Opposing FL Senate Bill 104

Faculty Award Guidelines Revision

2017 Election Results & DP

2017-18 Faculty Association Schedule

2017-18 Academic Programs Schedule

2017-18 University Matriculation Cal

2017 Faculty Award Winners

2017-2018 Committee Directories

LUNCHEON BUFFET MEETING

DATE: Thursday, May 11th, 2017

TIME: 12:45 P.M. (Time Change)

PLACE: Talon Room, Osprey Commons Bldg 16, 4th Floor

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 2016-2017 Faculty Award Winners

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD: Winner: Catherine W. Christie (BCH – Nutrition and Dietetics)

Runner-Up: Adel K. El Safty (CCEC – School of Engineering/Civil Engineering)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Sanjay P. Ahuja (CCEC – School of Computing)

Denise I. Bossy (COAS - History) Kenneth K. Laali (COAS – Chemistry)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY SERVICE AWARDS: John D. Hatle (COAS – Biology)

Paul D. Eason (CCEC – School of Engineering/Mechanical Engineering)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:

F. Dan Richard (COAS - Psychology)

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS: James R. Churilla (BCH – Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences)

Katrina W. Hall (COEHS – Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL)

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS Vanessa B. Cruz (COAS – Art and Design)

Brandi N. Denison (COAS – Philosophy and Religious Studies) Diane L. Denslow (CCB - Management)

Maria A. Fernández Cifuentes (COAS – Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) Joshua C. Gellers (COAS – Political Science and Public Administration)

Jennifer K. Hager (COAS – Art and Design) Corinne A. Labyak (BCH – Nutrition and Dietetics)

Jamie C. Moon (COAS - Biology) John P. Nuszkowski (CCEC – School of Engineering/Mechanical Engineering)

Heather B. Truelove (COAS - Psychology)

OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT TEACHING AWARDS David O. Blanton (COAS – English)

Nicholas Paul Eliot Eastham (COEHS – Leadership, School Counseling, & Sports Management) Nell E. Robinson (BCH – Nutrition and Dietetics)

D. Lance Vickery (COAS – Art and Design)

All recipients receive a cash award and will be honored with a commemorative plaque at the 2017 Fall Convocation. The awards are funded through unrestricted gifts from the UNF Foundation, Inc., Academic Affair, and Center for Community Based-Learning.

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FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA

May 11, 2017

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – April 6, 2017 (2 minutes)

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 minutes)

IV. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS & NEXT MEETING (2 minutes per report)

Academic Programs Committee – Michael Bovenzi (No Mtg Scheduled)

Academic Standards Committee – Steven Williamson (No Mtg Scheduled)

Adjunct Affairs Committee – Elizabeth Gregg (Wed, 5/3@12 Noon – OFE/FA Conf Rm)

Budget Advisory Committee – Alan Harris (TBD – Bldg 50/Rm 3300)

Campus Technology Committee – Jose Franco (Fri, 5/12@10:30 AM – OFE/FA Conf Rm)

Faculty Affairs Committee – Gordon Rakita (Thurs, 5/18@12:15 PM – OFE/FA Conf Rm)

Faculty Enhancement Committee – Raphael Crowley (No Mtg Scheduled)

Nominations and Elections Committee – Dana Hart (No Mtg Scheduled)

Research Council – Judith Ochrietor (No Mtg Scheduled)

Strategic Planning Advisory Committee – Paul Eason (TBD – OFE/FA Conf Rm)

Support Services Committee – Brian Kopp (TBD@10 AM – Small Library Conf Rm2405A)

Executive Committee – David Fenner (Tues, 5/16 @12:15 PM – OFE/FA Conf Rm)

V. SPECIAL REPORTS (10 minutes)

UNF President – John Delaney

Legislative Liaison Report – Janet Owen

United Faculty of Florida – Rebecca Marcon

Parking Advisory Council Report – Ashley Faulkner/Everett Malcolm

VI. QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD (10 minutes)

VII. CONSENT AGENDA

(There is no consent agenda for May meeting.)

VIII. LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR (5 minutes to reorder list) (20 minutes to act immediately on or remove item)

IX. ADJOURNMENT

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Agenda Item # 1- FA 17-29: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

College of Arts and Sciences

(Undergraduate)

Log Number: 201701-6 Communication – Undergraduate

Add a new course Social Media Management (3 crs) MMC Senior (4xxx) XXX

Prerequisites: "ADV3008: Principles of Advertising"

or "PUR3000: Principles of Pub Relations"

or "MMC4500: History of Mass Communication"

and "MMC3105: Advanced Writing For The Media"

Co-requisites: None

Course Description: Prerequisites: MMC 3105-Advanced Writing for the Media, ADV 3008-Principles of Advertising or PUR

3000-Principles of Public Relation or MMC 4500-History of Mass Communication

Description: Students will learn web analytics, social media analytics, and search engine optimization skills by

many hands-on skill-based projects. Students will also learn theoretical and critical perspectives on social

media phenomena: principles of social influence, virality, and online privacy. Most importantly, students will

be required to write original, professional quality pieces to publish in at least three social media outlets every

week. By integrating creatives and analytics, student will be able to learn the power of writing and the

dynamics of social media management firsthand.

Agenda Item # 2- FA 17-30: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

Coggin College of Business

(Undergraduate)

Log Number: 201701-27 Management – Undergraduate

Add a new course Service Operations Management

(3crs)

MAN Senior (4xxx) 029

Prerequisites: “MAN3504: Operations Management”

Co-requisites: None

Course Description: The services sector of our economy continues to grow, and by some estimates, it currently makes up about

70% to 80% of the nation’s GDP and employs about the same percentage of workforce. This class is focused

on important operations management issues faced in services in various industries. Major topics include 1]

service design considerations for quality, customers and employees etc. and 2] issues related to delivery of

service such as waiting line studies, managing service expectations, yield management etc. We would consider

various industries such as hospitality, restaurants, retail, healthcare etc. in public, private and the not-for-profit

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sectors of the economy. The various quantitative and qualitative frameworks would strive towards achieving

high-quality, customer focused profitable services.

Agenda Item # 3- FA 17-31: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction

(Graduate)

Log Number: 201701-36 School of Engineering/Civil Engineering – Graduate

Change a degree-major of an existing program

MS in Civil Engineering – Civil Engineering Major

Summary of the Changes: This APC aims to adjust thesis hours (CGN6970: Master's Thesis) in the MSCE program to allow students to take

1 to 6 credit hours per semester. The total number of credit hours in the program of study remains the same. (Visit our website: www.unf.edu/unffa/ for the program of study)

Change an existing course Civil Engineering Master's Thesis CGN Graduate (6xxx) 970

This APC aims to adjust thesis hours (CGN6970: Civil Engineering Master's Thesis) in the MSCE program to

allow students to take 1 to 6 credit hours per semester instead of the current offering that restricts students to

taking only 3 credit hours of MSCE Thesis course per semester. The adjustment would allow students to take

flexible thesis hours from 1 to 6 credits based on their progress. Therefore, the change is requested from the

current fixed three thesis credit hours to the variable minimum of 1 and maximum of six credit hours.

