We will cover review them next time.

 

3. President’s Report:         

A. Meeting with Dr. Manuel.  (Grievance Procedure)

Senator Hampton reported on the status of editing the grievance process including reviewing the expectations of good behavior, code of conduct, composition of the review committee, other meanings, and dealing with response time.

Senators are asked to give any comments in writing to Senator Hampton.

A document is in development that will come to the Senate and then Academic Council.

B. Upcoming meeting of Academic Affairs Committee and Board of Trustees 

The meeting is Tue. Oct. 31, 2006. A report from Dr. Manuel about the Heritage and Innovation Reconsidered document is on the agenda.

We will come back to this topic in the Core Curriculum Transition Committee report.

 

            Alumni Association – Gwen Diaz

                        (No report since Senator Diaz was not able to be at our meeting.)

            Athletic Cabinet – Terri Boggess

                        No meetings.

            Budget Committee – Terri Boggess, Leona Pallansch

                        Meetings start Nov. 7.

            Core Curriculum Transition – Leona Pallansch, Jerry Poyo, Rich Wosman, S.M.

(returned to here at 2:15 PM) Senator Poyo reported that there is still editing going on by the whole group, particularly in the third column content of the document called Commentary 2006. It is unclear when all the faculty get to be involved. There has not been agreement on the content of the Heritage and Innovation Reconsidered document that is supposed to be a philosophy of education for St. Mary’s.  

Concerns for the process and where the process began were discussed.

Concerns for a lack of assessment of the current core were discussed.

Concerns for a need to review mission and identity first were discussed.

Campus Beautification/Design Comm. – Caroline Byrd

                        No meetings yet. There may not be a committee right now.

Facilities Master Planning – Terri Boggess

                        No meetings yet.

Institutional Review Board – Andre Hampton

            We have no seat on this committee – take it off our list.

            Retention – Kathleen Maloney

                        The meeting was postponed.

            Student Judicial Comm. – Peggy Curet

                        Was one contact, although she could not go.                

            University Benefits – Rosie Cutting

                        There has been one meeting, and they will be about once a month.

Needs were expressed for catastrophic insurance.

The committee decided not to do ICUT because we had to commit to 3 years and the track record of ICUT’s success is uncertain. 

            University Parking – Gwen Diaz, Roy Robbins

                        The committee met last Tuesday, although Roy was not notified.

            University Technology Committee – Carol Redfield

There have been 3 meetings. The major topic is do we need computer labs or not on campus. The issue was raised to bring to the meeting to clarify what the plans really are for the student notebook computers.

 

5. Old Business:                    

A. Working Groups with Academic Council

                        The committees should have representation across the University.

Meetings have not been scheduled yet.

                                    Summer Work and Compensation – Celine Jacquemin,

                                                     Colleen Nolan, Bill Piatt, Tony Kaufmann

                                    Senior Professor Review   - Carol Redfield, Richard Pressman

     (pending acceptance), Janet Dizinno, Keith Russell

                                    Sabbaticals - Peggy Curet, Jim Sauer, Henry Flores, Palmer Hall

 

6. New Business: (2:45)

A. Voting Boxes – move from deans’ offices to Library?          

We discussed issues and questions - can we have an additional box in the library, or eventually vote online?

            B. Other

Consider joining the AAUP.  

Senate Boggess suggested we offer an informal lunch gathering for the faculty, offering an inexpensive lunch to purchase, on a Friday of the month in the Faculty Lounge.

            C. Special meeting with Dave Manuel – Nov. 10, 1:30   TBD – Alkek?  

Start the meeting with issues from Faculty Senate.

 

7. Next Meeting:    Friday, November 17, 2006 – Alkek 106

 

8. Adjournment at 3:00 PM