TEXAS TECH UNIVE
ITY
Th Faculty Senae
3-G Holden Hall
Lub k, Texas '9409-1032
) 742-3656
January 14, 1993
TO:
Members of the Faculty Senate
FROM:
Benjamin H. Newcomb, President
RE:
Agenda for meting #139, January 20, 1993
3::5 p.m., U iversity Center Senate Room
6X,/
AGENDA
I.
Call to Orde/f and Introduction of Guests
Approval of 4he Minutes of the December 9, 1992
meeting.
New Business Item: Consideration of amendment t
the university drop day policy proposed by the
Academic Cou cil (attached in Report on Academi
Council meeting of 12/15/92). Dean Collins, wt
has class at 4 pm, has been invited to discuss
th:_s matter.
IV.
Announcement
Senate Study Committee A has been assigned to
consider the provisional admission policy,
recommended ]$. 1r the Academic Council and sent tc
the Provost with his suggested
the Senate
amendments.
The State Su set Advisory Committee rejected it
staff's recormendation that the ORP be eliminat ed
for faculty ewly-employed in the future. We t an
assume that our opposition had much to do with
that decision.
The Coordina ing Board list, Research Needs of
Texas State gencies, is on file in the Senate,
office for t ose who may be interested.
The Agenda C
March 2, Apr
inclusion on
office the p
An ffirmative Action Institution
mmittee will meet on February 2,
1 6, and April 27. Items for
the agenda should reach the Senate
evious day.
The Senate plsident's office hours will be 1:303:0)
pm.,
n ay and
Wednesday, in 03EMo
Holden
HalL.
On :equest of a Senate committee, the Provost's
office is beg nning to collect catalogs and
schadules fro twelve state research universities
in rexas, Lou siana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, and A izona. This will avoid using the
inconvenient ibrary microform format for
comparisons w th TTU.
V.
Remarks by Ex cutive Vice President and Provost
Haregan: Se ate recommendations on
GPA adjustmen , on Academic Freedom and Artistic
Expression
VI.
Reports from 4.4liversity Councils and Committees
Proqost's Cou
Academic Coun
Graluate Coun
. Research Coun
other council
VII.
cu--Benjamin H. Newcomb (attached)
il--Candace Haigler (attached)
il--M. Catherine Miller
il--Fred Wagner (attached)
and liaisons
Reports from ltanding Committees of the Faculty
Senate:
Committe on Committees--Patrick Dunne,
report o Nominating Committee. Three to be
elected y the Senate from the following:
Daniel B nson, Law; Gary Elbow, A&S; Billy
Freeman, Agr.; Paul Goebel, BA; Sunanda
Mitra, E g.
Study Co
Faculty
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ittee B--Robert Weber (attached)
tatus and Welfare Committee
VIII.
Old Business
IX.
Othar New Bus ness
X.
Adjournment
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