University Senateminutes

University SenateMinutes

October 2, 2006

Call to order 3:06Keystone Room

Roll Call- 52 Senators present

Approval of Minutes- September 11, 2006- motion Ruiz/VanArsdale, approved unanimously.

President’s Report-

Dr. Dillman responded to the senate recommendation regarding the Tobacco Use Policy. He stated that in order to make the campus tobacco-free, the university would need to consult with each union. In the meantime, a process will begin to create a tobacco free area within a certain distance from each building on campus. Dr. Dillman will meet with each union to begin moving toward a tobacco-free environment.

Commencement becomes larger and larger each year, creating the need to limit the number of tickets available to each graduate. The Commencement Committee made recommendations that the senate could review such as splitting graduate and undergraduate events and making sure that all candidateshave completed requirements prior to graduation. It will be too early to act for the 2007 commencement. Dr. Dillman hopes for senate recommendations for 2008.

Dr. Dillman presented data from an Economic Impact Study that provided information about the money generated by the State System. (see attachments)Monroe county population continues to grow as does the per capita income. Also, the percent of adults over 25 with bachelors degrees is increasing. Consideration as to how the university might meet the needs of a post-graduate population could influence the direction ESU takes as an institution.

ESU has a direct economic impact on the community surrounding it due to the fact that its faculty and staff live and spend within a close range to the campus. Also many students and alumni stay in the area. This has a direct impact on the local economy of $113,000,000 per year and an indirect impact of an additional $273,000,000 per year. This shows the economic leverage that ESU can have on the region and the legislature.

Dr. Dillman reported that performance funding figures for 2006/2007 (see attached) are $1,829,709, or 4.89% of the total. This compares to the 2005/2006 year with $1,218,684 and 3.9% of the total. The funding reflects an improvement in performance indicators and that ESU is making progress.

Agenda changes/additions- none- motion to approve Moses/Maroney, approved unanimously.

Standing Committee Reports:

Executive Committee

The committee made a motion that Joe Miele be appointed Parliamentarian for the University Senate. Motion unanimously approved

Budget & Planning

VP Staneski reported that budget allocations were sent out to the Vice Presidents. Allocations included $250,000 to cover inflation, $750,000 in base increases and $250,000 for one-time purposes. Allocations were in keeping with Budget & Planning Committee recommendations. The next fiscal year is likely to be leaner since all available funds were used this year. The State System proposed a 6% increase in state appropriations and a 1% increase in tuition. Performance funding will likely be at the same level as this year.

The Budget & Planning Committee will look at enrollment issues relevant to the master plan. Consideration will be given as to how big the university should become. ESU is using consultant Rich Howard to assist in the process and discussion of issues involved.

Comments and questions from senators included the following:

State APSCUF voted to send a statement to Harrisburg opposing performance funding as unfair. The senate could consider sending a similar statement to the Board of Governors. Since the Board of Governors makes decisions regarding the performance funding, senators could consider attending a meeting and expressing concerns during the public comments portion of the meeting.

A question was raised as to how much ESU receives from the Pepsi contract. The contract yields approximately $65,000 to $70,000. That money is directed to scholarship programs when possible.

Can ESU sell its recycling? The cost to set up a system is very high and can exceed the profits. However, it is still good to recycle whenever possible.

Dr. Dillman commented that performance funding does have a significant financial impact on the institution. Concerns were expressed in Harrisburg at the legislature and the Board of Governors. Both bodies think that performance funding is a good idea.

By Laws

Faculty members from an academic department expressed concerns about the validity of department elections. The prior Bylaws committee reviewed the concerns over the summer. Since the current committee has new members, the review will continue. The committee will report at the next senate meeting.

Diversity

The diversity committee reported the following:

Campus Diversity Surveys were administered to a random sample of ESU students during the summer. Currently the validity and reliability of the survey is being examined.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Diversity Education Consortium (NEPDEC) provides diversity events & workshops programs for the academic year. As a member of this organization, ESU can send up to 10 people to each program. The Diversity committee encourages faculty, administrators and students to participate in these educational workshops. NEPDEC Website:

On most ESU publications the non-discrimination statement is either incorrect or incomplete. The committee discussed specifics of the statement and ways to disseminate this information through the senate, listserv, and department chairs.

