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Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio 44555 |
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Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio 44555 |
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December 4, 2002
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Major topics presented/discussed:
Ohio Faculty Council report; resolution of appreciation for Jim Morrison; proposed Academic Standards Committee motion that no course designed as intensive may be certified for all three intensive areas (writing, oral communication, critical thinking); appeal to reconsider the Professional Conduct Policy passed at the November 6 Senate meeting.
Because of the lack of a quorum, no usual Senate actions could be taken. However, the Senate, with unanimous approval, presented a resolution of appreciation to Jim Morrison for his long service as chair of the Senate.
Jim Morrison, chair of the Academic Senate, called the "non-meeting" to order at 4:11 p.m., noting the absence of a quorum. He announced that we would proceed with reports and discussion.
Minutes of the 6 November 2002 meeting are available on the Senate web site. Given the lack of a quorum in December, approval of the November minutes will appear on the February agenda.
You may view the November minutes at http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/minnov02.htm; click your “Back” button as necessary to return to the December minutes.
Senate Executive Committee (SEC) / Report from the Chair: Jim Morrison recognized Tom Shipka to present the Ohio Faculty Council report.
Ohio Faculty Council (OFC): Tom Shipka summarized the report that was attached to the agenda for the December 4 Senate meeting at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/dec02_ofc.htm>.
Shipka concluded by presenting the following resolution of appreciation to Jim Morrison on behalf of the Academic Senate and the Senate Executive Committee:
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WHEREAS, Dr. James Morrison, Professor of Psychology, has served with distinction as Chair of the Youngstown State University Academic Senate since February 7, 1996, and WHEREAS, during his tenure as Chair of the Senate, Dr. Morrison has provided calm, fair, and professional leadership, and WHEREAS, Dr. Morrison’s integrity and sense of fair play were instrumental in guiding the Senate through such complex and difficult matters as quarter-to-semester conversion and revision of the general education requirements, and WHEREAS, Dr. Morrison has faithfully presided over meetings of the Academic Senate Executive Committee and ensured that the Executive Committee met all of its duties under the Senate Charter and Bylaws, and WHEREAS, Dr. Morrison has worked with various committees of the Academic Senate to assure smooth and timely consideration of issues that come before it, and WHEREAS, Dr. Morrison has served as a member of numerous University-wide administrative committees and effectively represented the policies and wishes of the Academic Senate, and WHEREAS, Dr. Morrison has traveled on numerous occasions to Columbus to represent the University and its Academic Senate, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Academic Senate expresses its sincere appreciation to Dr. Morrison for his years of service to the Senate and for his commitment to the welfare of Youngstown State University, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall, upon its adoption, be provided to Dr. Morrison, along with the best wishes of the members of the Academic Senate. Thomas A. Shipka, Chair Elect Academic Senate Youngstown State University December 4, 2002 |
The Senate expressed unanimous support for the resolution. [Many thanks to Bob Hogue, Bill Jenkins, Tom Shipka, and members of the Media and Academic Computing staff for drafting and preparing the resolution on behalf of the Senate.]
Morrison said he was “very humbled by this gesture”; he looks forward to sitting in the audience and having the opportunity to speak to issues that come before the Senate in the future.
Charter and Bylaws Committee: No report.
Elections and Balloting Committee: Louise Aurilio, chair of the committee, submitted a written report noting that Daryl Mincey was elected to a two-year term on the Ohio Faculty Council (OFC). (Tom Shipka, the former elected representative to the OFC and the incoming chair of the Academic Senate, will chair the OFC and serve as YSU's other representative on the Council.)
Academic Standards Committee (ASC): Pete Beckett, chair of the committee, gave the context for the proposed motion that was attached to the agenda for the December 4 Senate meeting at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/dec02_asc.htm>. He noted that the Senate had referred the matter to the ASC in September 2002. Beckett read the proposed motion, which will be presented at the next Senate meeting.
Academic Programs Committee (APC): Ray Shaffer, chair of the committee, sent a report that several proposals are still in the circulation phase.
University Curriculum Committee; Academic Planning Committee; General Education Committee (GEC); Integrated Technologies Committee; University Outreach Committee; Library Committee; Academic Research Committee; Student Academic Affairs Committee; Student Academic Grievance Committee; Honors Committee; Academic Events Committee: No reports.
New business: Appeal to reconsider the Professional Conduct Policy passed at the November 6 Senate meeting. The policy is available at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/prof_conduct_policy_11-02.pdf>. The appeal to reconsider is available at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/dec02_appeal.pdf>.
Three additional items were made available at the December 4 meeting: a sheet called "Additional Areas of Concern"; a sheet called "Re: Appeal to Reconsider Professional Conduct Policy," signed by Bill Jenkins and Charles Singler; and a document called "Reply to the Appeal to Reconsider the Professional Conduct Policy," prepared by Tom Shipka. Following the meeting, Shipka submitted an additional document, titled "December 5, 2002, Comments by Tom Shipka." These four items, which appear in Attachment 1 to these Senate minutes, are available at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/appeal_docs_12-02.pdf>.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Attachment 1: Four Documents Related to the Conduct Policy Passed on November 6, 2002, and to the Appeal to Reconsider It, available at <http://www.ysu.edu/acad-senate/appeal_docs_12-02.pdf>
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RESOLUTION
OF APPRECIATION