Faculty Senate Minutes, December 1, 2022

December 1, 2022
3:30 p.m.
In Person

Present:  D. DeFino (Chair),  D. Brophy (Secretary), M. Bard, G. Barry , B. Gaines, N. Gao, A. Howerton-Fox, L. Ivanov, A. Kelso, J. Klein, R. Korpan, N. Kyaw, , M. Veyvoda
Excused: C. Dougherty, R. Lacey, E. Mariola, C. Martins, H. Park, S. Petrovic, A. Qayyum
Guest: Registrar D. J. Arendt

D. DeFino called the meeting to order at 3:37 pm.  Quorum was met.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from the meeting on 11/3/22 were approved via email on 11/10/22.

Guest: Registrar D.J. Arendt

The Registrar reported that room assignments are produced by Optimizer, a computer program.  Room assignments are prioritized for accessibility issues; then by department (example—business courses in LaPenta).  Enrollment capacity is then considered along with same room assignment for back-to-back courses.  Room change requests can be sent to the Registrar by email.

Responding to a question regarding the Final Exam schedule which, for the Fall semester, calls for the submission of grades the day after the last day of exams, the Registrar said that the Academic Calendar is approved by the President’s Cabinet not by the Registrar.

Responding to a question regarding the Degree Audit, the Registrar reported that NYSED ruled that 90 liberal arts credits are required for a B.A. degree.  Business students are required to complete 30 business credits.

Announcements

On 12/12 a performance by faculty members titled Musical Journey will be held in Arrigoni at 12:30.

Discussion Item: Workload Town Hall

The Senate discussed the Strategy Report on managing faculty workload and made suggestions for changes in the report.  D. Defino will apply suggestions and submit revised report to the Senate.

Discussion Item: Committee and Governance Recommendations

D. Defino provided updated recommendations regarding Committee Sizing and Shared Governance.  The Senate will review changes and offer further recommendations.

Discussion Item: Tasks Ahead

CAA did not pass the Neuroscience major based on concerns that faculty were not available to cover the classes.  D. Defino will attend the next CAA meeting when the discussion of this issue will be on the agenda.

There being no other business, D. DeFino adjourned the Faculty Senate meeting at 5:25 p.m.  The next Senate meeting will be held via Zoom on 1/26/2023 at 3:30 p.m.