ACADEMIC SENATE MAY 26, 2005
ELECTORAL
MINUTES
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. ACADEMIC SENATE CHAMBERS
Members Present: Alva, Arkenberg, Bedell, Buck, Burgtorf, Dabirian, Emry, Fidalgo, Fitch,
Fromson, Gass, Gordon, Guerin, Hall, Hassan, Hewitt, Jones, Junn, Kanel,
Kantardjieff, Kirtman, Kreiner, Liverpool, Lovell, Matz, Meyer, Michalopoulos,
Nanjundappa, Napper, Pasternack, Pierson, Rhoten, Schroeder, Shapiro, Smith, Taylor, and
Walicki
Absent: Drezner, Hagan,
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair
Bedell called the meeting to order at 11: 35 a.m. Voice roll call was taken.
II.
URGENT BUSINESS
None.
III.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senator
Jones announced massages will be offered starting in the fall and staff will
also come to individual offices to provide that service. Cost for massage on campus will be $40 for an
hour.
IV.
CHAIR’S REPORT
None.
V.
CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S/P [Burgtorf/Pasternack] to
approve the consent calendar.
CONFIRMATION OF ALTERNATES FOR
For Vince Buck: Jane Hall
For Diana Guerin: Joanne Gass
For Barry Pasternack: Bill Meyer
NOMINEES
TO STANDING COMMITTEES
Curriculum
Committee
Nominee: Irene Praitis (HUM)
Confirmed 5/12: John Koegel (ARTS); Tony Fellow (COMM); Susama Barua
(ECS); Pat
Szeszulski (HHD);
Dipankar Purkayastha (CBE), Chris Renne
(EDUC), David Fromson (CNSM); Hilla Israely (HSS)
Graduate
Education Committee
Nominee: Cynthia King (COMM); Jeff Kuo (ECS); Shari McMahan (HHD); Cheryl
Zimmerman (HUM); Pending (ARTS); Pending (CBE)
Continuing: Barbara
Glaeser (EDUC), Phil
Armstrong (CNSM); Jochen Burgtorf (HSS)
Academic
Standards Committee
Nominee: Paul Deland (CNSM); Gordon Bakken (HSS);
Pending
Continuing: Debra Ambrosetti (EDUC), Kristi Kanel (HHD); Eve Himmelheber (ARTS)
Extended
Education Committee
Nominees: Sandra
Perez-Linggi (HSS); Pending; Pending
Continuing: Hamid Tavakolian (CBE);
Shelly Arsneault (HSS)
Nominees: Mallela Prasada Rao (ECS); Heather
McCrea (HSS); Rachel Clemens
(Library); Pending
(HHD); Pending (CBE); Pending
(NSM)
Continuing: Ken Walicki (ARTS); Terry Saenz (COMM);
Kristin Stang (EDUC); Juan Carlos Gallego (HSS)
Information
Technology Committee
Nominees: Charles Grieb (ARTS); Thomas Clanin
(COMM); Robert Koch (CNSM); William Marelich (HSS); Pending (HSS)
Continuing: Marty
Bray (EDUC); Dana Loewy (CBE); Collette Davis (Library); Marilyn Stoner (HHD);
Demitri Michalopoulos (ECS)
VI.
ELECTIONS
2005-2006 Executive Committee
Nominations from the floor for:
1.
Chair
Nominees: Jack Bedell
Nominations were closed. Jack Bedell was elected
2.
Vice
Chair
Nominees: Jane Hall
Joanne Gass
[declined]
Nominations were closed. Jane Hall was elected
3. Secretary
Nominees: Ellen Junn
Nancy Fitch
Nominations were closed. Ellen Junn was elected
4. Treasurer
Nominees: Bob Emry
David Fromson
Nominations were closed. Bob Emry was elected
5. First
Member at Large
Nominees: Bill Meyer
Joanne Gass
Nominations were closed. Joanne Gass was elected
6. Second
Member at Large
Nominees: Scott Hewitt
David Fromson
Reyes Fidalgo
Nominations were closed. Reyes Fidalgo was elected
7. Third
Member at Large
Nominees: Bill Meyer
Scott Hewitt
Nancy Fitch
Nominations were closed. Scott Hewitt was elected
VII.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Chair
Bedell announced the Executive Committee will hold its first meeting Tuesday,
May 31, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.
Chair
Bedell on behalf of the Senate, thanked Senator Matz for all the work on the
election committee and getting us through this very intricate process. He
alerted the members that the Senate will have some conversations next year
about how we define the electorate and when we define it. Chair Bedell also thanked the staff as well.