Meeting of May 10, 2019

1:00 pm

Beck Rooms

Agenda

1. Sign in for quorum

2. Call to order

3. Communications from Interim Provost Dr. Karen Boroff

a. Responses to Resolutions

i. Provost’s Office Proposed Emeritus Policy Changes

ii. Provost’s Response to the Policy on Intimate Relationships with Subordinates

iii. Provost’s Response to the Recording Policy

4. Approval of agenda

5. Approval of the draft minutes of the April 5, 2019 meeting

6. Executive Committee report

a. Executive Committee Welcome to the New Senators

b. Emeritus Policy Counter Proposal

c. Recording Policy Redux

d. Memo re: Senate Adjunct Pay Response to the Provost’s Response

7. Election of the Executive Committee

8. Reports of standing and special committees

a. Academic Policy Committee report

i. Revised MS in Analytics Proposal and Approval

ii. Proposed MA in Forensic Social Work

iii. Proposed Major in Financial Mathematics

b. Compensation and Welfare Committee report

c. Faculty Development Committee report

d. Faculty Guide and By-Laws Committee report

i. SECOND READING: Revised Article 6 of the Faculty Guide

ii. FIRST READING: Revised Article 7 of the Faculty Guide

e. Graduate Studies Committee report

i. MOTION: To Approve the resolution regarding data usage in graduate program decision-making.

f. Instructional Technology Committee report

i. Online Class Size Report

ii. NSSE Recommendations

g. Library Committee report

h. Program Review Committee report

i. Recommendations for Diplomacy and International Relations

Expanded Version of the Recommendation

ii. Recommendations for Political Science/Public Affairs

Expanded Version of the Recommendation

iii. Recommendations for Theology (Undergraduate)

Expanded Version of the Recommendation

iv. Recommendations for Physician Assistant

Expanded Version of the Recommendation

i. University Core Curriculum Committee report

9. Committees with no reports

a. Academic Facilities Committee

b. Academic Integrity Policy Committee

c. Calendar Committee

d Grievance Committee

e. Nominations, Elections, and Appointments Committee

10. Committee Motions

a. Academic Policy Committee

i. MOTION: To Approve the Revised MS in Analytics Proposal and Approval

ii. MOTION: To Approve the Proposed MA in Forensic Social Work

iii. MOTION: To Approve the Proposed Major in Financial Mathematics

b. Faculty Guide and By-Laws Committee

i. SECOND READING: Revised Article 6 of the Faculty Guide

ii. FIRST READING: Revised Article 7 of the Faculty Guide

c. Graduate Studies Committee

i. MOTION: To Approve the resolution regarding data usage in graduate program decision-making.

d. Program Review Committee

i. MOTION: To Approve the Recommendations for Diplomacy and International Relations

ii. MOTION: To Approve the Recommendation for Political Science/Public Affairs 

iii. MOTION: To Approve the Recommendations for Theology (Undergraduate)

iv. MOTION: To Approve the Recommendations for Physician Assistant

11. Old Business

12. New Business

13. Communications

14. Adjournment