Tex s Tech University
The Faculty Senate
3-G Holden Hall
Lubb ck, Texas 79409/(806) 742-3656
arch
2, 1988
TO:
Members of the Faculty Senate
FROM:
Georgette Gettel, P esident
RE:
Agenda for meeting # 6, March 9, 1988
3:30 p.n., Senate Ro m, University Center
AGENDA
I.
Recognition of Guest
Approval of the minu es of the February
10, 1988 meeting
Electior of Senate 0 ficers for 1988-89 (see attachment for
mcre informati n about nominees)
Nominees fo
Nominees fo
Nominees fo
President: Ketner, Koh, Stoune
Craig, Reid
Vice President:
Secretary: Burnett, Mathis, Payne
IV.
Report hy Bill Gusta son, Senate Representative, on Administr ative
Ccuncil Activi ies
V.
Report hy Tom McLaug lin, Senate Vice President, on Academic
Ccuncil Activi ies
VI.
Remarks by Vice Pres'dent for Academic Affairs and Research,
VII.
Remarks by Vice President for Finance and Administration, Payr
VIII.
CommittEe Reports
Uriversity Ele
Study Committe
Curriculu
Study Committe
(see att
RE search Suppo
IX.
tions Committee, Leon Higdon, Chair
"B", Wendell Aycock, Chair (General EdU ation
)
"C", Alwyn Barr, Chair (Summer School ?tions)
chment)
t Study Special Committee, Kenneth Ketne r, Chair
Announcements and Ot er Business
Uriversity Ima e Task Force meeting
Uriversity Day Notification
X.
iaragan
Adjournnent
"An Equal 0 portunity/Affirmative Action Institution"
Standing Stu y Committe C
RESOLUTION f r consider tion by the Faculty Senate
on March 9, 988
1. The univ rsity shou
the norm 1 summer s
greatest umber of
and allo
broad fl
d continue two 6 week semesters
hool pattern, because it serves
tudents, is the most cost effect 4re
xibility for students and facult
2. The univ
ments to
longer p
where th
demic re
sity shou d encourage its colleges and depa
se altern te class schedules of shorter or
or 12 weeks--for specific course
iods--3,
different time period is appropriate for ac aons.
3. The unive
bility o
school, c
those of
sity admi istration should explore the poss
a 12 mont budget which would include summe
mparing
s advantages and disadvantages wi 7.h
he presen 9 month budget.
4. The unive
and does
departmen
if there
met.
sity shou
ot attend
s in plan
re import
d survey students to learn who do es
summer school and why, to assist
ing summer schedules and to dete rm ine
nt student needs that are not bei ng
sity admi istration should encourage depart ments
al schedu ing problems to apply to their de ans
1 excepti ns to the normal pattern of start _ng
classes.
5.
The unive
with unus
for spedi
times for
6.
The unive sity shou d review the impact of the new St arting
time for lasses af er the summer and fall semesters of
1988 to d termine w ether it has produced any problem s.