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Faculty Senate Minutes January 4, 2020

January 4, 2020
Faculty Reception Room

Present: T. Moretti (Chair), D. DeFino (Secretary), A. Bishop, M. Draeger, A. Howerton-Fox, H. He, M. Hughes, J. Kaalund, E. Mariola, C. Martins, M. Nadel, H. Park, S. Petrovic, A. Rosenfeld, M. Veyvoda

Excused: M. Bard, L. Ivanov, R. Jantzen, A Kelso, O. Soluade, A. Spiegel

T. Moretti called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. Quorum was met.

Announcements

  • An opening reception will take place for Elena Kalman’s “Plastic Paradise” in the Chapman Art Gallery on 1/26 at 1 p.m.; an Artist Gallery Talk will take place on 1/27 at 2 p.m.
  • President Carey will host a Town Hall in Romita Auditorium on 1/28 at noon;
  • A Ribbon Cutting and Reception will take place in the Atrium of the LaPenta School of Business on 1/29 at 5:30 p.m.;

Information Item: Faculty Senate and Faculty Development

  • At its last meeting, the Senate discussed hosting events geared toward faculty support and community-building. D. Wheeler has asked the Senate to suspend planning until the Provost’s Office has time to schedule Faculty Development events, to avoid overlap and/or cross-scheduling.

Information Item: Honors Convocation and Final Exams

  • The Senate notes that Honors Convocation overlaps with certain final exam testing periods, and seeks clarification.

Information Item: Early Retirement Incentive

  • The Senate seeks clarification on the number of faculty who elected to take the early retirement incentive, and how this will impact the College moving forward.

Action Item: Study Abroad and Service Learning

  • The Senate raised several concerns about the future of Study Abroad and Service Learning, including organization, curriculum development, and resources.  These concerns will be raised at the 1/28 Town Hall and the 2/12 College Council meeting.
  • Item remains open.

Action Item: Faculty Senate Adjunct Representative

  • A. Spiegel will step down as Adjunct Senator due to a scheduling conflict.  The Senate unanimously agreed to appoint a temporary replacement, then fill the position via ballot as part of the spring election cycle.
  • Item closed.

Action Item: Faculty Representatives for MSCHE Self-Study Working Groups

  • Working from a pool of self-nominations, the Senate appointed  faculty to serve as follows:
    • I. Mission and Goals: S. Cleary, T. Delgado, Y. Kang
    • II. Ethics and Integrity: J. Breslin, A. Eodice, A. Qayyum
    • III. Design and Delivery of Student Experience: D. Gunn, E. Procario-Foley, M. Varner
    • IV. Support of Student Experience: B. Gaines, A. Rosenfeld, D. Zuckerman
    • V. Educational Effectiveness: J. Alstete, F. Bailie, J. Matich-Maroney
    • VI. Planning Resources and Institutional Improvement: C. Andruk, C. Dougherty, A. Griffith
    • VII. Governance Leadership and Administration: D. DeFino, S. Petrovic, H. Short
    • Compliance: J. Carroll, A. Howerton-Fox, I. Stabell
  • Item closed.

Action Item: Textbook Costs

  • The Senate discussed strategies for reducing textbook costs, and unanimously agreed to reach out to C. Winkler and the Hynes Institute to see if a student project focused on solutions to this perennial problem might be sponsored.

There being no other business, T. Moretti adjourned the Faculty Senate meeting at 5:01 p.m. The next Senate meeting will be held on 2/27/20 at 3:30 p.m. in the Faculty Reception Room.