FACULTY SENATE MINUTES NO. 6
November 18, 2003
1.� CALL TO ORDER: The sixth meeting of the Faculty Senate was called to
order in Jacobus Lounge, Brockway Hall by Jeffrey Walkuski at 1:10 PM.
SENATORS AND MEMBERS
PRESENT: J. Walkuski, B. Jackson, P.
Buckenmeyer, K. Coombs, B. Mattingly, D. Berger, P. Walsh, K. Alwes, J.
Hokanson, L. Anderson, M. Friga, M. Chandler, J. Peluso, K. Pristash, A.
Johnson, S. VanEtten, P. Schroeder, A. Young, T. Phillips, D. Walker, E. Bang,
D. Stevens, E. Bitterbaum, E. Davis-Russell, R. Franco, W. Shaut, B. Jackson,
C. Plunkett, E. McCabe, J. Governali, C. Poole, M. Ali
SENATORS AND MEMBERS ABSENT: G. Beadle, J. Cottone, J. Rayle, T. Fay
GUESTS PRESENT: P. Koryzno, C. Malone, M. Prus, E. Caffarella, D.
Margine, S. Summer, B. Darling
II. SENATE ACTIONS:
There was a motion to approve
the academic guidelines as put forth by the EPC Committee (Passed; 13/8)
III.� APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: There was a
motion to approve the minutes as amended from November 4 with a clarification
from Ellen McCabe specifying that the procedure changes being approved were for
the Performing Arts Department.
IV. CHAIR�S REPORT:
Chair Walkuski discussed the
continuing work on the Senate Reconstruction Committee. He hoped to convene the
meeting the following week to discuss the comments to look at the process of
restructuring.�
He also announced he has been
asked by the President�s Office to create two committees to look at DSI, one
for professional faculty and the other academic faculty.� He said he would be sending out an e-mail in
the next coming weeks.
V.� VICE CHAIR�S REPORT:
No report.
VI.� TREASURER� S REPORT:
Coombs reported that
approximately 40 people have paid their dues. She thanked those who did pay and
encouraged those who hadn�t to send them forward to fund scholarships and
memorial plaques for retirees.
VII.� SECRETARY�S REPORT:
No report.
VIII.� PRESIDENT�S REPORT:
President Bitterbaum opened
with an update on a recent initiative developed through a relationship with
Madame Chang and others in China to build a Chinese American High School.� Their ideal is to have 30% Chinese and 70%
American and the entrepreneur who interested in building the high school may
come and visit SUNY Cortland in December.�
This enterprise would offer the opportunity for students to go and teach
in China. He also explained the unique opportunity to have two Chinese faculty
in the SUNY system, Paul Yu, President of Brockport, who may assist.�
He also explained that when
he came here he was asked about university police being armed and he said no
when he was interviewed. That is still his position, however, it has since been
brought to his attention by the chief of police, suny cortland, drug trade
coming from Syracuse, putting our students at risk.� We are only 1 out of 4 who doesn�t, Geneseo,
we have to re-look at the issue.� He has
asked Bob Spitzer, national expert on gun control, and Herb Haines,
criminologist, Sociology, ask spoke from community as well.� He said that while in Albany the week before
there legislation President of community colleges, signed that community colleges
can carry handguns to protect their students.�
�I think it would be imprudent not to look at this serious issue, hate
to have a tragedy on our campus and we didn�t do the right thing.� Start in the new year.
The President also discussed
the Greening of campus, two major initiatives going forward, composting and the
community wide bike program.
He also discussed a study of
summer school salaries, a recent visit to OCC and TC3 with a very unique
opportunity to do some more partnering.�
The SUNY wide assessment
plant, he reported, has been put on the table by the Chancellor where it will
be reviewed in January.�
Chris Cirmo and Craig Little
have two major grants going involving $150,000 which will make our campus very
competitive.�
Finally, Cortland College
Community Theater and Ralph Dudgeon with the Music Department were mentioned
with very impressive programs of interest.
IX.� QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT:
No questions for the
President.
X. QUESTIONS FOR THE
VICE PRESIDENTS:
No questions for the Vice
Presidents.
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XI. STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Long Range Planning
Committee - No report.
Educational Policy
Committee - The President�s list was
introduced and will be voted on next time. The motion to approve the academic
guidelines as put forth by the EPC Committee was discussed and voted on.
Student Affairs Committee - No report.
Faculty Affairs Committee - No report.
XII. SUNY SENATOR�S
REPORT:
No report.
XIII. STUDENT SENATORS:
Dan Walker, Student Senator,
announced that the Secretary of the Student Board would be leaving next
semester.� He asked teachers to take back
applications to distribute, the deadline is Monday December 14th.� The Winter Formal is going well, he reported,
and he urged those interested to call x4819.�
He also asked those interested in the cause of holding tuition hikes to
write letters to the Governor, and he offered sample copies for guidance.� Lastly, he discussed campus food drives where
student senators brought two cans which was a big success.� He offered that if any faculty were willing
to set up food drives SGA would set up a drop location box.
XIV. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Committee on Committees - No report.
XV. FAST TRACK ITEMS:
There were no fast track
items.
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XVI. NEW BUSINESS:
The academic guidelines as
put forth by EPC were discussed at length during the entire meeting.
XVII.� AREA SENATORS REPORTS:
There were no Area Senators
Reports.
XVIII.
PRESENTATIONS:�
There were no presentations.
The meeting was adjourned at
2:18 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Kissel
Recording Secretary
The following reports are
appended to the Minutes in the order reported and submitted by Senators and
other members.
(1) Administration�s report
to the Senate submitted by President Bitterbaum.
(2) President�s List as
submitted by Lynn Anderson, Chair, EPC Committee.
http://www.cortland.edu/senate/minutes/m6th.html
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