A search is underway for the Director of Diversity & Campus Mediation. A good pool of applicants has been received.

Frederick Douglass Program- On October 16 a visit by Sam Martel (PENN State) during the day and Angela Davis as the evening speaker. Faculty members are encouraged to send their students.

The committee discussed the usefulness of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity for the classroom. The model will also be distributed to members of the senate and other interested faculty/administrators.

Of the five PASSHE Diversity Grants proposals submitted, three were awarded. Future grants will focus more on diversity/retention/recruitment-related research.

A question was raised as to why sexual orientation is not included in our non-discrimination statement. Until approved by Harrisburg, the wording cannot be used in official statements. However, the wording can be added in a publication in a separate area.

Instructional Resources & Technology

Twenty-two technology fee proposals were approved by Harrisburg. These proposals were discussed at the September 11, 2006 senate meeting. The committee is discussing a policy making email the primary means of communication with students. While the policy is in development, comments are invited.

New Senate Appointment

Dr. Borland announced that Dr. Alberto Cardelle is the Interim Dean of Graduate Studies. As such, he will be a senator and also serve on the Research Committee.

Commencement Exercises

On behalf of the Executive Committee, Joe Cavanaugh made the following motion, seconded by Miele and approved unanimously:

Commencement: The Student Affairs committee is charged with studying how the University conducts its commencement exercises. Among the topics that the committee should address are: the length of the exercises, seating, tickets available for students, location of the exercises, and awards given at the exercises, including honorary degrees. The committee should consult with those groups on campus who have organized these exercises in the past and is encouraged to include in its deliberations, as it sees fit, others on campus who have expertise and interest in this topic. The committee is further charged to present its report no later than the February 2007 meeting of the Senate.

Alcohol & Drug Abuse

On behalf of the Executive Committee, Joe Cavanaugh made the following motion, seconded by Abbruzzese and approved unanimously:

Alcohol and Drug Abuse: The abuse of alcohol and other drugs is a serious issue for students, faculty and staff. It is of critical importance that effective programs to deal with this issue be designed and implemented. Vice President Tobin is currently in the process of forming a task force to design and implement such programs. This task force will use data collected in a two year study sponsored by PASSHE and the LCB in its design. It is the request of the Senate that it be allowed to appoint two faculty senators to serve on this committee and that these senators will report on the actions of the task force on a regular basis. Further, the Senate requests that President Dillman inform the Senate of any recommendations that this task force may make and provide an opportunity for the Senate to comment on those recommendations before they are implemented.

VP Tobin stated that a task force is being formed. Bob Moses and Jennifer Young will co-chair. A three-part study took place, including a Core Survey to gather data regarding student attitudes and self-report of behavior, a Past Program Review to learn what services have been provided and an Environmental Scan to determine what things support underage or dangerous drinking. The information was reviewed by a national expert who provided a summary and recommendations. The task force will begin to address the recommendations, develop a plan, look at outside resources, e.g. PLCB grants, implement a “social norms” campaign and use current and good data to feed back real statistics when educating students.

A question was raised as to whether the roles of fraternities and sororities will be studied. Freshman students, fraternities, sororities and athletes are all priority populations.

Motion to adjourn VanArsdale/Tobin.

