Minutes
General Faculty
Meeting
Burruss Auditorium
Prof. David
Brani, Moderator of the Faculty presided, Nancy Reichert, Acting Secretary.
I.
Approval of Minutes
Moderator
suggested that the approval of the minutes for the General Faculty meeting of
A
motion was made and carried to postpone approval until the next general faculty
meeting.
II.
Approval of Graduates
The
list of students applying for graduation Summer 2004
was approved.
III.
Comments by the VPAA
Contracts. Dr. Hornbeck apologized for the various
errors made concerning the current contracts.
In some cases stipends were left off, dates were incorrect, and/or the
pay schedule was incorrect. Corrections
will be made.
Fall
Kickoff. The fall kickoff will begin on August 17th. The VPAA will
mail all faculty relevant schedule changes.
The change will enable the President to call a general faculty meeting
for the week of August 16. Discussion
ensued. Faculty concerns dealt with the
lateness of the notice for change, the preference for a general faculty meeting
on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, and the disruption to personal schedules. The VPAA will consider having the President
call for the meeting on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
Budget. SPSU will receive around $1.5 million in new
money. Around $880,000 will be allocated
to Academic Affairs. Of this money,
approximately $360,000 is needed for the six, currently advertised positions.
Also, due to the decline in budget the past three years, this increase should
not be categorized as a windfall.
New
Faculty Positions. Departments are to
identify all faculty positions that need to be filled. The VPAA will create a
prioritized list. Positions will be staffed based on the 2006 budget.
Advertisements for approved positions are to begin as soon as practical. The
VPAA recognizes the need to begin advertising early in the Fall.
Dean approval is required before any position is to be advertised.
Graduation. All faculty are
invited to attend the summer graduation ceremony. Summer faculty members are expected to attend
graduation.
Department
Budgets. Department chairs should know
by the end of summer the final departmental budget. Deans will help make budget decisions
concerning the size of the OSE and Travel budgets for the departments within
their school.
Fall
Final Exam Schedule. The anticipated
date for release is shortly after drop/add. Classes scheduled outside of the
block schedule and the number of two-day classes makes it difficult to schedule
all exams within the allotted exam dates. For future terms, securing an earlier
release date may require an additional exam day.
IV. Other Business
Election
of new moderator. The current moderator will be on leave of absence for the
upcoming academic year. Secretary Mark Stevens will serve as moderator until a
new moderator is elected. An election will be conducted at the next general
faculty meeting. Faculty may submit names to the secretary prior to this
meeting.
Joyce
Mills announced that faculty will again be dressing on the lower level of the
architecture building for the summer graduation.
V. Adjournment
A
motion was made and carried to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Reichert,
Acting Secretary
David M. Brani David
Moderator and President, Faculty Senate Vice President, Academic Affairs