FACULTY SENATE MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, December 5, 2005, 4:00 pm
Faculty
Senate Conference Room 128,
I. Preliminaries
A. Attendance
B. Faculty Senate Minutes of November 14, 2005
II. Open Forum –
A. C. Scott Benson and Alan Frantz – Report from Athletics Advisory Board
III. Announcements & Reports
A. Chair
IV. Consent Calendar
A. Faculty Appointments to Councils
1. Faculty Professional Policies Council (third Tuesday at 8:00)
a.
2. Research Coordinating Council (Thurs once a month 3:00-5:00)
a.
3. Faculty Senate Task Force for January terms – 1 faculty senator, 2 faculty
B. Faculty Senate representatives to councils
1. Faculty Professional Policies
C. Minutes of Councils
1. Curriculum Council
a. Minutes of November 10, 2005
b. Minutes of November 17, 2005
2. Research Coordinating Council Minutes of October 13, 2005 – no action items
3. Campus Planning Council Minutes of October 26, 2005
4. Academic Standards Council Minutes of October 26, 2005
5. Athletics Advisory Board Minutes of November 3, 2005 (FYI only)
V. Unfinished Business
A. Reactivate Budget Council
B. Curriculum Council
a. Minutes of October 27, 2005 (tabled)
b. Minutes of November 3, 2005 (COB policy)(tabled)
C. Research Coordinating Council Minutes of April 21, 2005 – promotion/tenure
guidelines for Research Faculty.
D. Faculty Professional Policies Council
a. Minutes of October 18, 2005 (Distinguished Professor draft policy)(tabled)
VI. New Business
A. Goals for 2005-2006
B. Faculty Senate Bylaws
a. Article III, Section I, 2. – qualify for membership. It has been requested that
research and clinical faculty be able to sit on Senate as well as its councils.
b. Article III, Section III, 1. – regular elections. It has been suggested to have
alternates elected as well.
VII. Adjournment