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01-03

Minutes of January 28, 2003

Bozorth Hall Auditorium - 11:00 a.m.

  1. Approve Agenda
  2. Approve Minutes of December 10, 2002
  3. Open Period - Drew Calandrella, Vice President of Student Affairs President Farish
  4. Moment of silence in memory of Tom Hamer and Richard Mitchell
  5. President's Report 
    1. Update on Campus Master Plan Committee (see accompanying attachment for list of committee members)
    2. Update on Shared Governance Discussions (see accompanying attachment for list of small discussion groups)
    3. Transfer issues - The Provost will attend the first half of our Feb. 11 Senate Exec meeting specifically to listen to and discuss our concerns about transfers.
    4. Other issues discussed by Senate Exec
  6. Regular Business: Standing Committee Reports 
    1. Promotion - David Applebaum
    2. Recruitment, Admissions, and Retention - Harriet Hartman
    3. Research and Technological Resources - Jennie Kay
    4. Sabbatical Leave - Bruce Caswell
    5. Student Relations - Karen Siefring
    6. Tenure and Recontracting - Sandy McHenry
    7. University Budget and Planning - Paul Laumakis
    8. Academic Policies and Procedures - Sandy Tweedie
    9. Campus Aesthetics and Environmental Concerns - Luke Holbrook
    10. Career Development - Sonia Spencer
    11. Committee on Committees - Janet Moss
    12. Curriculum - Phil Lewis
    13. Intercollegiate Athletics - Julie Peterson
    14. Learning Outcomes Assessment - Anne Phillips
    15. Professional Ethics and Welfare - Cindi Hasit
  7. Unfinished Business
  8. New Business
  9. Announcements 
    1. Rowan has signed the contract to purchase SCT Banner software.
    2. George Thottam, Dean of the College of Communications, has announced his resignation as Dean effective June 30 of this year. No decision has yet been announced about whether a search will begin immediately or if an Interim Dean will be appointed.
    3. The Senate Exec will hold a special meeting at 11:00 on Tuesday, February 4, to discuss the recommendations of the Information Literacy Task Force.
    4. Members of the Senate Exec, along with officers of the AFT and CWA, will be interviewing the four finalists for the position of Dean of the College of Education on January 27, January 29, February 5, and February 11.
    5. The Provost's second open forum, cancelled because of snow, has been rescheduled for 11:00 Thursday, February 20, in Rowan Hall.
Small Group Breakdown for Shared Governance Discussions 
(35 members total)
Students via SGA: Jen Holdsworth and 3-5 other students of her choice
Maintenance staff via IFPTE: Ray Cibo and 1-2 others*
Support staff via CWA: Mark Showers and 1-2 others*
  *At Ray and Mark's suggestion, these two groups will be pooled to work together.
Professional staff via AFT: Nick DiObilda, Julie Peterson, Karen Siefring
Professional staff via Senate: Dorie Gilchrist, Nick Schmelz, Kathie Small
Faculty via AFT: David Applebaum, Harriet Hartman, Phil Lewis, Sandy McHenry, Sandy Tweedie
Faculty via Senate: Luke Holbrook, Jennie Kay, Paul Laumakis, Janet Moss, Anne Phillips, Cindy Vitto
Chairs via Chairs Council: Bruce Caswell, Jay Chaskes, Cindi Hasit, Pat Mosto, Sonia Spencer, Ed Streb
Deans via Deans Council: Eric Clark, Diane Dorland, Don Gephardt, Jay Harper, Jay Kuder, Marilyn Martin, Ted Schoen, Carol Sharp, George Thottam
Cabinet via Cabinet: President Farish, Drew Calandrella, Joe Cardona, Bob D'Augustine, John Finan, Tom Gallia, Helen Giles-Gee, Phil Tumminia
Campus Master Plan Comm: Christy Faison and Joe Orlins, Co-Chairs
Faculty/Coach (14): Nick DiObilda (Education), Bob Fleming (Business), Richard Fopeano (Education), Cindi Hasit (Education), John Hasse (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Luke Holbrook (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Tony Lisa (Athletics) Andrea Lobo (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Pat Mosto (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Joe Orlins (Engineering), Mark Showers (Engineering), Skeffington Thomas (Art), Sanford Tweedy (Communication), Cindy Vitto (Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Professional Staff (3): Jim Anderson, Pat Quigley, Eileen Stutzbach
Managers/Admin. (12): Mary Acciani, George Brelsford, Joe Cardona, Eric Clark, Russ Seagren, 
Christy Faison, Tom Gallia, Kathy Rozanski, Ted Schoen, Catherine Wilbur,
 
Olivietta Williams, Ed Ziegler
Students (4): Kevin Basden, Scott Moore, Jen Holdsworth, Jennifer Swingle
Others (2): Ray Cibo (IFPTE), Dorothy Stubblebine (Alumni)