Faculty Senate Agenda
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
3:00 p.m. in the UC Multipurpose Room
I.
Administrative Procedures
a. Roll Call
b. Approval of the Minutes from April 30, 2011
II.
External Reports
a. Chancellor’s Update: Chancellor David Belcher
b. Faculty Assembly: Beverly Collins
c. SGA: T.J. Eaves
d. Staff Senate: Jason Lavigne
e. Global Poverty Project: John Whitmire
f. SharePoint and Faculty Senate: Anna McFadden
III.
Council Reports
a. Academic Policy and Review Council: Christopher Hoyt, Chair
i. Curriculum
b. Collegial Review Council: Vicki Szabo, Chair
i. Collegiality
c. Faculty Affairs Council: Heidi Buchanan, Chair
i. Extending SAI Closing and Other Methods to Increase Response Rate
d. Rules Committee
IV.
Other
a. Old Business
i. Athletics Committee: Senate Appointment (to fill Ron Mau’s seat)
ii. Changes to Faculty Senate By-laws (distribution of agenda and drafts of
resolutions)
b. New Business
i. Discussion of Faculty Caucus Topics
ii. Forming the Rules Committee
iii. Representatives for Senate Planning Team
iv. Technology Appointments
V.
Senate Reports
a. Administrative Report: Provost Beth Lofquist
b. Chair Report: Erin McNelis
i. Follow-up on Faculty Scholarship Task Force Report