Agenda for Faculty Senate Meeting
April 17, 2012
2:00 p.m. EB 162
Meeting 2012-04
1. Call to order.
2. Approval of March 21, 2012 minutes
3. Individual Reports
· Chancellor Miller.
· President of the Senate Lugo.
a. Faculty Assembly update
i. Academics First – Highlights of workgroup discussion on April 26 (Yield to R. Burt).
§ Students can repeat a course they passed with D± only once.
§ Both courses count as attempted hours in GPA
§ Students can repeat a course with an F until they pass
§ Faculty should be involved in “intervention contracts”
§ Grade replacement not permitted
§ W’s limited to three allowed until the last day of classes
ii. Faculty workload second
iii. Performance based model
§ Seven items prescribed by GA
§ Three to be negotiated. Provost working with a committee.
b. Ad-Hoc RTP committee formed
c. Special order of the day: SACS update (Lugo yields to Posey)
4. Committee Reports
·
The University Studies committee offers the following motion
[Motion 2012-04-M01]:
a. Recommendations
for Explorations Beyond the Classroom and Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters,
and catalogue copy to finalize phase II
[2012_04_M01a].
implementation of US (this motion follows up on Senate motion 2011-09-M05).
b.Motion from CSB for a waiver from Thematic Transdiscplinary Clusters for
Cameron students who enroll in a second option within the school.
[2012_04_M01b].
c. Motion from CSC
for a waiver from Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters for majors who opt for the
Digital Arts or Business Concentration.
[2012_04_M01c].
d.Motion from WSE for a waiver from Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters for
students who major in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Middle
Grades Education, and for those who pursue licensure in Secondary Education.
[2012_04_M01d].
·
The Steering Committee offers the following motions
[Motion 2012-04-M02]
Committee on Student Matters
To replace the committees on Admissions, Student Affairs, Financial Aid and
Bookstore.
[Motion 2012-04-M03]
QEP
That the Faculty Senate endorse the proposed Quality Enhancement Plan titled
“eTeal: experiencing Transformative education through applied learning.”
· Report from the IT committee
· Report from the Evaluation Committee
· Report from the Handbook Committee
· Report from the Research Committee
5. Old Business
6. New Business
7. Good of the order (Open forum)
8. Announcements
9. Adjournment