Meeting of the CCAS Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
February 27, 2024
The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:45 p.m., with CCAS Faculty Senate President Robert Emmons presiding. There are 30 Senators, including 2 officers and 2 senators-at-large. Of the 30 voting members, 16 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of January 30, 2024, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was approved.
Voting record: 16 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstention.
- Courses and Programs presented by Alex Roche, Chair of the APC, for approval by the Faculty Senate:
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Courses presented for discussion and approval by APC to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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History |
50:509:290 |
Digital History |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:160 |
Introduction to the Principles of Psychosocial Rehabilitation |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:161 |
Communication Techniques for Interviewing and Counseling |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:162 |
Group Interventions for People with Disabilities |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:163 |
Clinical Principles in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Treatment |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:210 |
Community Resource Management |
3 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:490 |
Practicum in Psychiatric Rehabilitation I |
6 |
NEW |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Programs presented for discussion and approval by APC Committee to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Minor |
Date when program will begin |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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I. Senate Business
a. Continued discussion of Library Faulty inclusion in Faculty Senate
The Dean was unable to attend today’s meeting due to a scheduling conflict. However, Dean Griffin emailed a letter re-stating his and the University’s position on Librarians who are not members of FASC being voting members of Senate, which stands by the idea that only members of FASC can be voting members of Senate. When editing the bylaws, University Policy 50.1.9 has been used as a guide to ensure compliance with university standards and policies regarding bylaws for groups/committees established on campus. What is needed from the Senate is to review the bylaws so that between now and March feedback can be received and then the bylaws can be sent for a vote of the full FASC sometime in April. The importance of the bylaw’s revisions, it seems, is to reword language under Article II, of “the Senate’s decisions” to “the Senate’s recommendations”. The central issue stems from the fact that the Senate is not a legislative body, but instead is an advisory body. The Committees have legislative power, but FASC is the legislative body.
b. Faculty DEI Subcommittee – Diversity questions addition to SIRS
Dr. Lee presented to the Senate the agenda of the Faculty DEI subcommittee that has been evaluating progress in inclusive education. There has been effort to make classrooms more inclusive and sustainable, however the committee found that there are no clear metrics to learn if efforts are making any change. The subcommittee is proposing having a section added to the course evaluations (SIRS) titled “Inclusivity of the Classroom Environment”. The section would consist of two questions:
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- “Did the instructor support an inclusive and respectful learning environment?”
- “How might the class climate be made more inclusive of diverse students?”
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The subcommittee is looking for Senate feedback (and has already reached out to the other colleges for feedback as well) and would like to implement the change to SIRS in Spring 2024. The Dean is also seeking Senate recommendations on implementation of the two questions. The subcommittee’s goal is to have 100% adoption by next year, but would like to obtain the Senate’s endorsement by the end of Spring 2024.
II. Announcements
The President set March 15, 2024 as the deadline for comments and recommendations regarding bylaws changes, so they can be discussed with the Dean before the next Senate meeting, which is scheduled for March 26th.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
Present: Craig Agule, Paul Bernstein, Jim Brown, Brian Corbett, Iman Dehzangi, Robert Emmons, Rafey Habib, Osama Hamed, Ana Laguna, Randy Mershon, Kayla Preito-Hodge, Alex Roche, Amy Savage, Zara Wilkinson, Anthony Wright
Absent (Senators): Ross Allen, Margery Amdur, Margaret Betz, Michelle Carlin, Sean Duffy, Jamie Dunaev, Anthony Grasso, Hunter King, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Xingyun Qi, Jovanna Rosen, Stass Shpanin, Nathaniel Wright
Excused Absent (Senators):
Present Senators-at-Large: Bart Everts
Absent Senators-at-Large: Nathan Fried
Excused Senators-at-Large:
Present (Invited Guests): Kendra Boyd, Kwangwon Lee, Jennifer Thiel
Drafted by Melinda Aviles, 2/27/24