New Course Description: The student will conduct individual research on topic relevant to civil engineering. The research topic will be

chosen by the student in conjunction with their advisor.

Repeatability: The credit hours may vary from 1 to 6 per semester. The course may be repeated for up to 6

credits.

Agenda Item # 4- FA 17-32: Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

Brooks College of Health

(Doctorate)

Log Number: 201701-16 Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences – Doctorate

Add a new course Assistive Technology for

Accessibility (1cr)

PHT Doctorate

(7xxx)

XXX

Prerequisites: None

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Co-requisites: None

Course Description: The Assistive Technology for Accessibility course is an experiential, service-learning course. DPT students

will experience the unique opportunity of interacting with engineering students enrolled in EEL 4930/ EML

4930 learning to integrate engineering methods with rehabilitation principles to explore the design and

development of adaptive and assistive devices that benefit people with developmental disabilities. Students

will have real-world opportunities to work at the interface of people and technology, exposing them to

challenging questions requiring complex interdisciplinary solutions. This course includes seminars where

students will develop communication skills and a strong interaction with professionals in the community as

well as pediatric clients and their families. Students will complete team-based projects that address problems

faced by users of assistive technology in the community. Students may earn a maximum of 3 credit hours for

this course.

Log Number: 201701-17 Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences – Doctorate

Add a new course Constructivism in Orthopaedic

Physical Therapy (1cr)

PHT Doctorate

(7xxx)

XXX

Prerequisites: None

Co-requisites: None

Course Description: Students will participate in a collaborative learning experience from each other as well as content experts in

the field of orthopedic physical therapy. Curriculum will consist of comprehensive case based learning

opportunities for the spine, upper and lower extremities. Students will engage in active learning strategies to

critically think through problems presented in the case guided by content experts. They will be provided

opportunities to progress in manual therapy skill acquisition. The student will also benefit from immersion in

a collaborative learning experience similar to the clinical setting.

Agenda Item# 5- FA 17-33: Submitted By the Academic Programs Committee

5 Year Untaught Courses Review - No Changes (2017 List)

Approval by the 2016-2017 Academic Programs Committee

(Total 1 Course)

If a five year course is not taught next year even though the Academic Programs Committee is approved

at this year, the approval untaught courses would appear again next year as the course having not been

taught in five years. So the above-mentioned list - five year courses will be appeared again and need to

go through APC again as a revolving door. 5 Year Untaught Courses Review - No Changes (2016-2017 List)

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College Department Log Number Course Title Course Number Date

Submitted

BCH Nutrition &

Dietetics

201701-12 Weight Management

through Nutrition and

Fitness

HUN Freshman

(1xxx)

003 C 3/6/2017

Agenda Item # 6- FA 17-34: Submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee

Resolution:

Opposing Florida Senate Bill 104 Pertaining to Computer Coding Instruction (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/104/BillText/Filed/PDF)

Whereas universities in the Florida SUS system currently require two years of sequential foreign

language or American Sign Language courses at the secondary school level for admission,

Whereas the study of a foreign language in K-12 and in universities prepares students for careers in

an increasingly globalized world and that knowledge of another language can overcome cross-cultural

barriers,

Whereas empirical evidence shows that students who learn another language perform better on

standardized testing and develop needed critical thinking skills,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Faculty Association at the University of North Florida

opposes Senate Bill 104 that would require SUS institutions to recognize two high school computer

coding credits as equivalent to two years of foreign language instruction.

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Agenda Item# 7– FA 17-35: Submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee

Faculty Association

Outstanding Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award (Changes are in italics and bold of underline or strikethrough with yellow highlighted.)

Revision to DEFINITIONS

of the FA Outstanding Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award

Outstanding Faculty

Community Engaged Scholarship Award

The University of North Florida wants to recognize faculty members who perform meritoriously in the

area of Community Engaged Scholarship.

The award winner will be determined in the Spring 2018 semester and the winner will receive an

honorarium of $2,500, which will be distributed by electronic transfer, and a commemorative plaque.

Award will be presented at the Fall Convocation and electronic transfer made near that date. The award

is funded provided by the Center for Community-Based Learning. The Center for Community-Based

Learning reserves the right to not provide the monetary award to any winner who is not a UNF

employee at the time if the Fall convocation, when the award is made.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Eligibility

Any full-time tenured or tenure-track member of the faculty is eligible to be considered for the Outstanding

Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award. No Community Engaged Scholarship awardee shall be eligible

for another Outstanding Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award until the *__*FIFTH year following

recognition of the receipt of the last award.

Nomination

Any student, alumnus or alumna, member of the faculty, staff, or administration of the University of North

Florida may nominate a faculty member for this award. Nominations must be in writing and signed by the

nominator, sent via email to facassn1@unf.edu , or posted through the Faculty Association website

at www.unf.edu/unffa/. Written nominations are to be delivered, preferably by hand, to the Faculty Association

Office during posted business hours. The deadline for receipt of all nominations is Tuesday, January 17,

2017, at 5:00 PM. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure that his/her nomination is delivered prior to

the deadline. The nomination should consist simply of the statement, “I wish to nominate

________________________, department of __________________, for the Outstanding Faculty Community

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Engaged Scholarship Award.” An argument on behalf of, or a rationale for, the candidacy of the nominee is not

needed.

The Faculty Association President shall confirm the eligibility of each nominee and send a letter of confirmation

of the nomination to each eligible nominee and his/her chair, after the close of nominations.

Nominee Applications

Each nominee shall be invited to submit a five (5)-page curriculum vitae, which includes educational background,

current position at UNF, other awards received for community engaged scholarship, and a succinct listing of

scholarly accomplishments, especially those related to her or his community engaged scholarship. In addition,

each nominee shall submit a three (3)-page summary and discussion of what he or she feels is his or her most

significant community engaged scholarship activities. *The materials submitted can include accomplishments

occurring during the faculty member's entire career at the University of North Florida; however, once a person has

won the award, submitted materials can include only accomplishments occurring since the last award.* Nominees

shall also be invited to submit no more than three letters of support from community representatives briefly

describing how the nominee’s community engaged scholarship has contributed to the community. A signed

statement by the faculty member attesting to the accuracy of the information (see attached form, “Statements of

Accuracy”) must also be included in the packet.

Nominees will be given two weeks from the date of notification of nomination to email all required

materials, including a statement affirming the accuracy of the content, to the Faculty Association Email

Address (facassn1@unf.edu) by 5 PM on Monday, February 13, 2017. Nominees are to consolidate all of

the application materials into ONE PDF file, which should be attached to the email.

The application materials should consist only of the following items, arranged in the order indicated

below:

1. The signed statement of accuracy

2. The vita (not more than five pages)

3. Summary and discussion of accomplishments in community engaged scholarship (not more than

three pages)

4. No more than three letters of support from community representatives

Nominees who submit materials that are not kept strictly within these guidelines or fail to submit all materials by

email to the Faculty Association Email Address (facassn1@unf.edu) by 5:00 PM on Monday, February 13,

2017, will not be considered further.

