Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Faculty Assembly

Minutes October 7, 2019 11:30-12:50

Boca Campus AD 305, Davie Campus LA 150, Jupiter Campus SR 200 11:30a.m.Prof. Mauricio Almonté, Faculty Assembly Chair – Call to Order

-Meetingcalledtoorder.AnnouncedelectionofDFSCALSenatorsforAY2019-21.CliffBrownnominatedforUFSLibraryCommittee.MariamDalinnominatedforAcademicFreedomandDueProcessCommittee.

11:35a.m.JeanneViviani,MPA–DirectorofResearchDevelopment(Guest)

-GeneralinformationsharedwithfacultysuchastheofficeislocatedintheADbuilding.ORDdoesfacultycoaching,editingassistance,offerworkshops,standarddataforfacultyproposals,boilerplatelanguages,aswellascurateorlookforgrants,andoutsidedepartmentalcollaborationsforsuchthingsthatareSTEMrelated.

Q&A/Discussion–None

11:40a.m.AimeeArias,PhD–AssociateDeanofResearchandCreativeDevelopment(Guest)

- Reportedonresearchfundingforlastyear.Externalproposalswentup74%.Totalfundedwasup32%lastyear.

- 4NEHandNFgrantshavebeensubmittedalreadythisyear.- Suggeststofacultythatit’sbesttocomeandspeaktoherregarding

fundingoptionsforgrants.Q&A/DiscussionQ–Whatwasthedollaramountforlastyear?A–About1million.Q–Howmanysabbaticalsaregrantedandassociatedtoresearch?A–Unknown,buttheywilllookintoit.MostarehandledthroughROCAortheProvost’soffice.

11:45a.m.ArnoldoDeJesús–FAUBookstoreRepresentative(Guest)

Discussedthestore,websiteandwhattheproceduresareforFollett.Thebooksareinalphabeticalorderinthestoreratherthanseparatedbycourse.Also,ordersaredonemonthsinadvancetoassistwithstudentexperience.However,thebooksareoftennotinthestorebythestartofthesemester.Thegoalistooffereasiershoppingforstudents.ItsavesthestudentsinshoppingtimeandissyncedonlineandthroughtheappusingtheirZ-

number.Ittakesweekstodouble-checkeverythingbythestatedeadlineinNovember.WhenFolletttookoverfromB&N,theyoverorderedandhadtoreturnalot.About20%+ofbooksareusuallysold.October15thisthedeadlinefortheBookstoretoorderbooksforspring2020.Q&A/DiscussionQ–Theonlinesystemisnotsynced.So,howcanitbebettersynced?A–TheschoolsystemandthebookstoresystemaretobeFollettDiscoverandshouldbelinkedviaCanvas.Sometimesaprofessorisn’tlinkedtotheclass,sotherecanbesomeimperfections.Takesaboutadayforthesystemtorefresh.

Q–Howdoyousourcee-books?A–Follettdoesoffere-books,butstudentshaveanumberofoptions,suchasAmazon’sKindle,whichwouldnotbenecessarilythroughFollett’splatform.

12:05p.m.ProvostBretDanilowicz,PhD(Guest)

- PresenttoaddressthefacultyonanumberofthingsincludinghowtoworkwithBrowardCollegeatDavie.Thetwoinstitutionsarelookingtoworktogethermore.Theremayevenbeanopportunityforstudentstoworkwiththesameadvisorsfor4years.(2yearsatBC/2yearsatFAU.)

- SCMSmaymovetoFortLauderdalefromDavie.However,universitybudgetsarenothealthynationwide.Self-sustainingprogramsareimportant.So,aftertaxesabout60%+stayswithadepartment.

- Allocatingwaiverstogradstudentsandgradassistants.It’snotaperfectsystemandislookingtoimprovetheprocess.

- ThereisalsomisclassificationofGA,GTA,GRAregardingfunding.Itmaytakeabout2-3yearstofix.

- FacultySenateisunfortunatelylesspopulatedthanitshouldbe.Onlyabout50+people.However,Arts&Lettersisusuallythereoften.About20%+ofFAUadministratorsattend.

Q&A/DiscussionQ–Aretheremorespecificstothe“mess”GTA’sareawardedorfacilitated?A–Whatisn’tworkingisthatGA’sarefundedfromotheraccountsandnotnecessarilytheirown,forexample,thosethatworkinthehousing.Further,GRA’sshouldonlyreceivingresearchfundsbasedonthegrants.GTA’sshouldonlybeallocatedbasedonteachingneeds.Thisyearneedstobearesetandtransition.

