SSR 2015-11
A Resolution for:
Student Vote on the Liberal Arts Core Committee
Sponsored by:
Campus Relations Committee
First Reading:
September 24, 2014
Second Reading:
October 1, 2014
Vote:
18-0-0
Speaker Action: _______________________________________________________________
Eric Boisen– Speaker
Date
WHEREAS; the Northern Iowa Student Government has a student representative on the Liberal
Arts Core Committee, according to the faculty senate by-laws; and
WHEREAS: the Liberal Arts Core Committee has been operating under the assumption the
student member is a voting member of the committee, though the faculty senate by-laws stipulate
the student member is an ex-officio member only; and
WHEREAS: The Liberal Arts Core is a major component of a student’s education; and
RECOGNIZING: The curriculum is and should be under the purview of the faculty; and
FURTHER RECOGNIZING: the Liberal Arts Core Committee’s voting membership is
comprised entirely of faculty; and
FURTHER RECOGNIZING: matters of the curriculum are exceptionally complex and it takes
a significant amount of time to fully comprehend the intricacies of the curriculum; and
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: The NISG Senate recommends that the student
composition be adjusted to two seats with a staggered two year term each. The student in their
second year of membership will have voting rights while the student in their first year will
remain ex-officio; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: This resolution be sent to Deirdre Heistad, the Director of the
Liberal Arts Core; Philip East and Chris Neuhaus, Co-Chairs of the Committee on Committees;
April Chatham-Carpenter, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Tim Kidd, Faculty Senate
Chair; and Scott Peters, Chair of the Faculty.