USAO Faculty Association

Monthly Meeting in Austin Hall 206 - September 4 at 11:05 AM

Minutes

Signed in on attendance sheet: A. Karjala, J. Miller, N. Hector, J. Hanson, M. Vliet, N. Osborn, S. Weber, K. Bohannon, J. Mather, S. Kao, J. Loutsch, J. Johnson, C. Elder, S. Brown, I. Shafer, J. Knapp, A.K. Lamar, V. Ferguson, K. Crow, S. MacDonald, S. Rees, D. Hanson, C. Walker, E. Guzik, L. McElroy, N. Warden, J. Brawner, T. Winn, B. Brown, K. Davis, S. Bussey, J. Bruce, K. Brown, S. Kandeh.

Also in attendance but not signed in: L. Hester, S. Kelly, D. Reigh, J. Long

I. President Bohannon called the meeting to order at 11:09 a.m.

Pre Business meeting: introduction of staff

Eloy Chavez and Kellee Johnson were not available to attend.

Leah Oxenford introduced herself and described her position as IDS 2011

Science Lab coordinator.

II. Approval of the Minutes from April 2007 (Shafer/Hanson)

III. Treasurer’s Report: Ken Bohannon

$422.22 in account, minus amount spent on today’s printing.

Dues need to be paid for 2007-08, at 10/year.

IV. Regent’s Meeting Report: Sean Kelley

Sean admits he doesn’t remember much from the last meeting in June. He summarizes: Fair number of changes in staff personnel, contract stuff. Report on foundation, some “pretty good increases” in the endowment.

V. Introduction of New Faculty:

Aleisha Karjala in Political Science, Jennette Loutsch in Biology, Shelley Rees in English

VI. Committee Reports

Most committees have no reports.

VIII. New Business

a. New representatives are placed on committees who have lost faculty members. Appointments:

Lee Hester on personnel.

Jaquelyn Knapp and Jennette Loutsch on Academic relations.

John Miller on library committee

b. Treasurer/President elect needed:

Darryel Reigh nominated (Brown/Winn) and unanimously elected.

VII. Old Business

Academic Integrity Policy

Jennifer Long reviews the main points and any changes since the FA last consideration of policy. A number of questions are posed and issues raised. Among the most pressing discussed:

The timeline for reporting, which states “three days.”

How often the committee will have to meet, and whether meetings should be scheduled or ad hoc.

Definitions and fabrication: does statement address data in science courses?

Whether committee will have power to impose a grade beyond the wishes or decision of instructor

Whether the 50% standard interferes with penalties for text stealing and cheating.

Long agrees to write in some changes and send the revised policy around for review, with the plan to put it to a vote at the next meeting.

IX. Announcements

New Theatre brochures are distributed, the Davis/Waldorf season is mentioned, and art shows are alluded to.

X. Adjournment: 11:58 a.m.