Selection

The Selection Committee will consist of one elected representative from each of the five colleges, and a faculty

member will be recommended by the Director of the Center for Community Based-Learning and approved by the

President of the Faculty Association. Relatives and significant others of the nominee may not serve on the

Selection Committee considering the nominees for an award. The Faculty Association President shall replace, by

appointment, any member of the Selection Committee who cannot participate fully in the selection of the

awardee; any such replacement shall be selected from the constituency represented by the member. The Faculty

Association President shall convene the Committee, which will elect its own Chairperson.

The Selection Committee will choose the award winners through a secret ballot vote. The Committee shall make

this choice solely on the basis of the nominees’ merits and without consideration for other factors such as

departmental affiliation, professional rank of present nominees, or past award winners.

The Committee has the prerogative not to recommend any nominee for the award if, in the members’ judgments,

the nominee pool does not contain individuals whose accomplishments deserve the Outstanding Faculty

Community Engaged Scholarship Award.

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Definitions

Community-engaged scholarship is an approach to the research process that brings together scientific inquiry and

critical analysis with community-identified needs. The award recognizes those whose work with community

partners has produced generalizable knowledge and has had an impact on the field and the community.

Timeline

The timeline will match the timelines for the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards, the Outstanding Faculty

Service Awards, and the Distinguished Professor Award.

UNF Faculty Association

OUTSTANDING FACULTY COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

(2016-2017) Statement of Accuracy

APPLICANT'S STATEMENT

I, _______________________________________________________ (applicant's name), confirm

my submitted application meet the above listed requirements. I understand if my application does

not meet the above requirements, it will not be reviewed. I also hereby attest to the accuracy of

the information contained in this application.

Full Name: ______________________________________________________________

N# _____________________

Title: ____________________________________________________________________

Department: _____________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________

Signature: ____________________________

Remarks: *__* FA 13-14:

For all award categories (with the exception of Distinguished Professor, which once received cannot be reapplied

for), when a previous award winner wishes to reapply for the same award, she/he may present evidence that runs

from the end of the academic period covered for the applicant’s previous award, to the end of the most recent

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academic year in which the applicant is reapplying. For all award categories, a first-time applicant for an award

may present evidence of desert beginning from the start of her/his UNF career.

Reference:

FA 17-25: Revision to FA Outstanding Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award that QEP Management

Team is no longer exist and update the membership of the selection (April 6, 2017)

Update on 5/5/2016 for the clarification of timing for the honorarium distribution and language by the Faculty

Affairs Committee.

FA 13-14: The Unification of Faculty Award Timing *_* (March 7, 2013)

FA 12-09: OT Faculty Community Engaged Scholarship Award Proposal (February 2, 2012)

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Agenda Item# 8– FA 17-36: Submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee

Faculty Association

Distinguished Professor Award (Changes are in italics and bold of underline or strikethrough with yellow highlighted.)

Strikethrough Vita’s and Replaced with Statement

for the Distinguished Professor Award

Distinguished Professor Award

The Distinguished Professor Award is presented annually to a University of North Florida faculty

member who has a balanced record of distinction at UNF in all three areas of teaching, scholarship,

and service.

The award includes an honorarium of $6,000, which will be distributed by electronic transfer, a

commemorative plaque, the listing of the recipient's name on a permanent University plaque. The

Winner and the Runner-up Awards will be presented at the Fall Convocation and electronic transfer

made near that date. The award winner will be invited to deliver the Fall Academic Convocation

address. This award is made possible through unrestricted gifts to the UNF Foundation, Inc.

The Foundation reserves the right to not provide the monetary award to any winner who is not a UNF

employee at the time if the Fall convocation, when the award is made.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN

Friday, January (TBD), 2017 at 5:00 PM

Eligibility

Ordinarily, this award has gone to a full professor. However, any regular, full-time member of the UNF

faculty, who holds the rank of full or associate professor, is eligible for the award except for past

recipients of the award and persons serving on the Screening Committee.

Nomination

Any person within the University community (students, alumni, faculty, staff, or administration) may

nominate a faculty member for the award. Nominations must be in writing and signed by the nominator,

sent via Email to facassn1@unf.edu, or posted through the website at http://www.unf.edu/unffa/.

Written nominations are to be delivered, preferably by hand, to the Faculty Association Office. The

deadline for receipt of all nominations is Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. It is the

responsibility of the nominator to ensure that his/her nomination is delivered prior to the deadline. The

nomination should consist simply of the statement, "I wish to nominate____________, department of

___________________ for the Distinguished Professor Award," an argument on behalf of, or a

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rationale for, the candidacy of the nominee is not needed. The Faculty Association President shall

confirm the eligibility of each nominee and send a letter of confirmation of the nomination to each

eligible nominee and his/her chair, after the close of nominations.

If you are nominated, please do not forward any application materials to the Faculty Association office

until you receive a letter from the Faculty Association President confirming your eligibility.

Nominee Applications

Each eligible nominee must submit a vita of not more than 10 pages, which includes a representative

listing of teaching, scholarship, and service activities. In addition, each nominee is asked to submit a six-

page summary and discussion of what he/she feels is his/her most significant teaching and curriculum

efforts, accomplishments in research, and professionally related service activities (a maximum of two

pages for each of the three areas of teaching, research, and service). A signed statement by the

faculty member attesting to the accuracy of the information (see attached form, "Statement of

Accuracy") must also be included in the packet. There shall be no more than a total of 18 pages in the

packet. Standard margins and a font size not smaller than 11 points are required.

The nominees have two weeks from the date of notification to email all required application

materials to the Faculty Association email address: facassn1@unf.edu. Nominees must consolidate

all of their application materials into ONE PDF file, which must be attached to your email. We

will also need a second file (Word format ONLY) consisting of a one-page summary statement of

your vita. This one-page summary will be published in the Faculty Association April agenda if you are

one the two finalists for this award.

The application materials should consist only of the following items, arranged in the order

indicated below:

1. The signed statement of accuracy

2. The vita (not more than ten pages)

3. Summary and discussion of achievements

4. A one-page summary statementvita (submitted separately)

Nominees who submit materials that do not meet these guidelines, or who fail to submit all

materials the Faculty Association Email Address (facassn1@unf.edu) by 5:00 p.m. on Monday,

February 15, 2016 will not be considered further.

Screening Process

The Screening Committee will consist of one elected representative from each of the five colleges, the

current President of the Faculty Association, plus five recipients of the Distinguished Professor Award

with these recipients selected in reverse chronological order. The Faculty Association President shall

replace by appointment any member of the Screening Committee who cannot participate fully in the

selection of the two finalists; any such replacement shall be selected from the constituency represented

by that member. The Faculty Association President shall convene the Committee, which will elect its

own Chairperson.

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The Committee will choose two nominees as finalists. The Committee shall make this choice solely on

the basis of the nominees' merits, and without consideration for other factors such as departmental

affiliation or professional rank of present nominees or past award winners. In unanticipated situations

when a Screening Committee member has read all nominees' vitae but cannot attend the meeting when

finalists are selected, that member may vote absentee only on a preliminary straw ballot.

