FACULTY SENATE AGENDA / MINUTES / TRANSCRIPTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009, 3:00 P.M.
HOLMES STUDENT CENTER SKY ROOM

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 1, 2009 FACULTY SENATE MEETING

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

2. Report from the Committee to Evaluate the Faculty and SPS Personnel Advisor.

V. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Recognition of Faculty Senate Members

VI. ITEMS FOR FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERATION

VII. CONSENT AGENDA

VIII. REPORTS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

A. Election and Legislative Oversight (Part I) - Cason Snow, Chair.

1. Election of President of Faculty Senate/Executive Secretary of University Council for 2009-2010. See attached letters from Alan Rosenbaum and Kendall Thu.

2. Election of Faculty and SPS Personnel Advisor for 2009 - 2011. See attached letters from David Valentiner and David Wade.

3. Election of FAC to the IBHE Representative for 2009 - 2013. See attached letters from Earl Hansen, H. Joel Jeffrey and Debra Zahay.

B. FAC to IBHE - Earl Hansen - report.

C. BOT Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee - Joseph "Buck" Stephen and Ferald Bryan - no report.

D. BOT Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee - Paul Stoddard and Clersida Garcia - no report.

E. BOT Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee - Jay Monteiro and Bobbie Cesarek - no report.

F. BOT - Paul Stoddard - no report.

IX. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Elections and Legislative Oversight (Part II) - Cason Snow, Chair

1. Election of UCPC representatives for 2009 - 2011 - ballots will be distributed at Faculty Senate meeting - voting will be by college - votes will be counted the following week and new UCPC members will be notified.

2. Committees of the University 2009 - 2010 vacancies for Faculty Senate to approve or selected - packets will be distributed at Faculty Senate Meeting.

B. Academic Affairs - Mari Valle, Chair - no report.

C. Economic Status of the Profession - C. T. Lin, Chair - no report.

D. Resource, Space and Budget - Michael Morris, Chair - report.

E. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities - Rosemary Feurer, Chair - report.

F. Rules and Governance - Nancy Castle, Chair - no report.

X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

XI. NEW BUSINESS

XII. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

XIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT