Minutes of the
Sixth Regular Meeting of the Twenty-Fourth Senate
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
February 14, 2005
12:00 P.M., Kettler G46
Agenda
1. Call to order
2. Approval of the minutes of January 10, 2005
3. Acceptance of the agenda – J. Grant
4. Reports of the Speakers of the Faculties
a. Indiana University – B. Fife
b. Purdue University – E. Blakemore
5. Report of the Presiding Officer – G. Bullion
6. Committee reports requiring action
a. Nominations and Elections Committee (Senate Reference No. 04-10) – M. Codispoti
b. Executive Committee (Senate Document SD 04-10) – J. Grant
7. New business
8. Committee reports “for information only”
Curriculum Review Subcommittee (Senate Reference No. 04-11) – M. Codispoti
9. The general good and welfare of the University
10. Adjournment
Presiding Officer: G. Bullion
Parliamentarian: D. Turnipseed
Sergeant-at-Arms: G. Steffen
Secretary: J. Petersen
Senate Members Present:
B. Abbott, L. Beineke, E. Blakemore, S. Blythe, J. Brennan, M. Codispoti, S. Davis,
P. Dragnev, C. Erickson, B. Fife, L. Fox, J. Garrett, P. Goodmann, J. Grant, T. Grove,
S. Hannah, L. Hess, P. Iadicola, S. Isiorho, A. Karim, L. Kuznar, L. Lin, M. Lipman,
N. McFarland, M. Montesino, G. Moss, G. Mourad, A. Mustafa, M. Nusbaumer,
D. Oberstar, A. Perez, D. Ross, H. Samavati, J. Tankel, S. Tannous, J. Toole, S. Troy,
N. Younis
Senate Members Absent:
R. Bean, W. Branson, D. Erbach, R. Friedman, D. Goodman, Z. Liang, L. Meyer,
R. Murray, E. Neal, M. Sharma, G. Voland, L. Wark, M. Wartell
Faculty Members Present: J. Clausen, S. Sarratore
Visitors Present: S. Alderman, J. Dahl, P. Eykholt, A. Gaile, V. Hardesty, K. Kilbane (News-Sentinel), A. Kline, R. Kostrubanic, M. Martinez, P. McLaughlin, Z. Renshaw, D. Schmidt, K. Stockman (Journal Gazette)
Acta
1. Call to order: G. Bullion called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.
2. Approval of the minutes of January 10, 2005: The minutes were approved as distributed.
3. Acceptance of the agenda:
J. Grant moved to approve the agenda as distributed.
The agenda was approved as distributed.
4. Reports of the Speakers of the Faculties:
a. Indiana University:
B. Fife: The members of the Executive Committee are currently discussing ideas about a faculty convocation. Such a meeting would presumably be an opportunity for IPFW community members to discuss the institution’s past, present, and future. I hope that if this opportunity surfaces, the faculty in particular will actively participate in the process. Regardless of our views about IPFW and its current governance structure, we all have a responsibility to assist in the pursuit of excellence on behalf of the 12,000 students who attend IPFW.
Our collective commitment to the students in this institution is more important than the political and ideological issues which tend to be divisive and somewhat conflicting at times. Thus, I hope that faculty members, in an open and participatory manner, will choose to share their useful and meaningful insights with the university community. This is not the time for indifference; indeed, it is time for all of us to become engaged in dialogue and action about our university.
b. Purdue University:
E. Blakemore: I support Senator Fife’s call for faculty to be involved in this discussion process and, should a convocation be called, for people to encourage their colleagues to attend and to attend themselves.
5. Report of the Presiding Officer – G. Bullion:
I reaffirm what Professor Fife and Professor Blakemore have just said.
6. Committee reports requiring action:
a. Nominations and Elections Committee (SR No. 04-10) – M. Codispoti:
M. Codispoti and N. Younis conducted the election for the Presiding Officer for the academic year, 2005-2006. G. Bullion was elected.
b. Executive Committee (SD 04-10) – J. Grant:
J. Grant moved to approve SD 04-10 (Approval of replacement member of the Educational Policy Committee). Seconded.
Motion to approve SD 04-10 passed on a voice vote.
7. New business: There was no new business.
8. Committee reports “for information only”:
Curriculum Review Subcommittee (Senate Reference No. 04-11) – M. Codispoti:
M. Codispoti presented SR No. 04-11 (Certificate in Risk and Emergency Management) for information only.
9. The general good and welfare of the University:
C. Erickson: I would like to remind faculty, staff, and students that the IPFW Child Care Task-Force Committee has created a survey to try to assess the need for full-time child care on this campus. The chancellor had sent out a memo with an address on it. If you have somehow tossed that memo or you need a reminder, please e-mail me, Chris Erickson, in the History Department. We would like to hear from everybody, whether you have children or not. It is important that everybody’s vote is counted. It will take you about two minutes to complete the survey. There is also a section for comments.
J. Tankel: I want to thank Ahmad Karim for volunteering to serve on the Educational Policy Committee.
We are proceeding with our project in terms of rewriting and revising the goals and objectives for the IPFW baccalaureate degree. I want you to all be aware, and let your departments know, you will be soon receiving a list of key words. We would like departments to respond to the Educational Policy Committee in terms of ranking the concepts and skills that we are looking to include. That is a two-part process. The first part is at the department level with a hard copy. There will also be a web form for individuals from all over the campus. We have already talked with people in student government, the administration, and faculty. When you get your e-mail, I will try to put the header in such a way that you do not just immediately delete it because we would like to get as many responses as we can from faculty, staff, administration, students, and alumni. So we are proceeding along and, in the next week or two, you should be getting both a hard copy for departments and web instructions for individuals.
L. Hess: I have a question about the signage on the buildings. There are really nice signs for some of our buildings, but a building like Neff Hall has no sign with big letters on it. It is really hard sometimes for folks who are visiting the campus to find some places, and I was wondering if there was going to be any attempt at making larger identification on the buildings so people can find them.
S. Hannah: There is a process. Slowly, each building is getting new signage. Neff’s turn will come.
10. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
Jacqueline J. Petersen
Secretary of the Faculty