IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE MEETING

AGENDA 

Monday, February 13, 2006, 4:00 pm

Faculty Senate Conference Room 128, Red Hill Building

I.          Preliminaries

A.     Attendance

B.     Faculty Senate Minutes

      1.  January 25, 2006

      2.  January 30, 2006

II.         Open Forum – John Masserini – Domestic partner benefits

III.       Announcements & Reports

A.     Chair 

IV.       Consent Calendar

A.  Faculty Appointments to Councils

       1.   Research Coordinating Council (Thurs once a month 3:00-5:00) (05-08)

a.  College of Arts & Sciences– natural science – nomination for Leif Tapanila and Scot Kelchner

2.  Council for Teaching & Learning

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

3.  Academic Standards Council – Arts & Sciences – spring 2006 replacement – nomination for Jennifer Krumper

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

B.  Minutes of Councils

1.  Curriculum Council

      a.  Minutes of January 12, 2006

      b.  Minutes of January 19, 2006

                   2.  Cultural Affairs Council Minutes of December 2, 2005

                   3.  Academic Standards Council Minutes of November 30, 2005

V.        Unfinished Business

            A.  Faculty Salaries

VI.       New Business

A.     Faculty Senate Bylaws

1.  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. 

2.  Article III, Section III, 1. – regular elections.  It has been suggested to have

     alternates elected as well.

            B.   Phased retirement

VII.      Adjournment