College Leadership Team
Minutes
May 7, 2014
Present – Larry Daniel, Marsha Lupi, Linda Sciarratta, Cathy O’Farrell, Candice Carter, Karen Patterson, Jennifer Kane,
John Kemppainen, John Venn, Jeff Cornett
Call to order – The meeting was called to order at 9:35am.
Minutes – The minutes were approved with minor changes
Announcements –
Dr. Cathy O’Farrell was nominated as a finalist for the 2014 EVE award. Kudos Dr. O’Farrell.
Drs. Cornett and Daniel shared with the CLT the progress of the Jacksonville Teacher Residency Program.
Dr. Kemppainen extended his thank you to faculty who attended the meet and greet for The Teacher Academy students from Baker High School. Also, thank you, Patty Sands, Advisor to the Teacher Academy. Dr. Kemppainen is attending the
St. Augustine Teacher Academy awards night tonight. Dr. Kemppainen shared his thoughts of funneling ideas or ways to offer scholarships to students in St. Johns County academies to the dean’s advisory council.
Clinton and Amelia Williams are going to be new parents.
Dr. Lupi – The scholar convocation was very successful.
The dean’s office is working on sending invitations to Dr. Daniel’s farewell celebration on June 4 th @ 4:00.
Dr. Lupi –Setting up a screening committee for the international initiatives grant – Dr. Lupi asked the department chairs for their support in providing a department representative for the committee. Committee members will receive the grants before the meeting the one meeting necessary to make the award recommendation. This is a three year project at 30,000 per year. Dr. Lupi’s goal is to have Dr. Daniel look at the grant proposals coming into the dean’s office before he steps down as dean. Dr. Lupi will be preparing them for the international initiative grant committee to review and recommend. Since only one grant will go forward from the committee.
Assistant Professor Luciana Braga, Department of Foundations and Secondary Education will be here during May 12 week to find housing. Dr. Braga will start in August.
Summer Schedule – After a recent conversation Dr. Lupi had with Dr. Coleman, she announced that department chairs will make course cancellation decisions within their departments. Dr. Daniel asked the team to keep dialogue open.
Budget (LD)
It was estimated that there may be ten million additional dollars this year. Dr. Daniel is pleased that the wish list was comprehensive in its request to specify positions and other needs the college has. All requests on the list went forward and the prospect looks promising at this point.
Dr. Cornett requested that currency be reviewed on laptops and IPADS. Dr. Lupi will look into this request.
President Delaney had a “thinking activity” meeting with the deans. The topic was faculty/ staff compensation. Dr.
Daniel shared with the team the various options that were discussed. The team recommended adding A&P to staff and

faculty; take a look at A&P salaries. USPS is a priority; help raise the floor and/or getting more help. Dr. Daniel will bring this back to the table.
Dr. Megan Shramm-Possinger, new Director Assessment and Accreditation, will start in August. Dr. Torres and Dr.
Shramm-Possinger will be in the office sometime this month; Dr. Torres will assist her in learning the data bases etc…
CELT Chair Search (LD)
Drs. Patterson and Williams have agreed to continue on as chairs of the search committee as a new search begins. Dr.
Williams is gathering input from the faculty. The next meeting is May 13; a new search plan will go forward shortly. All committee members have agreed to continue including Dr. Hedrick.
SACS and Definition of “Program”
SACS is requiring data about various productivity items related to programs. Dr. Daniel shared highlights from the recent dean’s meeting with Dr. Coleman. Should GEN Ed be included in a program? Dr. Coleman and Shawn Brayton are working on a definition for “program”. This will be sent to the chair’s group and dean’s group so everyone has a chance to weigh in on this. This is an information item…look for it when it comes.
Dr. Cornett suggested Inviting Dr. Sam Kimball to a CLT meeting during summer B for an update.
IRB Procedures Changes (LD)
Update on Dr. Kantner/Dean’s meeting – There will be changes in IRB procedures but only those related to exempt protocols. The new procedure will be: If the PI claims “exempt study” and it is agreed upon by the ORSP staff member, the OSRP staff member will only need to do the review. In the next couple of months we will have a much better set of procedures for exempt studies. Dr. Daniel will send an informational email to COEHS faculty.
Faculty Activity Reports (LD)
When the BOG did their most recent review of the metrics, UNF did not do as well in the area of instructional cost. It was suggested to change courses to 24 percent capturing a small percentage of time to reserve for service. More clarification is needed.
Library Materials Review (LD)
UNF’s new Library Dean, Elizabeth Curry, will propose a much larger percentage of materials and resources for circulation. There will also be additional correspondences going out to chairs, program leaders and others regarding parts of the collection. We will invite Elizabeth to a fall CLT meeting. Elizabeth has brought a fresh approach and is very focused on users and what users need.
Other Business
Dr. Kane was excited about the quality safeguards for distance learning courses but they now face union challenges. We need to closely monitor and follow the process.
Dr. Carter suggests doing something within the college to characterize online instruction; create a project within the next year – how to characterize with the mission of the college.
Dr. Lupi suggests putting this on the executive committee agenda for the fall semester.
More conversations are needed.
FYI – Dr. Kemppainen will be completing his 4-year term as chair of COBEC.

Dr. Cornett – UF Lastinger Center is hosting an elementary/early childhood forum with teachers from eleven schools here at UNF. This will be an action research showcase with those teams of teachers and with faculty involved at UF. The forum will be at the Adam Herbert University Center.
Meeting adjourned at 11:06am