26 August, 2002 FPC Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2002
Room 158 Norman Hall
Members Present: Jim Archer, Elizabeth Bondy, Phil Clark, Vivian Correa, Dale Campbell, Maureen Conroy, Silvia Echevarria-Doan, Lamont Flowers, Bridget Franks, Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, Paul Sindelar, Jane Townsend, Nancy Waldron, Elizabeth Yeager
Other Present: Dean Emihovich, John Kranzler
The meeting was called to order by Vivian Correa at 2:05 p.m.
Correa requested that FPC members introduce themselves by sharing their interests and position duties.
Action Items
1. Approval of the agenda for August 26, 2002.
Sindelar made a motion to approve the agenda as submitted by Correa. Clark seconded the motion. The FPC unanimously approved the agenda as it was submitted.
2. Approval of FPC Minutes
Approval of FPC Minutes for April 29
Archer made a motion to approve the minutes of 4/29, which was seconded by Franks. The minutes of April 29, 2002 were unanimously approved with the following revisions:
a. Jane Townsend was removed from the “Members Absent” list and placed under “Members Present.”
b. Pg. 2, “Webb stated…” was revised to say, “Webb stated that case studies can be considered Ph.D. work with the appropriate philosophical and theoretical framework.”
Approval of FPC Minutes for May 2
Doan made a motion to approve the minutes of 5/2, which was seconded by Sindelar. The minutes of May 2, 2002 were unanimously approved with the following revisions:
a. Doan replaces Parker as a member of the FPC for Counselor Education.
b. Sherrard will be the alternate to the FPC for Counselor Education.
Correa remarked that the Agenda Committee (Correa, Waldron, Clark, a Dean’s Representative) formulates the agenda for the FPC meetings. A report from the Dean will be a regular item on the FPC Agenda.
Report from the Dean
Dean Emihovich stated that as part of her report to the FPC she will share information from meetings with the Provost and university administration.
Items of interest to the College:
a. Two new Ad Hoc committees are being formed that will advise the Dean. The two committees are (1) a Development Advisory Board, which will review and develop fund raising strategies for the College. This committee will include faculty representatives, as well as alumni and community members. (2) a Technology Advisory Committee which will review the technology needs (computers, operating systems, future purchases, software use) of the College. One goal is to align future technology purchases of the College with the rest of the University. This committee will include COE faculty and staff, as well as cross-campus representatives.
b. Two graduate assistants will be added to the Dean’s staff by the end of September. These GA’s will work with the Dean’s office on college-wide projects, as well as provide support to college committees. Discussion focused on providing GA’s an opportunity to see faculty roles that involve committee work and administrative policy-making, which may better prepare them for future academic positions.
c. More support will be provided for research in the College. A new office entitled, “Center for Collaborative Assessment, Research and Evaluation (CARE)” will be established. This will occur as the research and graduate education responsibilities of the Graduate Studies and Research Office are separated. It is proposed that this office will be managed by a director or program manager who will review RFPs, proposals, and assist faculty and graduate students when contracting with agencies across campus and throughout the State of Florida.
Kranzler announced that Judi Scarborough will be leaving the College to accept a position with IFAS. The duties of this position will be divided between the Fiscal Office and the Graduate Studies and Research Office. Until offices are reorganized and vacant positions filled, Kranzler will oversee grant submissions. Correa recommended that Kranzler communicate directly to faculty how grants will be processed until CARE is established.
Kranzler announced that a research survey was recently completed by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Once results are compiled this information will be shared with the FPC at a future meeting.
Information Items
1. Review of FPC Structures and Operating Guidelines
Correa reviewed the structure for the FPC. The Chair (a non-voting member) resides over FPC meetings. There are 10 FPC members (two tenure-accruing faculty members from each department) and 5 alternates (one from each department). The secretary is a voting member of the FPC. The secretary becomes the Chair after one year. A Dean’s representative (non-voting member) also attends the FPC meetings. The FPC has Operating Committees (Agenda Committee, Steering Committee, Undergraduate Admissions/Petitions Committee, and Graduate Admissions/Petitions Committee) and Standing Committees (Faculty Affairs Committee, Research Advisory Committee, Student Recruitment and Admissions Committee, Long-Range Planning Committee). The Elections Committee and the Parliamentarian are determined by the FPC.
The Operating Guidelines for the FPC include:
· All standing and operating committees shall meet at least twice during the academic year with all meetings being announced to all faculty;
· On all committees, the Dean or Dean’s representative shall be a non-voting member;
· All committees shall submit an executive summary of their proceedings to the FPC. The executive summary must be submitted in the Spring semester before the last regular meeting of the FPC;
· At the completion of each Spring semester, each committee will provide the FPC with a three-ring-binder of the committees’ procedures, agendas, and minutes; and,
· For standing committees, the FPC representative will call the first Fall meeting.
