Meeting of November 4, 2011

1:00 pm
Beck Rooms

1. Sign in for quorum

2. Call to order

3. Communications from Provost Robinson

4. Approval of agenda

5. Approval of the draft minutes of the October 7 meeting

6. Executive Committee report

7. Reports of standing and special committees:

a. Admissions Committee report (an additional document from the Admissions Committee can be found on the Senate Blackboard site.The document is titled: The Application Processing Record for the Graduate Division)

I. Resolution on Enrollment Services

b. Calendar Committee report

I. Resolution: In order to enable advanced planning, the Provost’s Office should ensure that by the start of each academic year, calendars for the two subsequent academic years be posted.

c. Core Curriculum Committee report

d. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee report

I. Second reading of new proposed revisions to Faculty Guide Articles 5.1.d and 10.3.b

II. First reading of proposed addition to Bylaw XII

III. By-Law XXVII – The committee proposes to remove the Senate Bylaw XXVII

IV. First reading of the Clinical Track Nursing Faculty Line with the accompanying resolution to proposed CTNF appointments

a. Clinical Track Nursing Faculty Rationale

e. Program Review Committee report

8. Committees with no written reports

a. Academic Facilities Committee report

b. Academic Policy Committee report

c. Compensation & Welfare Committee report

d. Faculty Development Committee report

e. Graduate Studies Committee report

f. Grievance Committee report

g. Instructional Technology Committee report

h. Library Committee report

i. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee report

9. Committee motions

a. Admissions Committee

I. resolution on Enrollment Services

b. Calendar Committee

I. Resolution: In order to enable advanced planning, the Provost’s Office should ensure that by the start of each academic year, calendars for the two subsequent academic years be posted.

c. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee

I. Second reading of new proposed revisions to Faculty Guide Articles 5.1.d and 10.3.b

II. First reading of proposed addition to Bylaw XII

III. By-Law XXVII – The committee proposes to remove the Senate Bylaw XXVII

IV. First reading of the Clinical Track Nursing Faculty Line with the accompanying resolution to proposed CTNF appointments

a. Clinical Track Nursing Faculty Rationale

10. New Business

I. Commuter Benefit Resolution

11. Communications

12. Adjournment