2013-2014 Agendas

May 6, 2014   |   March 25, 2014  |   November 19, 2013  |   October 29, 2013

May 6, 2014

DATE: May 1, 2014
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – MAY 6, 2014

The fourth Faculty Senate meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014 beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of March 25, 2014 meeting (pdf, 112kb)
  2. Approval of degree candidates: Undergraduate (pdf, 658kb) | Graduate (pdf, 303kb)
  3. New Business
    1. Syllabus statements on credit hours and course expectations (pdf, 162kb)
    2. Reactivation of Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (pdf, 164kb)
    3. Deactivation of Bachelor of Arts in Human Development (pdf, 175kb)
    4. Creation of Russian Studies major (pdf, 1.6mb)
    5. Policy for assessment of General Education (pdf, 73kb) Assessment of General Education (pdf, 202kb)
    6. Revisions to Guidelines and Learning Outcomes for the General Education C requirement (pdf, 73kb)
    7. Proposal for use of AP, CLEP, and IB/HIB for General Education (pdf, 196kb)
    8. Proposal for new Office of University-Wide Courses and Programs (pdf, 93kb)
    9. Election of 2014-2015 Faculty Senate Procedures Committee. Pursuant to Article III, Title B,
      10.c. of the Faculty Bylaws, the Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the
      following slate of nominees:
      Chair -- Alistair Lees, Chemistry
      Vice Chair -- Sandra Michael, Biological Sciences
      Secretary -- Sara Reiter, School of Management
  4. Reports
    1. Prof. Howard Brown, Chair of Faculty Senate Executive Committee
    2. Prof. Randall McGuire, University Faculty Senator

March 25, 2014

DATE: March 20, 2014
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – MARCH 25, 2014

President Harvey G. Stenger's semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union.

Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the third Faculty Senate meeting of the 2013- 2014 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of November 19, 2013 meeting (.pdf, 99kb)
  2. Obituary Notices –
    1. Clifford D. Clark, former President
    2. Ms. Janet Brown, University Libraries
    3. Prof. William Heyman, Psychology
    4. Prof. Paul Goldstaub, Music
    5. Prof. Gilbert Janauer, Chemistry
  3. New Business
    1. Pharmacy School proposal (.pdf, 914kb)
    2. Faculty-Staff Handbook
    3. Syllabus statements on credit hours and course expectations (.pdf, 162kb)

November 19, 2013

DATE: November 14, 2013
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – NOVEMBER 19, 2013

President Harvey G. Stenger's semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 19, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union.

Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the second Faculty Senate meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of October 29, 2013 meeting (pdf, 120kb)
  2. Obituary Notices –
    1. Prof. Susan Peters, Theatre
  3. Reports
    1. Prof. Howard Brown, Chair of Faculty Senate Executive Committee
  4. Approval of degree candidates: Undergraduate Candidates (pdf, 1.7mb), Graduate Candidates (pdf, 588kb)

October 29, 2013

DATE: October 24, 2013
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – OCTOBER 29, 2013

The first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of May 7, 2013 meeting (pdf, 275kb)
  2. Obituary Notices –
    1. Prof. Owen Lynch, Anthropology
    2. Prof. Douglas Green, Electrical Engineering
  3. Reports
    1. Provost Donald Nieman – Pharmacy School, Letter (pdf, 6.8mb), report (pdf, 2.1mb)
    2. Prof. Thomas Sinclair, University Faculty Senator
  4. New Business
    1. Annual reports of 2012-2013 Faculty Senate standing committees and others (pdf, 2.1mb)