ATTENDEES: Curtis, Dickerhoof, Frost, Harrison, llIangasekare, Kee, Kidnay, Lu, Navidi, Nickum, E. Pang, Ross

APOLOGIES: Olson

VISITORS: Jason Goldsmith, CSM Graduate Student Association

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. The 2001-02 Faculty Senate budget is $1800.
   
2. President Trefny would like to work closely with the Faculty Senate this year.
   
3. The new Vice President for Academic Affairs will be attending the Senate meetings.
   
4. The Faculty Forum will be the fourth Wednesday of each month during the academic year.
   
5. In the event that an immediate decision is needed and the Senate cannot be polled in a timely fashion, the Executive Committee will decide the issue.
   

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The minutes of the April 17, 2001 Faculty Senate meeting were approved.

COMMENTS FROM VISITOR:

1. Jason Goldsmith will be a liaison between GSA and the Faculty Senate.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. CSM Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer Name Change – Ken Larner on behalf of the Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer Committee, has requested that the CSM Faculty Senate Distinguished Lecturer be changed to the CSM Faculty Distinguished Lecturer. Harrison requested that the decision be tabled until the next meeting so the history of this honor may be researched. Kidnay will consult with Dendy Sloan to see how this award originated. Nickum will search the archived Senate minutes for similar information.
2. Promotion and Tenure Committee Vacancies – Pang announced that E. Pang, lIangasekare, Dennis Readey and Ed Cecil are still on the committee. A list of all eligible full professors and full librarians will be e-mailed to the Senators so they can be prepared to chose a minimum of four names to be forward to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
3. Salary Committee Representatives - A motion was made by Harrison and seconded by Curtis that Rick Wendlandt be nominated to serve for one year as the Faculty representative on the Salary Committee. The motion passed unanimously. Lu was elected by acclamation to be the Senate representative on the Salary Committee.
4. Parking Lot “N” Usage – The Senators felt that this was not a Senate issue and returned it to Public Safety.
5. Teaching Evaluation Committee – The Senators will make a decision on assigning this responsibility to the Faculty Affairs Committee. A decision will be made at the next Senate meeting.
6. Handbook Committee – A motion was made by Dickerhoof and seconded by Nickum to have Ross be the Senate representative on the Handbook Committee. The motion passed unanimously.
7. Possible Issues For Faculty Senate To Address This Year - This will be discussed at the next meeting.
8. The Senators requested that E. Pang invite:
   1. Robert Moore to the October 2 Senate meeting to discuss the role the Faculty Senate.
   2. Invite Nigel Middleton, as chair of the Academic Planning Council, to explain the purpose of this committee and the role it played in the decision to build the new research building.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.