WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wiu.edu/FacultySenate
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
4:00 p.m.
University Union Capitol Rooms
AGENDA
I.
Consideration of Minutes
A.
II.
10 March 2015
Announcements
A.
Approvals from the President and Provost
B.
Provost’s Report
C.
Student Government Association (SGA) Report
(Esmeralda Moreno, SGA Representative to Faculty Senate)
D.
Other Announcements
1.
III.
Universal Book Program
(Jude Kiah, Director, University Bookstore)
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
(Mark Bernards, Chair)
1.
Curricular Requests from the School of Computer Sciences
a)
Request for Change of Minor
(1)
2.
Curricular Requests from the Department of Physics
a)
Request for Change of Minor
(1)
B.
Information Systems
Physics
Council on General Education
(Diane Sandage, Chair)
1.
Requests for Inclusion in General Education
a)
b)
C.
Council for International Education
(Bhavneet Walia, Chair)
1.
Request for Short-Term Study Abroad Designation
a)
D.
Request for WID Designation
a)
COMM 247, Argumentation, 3 s.h.
Old Business
A.
V.
BAT 300, Business Practices and Culture of Ireland, 3 s.h.
Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) Committee
(Nathan Miczo, Chair)
1.
IV.
ARTS 181, Introduction to Studio Art, 3 s.h.
THEA 172, Acting I, 3 s.h.
Revised Course Syllabus Policy
New Business
A.
Endorsement of Updates to General University Benchmark Institutions for
Macomb Campus
(Joe Rives, Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning)
B.
Proposed Bylaws Amendment Allowing Ex-Officio Members to Serve
Concurrently on Senate Councils/Committees
1.
C.
First Reading
Release of Election Tallies
NEXT MEETING – APRIL 14, 2015
UNION CAPITOL ROOMS