I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5, 2008 FS MEETING

IV. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Nancy Castle – Progress report on Athletic Director search committee

B. Carolinda Douglass – Report on Strategic Planning Taskforce

C. Greg Long – General Education discussion

V. ITEMS FOR FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERATION

VI. CONSENT AGENDA

VII. REPORTS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

FAC to IBHE – Earl Hansen – no report.

BOT Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee – Joseph “Buck” Stephen and Ferald Bryan – report.

BOT Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee – Paul Stoddard and Nancy Castle – report.

BOT Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee – Jay Monteiro and Bobbie Cesarek — report.

BOT – Paul Stoddard – report.

VIII. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Academic Affairs – Kendall Thu, Chair – report. (Pages 12 – 13)

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 – Alan Rosenbaum, Chair – no report.

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

1. Article 3 Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate – ACTION ITEM
(Pages 14 – 15)

2. Placement of Statement of Professional Ethics. (Pages 16 – 17)

Elections and Legislative Oversight – Earl Hansen, Chair – no report.

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

X. NEW BUSINESS

XI. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

XII. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Letter of Acceptance of Nomination from Paul Stoddard.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT