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Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Sign in for quorum<\/p>\n 2. Call to order<\/p>\n 3. Communications from Provost Robinson<\/p>\n 4. Approval of agenda<\/p>\n 5. Approval of the draft minutes<\/a>\u00a0of the January 25 meeting<\/p>\n 6. Executive Committee\u00a0report<\/a> 7. Reports of standing and special committees<\/p>\n a.\u00a0Academic Policy Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n b.\u00a0Admissions Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n c.\u00a0Compensation & Welfare Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n d.\u00a0Faculty Development Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n e. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n i. Second reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.j<\/p>\n 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\u00a0operating 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,<\/span> apportioned by the Senate Executive Committee. For librarian faculty, the released time shall be equivalent to six or three credits of release time\u00a0provided to other faculty.<\/p>\n Proposed Change: Fifteen credit hours of release time per semester will be available for Senate officers and At Large Executive committee members.<\/span><\/p>\n Rationale: This has been the credit allotment for the past several years. This makes the necessary change to the Faculty Guide.<\/p>\n ii. Second reading of proposed changes to\u00a0to Article III of the Faculty Senate By-Laws<\/p>\n Motion to delete the first three paragraphs of Article III and to add in its place:\u00a0Each three years the Senate shall review and as necessary, based on the current faculty data, reapportion the membership. As of \u00a02013 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). \u00a0According to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.f, there will be a minimum of two faculty members from each school. \u00a0Each school shall by April 1, 2013\u00a0forward 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.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Rationale: 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. \u00a0Based on approximate faculty numbers, using this proposed formula, this is what the apportionment would be.<\/p>\n f. \u00a0Graduate Studies Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n g. Report<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Senate Representative of the Graduate Policy Advisory Board<\/p>\n h.\u00a0Instructional Technology Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n i. Library Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n j. Program Review Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n i. Latin American and Latino\/Latina Studies Program Review Committee\u00a0Report<\/a><\/p>\n ii. Department of Religion Program Review Committee\u00a0Report<\/a><\/p>\n 8. Committees with no reports<\/p>\n a.\u00a0Academic Facilities Committee<\/p>\n b. Calendar Committee<\/p>\n c.\u00a0Core Curriculum Committee<\/p>\n d. Grievance Committee<\/p>\n e. \u00a0Intellectual Property Task Force<\/p>\n f. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee<\/p>\n 9. Committee motions<\/p>\n a. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee<\/p>\n i. Second reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.j<\/p>\n Support for Faculty Senate. To enable the Faculty Senate and its major officers to\u00a0carry out their responsibilities, the provost will each year provide the Senate with an\u00a0operating budget sufficient for its needs, substantial secretarial assistance for the\u00a0Executive Committee and for other standing committees as specified by the\u00a0Executive Committee, and suitable office space with appropriate furnishings and\u00a0equipment.\u00a0Twelve credit hours of release time per semester will be available for the\u00a0Senate officers,<\/span>\u00a0apportioned by the Senate Executive Committee. For librarian\u00a0faculty, the released time shall be equivalent to six or three credits of release time\u00a0provided to other faculty.<\/p>\n Proposed Change:\u00a0Fifteen credit hours of release time per semester will be available for Senate officers and At Large Executive committee members.<\/span><\/p>\n Rationale: This has been the credit allotment for the past several years. This makes the necessary change to the Faculty Guide.<\/p>\n ii. Second reading of proposed changes to\u00a0to Article III of the Faculty Senate By-Laws<\/p>\n Motion to delete the first three paragraphs of Article III and to add in its place:\u00a0Each three years the Senate shall review and as necessary, based on the current faculty data, reapportion the membership. As of \u00a02013 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). \u00a0According to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.f, there will be a minimum of two faculty members from each school. \u00a0Each school shall by April 1, 2013\u00a0forward 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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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. \u00a0Based on approximate faculty numbers, using this proposed formula, this is what the apportionment would be.<\/p>\n b. Program Review Committee<\/p>\n i. Latin American and Latino\/Latina Studies Program Review Committee\u00a0Report<\/a><\/p>\n ii. Department of Religion Program Review Committee\u00a0Report<\/a><\/p>\n 10. Old Business<\/p>\n
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