University Senate Meeting

Meeting Time: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:36 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Meeting Location: A&S 2-72

Present: Susan C. Allen, Stephen Auerbach, Dean Baker, Andrei Barkovskii, Ryan Brown, Sara Buck Doude, Joseph L. DeVitis, Lee Digiovanni, Ken Farr, Jennifer Flory, Sandra Gangstead, Lee Gillis, Mike Gleason, Tanya Goette, Liz Havey, Jude Hirsch, Donna Ingram, Sandra Jordan, Karynne Kleine, Jen Maraziti, Kayla McCollam, Ken McGill, Shaina McGill, Macon L. C. McGinley, Rebecca McMullen, Fadhili Mshana, Zach Mullins, Lyndall Muschell, Amy Pinney, Barbara Roquemore, Mike Rose, John R. Swinton, Craig Turner, Charles Ubah, Deborah Vess, Robert Viau, Erin Weston, Catherine Whelan, Mike Whitfield, Joe Windish, Howard Woodard

Regrets: Dorothy Leland, Judith Malachowski, Chrispen Matsika, William Risch, Edward Whatley, Christine Zuger

Absent: Myron Alberto Avila, Amy Burt, W. Clifton Wilkinson, Jr.

Guests: Kay Anderson (Registrar); Susan Bello (Director of Assessment ); Allison Bramlett (Student ); Greg Brown (Manager, Parking and Transportation Services); Timothy Graham (Student ); Bruce Harshbarger (Chief Student Affairs Officer); Paul Jahr (Associate Vice President for Student Affairs); Claire Kersey (Student); Jamie Knox (Student); Julia Metzker (Chair, Core Task Force); David Muschell (Parliamentarian); Alison Prock (Graduate Assistant, 2009-2010 University Senate); Matt Rogers (Student); Preston Sellers (Student); Pete Shields (Chief Business Officer); Melissa Speer (Student); Elaine Whitaker (Chair, English, Speech, and Journalism)

1. Karynne Kleine, Presiding Officer of the 2009-2010 University Senate, called the meeting to order at 12:36 p.m.
2. A motion to approve the November 30, 2009 minutes as circulated was made, seconded, and approved.
3. As President Leland had extended regrets for this meeting, there was no President's Report.
4. Committee reports were given in the following order.
   • Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC) - Macon McGinley
   • 0910.SAPC.001.P To approve the proposed Student Policy on Alcohol and Illegal Drugs as outlined in the supporting document.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.SAPC.001.P: APPROVED AS AMENDED
     • Motion 1: A motion to amend section A.c. replacing the phrase “over 21” with “of age 21 or over” was made, seconded, and approved.
     • Motion 2: A motion to amend the end of the last sentence of section A.d.iii. replacing the phrase “this area” with “these areas” was made, seconded, and approved.
     • Motion 3: A motion to amend sections A.g. and B.b.i. replacing the phrase “Georgia College & State (University) Student Conduct Code as published in the Student Handbook” with “Honor Code and Code of Conduct as published in the Student Handbook of Georgia College & State University” was made, seconded, and approved.
     • Motion 4: A motion to amend the policy name replacing “Student Policy on Alcohol and Illegal Drugs” with “Student Policy on Alcohol and Drugs” was made and seconded.
       • A motion to amend Motion 4 to read "A motion to amend the policy name replacing 'Student Policy on Alcohol and Illegal Drugs' with 'Student Policy on Alcohol and Illegal Use of Controlled Substances'" was made, seconded, and approved.
       • Motion 4 was approved as amended.
     • Motion 5: A motion to amend using consistently the name of the policy (as amended in Motion 4) throughout; specifically in A.c.i., A.c.ii. (two occurrences), and the final section entitled Policy Distribution was made, seconded, and approved.
     • Motion 6: A motion to amend replacing throughout references to "Dean of Student's Office" and "Office of Student Affairs" with references to the "Office of Vice President of Student Affairs" was made, seconded, and approved.
     • A motion to amend Motion 6 replacing "Vice President of Student Affairs" with "Chief Student Affairs Officer" was made, seconded, and approved.
     • Motion 6 was approved as amended.
     • The main motion was approved as amended by Motions 1-6.
   • As part of the SAPC report, Student Government Association (SGA) - Zach Mullins
   • Academic Policy Committee (APC) - Howard Woodard
   • Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC) - John Swinton
   • Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC) - Lee Digiovanni
   • Resources, Planning, and Institutional Policy Committee (RPIPC) - Catherine Whelan
   • Executive Committee (ECUS) - Karynne Kleine
5. Unfinished Business -- There was no unfinished business.
6. New Business
• An informational update on the Informational Fifth Year Interim Report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Impact Response Report was provided by Deborah Vess.
• An informational update from the General Education Implementation Plan Committee (GEIPC) was provided by Deborah Vess.
• An informational update from the Core Task Force was provided by Julia Metzker.
• There being no time to consider further business, the conversation on University Senate Officer (s)election issues was deferred to the agenda of the February 2010 University Senate meeting.
7. A motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved. The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.