Executive Committee of the University Faculty Senate

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 – 3:30 – 5:30p.m.

011D Hullihen Hall Conference Room

AGENDA

 

I.              Old Business:

a.    STAR Campus Open Meeting Discussion

·         open meeting date

·         independent impact assessment

·         ad hoc committee

·         list of concerns

 

b.    RBB Committee Report- October meeting

 

c.    Director of Admissions- October meeting

 

d.    Parliamentary procedures document- (attachment)

 

e.    Jeff Jordan’s and John Morgan’s resolutions- revisit procedure

 

f.     New 3-3-3 Committee on Administrative Searches- members

 

g.    CCE’s course catalog and PCS online resolution- Nov. meeting

 

h.    Discussion of Faculty Handbook – IT Edits  (attachment)

 

i.      Discussion of Faculty Handbook – Editorial Edits (attachment)

 

j.      Discussion of RBB Resolution (attachment)

 

k.    Speech-Language Pathology resolution – Susan Hall will attend the first part of the meeting to answer any questions.  (attachment) (revised resolution) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment resolution approving curriculum)

 

l.      Non-credit certificate programs.  Last spring, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution that requires Coordinating Committee review of non-credit certificate programs. Fred will update us on this item.

 

m.   Academic calendar issues. The faculty handbook contains conflicting statements about the academic calendar. Coordinating has been tasked to review, discuss, and recommend how to resolve this.  Fred will update us on this item.

 

II.            New Business:

a.    Permanent Approval of the PhD in Preservation Studies – (attachment)  (attachment)  (attachment)

 

b.    Resolution defining eligibility of faculty participation on department, college and senate committees (attachment) 

 

c.    Student Life Committee letter-

d.    General Faculty Meeting- run over into Senate meeting