IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE MEETING

AGENDA 

Monday, January 30, 2006, 4:00 pm

Faculty Senate Conference Room 128, Red Hill Building

I.          Preliminaries

A.     Attendance

B.     Faculty Senate Minutes

      1.  December 5, 2005

      2.  January 9, 2006

II.         Announcements & Reports

A.     Chair 

B.     Nancy Frank – Administrative Evaluations

III.       Consent Calendar

A.  Faculty Appointments to Councils

       1.   Research Coordinating Council (Thurs once a month 3:00-5:00)

a.   College of Arts & Sciences– natural science

2.  Faculty Senate Task Force for January terms – 1 faculty senator, 2 faculty (continue?)

3.  Council for Teaching & Learning

      a.  College of Arts & Sciences – replacement for Jessica Winston (03-06)

4.  Academic Standards Council – Arts & Sciences – spring 2006 replacement

5.  Faculty Professional Policies Council – College of Business (term through 08)

            B.  Faculty Senate representatives to councils

1.   Faculty Professional Policies

C.  Minutes of Councils

1.  Curriculum Council

      a.  Minutes of December 8, 2005

                   2.  Council for Teaching & Learning Minutes of October 4, 2005

                   3.  Research Coordinating Council Minutes of November 17, 2005 – no action items

                   4.  Campus Planning Council Minutes of November 30, 2005

            D.   Grade Distribution Report for fall semester, 2005(FYI)

IV.       Unfinished Business

            A.  Faculty Salaries

V.        New Business

A.     Executive Session for Honorary Degrees

B.     Health Professions Advisory Committee

C.     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. 

VI.       Adjournment