Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

University of Southern Colorado

February 26, 2001

The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on Monday, February 26, 2001, at 3:00pm in the Ether Arthur Conference Room – Library 106.

Members Present:

G. Abrahamson, M. Avina, K. Brown, J. Browne, S. Calhoun-Stuber, J. De Palma, J. Dorsch, M. Druelinger, S. Ebersole, J. Fogelquist, J. Goodman, M. Hoots, G. Miller, E. O’Leary, G. Orr, N. Osborn, H. Regassa, W. Sauer, P. Sefovic D. Sullivan, T. Taylor, L. Valerio, W. Wright

Members Absent:

Lucero, Tate, Otis, Frye, Medina, Hansen, Joyce

Parliamentarian:

E. O’Leary

Guests:

Renee Drabier, Director Technology Center; David Niccoli, Computer Technology Specialists; Pam Anastassiou, Director of Admissions & Records; Ron Dehn, Computer Technology specialists; Janet Barnett

CALL TO ORDER

Senate President Browne called the meeting to order at 3:04 pm.

II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Agenda approved with one change (i.e., President Guerrero has a schedule conflict and will not be addressing the Faculty Senate).

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Minutes approved without objection

INFORMATION AND ACTION ITEMS

A. Senate President Browne provided information on the following:

1. Approval of the Minutes from 1/29/01 Faculty Senate Meeting (Both Faculty Senate Secretary Dan Sullivan and Pam Parrack, Recording Secretary, have been doing an excellent job of developing and distributing the Faculty Senate minutes and agendas. It requires a significant amount of time to develop the minutes to the point where they are posted on the web). Faculty Senate Vice President James Fogelquist has graciously agreed to provide editorial assistance as the draft(s) of the minutes are developed.

The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) will host open forums on Tuesday, March 20, 3:00 – 4:30 PM and Wednesday, March 21, 3:30 – 5:00 PM in OUC. The purpose of these forums is to provide an update to the University community on the progress of the SPC to date and to solicit input on the direction the SPC is headed.
Faculty Senate elections will soon be held for electing units across campus. At the Faculty Senate’s April 16 meeting there will be nominations for Senate President, VP, and Secretary. Prior to nominating anyone, please ask the potential nominee if he or she is willing to accept the nomination. There is no point in nominating any individual who is not willing to serve.
Posting a draft of the Faculty Senate minutes on the Senate’s web site was discussed. Currently there is a one-month delay in posting minutes from Senate meetings; one month is a long time for faculty to wait in order to be informed about the activities of the Faculty Senate. It was suggested that the Senate minutes could be posted in draft form with a disclaimer that they are not yet approved. Then it was suggested that draft minutes be approved by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee prior to posting. M. Hoots moved and W. Sauer seconded to post a "draft" set of minutes on the Faculty Senate web site after approval by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee with a disclaimer that they are pending approval by the Faulty Senate at its next regularly scheduled meeting . Motion carried

USC President – Dr. Tito Guerrero was unable to attend due to a schedule conflict

Technology Services On –Line Registration

Dr. Renee Drabier, Information Technology Director

David Niccoli, Manager of Administrating Computing

Pamela Anastassiou, Director of Admissions and Records

1. Dr. Renee Drabier addressed the Faculty Senate with information about On-line registration. The university received a Title III US Department of Education Technology Grant, part of which will be used to develop an on-line course registration system. David Niccoli provided a Power Point slide presentation (with handout) to describe the proposed online registration system. He also demonstrated a test-version of the on-line registration system. Faculty input is sought regarding the level of access/restriction the system should provide for students during the registration process. It is anticipated that the web application will allow student access from any desktop and permit a seamless interface with the online bulletin, financial aid, billing, unofficial transcripts, admission information, student address change/correction, etc. All students will need to be authenticated by use of a PIN number. Online registration permits for enrollment in restricted course are being studied. In response to several questions, David Niccoli stated that the current advisement process would not change. Further, he stated that the proposed system does not currently check for prerequisites but that could be modified when a degree audit feature is considered. There will be an open forum for a complete demonstration of this system on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, from 4:00 to 5:00pm.

YMCA Corporate Cup – Ron Dehn

2001 is the 17^th year for the Corporate Cup and the 15^th year for USC

The Corporate Cup’s Goals are to: Promote Fitness, Build Team Spirit & Pride, and to

Have Fun

Events range from friendly competition to very competitive events
There are 13 – 14 events including: Running, Swimming, Walking, Bowling, Biking,

Golf, Basketball Shoot, etc.

Some events are held at USC
USC is the event sponsor for the 5k walk / run (800-1,000 participants)
Competition is in divisions by age and gender (most events) & company size
Approx. 30 teams from Pueblo Corporations & Organizations
Approx. 2,400 participants
Approx. 175 on TEAM USC in 2000 (student employees / faculty / staff)
All employees and retirees are eligible to participate
Takes place in late September, entries due early September
The Senate is asked to help promote, recruit team members, and participate!
Barbara Montgomery has agreed to be the official team captain

The Corporate Cup promoters wish to dispel the myth that the Corporate Cup is for athletes only and wish to encourage the University community to participate and have fun.

