Report from Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

March 24, 2009

1. Meeting of 24 March 2009

Attending: Lawson, Reeves, Burnett, Gholston, Pritchard, Vaughan, Heikes, Miller, Gaede, Etzkorn

1.1 Faculty Senate President’s Report

Dr. Gaede asked the group if there should be a Sense of the Senate Resolution from the Governance and Operations Committee regarding following the Handbook.

Dr. Gaede asked Melinda Lawson to draft a Sense of the Senate resolution regarding supporting the Nurse Practitioners Bill.

1.2 Reports from Administration

Dr. Williams reported he met with the Governor along with other University Presidents to ask him not to take the stimulus money to offset the appropriation money. They asked him to divide the stimulus money appropriately between Higher Education and K-12. He disagreed with the University President’s assessment of which portion should go to Higher Education. When we have a better idea of what will happen will discuss how to use the stimulus money. Will hear something on the next cut from the Governor today or tomorrow.

Dr. Karbhari reported Academic Affairs will start a search for the Director of the Honors Program. John Severn will Chair the Committee. We hope to have someone in place by the end of the semester.

The ARC will be the Student Success Center and will move to the other half of Madison hall where Academic Affairs and the President’s Office was. There will be a desk in the lobby for access for students. Dr. Bell is doing a great job putting together the Success Center to help students and retention.

There was a question regarding the org chart. It is close.

There was some discussion regarding co-op and the role the corporate side and the internal side. The Student Success Center makes it a one stop shop all in one spot.

Dr. Severn reported that the Student Success Center has put the intervention with students below a certain threshold in place and there were 240 students last semester and all have been contacted and over 100 have been counseled. They have gotten 75 referrals from Professors.

1.3 New Business

1.4 Committee Items and Chair Reports

1.4.1 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Gail Pritchard).

Dr. Pritchard reported they received and processed two course approvals and one program change.

1.4.2 Personnel (Michael Anderson).

No Report.

1.4.3 Governance and Operations (Jennifer English).

No Report.

1.4.4 Faculty and Student Development (Andree Reeves).

No Report.

1.4.5 Finance and Resources (John Burnett).

No Report.

1.4.6 Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs (Deborah Heikes).

Dr. Heikes presented Senate Bill 319 the P-Grade in Banner Bill. Currently faculty cannot assign a P Grade in Banner. There was some discussion regarding Audit and the inability to assign audit in a course. Dr. Gaede will check on this. The vote for the bill was 10 in favor and 1 abstention. The bill will be on the agenda for second reading.

1.4.7 The Agenda was set for the April 2 Faculty Senate Meeting.