Faculty Senate
Steering Committee
November 30, 2009 3:00
Faculty Senate Chambers
Information Items
 December 3
o Senior Lunch
 December 5
o Customs for January
enrollment
 December 10
o Exam Jam: free
breakfast, 10:00 p.m. to
Midnight
 December 22, 5:00 p.m.
to Midnight
o “System” (email,
PipelineMT, Banner,
internet, D2L,
RaiderNet) down for
electrical changes
 December 28, 8:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon
o Luminus upgrade
o nothing available
 December 28, noon
through December 30
o Luminus upgrade
continues
o PipelineMT 7 RaiderNet
not available
 Blog related to new
MTSU website
o www.mtsu.edu/newdes
ignblog
President’s
Cabinet
11-23-09

Budget
o Governor’s
budget
hearings are in
process.
o No further
news. 5%
reduction still
in affect.
 State
education
hearings were
last week.
 The
Governor is
questioning
how and what
universities are
doing
concerning low
producing and
duplicative
programs.
Also, what role
TBR and THEC
will play in
forcing
universities to
review and
eliminate
programs?
o No double digit
increase of
tuition.
o No major
announcement,
package is still
being
developed.
Action Items
Meeting Called
to Order
Greeting and
Welcome
Approval of the
Minutes
 11-02-09
Steering Committee
Announcements:
Information Items
TBR
Representative
Report

Larry Burriss
Old Business

Positioning the
University for the
Future: Proposed
Restructuring of
Colleges
New Business
Adjournment
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