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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

Minute

Meeting #26

March 30, 2004

1. The meeting was called to order at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 in the third floor conference room in Green Hall, Chairperson Beckman presiding. All members were present except Senator Martin.

2. The minutes of Executive Committee Meeting #24, March 16, 2004 were approved as revised. The minutes of Executive Committee Meeting #25 were reviewed and revisions discussed. Subsequent to the meeting it was agreed to consider the revised minutes of Meeting #25 on April 6.

3. The Executive Committee discussed Faculty Senate Meeting #7, March 25, 2004 and agreed that it was unfortunate that the Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions to the Providence Campus hadn't had adequate time to complete their report and answer questions at that meeting. Ms. Grubman said that the ad hoc committee planned to meet later in the week to review their March 25 presentation and to plan for their subsequent report on April 15. The Executive Committee asked Ms. Grubman to share the following questions and concerns with the Ad Hoc Committee:

a. What are implications for financial aid?

b. What is plan for ensuring that general education courses are taught by continuing faculty members in the same proportion as in Kingston?

c. How much choice will students have in each of the general education areas as compared to Kingston students?

d. Since a prior Board of Governors agreement may prohibit Communication Studies from offering a degree in Providence, how will it affect the figures?

Ms. Grubman was also asked to request that the ad hoc committee provide more information on the academic advising plan for each of the majors and a breakdown for the $10,000 for support services.

4. The Executive Committee discussed a preliminary Agenda for Faculty Senate Meeting #8, April 15, 2004. At the Faculty Senate's request, the Executive Committee decided that the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions to the Providence Campus should be included as a Special Order item before the Reports of Standing and Special Committees.

The Executive Committee discussed the placement of the Report of the Investigative Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Reorganization and decided that the report of a special committee should not take precedence over the reports of standing committees. This was especially important with regard to reports of the CAC, Graduate Council, and UCGE Committee because their recommendations were subject to catalog publication deadlines.

If time runs out at the April 15 Faculty Senate meeting, the Executive Committee decided to pursue the possibility of asking the Senate to recess until April 29. A recess meeting would give all of the members of the current Senate (one third of whom would no longer be eligible to vote on May 13) the opportunity to consider matters that had been initiated during 2003-04.

Ms. Grubman agreed to find out if the Cherry Auditorium would be available for a recess meeting on April 29.

5. The Executive Committee met with Vice Provost Trubatch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and discussed the proposal to establish a Research Corporation. The Executive Committee said that the appropriate route for the proposal was for a recommendation to come from the Council for Research to the Faculty Senate. During discussion, the Executive Committee suggested a number of matters that should be addressed before bringing the proposal to the Senate for action. It was tentatively agreed to include the Council for Research's Report on the Agenda for the May 13 Senate meeting.

6. The Executive Committee reviewed a draft memorandum from Chairperson Beckman to Dr. DeSchepper responding to his memo on the CAC's procedures for considering temporary courses. After discussion, the memorandum was approved in final form and Chairperson Beckman agreed to send it to Dr. DeSchepper

7. The nature of the FSEC's report to the Senate on the JSPC and related issues raised with regard to next year's Executive Committee were discussed. Chairperson Beckman said that she hoped to have a more detailed outline of her presentation on April 6.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sheila Black Grubman