Campuses reported a variety of forums, vigils, and teach-ins in response to last week's events.

                    The new president at SWSU reversed a series of retrenchments announced by his predecessor.

Additional (reported during Senate meeting):

1. Picket signs: If IFO members carry a picket sign, make sure it doesn't say, "I am on Strike..." This sign would be illegal for IFO members to carry.

2. Fed W-S students can't be hired/reassigned to do strikers' jobs. This does not apply to State W-S workers. IFO has stated strong language regarding administrative compliance of NOT hiring scabs.

3. Notes on: Poor Search results from last year, AFSCME Health chart listing difference between current support level, offer by MnSCU/Doer, and what's being asked for by AFSCME, Enrollment numbers.

D. Lintin/P. Vance moved to invite administrators (to come to Faculty Senate) to discuss the large student increase and the impact on budget, including impact on class sizes and service to students, and what faculty is giving up.

4. At 3 p.m. next Monday (9/24), IFO exec's will meet with NCA team instead of the scheduled M&C meeting. The Meet and Confer meeting will take place afterwards at 4 p.m.

 

V. Review of Meet and Confer notes from 9/10/01
Notes were included in the packet.

Correction:

#10: one from psychology (instead of one from biology twice).

K. Williams stated his disagreement with the administration's statement "Having one additional IFO from each of Biology and Psych. would improve the chance of having a rep from each department at every meeting."

#12: K. Williams stated that he requested previously that the changes in flags and courses could be placed on the web.

He further noted this issue will be taken up at A2C2.

Notes received by Senate.

A. A2C2 (and statewide Academic Affairs)
No report.
D. Downs/B. Svingen moved to name Alex Yard as rep. on Statewide Academic Affairs.
Motion Carried.

Alex noted that high priority items: Transfer agreement, MN Teacher Certification/Testing procedures.

B. Graduate Council
No Report.

C. Government Relations (statewide and local)
Darrell Downs briefly reported the following:

* The committee met with Michael Tillman, Staff Director of the State Board of Teaching, and IFO Academic Affairs Committee members, Deborah Japp and Alex Yard, for an explanation of proposed rules on alternative teacher licensing.

* The committee, in conjunction with the IFO Board and Academic Affairs Committee heard a presentation from Alan Johnson on MnSCU bonding priorities.

* The committee recommended a number of political contributions to the IFO Lobby Fund (for selected Republican and DFL legislators).

* The committee will meet in mid November to complete its recommendations for new IFO legislative goals.

1. Student Teacher Supervision Loads (OB-A from 5/2/01)

3. Regulation 3-15 (or 3-26?) (NB-C)

Following discussion, the committee decided that a meeting between VPAA Richardson (and any other appropriate administrator) and PP&G may be the most efficient way to proceed on this regulation. Recommend asking for a meeting at Meet & Confer.

E. Committee on Committees (in conjunction with NB items C and D)

The Committee on Committees recommended that the following members be appointed to the WINGS Task Force:

Dennis Pack - Mass Comm
Gail Grimm - HHP
Jim Reineke - Education

The committee will be meeting this Friday at 10 a.m. to discuss what to accomplish at a rally (if strike). When and where will be discussed also. Faculty Senators were invited to this meeting.

Com-G was presented at the Senate meeting.
B. Svingen/M. Kesler moved to approve last year's budget report.
Motion Carried.

Senate moved to approve the FY02 proposed budget.
Motion Carried.

The student teacher supervision loads for Spring 2001 will be coming later.

Comments by Barbara Boseker relative to Senators comments/questions.

1. Sp. Ed. voted to support 18 cr.1 teacher again this year. Gone around and around with Dean of Education. She previously agreed on this full load status. Sp. Ed. does not agree with how Dean of Education is allocating student teacher loads. B. Boseker stated that NCATE requires the 18 cr. 1 teacher load for accreditation.

2. Sp. Ed. needs are different from that of Ed since Sp. Ed. supervisor has to visit many more different sites than Ed.

A. Yard/B. Svingen moved to refer this matter to PP&G and that the NCA documents be forwarded to PP&G.
Motion Carried.

The administration provided a single (draft) copy at the 9/10 Meet and Confer meeting. VP-Richardson noted the results done with the Covey Foundation and was quite costly. This is to be viewed as an assessment tool, not evaluative. This should give the campus a start on how the campus view the AA/HR office.

A final copy will be forthcoming.

Faculty Senators who would like a copy should e-mail D. Bratt.

C. Fixed Term and Adjunct Faculty list 2000-2001

A list of Fixed Term for FY2001 was enclosed in the Senate packet.

Senate Comments:

1. Senators noted that the list is not complete.

S. Smith/A. Yard moved to ask for a complete list at next Meet and Confer.
Motion Carried.

Adjunct list will be forthcoming.

D. Additional Duties of Administrators Report (Revised)

Senate deferred action on the Report Describing Additional Duties Assigned to Administrators at Various Times, provided last Spring, because a revised version of the Report had not yet arrived.

D. Bratt requested that the administration provide a revised version of the Report, prior to the next Senate meeting, if possible. Tess Kruger requests for some clarification. She was not present at the Meet and Confer meeting when FA-exec's asked the questions. Tess Kruger appeared to have been given enough clarification during this meeting to provide a revised version of the Report.

The administrators will provide a revised copy at the next Meet and Confer.

No report received at time of this Senate meeting. Will ask at next Meet and Confer again!

