CSU FACULTY SNNATE
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday,December4, 2012,
LIBRARY Sun Room
Approved:January 15,2013
ATTENDANCE:
Justin.Akujieze,
ElizabethArnott-Hill, Phillip Beverly,RobertBionaz,SarahBuck,JaneCrossley,
MoniqueGermain,PaulGomberg,TonyaHall, SooK*g, Margaret,A.Kelly, Ann Kuzdale,Crystal
Laura,LorraineLazouskas,
Byron Martin, Ben Liu, FatimahMuhamrmad,
PaulMusial,Mohammad
Newaz:,William JasonRaynovich,AlesiaRichardson,
Virginia Shen,BrendaPruitt-Annisette,
Gabrielle
Toth,t\ltematefor ElizabethWittbrodt,HeatherFields,Aref HervaniL
Guestsl:
Philip Cronce,Karel Jacobs,TracyCrump
I.
CALL TO ORDER 1.37p.m.
Phillip Beverly,presiding
MeetingRecordedby Ann Kuzdale
III. MINUTES APPROVEDfor November6.2012
IIL
ANNOT]NCEMENTS
1. PECmeetingDecembersth,2012
2. ProvostCouncilDecember5th,2012
3. GradesDueDecemberlIth,20l2
Decemberl3th,2012
4. Commencement
l4th,20l2
is
Decenber
BOT
meeting
5.
6. Next RegularSenatemeetingJanuarylsth ,2012
IV.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
l. Academic& StudentAffairs: met with Dr JeffersonregardingAd Astrascheduling.
2. SenateExecutiveCommittee:Phillip Beverlynotedthat the committeeis following up on the
statusof searchcommitteesacrosscampus;the absenceof a campuspolicy for the
diskncelearning
sgrveillanceof telephoneandcomputerusage;the needfor departmental
the IBHE "stateof
February
for
in
event
policiesto be reflectedin DACs; a Senate-sponsored
the state"
Committee:Noreport.
3. SharedGovernance
4. Buildings& Grounds:Karel Jacobsspokeon formalizing,a
5. Technology:No rePort
6. Library:No report
7. Rules& Operations:No report.
ooGo
Green"initiativeon campus.
V.
w.
OLD BUSINESS
1. HLC update:PaulMusial reportedthatthe openmeetingsof the HLC campusvisit were
well-attended;
a draft of the HLC reportwasexpectedby December14'nto whichthe
universitycouldcommemt
on efforsof fact.A formalreportwould be submiuedby January
15ftto the HLC board.
NEW BUSINESS
1. AthleticsDepartmentAnnouncement:
in 2013CSUwill be part of the WesternAthletic
Conference
shouldbe namedafterGwendol Brooks
2. CSULi
Yea:21
Motion: Thatthe Boardof Trustees
namethe CSU Library the "Gwendolyn Nay:0
Abstain:
BrooksLibrary" for the Illinois poet
laureateGwendolvnBrooks
a
Referredto Board
of Trustees
will be involvedin rewritingthe
Committerc
CSUHiring Policy: SenateSharedGovernance
Facultyhiring policy in light of the failureof facultyinvolvementin the Augusthiringsin the
CriminalJusticeDepartment
4. GraduateCouncilLeadorship:discussionof the needfor the GradCouncilto reviseits bythat whatever
policy into writing. Senaterecommends
lawsandput their representation
and
that
the leadership
reprresentation
have
program
should
disciplineprogam hasan M.A.
of the GraduateCouncil,the Chairof the CrradCounciland Secretaryshouldbe electedby
thebodv.
VII.
VI[.
IX.
Auditorium12:3'0-2p.m.
15,2013;NAL
NEXTMEETING: January
MEETINGADJOURNED:2:00P.m.
MEETINGACTION ITEMS
DECISIONSMADE
VofP,,
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Approvedwithout
1. Thattheminutesof the November6,2012
obiection
FacultvSenateMeetingbe approved.
t: TharttheBoardof Trusteesnamethe CSU Library Yea:21
the "GwendolynBrooksLibrary" for the Illinois Nay: 0
Abstain:1
poetlaureateGwendolYnBrooks
Referredto Board
of Trustees