FACULTY SENATE AGENDA/MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2001

HOLMES STUDENT CENTER SKYROOM

3:00 P.M.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II.ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

III.APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 31, 2001 FACULTY SENATE MEETING (Pages 5-24)

IV.PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A.President Peters will arrive at 3:30.

V.ITEMS FOR FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERATION

VI.CONSENT AGENDA

VII.REPORTS FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

A.FAC to IBHE – Patricia Henry – report. 

B.BOT Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee – Dorothy Jones and Dan Griffiths – report.(Page 25)

C.BOT Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee – Sue Willis and Jim Lockard – report.

D.BOT Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee – Judy Burgess and Jenine Povlsen

E.BOT – Sue Willis

VIII. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

A.Rules and Governance – Chris Hubbard, Chair.

1.Coordinating of Start Dates for Executive Secretary and the Faculty Senate Membership.ACTION ITEM (Page 26)

B.Academic Affairs – Jody Newman-Ryan, Chair – report.

1.Committee Progress Report on Honors College.ACTION ITEM(Pages 27-31)

C.Faculty Rights and Responsibilities – Carol DeMoranville, Chair – report.

1.Recommendations for the Office of the Faculty Personnel Advisor.ACTION ITEM(Pages 32-33)

D.Economic Status of the Profession – Jim Lockard, Chair – report.

E.Resource, Space and Budget – Carole Minor, Chair – report.

F.Elections and Legislative Oversight – Gretchen Bisplinghoff, Chair – no report.

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

X. NEW BUSINESS

1.Approval of Joan Quinn to serve on the HSC Board.

2.Substitute for the University Council Executive Secretary – see memo from Jerry Zar – refer to Rules and Governance.(Pages 34-36)

3.Statement of Professional Ethics – see statement from University Council – refer to Faculty Rights and Responsibilities.(Page 37)

XI.COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

XII.INFORMATION ITEMS

A.University Council Agenda (latest available)(Pages 38-39)

B.Article from Chronicle of Higher Education, “Bandwidth by the Numbers:A Sampling of Colleges.”(Page 40)

C.Article from Chronicle of Higher Education, “A New Approach to PeopleSoft Installations Sets Limits on Time and cost.”(Page 41)

D.Article from on-line, “State budget cuts could force special session.”(Page 42)

E.Editorial from Chicago Tribune. “When Scholarship means scam.”(Page 43)

F.Minutes from latest Academic Planning Council meeting.(Pages 44-46)

G.Minutes from latest Graduate Council meeting.(Pages 47-49)

H.Minutes from latest Undergraduate Coordinating Council meeting.(Pages 50-54)

XIII.ADJOURNMENT