4.3 B Faculty Senate Minutes, November 4, 2005

Title

Subject(s)

Faculty

Governance

Description

I. Call to Order
II. Introduction of guests
III. Acknowledge electronic approval of minutes
IV. Presentations by guests
V. President's report
VI. Committee reports
VII. Old business
VIII. New business

Highlights:
-Guests: Prof. David Pollio, Erin Saunders (Captains Log), Jason Scheel (Student Government Association representative), Robert Peresich (Student Government
Association Senator)
-possibility of a Distinguished Lecture Series
-Synopsis of Student Government Association activities
-"Topic Courses Expansion Act"
-Provost response to last month’s actions
-Budget Advisory Committee representatives
-Faculty Council on Liberal Learning and Academic Life
-Coordinating Committee on First Year Initiatives, has been established
-Faculty Brown Bag on Oct. 27
-SEC/President-Provost meetings
-Sociology Department's need for a PC lab
-recommendations on Faculty Development Grant
applications
-Faculty Council on Liberal Learning and Academic Life
-liaisons for departments which have no Senators
-new courses and Areas of Inquiry
-University Assessment and Evaluation Committee
-Director of Academic Advising an ex officio member of UCC
-Vote on change of privileges for emeritus status
-Underwood and Grau will form a working group for Nomination Review of Distinguished Professor(s)
-"working group on Graduate School Preparations" has been formed
-Review of broadcast email policy
-Handbook change re handling of electronic copies of minutes from standing committees
-Auditing classroom space to survey faculty wishes
-Eliminating CLEP tests at CNU

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