The Sep. 24 Meet and Confer will occur during the NCA Visit dates. The NCA team would like to visit with the FA-Senate at ~3 p.m. D. Bratt requests that the 9/24 Meet and Confer be scheduled at a later time on that date? The administration proposed ~4 p.m.

The administration proposed that WSU build (and enhance) an environment that focuses on technology application for faculty. A document titled "WSU E-Learning Center " was given to FA-exec's. This center could begin this year and serves as a pilot year. This represents a best shot at beginning an E-learning environment for faculty development. The E-learning Center would be supervised by an E-Learning Director, who would report to Assoc.VP Clements. The E-Learning Director is a new position. An E-Learning Advisory Team is being proposed to be composed of: a Dean's rep, AUTC rep, FATECH rep, Rochester rep, Cont. Ed./Outreach rep, TSC rep, ITS rep, E-Learning Center Director, and the Laptop Liaison. This team would be proposing/considering E-Learning Policies and Directions.

The administration would like to start this center as soon as possible.

Comments from 9/10 Meet and Confer meeting:

1. The E-Learning Director carries out policies drafted by the E-Learning Team.

2. Searches for positions that are not presently filled will begin as soon as possible. Due to the soon-to-be-expired contract, the MAC-focused E-Learning Center Analyst position will be opened for a search soon.

3. No real new money, just combined and shifted internally. For example, The E-Learning Director position, a MSUAASF level-E position, will be funded from existing unfilled positions from IT and ACEED).

4. The E-Learning Instructional Designer (used to be available only to College of Nursing and Health Sciences) will now be available to the university.

5. This document is a working draft/document. Suggestions are welcome.

D. Bratt's summary:

The proposal aims to gather under one functional umbrella, and primarily in one physical location (the library), most or all of those pieces of computer equipment and those personnel, currently scattered around campus, that are devoted to developing faculty's expertise in classroom use of computers, use of the web in instruction, etc. It is proposed to hire a Director who would oversee the implementation of policies that would be established by a steering committee. This group would consist of faculty as well as other interested campus groups and offices.

Two documents: WSU E-Learning Center Proposal, E-Learning Director Position Description.

Senate Comments:

1. The chart implies more compartmentalization of technology, rather than putting everything under one umbrella.

2. Where is the Laptop Liaison and the FATECH Committee?

3. E-Learning Director (a MSUAASF position) cannot/should not supervise/direct faculty.

4. The proposal and org-chart are very confusing (relative to the concept of integration of technology)!

5. This proposal was developed during the summer, without any faculty input!

A. Yard/B. Svingen moved to refer to FATech committee for comments.
Motion Carried.

IACUC is in charged of looking at research proposals involving animals.

The administration has combined the minimum requirements from agriculture and NIH. The committee requires a minimum of five members. Presently, the membership consists of one from Biology, one from Psychology, an ethicist, a vet, and G&SP Director (ex-officio). One of the members must be outside WSU.

The administration proposed that the committee memberships for faculty be increased from two faculty to four faculty (i.e. two from Biology and two from Psychology). Having one additional IFO from each of Biology and Psych would improve the chance of having a rep from each department at every meeting. Tim Dost, a Winona Clergy member, was contacted to be the ethicist. He also represents an outside-WSU member. He has agreed to be a member of the committee. The administration would like to have faculty appointments recommended to them.

A. Yard/C. Killion moved to approve to add one member to each of psych and biol., two for each biol. and psych.

Discussion surrounded why one needs to have two members, since this is not an issue in actual practice
in previous meetings.
Motion Carried.

A. Yard/D. Lintin moved to refer to Comm on Comm.
Motion Carried.

IFO (D. Bratt) should check whether 2 or 3 or 4 credits count as the IFO member unit.

The administration proposed that the Residential College Steering Committee be appointed two more members. Having more faculty members appointed on this committee would help to reflect the university-wide intent/effect of the Residential College concept.

B. Ng/A. Yard moved to approve the new composition and to refer to Comm. and Comm.
Motion Carried.

The administration proposed that WSU plan for a convocation ceremony during fall orientation week. They would like the Commencement Committee to discuss and plan for this event.

Comments:

1. To include all faculty and staff, and 1^st-year students.

A. Yard/S. Smith moved to inform at Meet and Confer that recommendations are to come back to Senate.
Motion Carried.

F. Service Day Committee

The administration proposed that we have a Service Day in the springtime. A document was given to the FA exec's. This document is a letter addressed to all constituencies. It speaks to the importance of service to the community. It calls for the establishing of the Community Service Planning Committee composed of:

5 IFO
5 students
2 MSUAASF
2 Council 6
1 Coalition
1 Council of Administrators

This committee is in charged of coordinating the activities of a service day, a day during the academic year in which members of the WSU students, faculty and staff would work on a variety of service projects. The day will conclude with a campus-wide celebration to show appreciation for the volunteers.

FA Senate Comments:

Upon strike action by AFSCME and MAPE, State IFO proposed to give $400 (200 by local IFO and 200 by state IFO).

D. Downs/B. Svingen moved to approve the matching donation.
Motion Carried.

Information provided at Senate regarding Post Retirement Health Care Savings Plan drafted by the MN State Retirement System (dated 8/2/01). Senators were briefed by D. Bratt on specific features. Jim Pehler and Russ Stanton will be coming around campuses. FYI only. This document will be e-send to IFO members.

Postponed until the next Senate Meeting.

Discussion of Senate members with Kerry Fine on issues related to services provided on campus.

B. Barbor/M. Engen moved to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Bill Ng.