Meeting of October 17, 2014 | Seton Hall University Faculty Senate

1:00 pm
Beck rooms

Agenda

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 September 5 meeting

6. Executive Committee report

7. Reports of standing and special committees

a. Academic Facilities Committee report

i. Motion: The Academic Facilities Committee proposes that the Provost’s Office work with Facilities Engineering to develop a building maintenance, repair reporting, and feedback system akin to the helpdesk system created by IT servicedesk@shu.edu within the school year of 2014-2015.

b. Admissions Committee report

c. Academic Policy Committee report

d. Compensation & Welfare Committee report

e. Calendar Committee report

f. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee report

g. Graduate Studies Committee report

h. Library Committee report

i. Program Review Committee report

8. Committees with no reports

a. Core Curriculum Committee

b. Faculty Development Committee

c. Faculty Grievance Committee

d. Instructional Technology Committee

e. Intellectual Property Task Force

f. Nominations, Elections, and Appointments Committee

9. Committee Motions

a. Academic Facilities Committee

*Vote: Approved unanimously by voice vote.

10. Old Business

i. Second reading of the Faculty Development Committee’s suggested change to Faculty Senate By-law XIX:

“The Faculty Development Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate on matters relating to the professional development of faculty members, such as research and publication, travel support, teaching, service, as well as other University policies affecting faculty members’ professional development. (changed section bolded).”

*Vote: Approved unanimously by voice vote.

11. New Business

12. Communications

13. Adjournment