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 January 25 meeting
6. Executive Committee report
7. Reports of standing and special committees
a. Academic Policy Committee report
b. Admissions Committee report
c. Compensation & Welfare Committee report
d. Faculty Development Committee report
e. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee report
i. Second reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.j
Support for Faculty Senate. To enable the Faculty Senate and its major officers to carry out their responsibilities, the provost will each year provide the Senate with an operating budget sufficient for its needs, substantial secretarial assistance for the Executive Committee and for other standing committees as specified by the Executive Committee, and suitable office space with appropriate furnishings and equipment. Twelve credit hours of release time per semester will be available for the Senate officers, apportioned by the Senate Executive Committee. For librarian faculty, the released time shall be equivalent to six or three credits of release time provided to other faculty.
Proposed Change: Fifteen credit hours of release time per semester will be available for Senate officers and At Large Executive committee members.
Rationale: This has been the credit allotment for the past several years. This makes the necessary change to the Faculty Guide.
ii. Second reading of proposed changes to to Article III of the Faculty Senate By-Laws
Motion to delete the first three paragraphs of Article III and to add in its place: Each three years the Senate shall review and as necessary, based on the current faculty data, reapportion the membership. As of 2013 the Senate will be apportioned based on the following formula: for the first 100 full time faculty members in a school there will be 1 Senator for every 10 full time faculty members (rounded to the nearest 10); over 100 there will be 1 Senator for every 15 full time faculty members (rounded to the nearest 15). According to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.f, there will be a minimum of two faculty members from each school. Each school shall by April 1, 2013 forward a list of full time faculty (as defined in the Faculty Guide) to the Nominations and Elections committee so that the number of Senators for each school can be determined.
Rationale: This apportionment formula achieves two purposes. The Senate will become somewhat smaller and the apportionment allows all schools to fully participate and be fairly represented. Based on approximate faculty numbers, using this proposed formula, this is what the apportionment would be.
f. Graduate Studies Committee report
g. Report from the Senate Representative of the Graduate Policy Advisory Board
h. Instructional Technology Committee report
i. Library Committee report
j. Program Review Committee report
i. Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Program Review Committee Report
ii. Department of Religion Program Review Committee Report
8. Committees with no reports
a. Academic Facilities Committee
b. Calendar Committee
c. Core Curriculum Committee
d. Grievance Committee
e. Intellectual Property Task Force
f. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee
9. Committee motions
a. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee
i. Second reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.j
Support for Faculty Senate. To enable the Faculty Senate and its major officers to carry out their responsibilities, the provost will each year provide the Senate with an operating budget sufficient for its needs, substantial secretarial assistance for the Executive Committee and for other standing committees as specified by the Executive Committee, and suitable office space with appropriate furnishings and equipment. Twelve credit hours of release time per semester will be available for the Senate officers, apportioned by the Senate Executive Committee. For librarian faculty, the released time shall be equivalent to six or three credits of release time provided to other faculty.
Proposed Change: Fifteen credit hours of release time per semester will be available for Senate officers and At Large Executive committee members.
Rationale: This has been the credit allotment for the past several years. This makes the necessary change to the Faculty Guide.
ii. Second reading of proposed changes to to Article III of the Faculty Senate By-Laws
Motion to delete the first three paragraphs of Article III and to add in its place: Each three years the Senate shall review and as necessary, based on the current faculty data, reapportion the membership. As of 2013 the Senate will be apportioned based on the following formula: for the first 100 full time faculty members in a school there will be 1 Senator for every 10 full time faculty members (rounded to the nearest 10); over 100 there will be 1 Senator for every 15 full time faculty members (rounded to the nearest 15). According to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.f, there will be a minimum of two faculty members from each school. Each school shall by April 1, 2013 forward a list of full time faculty (as defined in the Faculty Guide) to the Nominations and Elections committee so that the number of Senators for each school can be determined.
Rationale: This apportionment formula achieves two purposes. The Senate will become somewhat smaller and the apportionment allows all schools to fully participate and be fairly represented. Based on approximate faculty numbers, using this proposed formula, this is what the apportionment would be.
b. Program Review Committee
i. Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Program Review Committee Report
ii. Department of Religion Program Review Committee Report
10. Old Business
a. Revised Intellectual Property Policy submitted by the Senate Intellectual Property Task Force
11. New Business
12. Communications
13. Adjournment