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MINUTES #157, FACULTY SENATE
JANUARY 18, 1995
The Faculty
the Senate
presiding.
Garcia, Cou
Fortney, Go
Huffman, Ho
Morrow, Nat
Westf all.
Aranha, Har
business. S
Curzer, Sor
SenatE met on Wednesday, January 18, 1995, at 3:15 p.m. in
oom of the University Center with Alwyn Barr, pres ident,
Senatcrs present were Bliese, Burnett, Burns, Card enash, Coulter, DeBell, Dunham, Durland, Endsley, Fedi er, Floyd,
bel, Gregory, Heintz, Held, Hensley, Higdon, Hopk s,
e, Jonish, Khan, Marlett,D. Mason, J. Mason, McG1 e, Mann,
an, Oberhelman, Payne, Schoenecke, Steinhart, Tock and
enator Pearson is on leave from the University. $ enators
well, Perl and Weber were absent because of Univer sity
nator Cravens was absent with prior notification. Senators
nson, Thompson, Troub and Welton were absent.
President B
the followi
Provost; Le
President;
Sweazy, Vic
Education C
Faculty Sen
rr called the meeting to order at 3:25 p.m. and re cognized
g guests: Donald R. Haragan, Executive Vice Presid ent and
Ainsworth, Vice Provost; Virginia Sowell, Associa te Vice
lfonsc Scandrett, Associate Athletic Director; Rot ert M.
Provcst for Research; Paul Johnson, Chair, Genera 1
mmittEe; Jan Kemp, Library; Joan Conway, Student A ssistant,
te; and Darrin Cook, UNIVERSITY DAILY.
Professor G ry Elbow, Geography, served as Parliamentarian.
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I.
CONSIDE
Minutes of
II.
REPORT
TION OF THE MINUTES
he December 14, 1995 meeting were approved as dist ributed.
FROM UNIVERSITY COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES
Provos Council President Barr distributed a report at t he door
that is ava lable in the Faculty Senate office.
One hi
grading wil
1995 fall s
and grade r
the fall.
their react
hlight of the report was the announcement that plu s/minus
be available for faculty use on an optional basis for the
mester. The plus/minus grades will appear on tran scripts
ports but will not be used for calculations of the GPA in
fter the fall semester, the faculty will be survey ed for
on.
At the
that Vice P
the academi
many contri
Dr. Ainswor
Education.
Provost Council meeting on January 9, 1995, it was announced
ovost Len Ainsworth will leave that position at tt e end of
year. Dr. Haragan made remarks concerning Dr. Ai nsworth's
utions to the Provost's Office as well as to the T. niversity.
h will continue as a faculty member in the College of
Education Committee Senator Marlett remarked that the
report concerning a multicultural requirement has been sent
to all sena ors.
Genera
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III. REPOR S FROM FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE
Study
Se
a Committee B is now chaired by Senator Steinhart.
Dr. Pearson , the chair for the fall semester, is on leave for the
spring.
IV.
OLD BU INESS
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V.
old t usiness was brought before the Senate.
NEW BU INESS
Senato Marle tt made the following motion that was secon
Senator Cou ter:
d by
The Fa ulty Eenate president shall appoint an ad hoc comm ittee to
study and r turn ecommendations as to whether or not a senate hall or
wall of hon • r shot: ld be created and maintained in some promine nt place
like the Un versit y Center to recognize student and faculty na tional
standing as a resu it of winning lst-3rd in competitions or app ointments
of leadersh p in r ational organizations. If the ad hoc committ ae returns
a positive ecomme ndation the committee should also present t 1.
criteria, t ming, and other procedures to be used by colleges and other
campus orga izatic ns for submissions to a standing committee o f the
senate appo nted f or the purpose of sustaining a creditable an d high
quality pre entati on.
The mo ion pa ssed on a voice vote.
VI.
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ANNOUN EMENTS
Presid nt Bar r requested that all senators provide Grace Frazior
with their lass s chedules a soon as possible.
VII.
ADJOU
There
Respectfull
ENT
eing no further business, the Senate adjourned at 3:46 p.m.
submitted,
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Harley I. 0 erhelman
Secretary 1 94-95
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