Operating Guidelines for the FPC include:
· All committee reports should not exceed two minutes in length. After each committee report, time will be allocated for clarification of the report. No new items or discussion should occur during committee reports. As a result of a committee report, an action item may be placed on the agenda.
· To request that an action item be placed on the FPC agenda, and/or to be placed on the agenda to speak to an issue, non-FPC members should provide a written request to the FPC chair.
2. Review of the 2001-2002 Executive Summaries of FPC Committees
The following issues were identified for continued work this year:
Research Advisory Committee (RAC) – Tracy Linderholm (Chair)
· Reworded Ed.D. narrative in the Graduate Catalog
· Advising Office of Graduate Studies and Research on setting guidelines for grant submissions
· Advising Graduate Studies Office on dissertation review process
Student Recruitment and Admissions Committee – Ruth Lowery (Chair)
· Alternatives to current college policy for graduate admissions
· Issues related to GRE for graduate admission in the College
· Issues related to doctoral student recruitment
Faculty Affairs Committee – Nancy Waldron (Chair)
· Submitted proposal for procedures related to Tenure & Promotion
· Communication in the COE about criteria for Tenure & Promotion, including promotion from Associate to Full Professor
Long-Range Planning Committee – Jeanne Repetto (Chair)
· Strategies for increasing research infrastructure
· Share the Executive Report (which outlines nine areas for consideration) with faculty. These areas have not been shared with faculty as of this date.
Correa prompted FPC members to look at the new FPC website which now displays new links under Archives, and also links which connect to the college committees.
Correa also reported that an ad hoc committee would be formed to review Assistant and Associate Deans, which is required by the constitution every two years. Webb will be the first Dean to be reviewed by the faculty under this provision.
Correa also reported that during this year revisions will be made to the by laws of the Constitution. Faculty will be able to review role functions, committee functions and clean-up language. There will be a public announcement of changes. In March, the faculty will vote on the constitutional changes in person, rather than by ballot, at the Spring Faculty Meeting.
3. Assignment of FPC Members to Committees
Operating Committees
Graduate Admissions/Petitions Committee – Paul Sindelar will serve as the FPC member.
Standing Committees
Student Recruitment and Admissions Committee – Elizabeth Yeager will serve as the FPC member.
Long-Range Planning Committee – James Archer will serve as the FPC member.
Election Committee – New committee needs to be formed. This will be an action item at the next meeting.
Parliamentarian – This position also will be discussed within the FPC meeting.
4. Invitation by the Dean’s Advisory Council to Add the FPC Secretary as a New Member
Nancy Waldron, FPC secretary, has been added to the Dean’s Advisory Council.
5. Consideration of Support Staff for FPC and College Curriculum Committee
It is proposed that two graduate assistants, assigned to the Dean’s office, will assist with minutes for the FPC and College Curriculum Committee.
6. Request from Kay Hughes for Assistance with Faculty Media Matrix
Kay Hughes would like to develop a list of faculty that are interested in speaking to the media on designated topics in Education. It was suggested that information regarding faculty might be extracted from faculty resumes, but often this is not helpful in identifying individuals who are willing to speak on current “hot topics” that do not neatly correspond to research areas. Bondy suggested that Hughes and Vernetson start a list of types of questions asked by reporters and other public inquiries, then FPC members could build on this list. Clark suggested that the FPC contact Steve Orlando, who is in the UF media office, for some input. Correa stated that this item could be added to the agenda of department faculty meetings. FPC members could circulate a survey that includes designated topics, and also prompts faculty to add topics that they are willing to speak to the media regarding.
7. Report from Don Pemberton Regarding Lastinger Center Concept Paper
Don Pemberton provided the FPC with a Concept Paper (for discussion purposes only) and a Portfolio of Programs in reference to the Lastinger Center for Learning. Don Pemberton will visit with the FPC in a few weeks and hopes to obtain feedback from the FPC regarding these two papers.
Dean Emihovich reviewed that the Lastinger Center for Learning was donated as a gift by two donors. The focus of this center is on connecting research (from the COE and nationally) to the work of public school, particularly as it relates to raising the achievement levels of students in high-poverty schools.
Correa requested FPC members to suggest people who they would want to speak before the FPC, such as Mary Driscoll on development. Information would be discussed before the FPC and passed on to the department faculty. Correa also stated that open forums may be needed for discussion by faculty on any policies to be voted on or issues of interest to the College.
Clark stated that the faculty need to begin thinking collectively as a college, not just from a department perspective. It is important that we have forums and have various people talk to the FPC so that we know more about the work of the COE. Then FPC members are better able to communicate this information in department faculty meetings.
Clark moved that the meeting be adjourned. Yeager seconded the motion. The committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 3:45 p.m.