Adjournment 4:03

Next meeting November 6, 2006 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Year / ESU Performance Funding / Total Funding Pool / ESU Percentage
2005-2006 / $ 1,218,694 / $ 31,174,700 / 3.91%
2006-2007 / $1,829,709 / $37,409,800 / 4.89%
EastStroudsburgUniversity of Pennsylvania
Technology Fee Requests 2006-2007
Project Number / Description of Expenditure / Planned Expenditure
1 / Software contract renewals (SPSS, other) / $23,000
2 / Microsoft client access licenses (CAL's) / 9,000
3 / Residence hall Internet bandwidth / 30,000
4 / Student use antivirus software (MacAfee) / 1,000
5 / Maintenance contracts for hardware purchased with previous year technology fee (Spam firewall, other) / 6,000
6 / Two portable video conferencing unit carts, IP based / 40,000
7 / New software requests / 50,000
8 / Renewal and replacement reserve / 120,000
9 / Classroom technology coordinator / 50,000
10 / Wireless network expansion / 5,000
11 / Digital edit studio / 100,000
12 / Physics Department request to setup 10 lab computers and printer for computer assisted activities / 15,000
13 / Exercise Science Department requests a motion analysis system, cameras and software/hardware / 80,000
14 / Horizon Wimba software (or like software) and components (Course Genie, Live Classroom, Voice Tools) for distance education effort enhancing communication between student and faculty engaged in web-based distance education delivery (annual expense) / 22,000
15 / Psychology requests a mobile laptop lab and software specific to their domain SuperLab, BioPac / 111,918
16 / Biochemistry requests gel and blot analysis hardware/software to analyze RNA/DNA, protein gels,
blots, and/or plates / 18,000
17 / Geography requests GIS software Arcview software campus site license. Will be used by
Business Management, Economics, Health, Biology (annual maintenance required) / 15,000
18 / Biology requests computers and other hardware to computerize the anatomy and physiology lab with physiological recording systems and anatomical software for the human anatomy and physiology lab / 63,314
19 / Biology requests a classroom response system (clicker system) for Kurtz lecture hall. System to provide instant feed back from students to questions asked using clickers / 16,000
20 / Chemistry requests a gas chromatograph equipped with spectrometric detection which separates components in a mixture and provides unambiguous information for structural identification of each component / 79,000
21 / Nursing requests a nursing lab equipped with computer based manikins for simulation. Laerdal
simulator, infant simulator, haptics decice, sounds trainer, blood pressure training arm, wound care module / 120,000
22 / DS Visualizer Pro for molecular modeling / 8,076
Total Planned Expenditures / $982,308
Current / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
8:00-8:50 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 11 / 11
9:00-9:50 / 2 / 12 / 2 / 12 / 12
10:00-10:50 / 3 / 3 / 1 / 3
11:00-11:50 / 4 / 4 / 2 / 4
12:00-12:50 / 5 / 13 / 5 / 13 / 13
1:00-1:50 / 6 / 14 / 6 / 14 / 14
2:00-2:50 / 7 / 7 / 5 / 7
3:00-3:50
or
3:00-4:15 / 8 / 8 / 6 / 8
4:20-5:35 / 9 / 15 / 9 / 15
5:40-6:55 / 10 / 16 / 10 / 16
Proposed / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
8:00-8:50 / 1 / 8-9:15
11 / 1 /
11 / 1
9:00-9:50 / 2 / 2 / 2
9:30-10:45
12 /
12
10:00-10:50 / 3 / 3 / 3
11:00-11:50 / 4 / 11-12:15
13 / 4 /
13 / 4
12:00-12:50 / 5 / 5 / 5
12:30-1:45
14 /
14
1:00-1:50 / 6 / 6 / 6
2:00-2:50 / 7 / 2:00-3:15
15 / 7 /
15 / 7
3:00-3:50
or
3:00-4:15 / 8 / 8 / 8
3:15-4:15
Meeting / 3:15-4:15
Meeting
4:20-5:35 / 9 / 16 / 9 / 16
5:40-6:55 / 10 / 17 / 10 / 17

MIDDLE STATES UPDATE

SEPT. 11, 2006

UNIVERSITY SENATE

1. BEFORE FALL 2006

1. STEERING COMMITTEE FORMED
2. DESIGN SELECTED
3. TASK FORCES STAFFED
4. TASK FORCES MEET WRITE REPORTS
5. REPORTS EDITED – SUMMER 2006
6. V.P, AND TASK FORCE FEEDBACK

2. FALL 2006

1. OPEN FORUMS
2. VISITING TEAM STAFFED
3. VISIT BY DR. HALSTEAD
4. DRAFT 2 AND FEEDBACK
5. FINAL DRAFT
6. DOCUMENT ACCRUAL

3. SPRING 2007

1. MATERIALS SENT TO VISITING TEAM
2. SITE VISIT – MARCH 25 – 28, 2007
3. PRELIMINARY REPORT & REJOINDER
4. COMMISSION DECISION