February 3, 2005

W. Bateman called the meeting to order in Room 223 of the Student Union Building at 4:04 p.m.

Present: Marilyn Baguinon (Secretary), Len Barish, William Bateman (President), Eric Beaven, Lisselott Molina for Emily Button, Roberta Crisson, Miles DeCoster, Margaret Devlin, Kim Shively for William Donner, Bruce Gottschall, James Hall, Kathleen Hartman, Roger Hibbs, Theodore Hickman, Deryl Johnson (Vice President), Patricia Kelleher, Tracy Keyes, Robert Martin, John McAndrew, George Paterno, Morris Perinchief, Dennis Rains, Karen Rauch, Charles Cullum for Linda Rinker, Gail Rothermel, Paul Sable, Randy Schaeffer, Neil Shea, Jill Givler for Judith Smith, Peg Speirs, Raymond Tumbleson, Edward Vicic, Dana Wilcox, and Karen Williams.

Absent: Deborah Barlieb, Kristin Bremer, Dan Cates, Janice Chernekoff, Joan Davis, Dennis Dietrich, John Entriken, Ina Grapenthin, James Hvidding, Kimberly Johnston, David Laubach, Matthew McKernan, John Vafeas, and David Wagaman.

Others in Attendance: President Cevallos, Kent Dahlquist, and Debra Lynch.

I.    Announcements

Counseling Center: W. Bateman announced that two suicides had occurred among the student body, but off campus, during the Fall Semester and urged Senate members to be alert to students that have a marked change in behavior. As a result of these tragedies, W. Bateman invited K. Williams to report on services provided by the Counseling Center.

K. Williams reported that the Counseling Center provides confidential counseling to students experiencing a variety of issues including death in the family, relationship issues, depression, and issues with parents. She also reported that crises are seen without delay and that Counseling Center staff is on call 24/7 and may be reached after regular office hours through the Office of Public Safety. She announced that the Counseling Center would send letters to faculty notifying them of students that receive counseling, and she encouraged faculty to call the Counseling Center for more information about their students if they received such a letter.

K. Williams further reported that students with learning disabilities may be referred to the Office of Human Diversity, and students with disruptive behavior may be referred to Dean Watrous's Office.

Student Housing for Fall 2005: K. Dahlquist, Housing and Residence Life Director, reported to the Senate on Housing and Residence Life. He reported that currently 4200 students are housed on campus, 60% of whom are female and 40% male residents. He announced that during the last three years 1,100 beds were added with the assistance of the university foundation, and that residence halls are filled to capacity due to growing enrollment and students wishing to live on-campus.

In response to a request by President J. Cevallos regarding the Master Plan, K. Dahlquist further reported that RealCert, a Washington D.C. consulting firm, was hired and is currently working on a plan that will allow the Housing and Residence Life Office to begin the renovation process of the current residence halls on campus. He noted that all but University Place and the apartments are past their life expectancy.

Campus Building Projects: President J. Cevallos reported on developments in facilities projects for the next few months. He reported that the design phase is completed and contracts are being finalized for the high-tech classroom building and that groundbreaking is expected in the next few months. He also reported that the design phase for the recreational center has been completed and ground breaking is anticipated in June. He further reported that groundbreaking for the new heating plant is anticipated during April or May. He announced that the three projects mentioned above are due to be completed January 2007. He also announced that work on the football stadium would start May 17 or May 18 and conclude on August 30, the day before the university’s first game. He noted that resurfacing and adding lights to the football stadium would maximize the use of the football field by allowing various university sports teams to use the facility around the clock.

W. Bateman announced that Claudia DeLong, former University Senate Recording Secretary, is transitioning to the Financial Aid Office and that the Senate office will provisionally be staffed by Daniel Szilagyi, who will take minutes of University Senate meetings, and Cattina Hartman.

W. Bateman called for a motion to change the agenda by adding a resolution about Edward Evans under new business. E. Beaven moved, R. Schaeffer seconded to approve the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

E. Beaven moved, M. Perinchief seconded, to approve the minutes of the December 2, 2004 meeting. B. Gottschall noted that his name was misspelled on page 2, of the minutes, under Adjournment. The minutes were approved as amended.

A.    Committee on Committees
D. Johnson announced that elections for Senate members under Professional Staff and additional categories are to begin during the month of February, and that there may be a one or two-week delay in these elections due to a transition in Senate office secretaries. He encouraged Senate members who had not received information on any pending elections to call the Senate Office or to contact him by e-mail. He expressed thanks to those who returned their reports to the Committee on Committees and stressed that Senate members on committees that have not met this semester should contact him or the Senate Office for help in correcting this issue.
W. Bateman requested that any Senate members who notice inaccuracies in the Senate membership list on the website should contact the Senate Office.

B.  General Education Restructuring Team
D. Lynch reported that the committee is meeting regularly each week. She announced that the committee is currently integrating information from its IDEAS process survey and that survey results will be posted on the website as they are made available. She also reported that the committee is finalizing a proposed General Education model, and that it is seeking invitations from Senate members to visit with their departments. D. Lynch advised Senate members to visit the General Education website to observe the revisions made and the manner in which the revisions took place. She noted that the committee could not reduce or increase General Education credit hours from the 48 credit hours mandated by Pennsylvania State law.

W. Bateman announced that there was no old business.

W. Bateman reported that Edward Evans, chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for 28 years, passed away on January 15, 2005. He called approval of the following resolution as a thoughtful gesture to his surviving wife, Joan Evans: “Be It Resolved that the University Senate Wishes to Recognize the Past Contributions of Edward W. Evans As President of Faculty Senate and the University Senate of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Passed this Day, February 3, 2005” J. Davis moved, D. Barlieb seconded, to approve the resolution. The motion passed.

B. Gottschall moved, R. Schaeffer seconded, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.