{"content":[{"text":"UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG \n Faculty Senate Meeting \n Friday September 28, 2007","bbox":{"left":0.282516,"top":0.075339,"width":0.493525,"height":0.055693000000000006}},{"text":"Library Conference Room – POY 319","bbox":{"left":0.331373,"top":0.14212,"width":0.325595,"height":0.02060999999999999}},{"text":"Present:","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.177145,"width":0.072386,"height":0.02060999999999999}},{"text":"Jerry Notaro, David Carr, Margaret Hewitt, Larry Johnson, Tom Carter, Ray \n Arsenault","bbox":{"left":0.223644,"top":0.177145,"width":0.6520999999999999,"height":0.037883}},{"text":"Guest:","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.229456,"width":0.05710899999999999,"height":0.020610000000000017}},{"text":"Chris D’Elia","bbox":{"left":0.223644,"top":0.232002,"width":0.102439,"height":0.016757999999999995}},{"text":"Chair Margaret Hewitt called the meeting to order at 10 a.m.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.264001,"width":0.5196160000000001,"height":0.020610000000000017}},{"text":"The minutes of the last two Senate meetings were approved as distributed.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.299026,"width":0.6480230000000001,"height":0.020610000000000017}},{"text":"Chris and Margaret emphasized the pressing issue of the General Education Program \n because Tampa will initiate the program in Fall 2008 rather than Fall of 2009 as \n previously thought.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.334027,"width":0.7440140000000001,"height":0.05518000000000001}},{"text":"Margaret reported from the Council of Deans meeting that Dean of Enrollment Frank \n Hohengarten stressed that Pre-Health academic program were in demand and that the \n demand is growing. Chris said the campus already offers many of the science courses \n already. In order to offer full programs we need more labs and instructors. Tom asked \n about costs involved. Chris replied that until the new Science and Technology building is \n ready in can be offered with minimal funding, especially if instructors are used to teach.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.403597,"width":0.763465,"height":0.10794599999999999}},{"text":"Leadership Council: The next SACS report and update is due in December. There will be \n a campus Open House on Saturday, October 20, from 9 am to noon. Tables will be set \n up to highlight and provide programs offered on the campus.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.525479,"width":0.775229,"height":0.055647}},{"text":"Status of the General Education Committee was discussed. There is a concern among \n the faculty about the Gen Ed courses being accepted between campuses.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.595516,"width":0.748692,"height":0.03790799999999994}},{"text":"Chris reported that the System-wide governance efforts progressing in the right direction. \n The System-wide Faculty Senate is organized and the USFSP Faculty Senate represents \n the campus. Steps are progressing for across the board System representation.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.647814,"width":0.773658,"height":0.055181000000000036}},{"text":"Dave Carr asked if the General Education Council reports to the Undergraduate Council, \n or directly to the Faculty Senate. After discussion, Ray moved that recommendations \n from the General Education Committee be brought to the Undergraduate Council for \n information and consultation before being brought to the Faculty Senate. The motion was \n seconded and passed.","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.717385,"width":0.7704700000000001,"height":0.09019299999999997}},{"text":"Margaret is the only remaining member of last year’s Committee on Committees. There \n are two opening on the Committee, one from the College of Business and one from the \n College of Arts and Sciences. Tom Carter will represent the COB, and David Carr will","bbox":{"left":0.105961,"top":0.82454,"width":0.755121,"height":0.05260900000000002}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}