Faculty Assembly Minutes April 18, 2016
Chair: Joan M. Carroll Recorder: Aaron Wilson
Members Absent:
ADMIN – Kristi Eck / ANT – ______/ ART – Rebecca MushtareCPS – Barbara Streets / ENG – Robert O’Connor / MAT – Chris Baltus
PHY – Scott Roby / PSY – Qing Liu / SA – ______
SA – ______/ SA – ______
The meeting was called to order at 3:09 pm.
I. Approval of Agenda – The agenda was approved as published.
II. Approval of Minutes – The April 4 minutes were approved as published.
III. FA Chair’s Report – Joan Carroll
UFS Standing Committees – The call is out from the University Faculty Senate (UFS) for faculty to serve on various standing committees. The call with links to committee descriptions and application process will be sent to the membership tomorrow.
Chief Diversity Officer search – is almost underway. The two elected faculty representatives on the search committee are Lisa Glidden and Barbara Streets. Jerald Woolfolk is chairing the search committee and it is expected that campus visits will start early in the fall semester.
Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan – The committee to develop this plan, to be submitted to SUNY by November 1, includes the following faculty members who have been selected by the deans of their respective schools to serve: Henry Shikonga of CMA, Patricia Clark of CLAS, Mary Rodgers of SoB, and Marcia Burrell of SoE. Jerald Woolfolk is also chairing this committee.
Two UFS alternate positions and one senator position need to be filled.
The current council membership list will be sent out campus-wide; members and chairs are asked to consider continuing their service and/or speaking with colleagues to encourage others to serve.
Please say your name and constituency before speaking.
Please continue to send electronic copies of all handouts and reports to . We will convert handouts to PDF for posting on our website and sharing through Google Drive.
Please continue to support our green initiatives by bringing your own reusable beverage container to FA meetings.
IV. International Education and Programs Report – Josh McKeown, Director, Office of International Education Int'l Ed & Programs
In programs ranging from semesters abroad to faculty-led quarter courses, 360 Oswego students studied abroad last year. Of the students that studied abroad, 25.3 percent of them were from underrepresented groups.
The study abroad programs are growing. Last year, 64 percent of all study abroad programs were faculty-led, and 24 faculty members led programs abroad. International faculty travel grants support 20-30 faculty each year.
Oswego’s “I, Too, Am Study Abroad” campaign earned an honorable mention by the Institute for International Education’s Andrew Heiskell Awards.
The top countries that send students and scholars to Oswego are China, Korea, and Canada. An international survey, the International Student Barometer, revealed that international students rank Oswego highly in academic quality, learning environment, campus and quality of life, and support services.
V. Nonnative English Speakers in the Classroom – Jean Ann, Professor, Educational Foundations & TESOL
Through the visual demonstration of an international student’s notebook, which he uses to translate and learn common, nonacademic words and phrases, Jean Ann gave a powerful explanation of the experiences of nonnative English speakers not only in the classroom but in making sense of the campus and its culture as a whole. She concluded in saying that she did not think that providing international students extra time on exams was in any way an unreasonable level of support or provides them an unfair advantage.
A question was raised about whether a campus policy should be created on the subject.
VI. Summer Construction Update – Mitch Fields
Fields gave details on a list of the various construction projects and their phases that will be completed this summer. Most projects are set to be completed by August.
VII. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces
● Personnel Policies Council – Gwen Kay
Eve Clark and Lisa Glidden are both willing to run for UFS alternates, however, there is still a need to replace Kristen Eichhorn as senator.
Due to a lack of viable replacements for FA chair, the deadline for a call for nominations will be extended by another week.
The proposed DSA calendar draft will be sent out by April 19, to be considered by FA at our next meeting.
As per the bylaws, the School of Business has begun a review of Dean Skolnik. Also, per the bylaws, in the fall there will be a review of President Stanley. The council is accepting names for the committee to conduct the review.
· Priorities and Planning Council – Linda Rae Markert
The council met April 8 and approved the Department of Vocational Teacher Preparation’s new undergraduate certificate program in career and technical education, the Department of History’s proposed revisions to its major and minor programs, and the Department of Human Development’s proposed revisions to its major.
The next meeting is April 22.
● Academic Policies Committee – Eve Clark
The committee met April 8 and April 15.
The committee approved changes to the History BA and minor, the Human Development curriculum, and the Marketing track in the Risk Management and Insurance Business major. The proposals are on the floor for review by the assembly for a vote at the next meeting.
The committee voted in support of the creation of the Sports Studies Minor and the Career and Technical Education Undergraduate certificate program. The proposals are on the floor for review by the assembly and a vote at the next meeting.
The committee approved an addition to an addition to NAC 240 as an elective to the Native American Studies program.
● Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – Lenuta Giukin
The committee last met March 30. BRC 315 (new) Post Production and Editing was approved at that meeting and MSC 200 (new) Physical Education has been approved to replace HDV 200 which was reported out at the April 4 meeting of FA.
● Student Issues and Concerns Council – Lisa Glidden
The council met April 11.
The council previously reported that that Ebru Altay and her staff can proctor exams for nonnative English speakers in the Division of Extended Learning. When the Spring 2016 semester ends, SICC will survey other schools with international students to see what kinds of alternative testing schemes they use.
There is a longstanding problem that there are not enough tutors. The wage increased to $13 an hour, and there is an outreach to faculty.
Centro buses tend to be off schedule. The council is looking into ways of improving this situation.
This year spring break ended on Easter Sunday. A few complaints were received from students saying they had to end their Easters too quickly. A discussion followed about why Good Friday is usually scheduled as a day off rather than the Monday following Easter. This is a much broader issue of the College Calendar.
The council will conduct a rideshare survey of other campuses’ experiences later this spring.
· General Education Council – Michael Nehring
The General Education Assessment went to the departments on April 15.
The council looks forward to the retreat on May 19.
· Information Technology Council – Graham Bradley
The council met April 5 and learned that CTS is turning on an app, called MyMaps and is looking into back-ups on campus.
Sean Moriarty is looking into creating an IT steering committee to look at prioritizing technology projects around campus.
The council discussed issues of technology and accessibility – especially for online courses.
The council will meet April 21.
VIII. Unfinished Business
· Proposed revisions to the Biological Science Program (Biological Sciences Department):
○ Biology BS Passed Unanimously
○ Biology BA Passed Unanimously
○ Biology Minor Passed Unanimously
○ Zoology BS Passed Unanimously
○ Zoology Minor Passed Unanimously
· Proposal for the Assessment of Advanced Expository Writing
Discussion included the perspective of some that this will add yet another layer to the process of writing assessments. Passed 20-13.
IX. New Business
There was no new business.
Meeting adjourned 4:49 pm.
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