MINUTES OF FACULTY SENATE
December 14, 2005
303 Education Building
12:30 PM

Senate President Allen Colebank called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. in Room 303 in the Education, Health Careers, and Family and Consumer Sciences Building.  The following members were present:

Allen, Berryhill, M. Bond, S. Bond, Baur, Bradley, Burgher, Cable, Colebank, Harvey, Jones, Kelley, Kiefer, Kirk, Kisner, Mazure, Moore, Patterson, Poland, Richardson,  Riesen, Savage, Schaupp, Sprowls, White, Wilson, and Young.

The November 9, 2004 minutes were approved as presented.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. Patterson announced that the Committee on Adjuncts is underway and the Committee for Bachelor Arts will be formed soon.

Connie Moore announced that the Legislature has asked higher education for more participation and that needs be prioritized.

OLD BUSINESS

Motion by Jeff Poland to approve Curriculum Proposal 2004-05-02 for second reading, seconded by  Robert Cable.  Motion by Martin Bond to waive secret ballot, seconded by Sue Kelley.  Motion carried.  Motion to approve Curriculum Proposal 2004-05-02 for second reading carried.

NEW BUSINESS

The President is seeking suggestions on how to proceed in developing a balanced budget.  The process must inform everyone, permitting input concerning adjustments.  He is requesting that discussions occur prior to setting the budget in July.  One possibility may consist of developing small groups who would focus on budget reduction.  Minutes would be distributed to inform faculty on discussions.

Motion by M. Bond to approve Curriculum Proposal 2004-05-03 for first reading, seconded by Kelley.  Motion carried.

Motion by Moore to approve the Nominating Committee for the Committee on Committees, seconded by Elizabeth Savage.  Motion carried.  The Nominating Committee consists of the following members:  Rick Harvey, chair; Sue Kelley, Sharon Bond, Fran Kirk, and Larry Allen.   

Karl Burgher stated that FSU must develop a Board of Governor’s policy.  Suggestions include that all campus administrators holding faculty rank teach at least one course during each eighteen month employment period or pursue scholarly activities that would benefit the institution.

Meeting adjourned 1:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristi A. Kiefer

Faculty Senate Secretary