I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 28, 2007 FACULTY SENATE MEETING

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

A. Report from the Committee to Evaluate the President of the Faculty Senate/Executive Secretary of University Council

B. Report from the Committee to Evaluate the Faculty Personnel Advisor

V. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Recognition of Faculty Senators whose terms are:

Completed

Pamela MacFarlane, Kinesiology & Physical Education
Janet Holt, Educational Technology, Research & Assessment
Brianno Coller, Mechanical Engineering
Judith Hertz, Nursing
Elvia Arriola, Law
Daniel Kempton, Political Science

Re-Elected

Jack Marchewka, Operations Management & Information Systems
Alan Rosenbaum, Psychology

Newly Elected

Clersida Garcia, Kinesiology & Physical Educaiton
Lara Luetkehans, Eduational Technology, Research & Assessment
Milivoje Kostic, Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey Brown, Law
Michael Peddle, Political Science

B. Institutional Privacy Policy

C. Parking Committee

VI. ITEMS FOR FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERATION

A. Update from Undergraduate Coordinating Council

B. Update from Graduate Council.

VII. CONSENT AGENDA

VIII. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Academic Affairs – Daniel Kempton, Chair – report.

1. Report for Ad Hoc Committee on Enrollment

B. Economic Status of the Profession – Cason Snow, Chair – no report.

C. Resource, Space and Budget – C. T. Lin, Chair – no report.

D. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities – Janet Holt, Chair – report.

E. Rules and Governance – Nancy Castle, Chair – report.

F. Elections and Legislative Oversight – Earl Hansen, Chair – report.

1. Election of President of Faculty Senate for 2007 – 2008

2. Election of UCPC representative for 2007 – 2009 – ballots will be distributed at Faculty Senate meeting – voting will be by college – votes will be counted the following week and new UCPC member will be notified

3. Committees of the University 2007 – 2008 vacancies for Faculty Senate to approve or select – packet will be distributed at Faculty Senate meeting.

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

X. NEW BUSINESS

XI. REPORTS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

A. FAC to IBHE – Jody Newman-Ryan – report.

B. BOT Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee – Joseph “Buck” Stephen and Ferald Bryan – no report

C. BOT Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee – Paul Stoddard and Xueshu Song – no report

D. BOT Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee – Sara Clayton and Bobbie Cesarek — no report

E. BOT – Paul Stoddard – no report

XII. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Academic Planning Council minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/APC.html
B. Athletic Board minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/Athletic.html
C. Campus Security and Environmental Quality minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/CSEQ.html
D. Committee on Initial Teacher Certification minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/CITC.html
E. Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/CUC.html
F. Graduate Council minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/GC.html
G. University Assessment Panel minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/UAP.html
H. University Benefits Committee minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/Benefits.html
I. Undergraduate Coordinating Council minutes. http://www.niu.edu/u_council/OUC/UCCmin.html

XIII. ADJOURNMENT