Faculty Senate Minutes

May 21, 2008

Officers Attending: Nick Reeder, President; Bill Boyko, Vice-President; Susan Callender, Secretary

Senators attending: Luis Gonzalez, Nolan Long, Eric Kraus, Dave Stover, Tom Singer, Jim Shimko, Derek Allen, Cindy Schoonover, Georgann Enright

Senators not attending: Moez Ben-azzouz, Amanda Romero

Others attending: Billie Sanders, Laurel Meyer, Karl Hess, Ken Kohlenberg

Nick called the meeting to order at 2:30 in rm. 7-L21

1. Approval of the Minutes

Spring Faculty Assembly Minutes were approved; Faculty Senate

Minutes for May 7, 2008 were approved with corrections.

2. President’s Report

Nick summarized the May 14^th Provost/ Senate officers meeting. Dr. Grove agreed

with the idea of faculty evaluations of chairs and deans. Regarding collective

bargaining sessions at the Faculty Learning Day, Dr. Grove felt that the sessions

should focus more on teaching and learning. However, she recognized that in the

past many sessions have not done so. She also felt that faculty should be

primarily responsible for the planning of Faculty Learning Day.

Nick noted that he contacted Walt Davis and Kelly Joplin, the co-chairs of the

planning committee for Faculty Learning Day; he asked them about scheduling

faculty information sessions on collective bargaining and college governance models.

The co-chairs denied the senate’s request.

Nick gave the current status of the faculty vote on the Constitution/Bylaw vote.

*Motion: To reopen faculty voting on these two issues until May 30^th at 12:00 p.m.

The Motion passed.

*Motion: To reappoint Tom Singer and Ned Young to

three year terms as members of FIT. The Motion passed.

Nick also reminded senators of the upcoming Board meetings. Bill Boyko will attend

the June 3^rd, Strategic Linkages Committee meeting; Karl Hess and Eric Kraus will

attend the June 4^th Finance Committee meeting; Laurel Mayer, Nick Reeder and

Ken Kohlenberg will attend the June 10^th Full Board meeting.

3. Unfinished Business

Senators discussed a number of possible fall quarter dates and locations for the

faculty information sessions on collective bargaining and governance. Senators

agreed that the senate would send the Faculty Learning Day committee a

recommendation. Since the majority of faculty requested the information

sessions on collective bargaining and governance, the Faculty Senate recommends

that Faculty Learning day include one morning session and one afternoon session.

The faculty survey responses are the rationale for the recommendation.

Senators discussed the academic calendar options sent by Mary Gaier. *Motion:

that option B with the Learning Day scheduled for September 8^th be used.

The Motion passed.

*Motion: that the recommendation concerning the evaluation of chairs and deans

be sent to Dr. Grove. The Motion passed.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15.

The next senate meeting will be Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 2:30 in rm. 7-L21.