Faculty Senate Minutes

September 10, 2007

 

Members present: Barb Larson, Kathy Isaac, Leslie Foster, John Schafer, Mary Pendergraft, Winsom Lamb, Kevin Brungardt, Kay Davis, Doris Meng

 

 

• Smart Classrooms

o      1 Warren Fouse classroom, 1 lecture hall, 1 new proposed in another classroom

o      2 Academic classroom, 1 lecture hall, 1 computer lab, 1 proposed new

o      3 HUFA classrooms

o      2 Penka (nursing), 1 miscellaneous classroom Penka, 1 computer lab

 

• TLC
• $1000 in Instructional supplies – could this be for TLC budget
• Move $1000 from Instructional to Equipment
• Need USB hubs
• Check out board needed for TLC

 

• Faculty senate will need to put into the budget at the first of the year for that year
• The amount will also be determined
• Faculty senate president will approve on requisition
• Big items will be brought to Senate – over $50

 

• Check-out Policy
• Library program will be used to check-out – e-Follett
• Overdue notices will be sent from library
• Any library staff has the authority to checkout materials
• Faculty members have first priority
• (1) Classroom
• (2) Instructional purpose
• (3) staff
• Materials are available for short-term checkout or by arrangement if longer time

 

• IT – Report from Winsom
• Place Track it with IT – put name of person sending track it and a call back number
• This needs to be a required field in the Track it form so that it will not send unless field is complete
• Interns do not leave messages on status of job – full-time IT good about informing
• Hot phone does not get answered – concerns will be addressed at the next meeting – next month

 

• Plagiarism software
• The software that was going to be purchased is Blackboard driven $3500
• If new program replaces Blackboard will this still work
• Students can submit papers through Blackboard and it will respond if paper is not completed correctly
• Purchasing software at this time is not a good idea
• Should money for software come from IT since students will be using the software

 

• Web Page usage for Faculty Senate
• Barb will speak with Tiffany this week about getting Faculty Senate information posted to the Web page
• Minutes, policies, forms, or anything that is viable for faculty

 

Meeting adjourned