2nd FASP September Minutes

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FACULTY AND STUDENT POLICIES COMMITTEE MINUTES September 16, 2010

PRESENT: Allen, Bordin, Brady, Clower, Cooprider (Kotar), Gampel, Huntsinger, Kotar, McCabe (Dent), Mills, Mittman, Monet, Ponarul, Schademan, Scholtes, Scholz, Sistrunk, Warner  ABSENT:    Deleon, Douglas, Fairbanks, Jayousi, Postma, Zimbelman

• Committee members were introduced.
• Minutes from May 6, 2010 were approved with correction to the spelling of Bordin’s name
• Today’s Agenda was approved.
• Amnouncements: Kotar reported that EC has asked FASPC to look into the charge of the Course Fee Advisory Board given changes to the course fee program. Kotar also reported that review of language differences between the standard Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures (FPPP) document and the reorganized FPPP (referred to as the Mark III, approved by Senate in 2009) will form part of the work of the committee this year. Bordin and Allen informed the committee of progress made by Faculty Affairs in their review of the Mark III.
• Discussion: Discussed potential issues for FASPC to address in 2010-2011 including:
  Clarify the definition of temporary faculty in the FPPP; Revision of EM 02-116 Policy on Campus Behavior and Campus Violence Prevention; Study faculty voting policies across the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Faculty Constitution and the FPPP. (This is in response to the Settlement Agreement; Grievance CFA No. 2006-212/ CSU No. R03-2006-362; and Unfair Labor Practice Charge LA-CE-1032-H); Review current policies to determine if prohibitions against academic mobbing are adequately addressed. If they are not, propose a policy or policy revision. Mobbing, in its most basic definition, is bullying of an individual by a group in the workplace setting; Review current policies (FPPP, harassment policy, etc.) for provision of due process protection for faculty and staff, including FERP and emeritus faculty; Review guidelines in the FPPP on evaluation of temporary faculty, especially forms and procedures. For example, the requirement for part-time faculty to write a “statement on ethics” each year, when the same is not required of tenured or probationary faculty; Gather information on faculty childcare available on campus and perhaps in the community, and if needed, develop a resolution to improve faculty childcare; Review FPPP in regard to guidance on evaluative ratings for faculty for retention, tenure and promotion.
  Kotar Proposed a procedure for polling the members in order to prioritize work of the committee.

• Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
  
  Minutes submitted by M. Kotar