Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Attendance: R. Aiken (CST), B. Averbach (SBM), D. Baron (Medicine), J. Chen (CE), M. Chisholm (Coordinator), J. Evans (President), J. Joyce (Faculty Herald), A. Kidawa (Secretary), D. Maleson (Law), L. Millner (Vice-President), W. Nathan (Past President), E. Newman (SSA), I. Shapiro (STHM), J. Solow (BCM), T. Speaker (Pharmacy), A. Stark (Dentistry) and R. Williams (CLA).
1. Call to Order:
J. Evans called the meeting to order at 12:52 PM).
2. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of the February 1, 2005 meeting were approved as distributed. The minutes of the February 8, 2005 meeting were amended with additional emendations to be submitted on line for approval next week.
3. President’s Report:
a. Request for a non-presidential advisory FSSC member: J. Evans reported that there has been a request from the School of Health Sciences for a non-presidential faculty member to be accepted as an advisory FSSC member. The ensuing discussion clarified that this faculty member would not have voting privileges at any of the meetings of the senate or its subcommittees.
b. EPPC Meeting: This meeting was held on February 14, 2005 with Jackie Resavage reported initiating the process of renumbering courses to meet the status chart. Sophomores will be given the option to continue in the CORE or the new GenEd program. No GenEd courses will be housed in any particular college. W. Nathan related that he is generating a proposal for study of the GenEd Program at colleges with multiple schools, eg. Math and Science.
c. Agenda for Representative Senate Meeting: J. Joyce suggested inviting CLA’s dean, Susan Herbst, as did D. Maleson suggest inviting the Law faculty representative, Jim Shellenberger, to discuss their perspectives on the new impetus for research and its impact on tenure and promotion procedures.
d. Rescheduled FSSC Meeting: Since the Representative Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for 1:45 PM on February 22, 2005, the FSSC will hold its next weekly meeting on the same date at 11:45 AM.
4. Vice-President’s Report:
L. Millner related that Mark Haller has volunteered to serve on the Personnel Committee although no volunteers as yet have been identified for the Student Awards Committee.
5. Subcommittee Meetings on GenEd Applications:
J. Evans related that 27 applications have been received for appointment to the GenEd Executive Committee. The FSSC was divided into three subcommittees who in turn reviewed all the applicants’ CVs and other documentation. The criteria as defined at the February 1, 2005 FSSC meeting were employed in the assessment of these applications. Each subcommittee’s report and ranking of the applicants will be discussed at the February 22, 2005 meeting.
6. Old Business:
None was presented or discussed.
7. New Business:
None was presented or discussed.
8. Adjournment:
The full FSSC assembly meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM and was followed by subcommittee meetings that adjourned at different times.
