via telephone or video conferencing. FCC Revise the Senate Charter so all Senate Committees, Subcommittees, and Ad Hoc Committees have a Recording Secretary listed as an elected officer. FCC (page 222) Add the responsibility of preparing the agendas for meetings of the University Faculty and the Faculty Senate to the Faculty Chair. FCC (page 224) Change the language in Section 4 Apportionment. FCC (page 226) Identify the designee from the Office of the Provost as a non-voting member and the designee from the President s Office as a voting member of the Faculty Handbook Subcommittee. SSC (page 227) Define the purpose of the Senate Steering Committee in the Faculty Handbook. FCC see above.

6 A. Current Governance to see the current document, please refer to the Faculty Handbook, Section C, on the University Web Site. B. Report on Editorial Changes to Section C. (vote not required) C. Proposed Amendments to Section C: This is the complete Senate Charter with all of the changes outlined above embedded. D. Proposed Amendments to Section C: Committee Structure and Procedures. E. Proposed Amendments to Section C: Committee Changes VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Optional, if needed): No executive session. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by R. Fritz, seconded by F. Ammer. Approved by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 5:03 pm. Respectfully Submitted Henry Bullamore, Secretary