Minutes: Faculty Senate Meeting: Sep 16, 2003

On Sep 16, 2003, the SPSU Faculty Senate met in M100, Auditorium, at noon. Prof. Tom Currin, Moderator of the Faculty presided, R. Dreyer, secretary.

Senators

  

Ex-Officio/Visitors

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D. Brani (MET)

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D. Hornbeck (Int. VPAA)

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L. Dollar (IET)

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W. Barnes (Dean-ACC)

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J. Duff (BCP)

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A. Gabrielli (Dean-AS)

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S. Edwards (Math)

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M. Murphy (Dean-CSE)

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W. Hodges (ECET)

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B. Pearce (Int. Dean ETM)

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B. Nuhfer-Halten (SIS)

    

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R. Richardson (Mgt)

    

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T. Rizzuto (Arch)

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P. Carden (chair-IET)

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J. Rupf(CS)

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J. Fowler (chair-MATH)

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J.A. Samra (IT)

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S. Tippens (director-CTE)

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M. Stevens (HTC)

    

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W.Thain (ECET)

    

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S. Vincent (Lib)

    
 

A. Wang (SE)

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T. Rotnem (SIS)

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M. Wilson (CET)

    


1. Welcoming, opening remarks-Moderator
1.1 Comments
1.1.1 Senate needs volunteers to work with standing committee chairs on developing P&P’s for their respective committees. B. Nuhfer-Halten and J. Rupf volunteered.
1.1.2 Senate needs ideas on how SPSU can use resources better.

1.2 Reminder about P&P about creating P&Ps.
1.2.1 Process is a P&P is drafted, sent to the senior administration for review, then sent to the Senate for approval, etc. Draft Promotion and Tenure P&Ps did not follow this procedure.
1.2.2 Currently Senate is establishing philosophy for the promotion and tenure P&Ps, for the VPAA’s use in developing a draft.
1.2.3 Goal is to complete promotion and tenure P&Ps by end of year.

2. Continuation of Discussion of Report by P&T philosophy committee-L. Dollar
2.1 Discussion continued, led by Lester Dollar. Report will be issued when discussion is completed.

3.0 Other business
3.1 None

4. Adjourn
4.1 Next Senate meeting, Tuesday Oct 7, 2003, noon
4.2 Next Faculty meeting, Thursday Sep 25, 2003
4.3 Meeting adjourned at 12:58pm

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R. Dreyer, Secretary
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T. Currin, Moderator