In addition, members heard a report on the status of the state budget by Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner, who offered senators "our best estimate of, when the budget is passed, what it will include." (For more information on the budget, see story on Page 1.)

Wagner also briefed senators on plans for a new, North Campus mathematics building, which recently received approval from the SUNY Construction Fund.

The proposed $5 million mathematics building will contain offices but no classroom space, and is expected to be completed by fall 1999.

In other business the FSEC discussed possible sites for future Faculty Senate meetings, including the Center for Tomorrow and the Student Union; the conference room of the Commons is no longer available.

Peter Horvath, assistant professor of nu- trition, suggested moving the meeting time to 2:15 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. to accommodate South Campus representatives. And Margaret Acara, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, made a strong plea that some meetings be held on the South Campus, possibly in Harriman Hall.

In a straw vote, the Center for Tomorrow was chosen as the site that had the most advantages for next year's meetings.

The FSEC also discussed a tentative schedule of issues to be addressed in 1996-97.

Among the suggested topics were: teaching and learning communication; the Graduate School; an examination of student advisement; affirmative action; plans for instructional technology; potential financial conflicts of interest for faculty; rules for definition of public service and the role of service in promotion policy and criteria; the report of the University Task Force on Women; recreation and athletics; classroom space and adequacy; and living conditions for students in the dorms and in University Heights.

Maureen Jameson, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, asked that the security of electronic communication be added to the list.

The FSEC also discussed at length the process of obtaining feedback on administrative performance, an effort that has "proven to be a very useful barometer" at SUNY Stony Brook, according to Faculty Senate Chair Claude Welch.

Dennis Malone, professor of electrical and computer engineering, called it "an important issue, with caveats."

The provost and the president need to be included in the evaluation process, noted Herbert Schuel, professor of anatomical sciences. "The question is, who does it and how is it done. If it's going to work, there need to be mechanisms to ensure that unfavorable comments don't negatively impact faculty," he said.