After the Screening Committee selects two nominees as finalists, each member shall immediately

vote by secret ballot for one person to actually receive the Award. The Committee Chairperson

shall collect the ballots. The votes will remain sealed and uncounted until after the election by

members of the Faculty Association. If no tie exists in the Faculty Association election, the

Screening Committee votes shall be destroyed without being counted. If a tie exists, the Screening

Committee votes shall be tallied to determine the Award recipient. In such an event, the actual

count of the Screening Committee shall not be divulged unless so requested by the finalist who was

selected for the Award.

The Committee does have the prerogative not to recommend anyone for the award if, in the

members' judgment, the nominee pool does not contain an individual whose accomplishments merit

the designation of Distinguished Professor.

Election In the April Faculty Association agenda, the Faculty Association Office will publish the one-page

summary of the two final nominees’ vitasummary statements. Final choice of the recipient of the

Distinguished Professor Award, from the two nominees put forward by the Screening Committee,

will be by a vote of the members of the Faculty Association at the annual meeting in April. Voting

shall take place over a two day period. The President of the Faculty Association will notify by letter

both the winner and the runner-up for the Distinguished Professor Award. The runner-up award,

consisting of $3000. will be given to the nominee receiving the fewer votes.

UNF

Faculty Association

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD

(2016-2017)

STATEMENTS OF ACCURACY

APPLICANT'S STATEMENT

I, _______________________________________________________ (applicant's name), confirm my

submitted application meet the above listed requirements. I understand if my application does not meet the

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above requirements, it will not be reviewed. I also hereby attest to the accuracy of the information contained

in this application.

Full Name: ______________________________________________________________

N# _____________________

Title: ___________________________

Department: ______________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________

Signature: ____________________________

Reference:

Update on 5/5/2016 for the clarification of timing for the honorarium distribution and language by the Faculty Affairs

Committee.

Update on 9/24/2012 for the fund amount from $5,000 to $6,000 for DP winner and the $2,500 to $3000 to DP runner

Update on 2/2/2012 for the guidelines clarification

Update on 11/21/2011 for the Blackboard purpose

FA 07-04: February 1, 2007

FA 00-21: May 11, 2000

FA 98-44: November 5, 1998

FA 97-24: October 9, 1997

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Agenda Item# 9– FA 17-37: Submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee

Faculty Association

Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards (Changes are in italics and bold of underline with yellow highlighted.)

Adding the words “and their impact” after accomplishment in scholarship

for the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards

Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards

The University of North Florida wishes to recognize faculty members who perform meritoriously in

scholarship. Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards are made possible through unrestricted gifts to

the University of North Florida Foundation. The University of North Florida has allocated the

available funds for this fiscal year in the following manner:

The award winners will be determined in the Spring 2017 semester and each will receive an

honorarium of $2,500, which will be distributed by electronic transfer, and a commemorative

plaque. Awards will be presented at the Fall Convocation and electronic transfer made near that date.

The award is funded by the UNF Foundation. The Foundation reserves the right to not provide

the monetary award to any winner who is not a UNF employee at the time if the Fall convocation,

when the award is made.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN

Friday, January (TBD), 2017 at 5:00 PM

Eligibility

Any full time member of the University of North Florida faculty who has seven years of full-time

regular employment at the University is eligible to be considered for an Outstanding Faculty

Scholarship Award. Time served in visiting and adjunct positions does not count toward eligibility.

No winner of an Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award shall be eligible to win another Outstanding

Faculty Scholarship Award until the *__*FIFTH year following recognition of the receipt of the last

award.

Nomination

Any person within the University community (students, alumni, faculty, staff, or administration) may

nominate a faculty member for the award. Nominations must be in writing and signed by the

nominator, sent via Email to facassn1@unf.edu, or posted through the Faculty Association website at

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www.unf.edu/unffa/. Written nominations are to be delivered, preferably by hand, to the Faculty

Association office (Honors Hall/1120). The deadline for receipt of all nominations is Friday, January

(TBD), 2015 at 5:00 p.m. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure that his/her nomination is

delivered prior to the deadline. The nomination should consist simply of the statement, "I wish to

nominate ___________ for the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Awards." An argument on behalf

of, or a rationale for, the candidacy of the nominee is not needed.

The Faculty Association President shall confirm the eligibility of each nominee and send a letter of

confirmation of the nomination to each eligible nominee and his/her chair, after the close of

nominations.

If you are nominated, please do not forward any application materials to the Faculty Association office

until you receive a letter from the Faculty Association President confirming your eligibility.

Nominee Applications

Each eligible nominee must submit a five-page curriculum vita, which includes educational

background, current position at UNF, other awards received for scholarship, and a succinct listing of

scholarly accomplishments. In addition, each nominee must submit a three-page summary and

discussion of what he/she feels is his/her most significant activities and accomplishments in

scholarship and their impact. *The materials submitted can include accomplishments occurring during

the faculty member's entire career at the University of North Florida; however, once a person has won

the award, submitted materials can include only accomplishments occurring since the last award.* A

signed statement by the faculty member attesting to the accuracy of the information (see attached

form, "Statements of Accuracy") must also be included in the packet. There shall be no more than a

total of nine pages in the packet. Standard margins and a font size of no smaller than 11 point are to

be used.

The nominees have two weeks from the date of notification to email all required application

materials to the Faculty Association: facassn1@unf.edu. Nominees must consolidate all of the

application materials into ONE PDF file, which must be attached to your email.

The application materials should consist only of the following items, arranged in the order

indicated below:

1. The signed statement of accuracy.

2. The vita (not more than five pages).

3. Summary and discussion of scholarly accomplishments.

Nominees who submit materials that do not meet these guidelines, or who fail to submit all

materials by email to the Faculty Association Email Address(facassn1@unf.edu) by 5:00 p.m.

on Monday of February (TBD) will not be considered further.

Selection

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The Selection Committee will consist of one elected representative from each of the five colleges and

the current President of the Faculty Association. Relatives of a nominee, and significant others, may

not serve on the Selection Committee considering the nominee for an award. The Faculty Association

President shall replace, by appointment, any member of the Selection Committee who cannot

participate fully in the selection of the three winners; and any such replacement shall be selected from

the constituency represented by the member. The Faculty Association President shall convene the

Committee, which will elect its own Chairperson.

The Selection Committee will choose the award winners through a secret ballot vote. The Committee

shall make this choice solely on the basis of the nominees' merits and without consideration for other

factors such as departmental affiliation, professional rank of present nominees, or past award winners.

The Committee does have the prerogative not to recommend three winners for the award if, in the

members' judgments, the nominee pool does not contain three individuals whose accomplishments

merit an Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award.

It will be the responsibility of the University Selection Committee chairperson to notify by letter any

finalists who have not been selected after the committee has concluded its deliberations. The

Chairperson of the University Selection Committee will also send a letter via the Faculty Association

to the Office of Academic Affairs identifying the three (3) winners of the Outstanding Faculty

Scholarship Awards. Winners of the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award shall be notified by a

letter signed jointly by the chairperson of the selection committee and President of the Faculty

Association. Formal recognition of winners shall occur at the UNF Fall Convocation.

UNF

Faculty Association

OUTSTANDING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (2016-2017)

STATEMENTS OF ACCURACY

APPLICANT'S STATEMENT

I, _______________________________________________________ (applicant's name), confirm my

submitted application meet the above listed requirements. I understand if my application does not

meet the above requirements, it will not be reviewed. I also hereby attest to the accuracy of the

information contained in this application.

Full Name: ______________________________________________________________

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N# _____________________

Title: ____________________________________________

Department: ______________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________

Signature: ____________________________

Remarks:

*__* FA 13-14: For all award categories (with the exception of Distinguished Professor, which once received cannot be reapplied for), when a previous

award winner wishes to reapply for the same award, she/he may present evidence that runs

from the end of the academic period covered for the applicant’s previous award, to the end of the most recent academic year in which

the applicant is reapplying. For all award categories, a first-time applicant for an award may present evidence of desert beginning from

the start of her/his UNF career.

Reference:

Update on 9/2/2015 for the clarification of timing for the honorarium distribution and language by the Faculty Affairs

Committee. FA 13-14: March 7, 2013 - The Unification of Faculty Award Timing *__*

Update on 2/2/2012 for no of awardees increase & the fund amount from $2,000.00 to $2,500.00

Update on 11/22/2011 for the Blackboard purpose

FA 07-04: February 1, 2007 - Chairperson's Signature for The Faculty Awards

FA 98-46: November 5, 1998

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QUESTIONS FORWARDED PENDING RESPONSES

QUESTIONER-I: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

October 13, 2016 Radha Pyati, President/Designee

UNF Faculty Association

QUESTION SYNOPSIS -I: Has there been any study done at the university to support what is being discussed among some faculty members

about male patriarchy and faculty salaries? I would like to know if there is any truth to the rumor that female

faculty members make less than their male counterparts.

QUESTIONER-II: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

October 13, 2016 Radha Pyati, President/Designee

UNF Faculty Association

QUESTION SYNOPSIS- II: Could the Faculty Association request the salaries of every administrator as well as the history of raises for all of

these individuals during the time in which John Delaney has been president? Could the Faculty Association then

report on the trends and especially the comparison with faculty raises over this same period?

QUESTIONER- III: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

December 1, 2016 Radha Pyati, President/Designee

UNF Faculty Association

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-III: The administration claims there are no resources for faculty raises. Yet salaries and raises for current and former

administrators, as well as ongoing payments to Leonard Carson, suggest that there are resources available for

salaries. How can these resources be shared with faculty, who are teaching students on the front lines and are

justifiably surprised by these raises, when their own cost-of-living raises with no increase in pay?

QUESTIONER- IV: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

March 2, 2017 John White, President

UNF - United Faculty of Florida

QUESTION SYNOPSIS- IV: In a recent "Did you know" item you said: "Not having any discipline-specific guidelines leaves Promotion and

Tenure decisions entirely at the discretion of administration, without feedback from departmental faculty."

This statement seems misleading given the composition of department P&T committees, which are made up of

departmental faculty, and the role their vote plays in the outcome of P&T cases. As well, department faculty are

able to write department letters of recommendation. And the University P&T committee is made up of faculty as

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well, although not departmental faculty. How do you claim that P&T decisions do not have feedback from

departmental faculty, and that discipline-specific guidelines are the antidote?

QUESTIONER-V: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

April 6, 2017 John White, President

UNF - United Faculty of Florida

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-V: Given that UNF has finally reached 100% pass rate in the promotion and tenure process, is it time to revisit the

promotion and tenure process, perhaps by the addition of college-level committees, where the real decision-making

process lies?

QUESTIONER-VI: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Anonymous

April 6, 2017 Shari Shuman, Vice President

Administration & Finance

&

John Hale, Assistant Vice President

Physical Facilities

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-VI: This morning, I saw a student riding a skateboard under a walkway right beside the "No skateboarding sign" and

this student was smoking at the same time. What is the enforcement policy on skateboarding, and how can it be

enhanced, especially given the narrow pedestrian traffic paths around the Skinner-Jones construction site where

skateboarding is often observed?

Partial answer from FA President Pyati from the floor, regarding smoking.

A question regarding smoking enforcement was asked at the December 2016 FA meeting, and the response

provided by VP Mauricio Gonzalez appears in the January 12 FA meeting Questions and Responses index on the

FA website.

Support Services Committee received the response from UPD Chief Mackesy during October 26, 2016

meeting: UPD "will not enforce" the smoking ban. He specifically mentioned not writing citations for those found smoking

on campus. This is in opposition to the stroll it, don't roll it policy, which the UPD does enforce with citations and

verbal admonitions.

QUESTIONER-VII: DATE ASKED: FORWARDED TO:

Pali Sen

April 6, 2017 Megan Kuehner

University Registrar

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-VII: In today’s agenda packet for the Information Item #4, a table is provided for midterm grades. Over the last 4

semesters, records show that 7.7-31.5% eligible professors provided the midterm grades. Since midterm grades are

a tool to improve retention and graduation of our students, can the Registrar’s office provide the Chairs/Directors a

list of classes with missing grades after the due date? Similarly, if final exam grades are missing for any class,

department Chairs are alerted with such a list.

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WRITTEN RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS

_________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTIONER-I: DATE ASKED: WRITTEN RESPONSES:

Pali Sen

March 2, 2017 Shari Shuman, Vice President

Administration & Finance

&

John Hale, Assistant Vice President

Physical Facilities

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-I: One evening, I was about to make a left turn in a parking lot on the UNF campus, and two students crossed my car

on rollerboards – they came out of nowhere. I had to slam on my brakes. Some students seem to use the parking

lots as playgrounds. Can we get some border collies to chase these rollerboards away from the parking lots (not the

students), before someone gets hurt?

WRITTEN RESPONSE –I:

Question in Rollerboard Policy

from Mauricio Gonzalez, Vice President Student International Affairs

__________________________________________________________________________________

From: McConville, Mary

Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:46 AM

To: Richard, Dan <drichard@unf.edu>

Cc: Shuman, Shari <sshuman@unf.edu>; Hale, John <john.hale@unf.edu>; Malcolm, Everett

<emalcolm@unf.edu>; Lai-Chin, Fong Chuen <cchin@unf.edu>; Gonzalez, Mauricio

<mgonzale@unf.edu>

Subject: RE: Question from the Floor, March 2nd Faculty Association Meeting

Dr. Richard: Please see Dr. Gonzalez’s response below to the Faculty Association question regarding

skateboarder’s. Thank you, Mary

Thank you for your question. I have consulted with Chief Mackesy, and skateboarding violations are the likely

most common complaint UPD address, and UPD enforces the UNF skateboard policy regularly. When a

skateboarder is caught in violation of University rules, they can receive a warning, a paying ticket, and/or a

conduct referral to the Dean of Students Office. One or all of these may occur depending on the interaction at the

time of the violation and if the student is a repeat offender; warnings may be issued at any time, but an officer must

witness the violation to issue paying tickets and conduct referrals. However, as with all University rules violations,

a professor can also issue a referral to Student Conduct should they see a violation of the skateboarding policy. It is

not necessary to call the UPD to take such action.

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QUESTIONER-II: DATE ASKED: WRITTEN RESPONSES:

Anonymous

April 6, 2017 John White, President

UNF - United Faculty of Florida

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-II: The union has pointed out that our pay is at the bottom of the State University System. Bargaining efforts are more

focused on non-tenure track instructors rather than issues of concern to the faculty at large. And recent email blasts

have been misleading. Therefore I would like a detailed explanation of the steps for the Faculty to decertify the

union.

Answer from FA President Pyati from the floor.

Decertification of a union is handled by the National Labor Relations Board. Briefly, 30% of members in the

bargaining unit must sign a petition requesting a decertification election to be held by the NLRB. Signatures must

be collected during non-work times and in non-work areas, without use of employer resources. If the majority

votes for decertification, the union will be decertified. More detail is available at the NLRB’s website

www.nlrb.gov.

QUESTIONER-III: DATE ASKED: WRITTEN RESPONSES:

Anonymous

October 13, 2016 Radha Pyati, President/Designee

UNF Faculty Association

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-III: If it is true that the interim dean of the College of Arts and Science received raises over his last two promotions

equal to or greater than $80,000, how can the administration possibly defend paying a great number of UNF staff

members less than $25,000 a year? And how can it defend paying adjuncts $2250 per course? How is this just?

Responses from FA president Radha Pyati:

Twice in the last ten years, we have given compression increases to our lowest-paid employees. We recognize that

we need to find more opportunities to do this, but that does mean less in the overall pool when we negotiate our

other contracts.

With regard to adjunct pay, the questioner should note that the $2,250 referenced in the question is the lowest

amount paid for an adjunct at UNF and there are a number of adjuncts who make more. We top out at about

$6,000 in highly specialized areas.

If we use the most recent data available in the Chronicle of Higher Education, we find that in Florida when you

average adjunct payment across disciplines, the average of averages is $2,389, with a range from $450 (adjunct

teaching English at Embry Riddle) to $7,800 (adjunct with specialization in a field of business at Miami

University).

There is no doubt that, with greater fiscal resources, we could address the issues facing some of our lowest-paid

employees and we will continue our efforts toward that end. With regard to adjunct compensation per course, we

currently perform better than the state as a whole.

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QUESTIONER-IV: DATE ASKED: WRITTEN RESPONSES:

Anonymous

January 12, 2017 Radha Pyati, President/Designee

UNF Faculty Association

QUESTION SYNOPSIS- IV: Why does the administration employ an expensive outside attorney to negotiate with the union, when the

union/faculty do not similarly employ an attorney to represent us and negotiate on their own? We have many in-

house lawyers, including John Delaney, and all of our in-house lawyers recently received very large raises because

they threatened to walk out en masse, in a state where faculty do not have the right to strike. Couldn't the fees that

Leonard Carson charges each year be put instead toward a faculty/staff raise?

FA President Radha Pyati spoke with UNF President John Delaney about the reasons for hiring an

outside attorney to negotiate with the union. President Delaney said the following: he has worked with an outside

attorney to negotiate with public employee unions since 1991, he appreciates Leonard Carson’s noncombative

style, and an experienced labor lawyer is needed to ensure that provisions agreed to are strictly legal. An outside

negotiator also acts as a buffer for both sides. Also, he is willing to stand up to me and the administration team

when we are off base, and an internal negotiator may not feel that independence.

QUESTIONER-V: DATE ASKED: WRITTEN RESPONSES:

Anonymous

January 12, 2017 Earle Traynham, Provost

& Vice President Academic Affairs

QUESTION SYNOPSIS-V: Each year faculty members are asked to provide evaluations of the Provost and their respective deans, but not their

department chair. Why is this? One would think that an annual assessment of chairs would be at least as important

as that of the other administrators, as they are responsible for the day-to-day functioning of units that most directly

interact with faculty and students. Also many chairs are first-time administrators and so can benefit particularly

from feedback on their performance. As it now stands, chairs, it seems, are subject to faculty evaluations only

when they are eligible for term renewal. Yet this occurs long after such feedback might be useful. And for chairs

who elect not to stand for an additional term, this type of feedback seems not to have use at all. Why then are

chairs not subject to the type of annual faculty evaluation that their supervisors undergo (and that their faculty also

undergo): And why would the University not want to conduct such evaluations when it regularly surveys faculty

on a whole range of other matters that are arguably far less relevant to its core academic mission?

WRITTEN RESPONSE – V:

Question on Chair Evaluation

from Earle Traynham, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

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From: Traynham, Earle

Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 4:58 PM

To: Pyati, Radha <radha.pyati@unf.edu>; Richard, Dan <drichard@unf.edu>

Cc: Jaffee, Marianne <mjaffee@unf.edu>

Subject: FA question on chair evaluation

Radha,

Please see below my response to Question #8 addressed to me at the January 12, 2017 Faculty

Association meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions,

Thanks

Earle

Q8: Each year faculty members are asked to provide evaluations of the Provost and their respective

deans, but not their department chair. Why is this? One would think that an annual assessment of chairs

would be at least as important as that of the other administrators, as they are responsible for the day-to-

day functioning of units that most directly interact with faculty and students. Also many chairs are first-

time administrators and so can benefit particularly from feedback on their performance. As it now

stands, chairs, it seems, are subject to faculty evaluations only when they are eligible for term renewal.

Yet this occurs long after such feedback might be useful. And for chairs who elect not to stand for an

additional term, this type of feedback seems not to have use at all. Why then are chairs not subject to the

type of annual faculty evaluation that their supervisors undergo (and that their faculty also undergo):

And why would the University not want to conduct such evaluations when it regularly surveys faculty on

a whole range of other matters that are arguably far less relevant to its core academic mission?

Response:

Prior to the establishment of a formal evaluation process for academic chairs, the Office of Academic

Affairs and Institutional Research used a locally developed online survey tool which was administered

annually. Faculty communicated to Academic Affairs that they didn’t have complete confidence in the

local survey and that low confidence resulted in low response rates. In 2009, Academic Affairs and the

College Deans established the current policies for the evaluation of department chairs: policy 2.0490P

(Annual Review: Academic Chairs and Associate Deans) and policy 2.050P (Comprehensive Review:

Academic Chairs). These 2009 policies formalized the annual review process of department chairs by the

college deans and the more comprehensive review of department chairs in the penultimate year of a

chair’s term. The current policy requires that chairs are evaluated annually, even though formal faculty

input is not solicited each year through the Kansas State IDEA survey, but is solicited for the more

comprehensive review. The decision to move to the K-State IDEA survey was based on the need for

faculty confidence in our evaluation process which would then increase faculty participation. Response

rates increased significantly when the IDEA survey was implemented and high levels of participation

have been maintained. The schedule for the IDEA survey of every four years was established in part

because of cost. It would be financially prohibitive for Academic Affairs to cover the cost to administer

annually the K-State IDEA survey for all 30 academic chairs in addition to the already covered cost of

the annual IDEA survey administration for deans and the provost. Additionally, it was a concern that

overuse of the IDEA survey for every department every year might negatively impact the value of the

survey as well as the participation rates. It should be noted that every year as Academic Affairs notifies

the deans of the department chair IDEA survey schedule, we do allow for chairs “off schedule” to be

added by the deans if they desire. However, in such cases, the college covers the cost.

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Please check all the written responses under “Questions and Responses” on the

Faculty Association website: www.unf.edu/groups/unffa.

&

Please check the Faculty Association minutes website

for Questions answered during the meeting:

http://www.unf.edu/unffa/minutes/Faculty_Association/Faculty_Association_Minutes_Index.aspx

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INFORMATION ITEMS

►►◄◄◄◄►►►►◄◄◄◄◄►►►◄◄◄►►►◄◄►◄◄◄►►►◄◄►►►◄◄

1. Faculty Association Standing and University Committee 2017-2019

& 2017 DP Election Results

2. Faculty Association Standing & University Committee Directories (2017-2019)

3. Intercollegiate Athletic Committee Remarks to Faculty Association (April 6, 2017)

4. 2016-2017 Faculty Awards University Selection Committee Members

5. 2016-2017 OT Undergraduate College Screening Committee Members

6. 2016-2017 OT Graduate College Screening Committee Members

7. 2016-2017 OT Adjunct College Screening Committee Members

8. 2017-2018 Faculty Association Schedules

9. 2017-2018 Academic Programs Committee Schedules

10. 2017-2018 University Matriculation Calendar (Click on the Link)

Information Item # 1- Submitted by the Nominations and Elections Committee

Election Results for 2017-2019 Standing and University Committees

& 2017 Distinguished Professor Award

(A list of winners of the contested positions)

Answer Response

College of Arts and Sciences 138

Coggin College of Business 34

College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction 36

College of Education and Human Services 35

Brooks College of Health 43

Library 13

Other (Hicks Honors College) 2

Total 301

(View the links for the 2017-2019 Election Results:

Standing Committee Election Results & University Committee Election Results)

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Standing Committees (*Appointed by FA president)

Adjunct Affairs Committee: COAS – David MacKinnon

Faculty Affairs Committee: At-Large – Mina Baliamoune (CCB)

At-Large – Deborah Reed (COEHS)

At-Large – Stacy Boote (COEHS)

Research Council: At Large – Holly Miller (COAS)

Support Service Committee: CCB – Pieter de Jong

University Committees

(**Final Appointment Subject to the University President’s Approval)

(*Appointed by FA president)

Calendar Committee

COAS – Sarah Ainsworth

Distance Learning Committee:

COEHS – Suzanne Ehrlich

Honors Council:

COAS – Sarah Mattice

At-Large – Constanza Lopez (COAS)

**Parking Advisory Council:

At-Large – Ko Sze Lee (COEHS)

**Parking Violations Appeal Board:

At-Large – Chunsik Lee (COAS)

Student Conduct Board:

At-Large – Elizabeth Brown (COAS)

At-Large – Jennifer Wolff (COAS)

At-Large – Joe Beam (BCH)

Undergraduate Studies Council:

COAS – Chris Gabbard

University Technology Committee:

At-Large – Christopher Flynn (CCB)

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2017 Distinguished Professor Award

Catherine W. Christie – Nutrition and Dietetics (BCH)

Information Item# 2- Submitted by the Nominations and Elections Committee

Faculty Association Standing Committees

and University Committees Directories (2017-2018)

The 2017-2018 Standing and University Committees Directories are posted on the Faculty Association

website homepage at http://www.unf.edu/unffa/. Click on the following two links to view the

directories.

Standing Committee Directory (2017-2018)

University Committee Directory (2017-2018)

All of the terms will begin in fall 2017. For information, contact Cindy Chin, Faculty Association

executive secretary at ext. 2872 or email her cchin@unf.edu.

View the link for the

Standing Committee Charges

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Information Item# 3- Submitted by Jennifer Kane, Faculty Athletic Representative

Intercollegiate Athletic Committee

Remarks to Faculty Association (April 6, 2017)

The UNF Athletic Department congratulates its student-athletes for their excellent work in the

classroom.

11 Consecutive Semesters with a Department GPA above a 3.0

173 student-athletes named to the ASun Academic Honor Roll (2015-2016)

2 Consecutive Semesters when All 19 teams have a team GPA above 3.0 (Spring 2016 and Fall 2017)

Fall 2016 Highest Department GPA: 3.33

Fall 2016: 22 4.0s

Athletic Highlights Last Year (2015-16)

Won 9 ASUN Conference team championships

Had 11 Player of the Year honorees

3 ASUN Coach of the Year recognitions

Saw 94 student-athletes earn ASUN All-Conference selections

Seven teams advanced to NCAA Postseason play

Earned the ASUN Men’s All-Sports Championship

Athletic Highlights Fall/Winter (2017)

Won 2 ASUN Conference team championships (Men’s Soccer/Men’s Cross Country)

Individual titles in both men’s and women’s cross country

2 ASUN Coach of the Year honors

35 ASUN All-Conference selections

Women’s swimming broke 10 UNF (school) records last season and 3 this season

1 Player of the Year (MBB), 1 Defensive Player of the Year (MSOC), Most Outstanding Track

Athlete (Women’s Indoor Track), Most Valuable Performer (Men’s Indoor Track)

3 Freshman of the Year winners (MSOC, VB, MBB)

New this year: Athletic Academic Support designed and instituted an electronic progress reporting

system. Instead of professors receiving a hard copy of a progress report, if they teach a student-athlete,

they will receive an email at the end of the 5th week of the semester directing them to fill out the

information via the faculty tab.

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Information Item # 4 - Submitted by the University Selection Committee

UNF Faculty Association

FACULTY AWARDS

UNIVERSITY SELECTION COMMITTEE (2016-2017)

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING:

FA President Radha Pyati (chair & sec)

Fac Affairs Julie Ingersoll (Philosophy & Religious Studies)

SGA President Not Present

COAS Jonathan Matheson (Philosophy & Religious Studies)

CCB Sharon Cobb (Economics & Geography)

CCEC Adel El Safty (School of Engineering -Civil Engineering)

COEHS Carolyne Ali-Khan (Foundations & Secondary Education)

BCH Cynthia Cummings (School of Nursing)

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING:

FA President Radha Pyati (sec)

Fac Affairs Cynthia Cummings (Chair) (School of Nursing)

SGO President Chelsea Hawthorne

COAS Jennifer Wesely (Criminology and Criminal Justice)

CCB Paul Fadil (Management)

CCEC Patrick Kreidl (Not Present) (School of Engineering -Electrical Engineering)

COEHS Sherry Shaw (Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management)

BCH Kathaleen Bloom (School of Nursing)

OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT TEACHING

FA President Radha Pyati

COAS Patricia Geesey (Languages, Literatures, & Cultures)

CCB Adel El-Ansary (Marketing & Logistics)

CCEC Thobias Sando (School of Engineering/Civil Engineering)

COEHS Elizabeth Gregg (chair) (Leadership, School Counseling, & Sports Management)

BCH Jacqueline Shank (Nutrition & Dietetics)

Library Catherine Silvers (sec) (Library)

At-Large Linda Connelly (School of Nursing)

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR:

FA President Radha Pyati (chair)

Past DP Carolyn Stone 2015

Past DP Kristine Webb 2014

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Past DP Judy Rodriguez 2013

Past DP Mina Baliamoune-Lutz 2012

Past DP Thomas Pekarek 2011

COAS Gordon Rakita (sec) (Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work)

CCB Lakshmi Goel (Management)

CCEC Roger Eggen (School of Computing)

COEHS Caroline Guardino (Exceptional, Deaf, & Interpreter Education)

BCH Lillia Loriz (School of Nursing)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP:

FA President Radha Pyati (sec)

COAS James Gelsleichter (Biology)

CCB Lakshmi Goel (chair) (Management)

CCEC Murat Tiryakioglu (School of Engineering)

COEHS Katie Monnin (Childhood Education, Literacy, & TESOL)

BCH Tes Tuason (Public Health)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY SERVICE:

FA President Radha Pyati (sec)

COAS Mark Ari (English)

CCB Carrol Spector (Management)

CCEC Sandeep Reddivari (School of Computing)

COEHS John White (Foundations & Secondary Education)

BCH Julie Merten (chair) (Public Health)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP:

FA President Radha Pyati

QEP Mgt Rep Marnie Jones

COAS Rebecca Marcon (Psychology)

CCB Diane Denslow (sec) (Management)

CCEC Karthikeya Umapathy (chair) (School of Computing)

COEHS Christopher Janson (Leadership, School Counseling, & Sports Management)

BCH Linda Connelly (School of Nursing)

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Information Item # 5- Submitted by the University Selection Committee

UNF Faculty Association

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS

COLLEGE SCREENING COMMITTEES (2016-2017)

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Thomas Mullen Chemistry

Jody Nicholson Psychology

Paula Horvath Communication

COGGIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Pieter de Jong Accounting & Finance

Chiradip Chatterjee Economics & Geography

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION

Craig Hargis Construction Management

Swapnoneel Roy School of Computing

Issa Jafar Ramaji Construction Management

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sophie Maxis Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

Luke Cornelius Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

Soonhyang Kim Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL

Michael Stultz Exceptional Deaf & Interpreter Education

Dilek Kayaalp Foundations & Secondary Education

BROOKS COLLEGE OF HEALTH

Julie Merten Public Health

Christopher Joyce Clinical & Applied Movement Sciences

Barbara Kruger School of Nursing

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Information Item # 6 - Submitted by the University Selection Committee

UNF Faculty Association

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS

COLLEGE SCREENING COMMITTEES (2016-2017)

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Eric Johnson Biology

David Sheffler History

Lori Lange Psychology

COGGIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Paul Fadil Management

Cheryl Van Deusen Management

Pieter de Jong Accounting & Finance

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION

Steve Stagon School of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Zornitza Prodanoff School of Computing

Christopher Brown School of Engineering - Civil Engineering

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

Luke Cornelius Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

Soonhyang Kim Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL

Dilek Kayaalp Foundations & Secondary Education

Kristi Sweeney Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

BROOKS COLLEGE OF HEALTH

Sherry Pinkstaff Clinical & Applied Movement Sciences

Li Loriz School of Nursing

Elissa Barr Public Health

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Information Item # 7- Submitted by the University Selection Committee

UNF Faculty Association

OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT TEACHING AWARDS

COLLEGE SCREENING COMMITTEES (2016-2017)

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Debbie Wang Psychology

Trevor Dunn Art and Design

Bryan Knuckley Chemistry

COGGIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Koren Borges Management

Carol Spector Management

Mina Baliamoune-Lutz Economics & Geography

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION

Craig Hargis Construction Management

Swapnoneel Roy School of Computing

Issa Jafar Ramaji Construction Management

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sophie Maxis Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

Luke Cornelius Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management

Soonhyang Kim Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL

Michael Stultz Exceptional Deaf & Interpreter Education

Dilek Kayaalp Foundations & Secondary Education

Debbie Reed Exceptional Deaf & Interpreter Education

BROOKS COLLEGE OF HEALTH

Jacqueline Shank Nutrition & Dietetics

Mei Zhao Public Health

Peter Magyari Clinical & Applied Movement Sciences

UNF FACULTY ASSOCIATION

2017-2018 SCHEDULE

DEADLINE FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FACULTY ASSOCIATION

AGENDA ITEMS MTGS – **OFE/FA CONF ROOM MTGS –***TALON ROOM

AUGUST 17, 2017 August 22 12:15 SEPTEMBER 7 12:15

SEPTEMBER 14 September 19 12:15 OCTOBER 5 12:15

OCTOBER 12 October 17 12:15 NOVEMBER 2 12:15

NOVEMBER 8 November 14 12:15 DECEMBER 7 12:15

NOVEMBER 30 December 5 12:15 JANUARY 11 12:15

JANUARY 10, 2018 January 16 12:15 FEBRUARY 1 12:15

FEBRUARY 8 February 13 12:15 MARCH 1 12:15

MARCH 8 March 13 12:15 APRIL 5 12:15

APRIL 12 April 17 12:15 MAY 10 12:45

MAY 17 May 22 12:45 JUNE 7 12:45

JUNE 14, 2018 June 19 12:45 JULY 5, 2018 12:45

-------- JULY – NO MEETING AUGUST – NO MEETING

Begins Ends Holidays

FALL TERM:* Mon 8/21 Fri 12/8 9/04 Labor Day

11/10 Veterans’ Day

11/23-25 Thanksgiving

SPRING TERM:* Mon 1/08 Fri 4/27 1/15 M. L. King Day

3/19-24 SPRING BREAK

SUMMER A: Wed 5/09 Tues 6/19 5/28 Memorial Day

SUMMER B: Mon 6/25 Fri 8/3

SUMMER C: Wed 5/09 Fri 8/3 7/04 Independence Day

*Fall & Spring Terms include final exam days

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***TALON ROOM – Osprey Commons, Bldg 16, 4th Floor

UNF FACULTY ASSOCIATION

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

2017-2018 SCHEDULE

Deadline for

APC Workflow Packages

to be entered by

Academic Programs Station

APC Committee

Review

*OFE/FA CONF RM

@10:00 a.m.

Faculty Association

Approval

August 22, 2017 September 7, 2017 October 5, 2017

September 19, 2017 October 5, 2017 November 2, 2017

**October 10, 2017** October 26, 2017 December 7, 2017

**October 10, 2017** November 2, 2017 December 7, 2017

November 14, 2017 December 7, 2017 January 11, 2018

December 5, 2017 January 11, 2018 February 1, 2018

January 16, 2018 February 1, 2018 March 1, 2018

***February 13, 2018*** March 1, 2018 April 5, 2018

March 13, 2018 April 5, 2018 May 10, 2018

April 10, 2018 April 26, 2018 June 7, 2018

May 22, 2018 June 7, 2018 July 5, 2018

---------------- July – No Meeting August – No Meeting

**October 10** is the deadline for the receipt of APC Workflow Package entered the

APC Station if the proposals are to be processed and approved in time to be guaranteed to be

included in the 2018-2019 UNF Catalog. Inclusion in the Catalog requires that the proposals

be approved at or before the December 7, 2017 Faculty Association meeting.

Major program changes will not be voted on during the summer term meetings of the

Association (June and July).

***February 13*** is the last deadline for the major program changes submission to

the APC Station included for the April 5, 2018 Faculty Association meeting.

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