FACULTY SENATE AGENDA / MINUTES / TRANSCRIPTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, 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 23, 2008 FS MEETING (The minutes will be sent electronically on Tuesday, please look them over and a vote will be taken at Faculty Senate to approve/change)

IV. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

V. ITEMS FOR FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERATION

A. Selection of Vice President and Secretary of Faculty Senate.
B. University Advisory Committee of the Board of Trustee.
C. Nominations for a representative to the Faculty Advisory Committee to the IBHE.
D. Faculty Senate Committee List

VI. CONSENT AGENDA

VII. REPORTS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

A. FAC to IBHE – – no report.

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

C. BOT Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee – Paul Stoddard and Xueshu Song – report.

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

E. BOT – Paul Stoddard – report.

VIII. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Academic Affairs – Mari Valle, Chair

B. Economic Status of the Profession – C. T. Lin, Chair

C. Resource, Space and Budget – Michael Morris, Chair

D. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities – Rosemary Fuerer, Chair

E. Rules and Governance – Nancy Castle, Chair.

F. Elections and Legislative Oversight – Cason Snow, Chair.

1. Hearing Panel Election – ballots will be distributed at FS meeting.
2. Election of members of Faculty Grievance Committee
3. Election of University Council alternates – ballots will be distributed at FS meeting.
4. Nomination of two Faculty Senate members to serve on the Responsible Conduct of Scholarship Committee. Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School will choose one member from the two nominations to serve on the committee.

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

X. NEW BUSINESS

A. Representative from Athletic Board serve as a ex-official member of Faculty Senate

XI. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

XII. INFORMATION ITEMS

XIII. ADJOURNMENT