General Education Board – Dr. Sam Ebersole – no report

F. SBA Representative - Mr. Michael Hoots

1. M. Hoots distributed a summary of USC’s Quality Indicator Performance for 1999 – 2000 year (8 indicators) and the SBA faculty representative report February 2001, with CCHE – Legislative and general faculty issues.

CAPB – Ms. Kathy Brown – No report

APSB – Mr. Paul Sefcovic

1. P. Sefcovic said that APSB had tabled discussion of Dr. Glennen’s suggestion to activate Academic Suspension during spring and fall semesters. Currently, students may be placed on suspension at the close of the spring semester. He also noted that the writing assessment placement test is being implemented for Fall Semester 2001.

The APSB has examined the catalog, and identified portions specifically affected by the reduction in institutional overall credit hours from 128 to 120. P. Sefcovic asked for Senate action to bring the following areas into compliance (catalog pages are listed):

Reduce acceptable transfer credit hours from 64 to 60 (junior colleges), and 96 to 90 (4-year institutions). Catalog p. 12, repeated under Institutional Requirements…, p. 41. Wright moved, Orr seconded. Motion passed.
Delete paragraph (p. 12) requiring a maximum of 20 semester hours of transferable credit of vocational or technical nature. This requirement is no longer followed at USC. Wright moved, Ebersole seconded. Motion passed.
Reduce number of required semester hours earned at USC for scholastic honors from 32 to 30 (p. 39). Osborn moved, Regassa seconded. Motion passed.
Under Institutional Requirements… (p. 41), reduce minimum overall semester

hours from 128 to 120. Wright moved, no second. Motion passed. Also reduce semester credits earned immediately preceding graduation from 32 to 30, with no more than 15 (not 16) acceptable from another college or university. Wright moved, Orr seconded. Motion passed.

Delete #14 (p. 41) requiring bachelor of science students to earn minimum of 48 hours in the college of their major. Orr moved, seconded by Wright. Motion

passed.

Under Institutional Requirments… (p. 41), substitute the following wording for the current #3: "A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit must be earned

from a four-year institution. Of these, a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit must be earned in residence (courses taken from the University of Southern Colorado) with a minimum grade point average of 2.000 for all resident hours attempted (both on-campus and continuing education for-credit courses are considered resident credit). Orr moved, Hoots seconded. Motion passed.

= Under Deans’ List (p. 34), substitute the following wording for the first paragraph: "All undergraduate students, including those enrolled in continuing education classes and those enrolled in a second baccalaureate degree program, are eligible for the Deans’ List in a given semester provided they: 1) achieve a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.500, 2) be degree-seeking, 3) earn at least 12 credit hours at the University of Southern Colorado, and 4) receive

no grade of ‘incomplete’. The Deans’ List is generated and published Fall and Spring semesters." Orr moved, seconded by Goodman. Discussion followed on the nature of ‘incomplete’ courses, including the need for exemptions. Sauer asked if the course is completed successfully, will the GPA be recomputed? J. Browne called the question; motion passed.

Under Major Requirements (p. 41), delete the last portion of the first

paragraph, "including an approved capstone course." Druelinger moved, seconded by Osborn. Motion passed.

P. Sefcovic announced in concluding that the APSB would have a draft Intellectual Property rights draft available for the March meeting.

Faculty Compensation Committee – Dr. Mel Druelinger

1. M. Druelinger stated the FCC met with the President and V.P. Borge on February 13, and discussed the implications of an overall University budget with a possible 4% faculty salary increase. The state mandated classified staff increase is 4.9%. Based on budget data, approximately $157,000 (including fringes) would be needed for an additional 1% increase in faculty salary. The Budget Board is looking at budget dollars in certain areas (e.g., increasing graduate tuition, the adjustment of distance learning fees to meet costs, and the consideration of altering certain community agreements) that could be reallocated to meet salary equity and salary compression concerns. J. Browne stated that there are many ways to report budget numbers and that faculty need to be vigilant that faculty salary increases remains a priority. J. Goodman voiced a concern from the FCC meeting with the President and V. P. Borge that the currently projected budget deficit will make equity adjustments very difficult to fund. J. Browne indicated that he is involved with the Quality of Work Life (QWL) initiative on the Strategic Planning Committee and the major QWL issue is faculty satisfaction with pay.

Handbook Committee – Dr. Wolfgang Sauer

W. Sauer informed the Faculty Senate of pending issues to be brought before the Handbook Committee within the next week include sabbaticals and the grades change process.

Committee on Committees – Mr. Gayle Abrahamson

The administrative evaluation will be ready within the next week. G. Abrahamson thanked Faculty Senate for email response to elect Kris Chandler for CIRF committee. Given the short period of time in which the provost has been in her current position at USC, instead of asking faculty to evaluation the new Provost, they will be asked to submit a list of items (to be prioritized) they would like to be addressed by the Provost.

CFAC Representative - Dr. Pauletta Otis – no report

V. Unfinished Business – None

New Business - None

Adjournment

Without objection the Senate meeting was adjourned at 4:56pm

Respectfully submitted,

Dan Sullivan Pamela Parrack

Secretary Recording Secretary