1. Meeting of 2 November, 2000

Attending: Drs. Williamson, Hays, Boyd, Neff, Miller, Smith, and Floyd

1.1. Faculty Senate President’s Report –Information

Dr. Williamson discussed the information Gary Smith made available at the last Senate Meeting. She plans to make copies of that material available for Faculty Senate Members to distribute to their college faculty.

1.2. Reports from Administration

Not Present—Dr. Radonovich was in Birmingham at a SACS meeting.

1.3. Committee Items and Chair Reports

1.2.1. Student Faculty Development (Jim Smith)

Dr. Smith and Dr. Williamson briefly discussed Dr. Franz’s plan for an open forum on the on-line requisition issue. There is no date set for that yet. Dr. Smith will also work on obtaining information regarding the use of the Annual Report and a possible bill to sequence the timeline for the Faculty Activity Report and the Annual Report.

1.2.2. Finance and Resources (Peggy Hays)

No Report. The Committee will be looking into the origin of policies for Distance Learning Issues.

1.2.3. Governance and Operations (Tommy Williams)

Dr. Hays reported the Committee has examined the membership of the Animal Care and Use Committee and the membership has changed and there is a Faculty Senator on the Committee. There is no need for any change at this time.

1.2.4. Personnel (Lynn Boyd)

Dr. Boyd reported the Committee will meet next week and continue to work on the Faculty Activity Report. There was some discussion of having a working meeting for the Faculty Senate to work through a draft revision of the Faculty Activity Report.

1.2.4. Curriculum (David Neff)

Dr. Neff reported the Committee met and approved some course approval forms and revised the draft bill regarding inter-college programs. The bill was presented to the Executive Committee for first reading. Dr. Smith proposed a friendly amendment to remove the last sentence and to remove the phrase “and/or courses” after the word “disciplines” in the first sentence. The bill passed at first reading with the friendly amendment.

1.2.5. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs (Jim Miller)

Dr. Miller will take the bill regarding change from credit to audit proposed by Dr. Bower to the Committee at their next meeting and then present it to the Executive Committee for first reading at their next meeting. Dr. Miller will present the bill rescinding the WX grade at the upcoming Senate Meeting.

2.1. BUSINESS -- AGENDA

The Committee set the agenda for the November 9, 2000, Faculty Senate Meeting.