1:00 pm
Beck rooms
Agenda
1. Sign in for quorum
2. Call to order
3. Communications from Provost Robinson
i. Responses to resolutions
4. Approval of agenda
5. Approval of the draft minutes of the December 6 meeting
6. Executive Committee report
7. Reports of standing and special committees
a. Academic Facilities Committee report
b. Academic Policy Committee report
i. Resolved: The proposed certificate in Post-Conflict State Reconstruction and Sustainability is approved.
ii. Resolved: The proposed Five Year Dual Degree Program in Public Relations is approved.
iii.Resolved: The proposed Five Year Dual Degree Program in Communication Studies is approved.
c. Admissions Committee report
d. Compensation & Welfare Committee report
e. Core Curriculum Committee report
f. Faculty Development Committee report
g. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee report
i. Second reading of the proposed Lecturer Line
ii. Faculty Guide Interpretation of Article 7.4
Article 7.4 of the Faculty Guide reads:
Research Expectations
a. Faculty are expected to have an active research program during their tenure at the university.
b. Departments shall establish guidelines for assessing progress in research for tenure-track and tenured faculty. Faculty will submit an annual report on their research to the department chair.
c. Chairs may assign equivalent departmental duties for non-research active faculty.
Interpretation:
7.4 b. The Departmental guidelines for assessing progress in research shall be written by the full-time faculty of the departmental involved.
The authority to assign equivalent departmental duties resides with the department chair.
7.4 c. Equivalent departmental duties are those faculty responsibilities outlined in Article 7 of the Faculty Guide.
h. Graduate Studies report
i. Provost Graduate Advisory Board report
j. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee report
8. Committees with no reports
a. Calendar Committee
b. Faculty Grievance Committee
c. Instructional Technology Committee
d. Library Committee
e. Intellectual Property Task Force
f. Program Review Committee
9. Committee Motions
a. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee
i. Second reading of the proposed Lecturer Line
ii. Faculty Guide Interpretation of Article 7.4
Article 7.4 of the Faculty Guide reads:
Research Expectations
a. Faculty are expected to have an active research program during their tenure at the university.
b. Departments shall establish guidelines for assessing progress in research for tenure-track and tenured faculty. Faculty will submit an annual report on their research to the department chair.
c. Chairs may assign equivalent departmental duties for non-research active faculty.
Interpretation:
7.4 b. The Departmental guidelines for assessing progress in research shall be written by the full-time faculty of the departmental involved.
The authority to assign equivalent departmental duties resides with the department chair.
7.4 c. Equivalent departmental duties are those faculty responsibilities outlined in Article 7 of the Faculty Guide.
b. Academic Policy Committee
i. Resolved: The proposed certificate in Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Sustainability is approved.
ii. Resolved: The proposed Five Year Dual Degree Program in Public Relations is approved.
iii.Resolved: The proposed Five Year Dual Degree Program in Communication Studies is approved.
c. Executive committee
i. Motion: The last day to submit course withdrawal forms with professor/dean signature shall be changed from Friday March 7, 2014 to Friday March 21, 2014.
Rationale: Classes that meet on Mondays and Wednesdays have missed at least 2 class meetings due to this semester’s inclement weather. This means that students will have less feedback about their semester grades by the time they have to make a decision about withdrawing. The current withdrawal deadline is the Friday before spring break. Approval of this motion would move the withdrawal deadline to the Friday after spring break.
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. Communications
i. Changes to PirateNet
13. Adjournment