Q–Lastyear,theP&TCommitteeandcandidatesthatwentupweretomeetwiththeProvost.However,thisdidn’thappen.Whynot?A–Therewereabout80facultymemberspromoted,andtomeetindividuallywithpeoplethataresuccessfulforP&Twouldbetoomuchto

handle.Tofollow-up,thesearemeetingstocongratulatecandidates,notproceduralmeetings.Q–Whatisgoingonwiththisyear’sbudget?TherearetheseaspirationstobecomeanR1institution,buttheseappeartobetalks,withnorealinvestment.Howcanallthesepartssynchronize?A–Anybudgetallocationshavenotbeenmade,yet.Thebiggestproblemisthebudget.Itwouldbeidealtoscrapthisbudgetprocessandstartnewprocedures.ThereareanumberoffrustrationswiththebudgetfromanumberofCollege’sandUnits.

Q–Howmanysabbaticalareavailable?A–TheissueisthatresearchsabbaticalsshouldbeawardedforaninstitutionaspiringtobecomeR1.TheCollegeshouldbeawardingsabbaticals.

Q–WhataboutthemovetoLauderdale?Whatisthefundingmodel?A–ThegoalistohavetheFortLauderdalecampusactive.AnymodelsforfundingmayneedtocomefromcreativemodelssetbytheCollegeandit’sUnitswithfacultyandresourcesinFortLauderdale.TherecentTitleVgrantwasnotfunded.TheCollegerecentlysubmittedanewexternalgrant($500K)foradditionalfundingandinfrastructureforthepotentialmove.

Q–Whatisthefundingmodelforhealthinsuranceforgraduateassistants?A–Itwillcostabout1.8millionforthestudentstoget75%ofcoverage.HopefullybyJanuary2020therewillbeadefiniteanswerontheinsurancepolicyforthesestudents.

12:35p.m.MeredithMountford,PhD–UFFFAURepresentative(Guest)

- Arts&LettershasahealthyrelationshipwiththeUnion.- TheUnionbelievesthatthebudgetshouldbeavailable.However,the

Dean’sofficestilldoesn’thaveabudget.TherewasrecentconsultationwiththePresident.TheUnionaskedwhat’sgoingon?HisanswerwasthatthebudgetwasjustapprovedbytheBOT.Thelastcollectivebargainingraiseshavebeenimplemented.

- Instructorbasesalariesareupfrom$42000to$45000.- $13milliongoestowaiversaccordingtoFAUsuchasveterans,TA’s,etc.- WatchforcontinuingemailsfromtheUnionsuchas“KnowYourRights”

and“WhathastheUniondone?”- UFF-FAUisat52%formembership.

Q&A/DiscussionQ–Pensionsareanissue.Howcanfacultypushformore/higherpensions?A–Themorepeopleaskingforthingssuchasthis(pensions),thebetterandeasieritwouldbefortheUniontolobby,especiallywithdifferentlegislators.

12:40p.m.DeanMichaelHorswell,PhD–Dean’sReport

- TherehasbeenaLegislativeBudgetRequestwherethefundingfortheFortLauderdalemoveandrenovationsmaycomefrom.Therehasbeena$500000requestandGRstudentsupport.Theproposalisfacultydriven.

- TheuniversityislookingtoourCollegeforR1withinourPhDprograms.- TheSchoolofArchitecturefromtheCollegeofDesignandSocialInquiry

islookingtomovetotheCollegeofArtsandLetters.(Academicfluidity.)Thiswouldbeapartof,orduring,thepotentialmovetoFTL’scampusfromDavieofotherUnitsthatcurrentlyincludeSCMSFVNMfacultyandresources,andVAAHGDfacultyandresources.AnMOU(MemoofUnderstanding)wouldneedtobedraftedtotheDeanandtheCollege’sFacultyAssemblyfromARCH.Thiswouldneedtobereviewed,discussedandvotedupon.AnMOUmaybedraftedasearlyasthissemester.

- AllARCHresourcesshouldbecomingtotheCollege.

Q&A/DiscussionQ–ARCHisexpensiveandtherefore,willitbeadraintotheCollege?A–Foundationaccountsandbudgetsarebeinglookedat.TheCollegehopestohavedirectcontrolofthespaceinFTL.OtherfundingmodelswillbelookedatincludingexternalsourcestoassistwithsustainingtheUnitsinFortLauderdale’sHigherEducationComplex(HEC).

12:50p.m.Faculty Assembly adjourned. Minutes submitted by: Prof. Shane Eason, Secretary, Faculty Assembly Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University