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Meeting Date and Time:
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Thursday, May 6, 2010, 11:00 am
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Meeting Location:
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Bond 295
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Meeting Type:
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Regular
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I. Call To Order and Agenda
Chair Woolsey called the meeting of the Faculty Council to order, introduced new members and welcomed those attending. He projected an agenda on the screen for viewing and asked if there were proposed changes. The agenda was approved.
II. Attendees (substitutes shown in parentheses)
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Faculty Council Members (attending members shown by “X” in right column)
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Barsanti, Bob
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Electrical Engineering
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X
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Bishop, Jane
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History
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X
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Connor, Elizabeth
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Library
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X
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Dorko, Mike
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Chemistry
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Dudgeon, Wes
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Health, Exercise & Sport Science
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X
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Frame, Frances
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English
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Francel, Margaret
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Mathematics and Computer Science
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X
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Jefferson, Renee
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Education
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X
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Johnson, Kristy
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Biology
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X
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Kapeluck, DuBose
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Political Science and Criminal Justice
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Keogh, Tim (Steve Silver)
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Business Administration
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X
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Lassiter, Kerry
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Psychology
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Mailloux, Peter
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English
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X
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Mays, Tim
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Civil & Envir. Engineering
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McPherson, Ray
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Aerospace Studies
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Oberman, Aaron
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Education
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X
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Preston, David
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History
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Rudolph, George
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Mathematics and Computer Science
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X
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Tortorici, Pete
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Air Force
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Townes, Richard
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Military Science
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Urroz, Eloy
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Modern Language, Literature, and Cultures
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Woolsey, Bill
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Business Administration
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X
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Yost, Scott
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Physics
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X
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III. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting
The draft minutes of the meeting held on April 22, 2010 were sent out prior to this meeting. Comments or corrections were requested. The minutes were approved without correction.
IV. Old Business
A. Uniform Committee – A faculty council member asked about the Uniform Committee. Chair Woolsey said its membership has not been announced yet.
B. Class as an Excuse for Guard – Faculty Council’s proposal for making Class as an Excuse for Guard (as opposed to Guard being an Excuse for Missing Class) has received substantial support from Academic Board.
V. New Business
A. Elections
Peter Mailloux was elected Chair. Bill Woolsey was elected Vice Chair. Elizabeth Connor was elected Secretary.
B. Excused Absences for Sports and Final Exams
Several council members expressed concern that the baseball team is leaving during finals, not for conference play, but for regular season games.
A motion was made and approved to say that Faculty Council is against the practice of scheduling athletic events during final exams. This statement was approved (11 yes votes).
It was mentioned that the schedule of sporting events should be submitted to faculty members; this is already a procedure. This matter should be referred to the athletic advisory committee.
C. Management of Bookstore/Gift Shop by Barnes & Noble
A resolution related to protesting the contracting with Barnes & Noble without consulting faculty was postponed until Faculty Council receives the report from faculty members who sat on the committee that reviewed the requests for proposal for running bookstore/gift shop operations.
D. Kudos for Bill Woolsey
A motion was made and seconded thanking Bill Woolsey for an outstanding two years of service. The vote was enthusiastic and unanimous (12 votes).
VI. Adjournment
Chair Woolsey adjourned the meeting for the academic year.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Connor, Secretary
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