Present:

Present: C. Burns, J. Murphy, S. Brown, K. Carico, F. Chua, D. Crowder, D. Dietz, J.Floyd, M. Gaballa, A. Gaskievicz, S. Holderby, C. Hoy, V. Jenkins, P. Junius, W. Keeth, T. Kiessling, P. Keller, A. Johnson, J. Mansfield, M. Moore, T. Murphy, J. Phillips, P. Savoye, R. Stanley (for M. Jones), K.Thorne, S. Thornsley, M. Renner, S. Stein

I.

I. C. Burns called the meeting to order at 3:30. Approval of University Senate minutes of November 3, 2005 (Kathy Thorne) as corrected (correct Vincent Jenkins’ name).

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (D. Dietz)

No deposit since last time, but $100.00 has been collected. $350.00 is needed this spring. Departments should continue collecting. The total in the account currently is $472.56, but some is what we owe from last time.

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APPROVED

III.

Announcements

1. Thank you to President and Mrs. Werner for the reception for Senate members on Nov. 10.
   
   

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IV.

Committee and Other Reports

Academic Affairs (J. Floyd)

Motion from AAC: Radiology Technology Program Change: A.A.S. Radiology Technology

Remove: MA 1125, MA 1128, MA 1165, MA 1170, and MA 2231 as electives.
1. Add: MA 1128 as a required general education course with an academic standard of at least a C- for enrollment in radiology courses in Sayre.
2. Catalog Description Change: Under the heading Program Standard#2 should be changed to “A minimum grade of “C-“ must be achieved in BSC 1121 and MA 1128 for enrollment in the radiology courses in Sayre.”

J. Murphy reiterated a question raised at APC: What if students come in w/a math background and should start at a higher level? J Floyd said it was not raised in AAC; suggested the issue should be discussed at the department level. Motion carries.

B.

Academic Planning (P. Savoye)

A full agenda is ready for the next meeting: program changes from accounting, philosophy, and music.

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C.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (S. Holderby)

J. Maslar was gone last week. S. Holderby hopes the election for Student Affairs will be posted by tomorrow. There is no one to run for other positions. She will continue to recruit and hold elections after break. (Sabbatical; alternate will need to be on Tenure Committee; need to elect alternate). Smoking task force is moving ahead.

D.

Student Affairs & Admissions (L. Labuski-Brown)

No report.

E.

Information Technology (A. Gaskievicz)

Met Monday a.m.:

• Received Student Technology Fee Funding tech funding approval for all but one project in the plan. Cheryl Hasselman has begun the bidding process, and materials are arriving.
• Upgrades for SPSS, Endnote, MX studio, and others expected for Spring 2006.
• Belknap writing lab will be replaced during break.
• 20 new laptops will be added in library.
• New digital audio units have been ordered for Butler.
• Phil Odgen and Tamela Bastion are working on training and distribution of three new setups with Turning Point.
• Projectors and carts will be installed in lecture rooms in AHUB and North Manser in summer.
• Wireless access points placed in North 6th Community room and Retan-Belknap lounge.
• Library received approval for student portion of JSTOR, and two new microfiche readers; Centurian Guard being delivered; student storage network will not be ordered until later in spring.
• Network team fighting a java-related patch since August; has affected WebAdvisor. IPSWITCH OS occasionally will not deliver attachments. Are attempting solutions.
• The real problem w/WebAdvisor relates to population size of those who are eligible to register: 2300/3400 register in the first three days. Provost is attending to this. No issues on subsequent days.
• Media services group excited about Turning Point technology. Faculty are invited to sign up for a demonstration of the interactive classroom and a training session. These have been successfully integrated into library training (Sheila Kasparek) and classroom quizzes in Biology (John Sternick).
• Faculty computing surveys have been reviewed and action lists created. Thanks to faculty for help with increasing an understanding of the effects of technology changes on teaching, learning, and faculty expectations and needs. Data since 2000 are available for accreditation reports.
• SAP implementation update: Connie reported SAP had been axed; however, the IT Committee of the Board of Governors met by teleconference on Monday and “rescinded motion of committee.” Therefore, implementation of SAP continues withfull implementation targeted for Fall, 2009-2010.

Discussion of report:

• How will the Writing Center will be changed? Provost Renner: Replacing hardware.
• Regarding projectors in lecture rooms in AHUB: Do classes meet there and can they? Provost: No. Three will be equipped w/multi-media equipment, and they must be used for student activities.
• Regarding Library Laptops: Weren’t they going to be scrapped? A. Johnson: They see very high use. They must also be available for the classroom without computers.
• Andy will check with Connie regarding the following: problems with Outlook not sending or receiving; questions about the possibility of a site license for Endnotes; and utilizing drop boxes.
• Other issues: Outlook changes the staff e-mail addresses to “Dr.__,” “Ms.__,” etc., which creates a problem when sorting. Drop boxes could be considered as a good option to avoid student emails w/attachments. Spam is a problem with some e-mails.

F.

Library Advisory (A. Gaskievicz)

Met this morning: Scott DiMarco is concerned with staffing and wishes to hire fulltime positions. JSTOR, the new research database, is approved. The library is reviewing all serials for the right format, proper archiving, and fit with current curriculum. The library is not canceling serials, only looking for redundancies to streamline. RefWorks and Endnotes additions are being considered. Collections are becoming digitized, making it possible to go through photos and search for MU pictures.

Provost (M. Renner)

Stats on 1st year, 1st time BA students: Will be in Fact Book next summer. There are 613 students in cohort and the mean SAT score is up from 990.5; median of 970. Last year’s was 988. Decrease of lower SATs. Minority groups combined down from last year with a tripling of those who refuse to report minority status. Those figures do not match admissions numbers. Increase of 6% (23-30 students) in top of high school class. Decline from 40%-36 % of 1st generation students. J. Murphy: Is part of our funding at the mercy of how students report? Are we allowed to present it differently? Provost: No. This is self-reported. We are required to require it by some agencies and others forbid it.

V.

Old Business

1. None.

VI.

New Business

1. None.
   
   

VII.

Adjournment at 4:05 (T. Murphy/K. Thorne)

Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen Carico
Interim Senate Secretary