1. Meeting of 2 September, 2004

Attending: Karr, Lawson, Williamson, Pakhomov, Neuschatz, Wren, Hillman, Coward, Gaede

Absent: Reeves

1.1. Faculty Senate President’s Report –Information

Dr. Karr called the meeting to order and asked the Committee to discuss the list of issues and concerns to be addressed by the Faculty Senate in the coming year.

1.2. Reports from Administration

Dr. Franz and Dr. Radonovich were not present.

1.3. Committee Items and Chair Reports

1.3.1. Undergraduate Curriculum (Rhonda Gaede)

Dr. Gaede reported the Curriculum Committee will review new courses and course changes.

The Committee will look at merging the catalog with the system information in the Banner Conversion.

1.3.2. Personnel (Brent Wren)

Dr. Wren reported the Committee will continue to work on the inequity in salary raise process, salary compression/inversion, etc.

The classification of years of service in still in process.

Changes/clarifications to the Faculty Handbook regarding the promotion and tenure process is still in process.

The FAR Summary Report and this in relation to the annual salary raise process will be researched by the Committee.

The Committee will also research the evaluation of administrators for reappointment.

1.3.3. Governance and Operations (Joan Williamson)

Dr. Williamson reported the Committee will continue to look at the Calendar Committee and appropriate representation.

The Committee will continue to examine the University Committees for efficiency and necessity.

The Committee will continue to work on the Women’s Resource Center.

1.3.4. Faculty and Student Development (Melinda Lawson)

Ms Lawson reported the Committee will continue to look at the Academic Misconduct policy.

The Committee will take another look at the F grade for academic misconduct in courses with NC grading.

The Committee will investigate the possibility of using another ID number for students due to concern for identity theft.

There is some student concern for no grab and go in the new Charger Café.

1.3.5. Finance and Resources (Andrew Pakhomov)

Dr. Pakhomov reported the Committee will work on the issue of a wireless campus and off site internet availability.

The Committee will continue to work on the handicapped access to buildings on campus.

The Committee will continue to work the campus parking issues.

The Committee will investigate an Undergraduate Student Researchers Program.

1.3.6. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs (Andreé Reeves)

Dr. Neuschatz reported the Committee will work on the students with multiple NCs and the limiting of the number of NCs.

The Committee will work with the Faculty and Student Development Committee on the NC versus F for cheating issue.

The Committee will investigate the writing portion of the ACT and whether we should require it.

The Committee will work on the midterm grading issue and the WF and WP grading.

1.4 Agenda

The agenda for the upcoming Faculty Senate Meeting was set.

Dr. Hillman moved, seconded by Ms. Lawson to table Senate Bill 299 back to the Committee to review and address questions and concerns raised at the last Senate Meeting in April. The Senate Executive Committee voted unanimously to table the Bill back to the Committee for another review.

Senate Bill 300 will be on the agenda at third reading.

Gloria Greene will speak to the Faculty Senate regarding the services and activities of the Office of Sponsored Programs.