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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 December 7 meeting<\/p>\n 6. Executive Committee\u00a0report<\/a> 7. Reports of standing and special committees<\/p>\n a. Admissions Committee report<\/a> b. Compensation & Welfare Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n i.\u00a0The Compensation Committee moves that the following list of schools be approved for possible use in a forthcoming salary study (see attached<\/a>).<\/p>\n c. \u00a0Faculty Development Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n d Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee\u00a0report<\/a> i. Second reading\u00a0of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 5.5.d<\/p>\n Article 5.5.d.of the Faculty Guide:<\/p>\n Motion: To add the following as # 1: \u00a0Such guidelines shall include guidelines for voting procedures for promotion to full professor when there are no faculty of that rank in the department.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n ii. Second reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 5.1.e<\/p>\n Article 5.1.e of the Faculty Guide currently states:\u00a0Applications shall be submitted to the department by October 1 and to the dean by November 1.<\/i><\/p>\n Motion: The proposed change reads:\u00a0All applications will be submitted by October 1.<\/i><\/p>\n iii. Second\u00a0reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 6.1.b.4<\/p>\n Article 6.1.b.4 states that\u00a0Faculty associates and term faculty members with two academic years of service completed\u00a0<\/i>are eligible to vote for sabbatical applications.<\/p>\n Motion: The proposed change reads:\u00a0Recommendations based upon a majority vote of the total tenured and tenure-track faculty members in a department are submitted to the dean of the respective college no later than November 1<\/i>.<\/p>\n iv. First reading of proposed changes to Faculty Guide Article 12.6.j<\/p>\n Article 12.6.j states: Twelve credit hours of release time per semester will be available for the\u00a0Senate officers, apportioned by the Senate Executive Committee.<\/p>\n Motion: The proposed change reads: Fifteen credit hours of release time per semester will be available for Senate officers and At Large Executive committee members.<\/p>\n v. First reading of proposed changes to 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. In 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; over 100 there will be 1 Senator for every 15 full time faculty members. Each school shall by April 1, 2013\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n e. \u00a0Graduate Studies Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n f. Program Review Committee\u00a0report<\/a><\/p>\n 8. Committees with no reports<\/p>\n a.\u00a0Academic Facilities Committee<\/p>\n b.\u00a0Academic Policy Committee<\/p>\n c.\u00a0Calendar Committee<\/p>\n d.\u00a0Core Curriculum Committee<\/p>\n e. Senate Representative of the Graduate Policy Advisory Board<\/p>\n f.\u00a0Grievance Committee<\/p>\n g.\u00a0Instructional Technology Committee<\/p>\n h.\u00a0Intellectual Property Task Force<\/p>\n i. Library Committee<\/p>\n j. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee<\/p>\n 9. Committee motions<\/p>\n a. Compensation Committee<\/p>\n
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