University Senate Meeting Minutes
February 11, 2013
3:00 - 5:00pm
Keystone Room
Roll Call
IN ATTENDANCE:
John Abbruzzese, Kwaku Adjei-Bohyeb, Abdalla Aldras, Mary Beth Allen, Debra Ballinger, Todd Behr, Kelly Boyd, Teri
Burcoff, Sara Burfeind, Robert D’Aversa, Esther Daganzo-Cantens, Dianne Devlin, Scott Dietrich, Kathleen Duguay,
Ronald Eith, Johan Eliasson, John Freeman, Otis French, Melissa Geiger, Patricia Graham, Michael Gray, Sheila Handy,
Patty Hannon, Jeffrey Hardy, Kelly Harrison, Jeffrey Hotz, Chin Hu, Mike Jochen, Jonathan Keiter, Mark Kilker, Heon Kim,
Pamela Kramer-Ertel, Donna Leitner, Liza LoMonaco, David Mazure, Carter McClure, Joe Miele, Gavin Moir, Tasso
Papadopoulo, Mary Frances Postupak, Frank Pulgiano, Van Reidhead, Jerry Sheska, Matthew Simmons, Mike Southwell,
Richard Staneski, Mark Stewart, Yoshi Tanokura, Doreen Tobin, Nancy VanArsdale, Carl Wambold, Marcia Welsh, Alla
Wilson, Wenjie Yan, Lauren Zirkelbach, Rebecca Zirkelback, Myia Woodson, Amy Mahani, Michael Sachs
ABSENT
Nurun Begum, Rudolph Clark, Richard Connell, Susan Dilmuth-Miller, Cass Emanuelli, Tom Gioglio, Beverlyn GraceOdeleye, Daniel Hagen, William Hagen, John Hauth, Peter Hawkes, Yi-hui Huang, John Kercsmar, Bob Moses, Shawn
Munford, Felicia Revero, Elaine Rogers, Pat Smeaton, Michelle Star, Lissette Vergara, Marilyn Wells, Jeff Wilson, Regan
Zimmerman
Approval of November 19, 2012 Minutes
Approval of minutes for November 19, 2012 with amendment:
Committee Changes:
Resource & Technology Committee missing member
Add; Matthew Simmons to committee
Moved; Passed
President's Report
 Live streaming of University Senate Meetings as well as University Meeting - test run now, to be implemented
for future meetings
 Mooc Courses: courses could be accepted for credit, provided anti-cheating measures are in place
o Currently we're not set up for it, but will be having conversations about it in the future
 Chancellor Search Update: BOG is working with two search firms and are finalizing the firms.
o Materials are being created
 Budget: Corbett revealed budget, Univ. is analyzing deficit (Approx. 3mil) based on CBA's finalization; reserves
are depleted; conversations will occur on how to proceed
o Budget Hearings: Feb. 13, 9-11, Lower Dansbury
 Transfer Advising:
o 40% of students, on average, are not getting advisors
o Recruitment and retention efforts must be focused and intentional
o Swift response to these students is imperative to gain/retain their enrollment
Approval of Agenda
Motion to Amend Agenda: Update on Assessment Committee; Approved
Moved; Passed
Standing Committee Reports

Academic Affairs (Kwaku Adjei-Bohyen):
o PIN Number distribution without advisor involvement discussion took place in December
o PINs to be released early to accommodate priority registration
o Alternative PIN distribution method to include deans or chairs
o Advising students earlier
o DegreeWorks should be updated to allow for students to better choose classes during/prior to
registration
o Printed catalogs not easily available, currently they are online and difficult to navigate
Report from APSCUF (Nancy Van Arsdale)
 APSCUF has reached a tentative agreement on both the coaches and faculty contracts
o Legislative committee has endorsed the contract
o Voting will now take place with members
 Flat Budget proposal from the Governor is unacceptable after two years of cuts
o Encourage students, faculty, and staff to speak up and lobby for more public education funds
 "Me Too" clauses in other Union contracts to incorporate benefits from the APSCUF Contract
 Faculty Retreat on Assessment took place in January
Report from Student Senate (Lauren Zirkelbach)
 April 15 & 16 - Advocacy Days to challenge Budget Proposal
 13 open seats on Senate, elections today & tomorrow
 Club Fair, Feb 20, 11-1, Keystone - Student DJ to be present
 Community on the Quad, May 4 "A Night at the Oscars" theme
 ESU Summit, 7pm, Senate Chambers
Information regarding the University Bookstore/Barnes & Knoble Transition (Fred Moses)
 SAA partnered with B&N for the day-to-day operation of the store
o Operation to commence Mar. 27
o 10-Year Agreement
 This will allow for more effective delivery of goods and services
 Redesign of store in new Keystone Center with significant contribution from B&N
 This is not a full B&N store, this is still the University Bookstore and SAA will retain control
 Faculty will retain authority regarding textbook selection
 Pricing policies will remain subject to SAA & B&N
 Student employees will retain their positions
 B&N will have exclusive rights to ESU merchandise
 Professional staffing will offer current employees 1 year of employment, after the first year they may be able to
move to B&N employment
 Students were involved in the process, but ultimately SAA Board of Directors made the decision for this change
Information Concerning Textbooks and the Higher Education Opportunity Act
 Dr. Keiter explained: Publisher Responsibilities; Faculty Responsibilities; Bookstore Responsibilities from HEOA
 Bob D'Aversa explained how B&N will interface with BANNER and will link to each courses book requirements
for streamlined purchase experience
 Dr. Reidhead noted that book orders for this fall will remain with the current SAA system. The new textbook
ordering process will be implemented in the fall, for the Spring 2014 semester
Update from the General Education Committee (Ken Levitt, Chair):
 Review of last year's efforts
 Ongoing & Upcoming assessment efforts were shared
 Presentation of preliminary data from GE Survey, currently in draft form:
o Low level percentiles for our students on reading and writing
o Faculty suggestions on Ideal GE Program
o Strengths & weaknesses of current GE Program
o Alumni feedback was suggested for better/further analysis
 Currently lacking resources for Alumni outreach, suggestions welcome
Update on Assessment (Added Item)
 Dr. Reidhead reported on the faculty assessment program that was presented in January with, consultant,
Michael Middau(?)
o Current structure of Assessment Committee is subdivided
 General Education
 Program Level Assessment
 Provide help/Direct support (Assessment Consulting Team)
 Management/Operations Group - Headed by Dr. Reidhead
 Assessment Committee will be meet with Jodi Levine (Consultant) on Friday, Feb. 15, including targeted groups
 Please honor requests from Assessment Committee swiftly
 More information will follow, soon, from Tom Tower(?) about the next steps in the process
New Business
 Career Development and Student Success Office Announcements
o Career Fair
o New Website
Adjournment