Agenda for March 2, 2020

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of Minutes

• February 3, 2020

President's Report: Senator McFaddin

Guest Speakers:

• Lynnette Noblitt - Update on Census
  [See: Census Infographic Flyer]
• Jeff Whitaker - Status of Updated Classrooms and Data Received from last year's IT Faculty Survey

Unfinished Business:

• Policies for Action
  • Repeal of Policy 4.1.5 - Pre-Final Examination Week (pulled from agenda)
    [Academic Affairs voted against repeal of Policy 4.1.5. So, coupled with the ongoing consideration of shortening the term to 16-weeks, and the need for the other policies/handbook language to go forward prior to the potential repeal of the Pre-Final Exam Week policy, this issue will be revisited at a later date. (See: CAA agenda)]
  • Policy 4.3.17 - Academic Program Discontinuance Due to Financial Stringency (New)
  • Policy 4.6.16 - Dismissal of Tenured Faculty
    • Marked-Up Version
    • Clean Version

  New Business:

  • Report from Council on Academic Affairs - Vice Provost Robinson
    (See separate PDF file for the curriculum forms - 311 Pages)
  • Other (if any)

  Report Overview & Questions:

  • Executive Committee: Senator Ciocca
  • Faculty Regent: Senator Marion
  • COSFL Representative: Senator Nowak
  • Provost: Senator Pogatshnik

  Standing Committees:

  • Academic Quality Committee: Senator Jones, Chair
  • Budget Committee: Senator Woodruff, Chair
  • Elections & University Nominations Committee: Senator McCardle, Chair
  • Information Technology Committee:  Senators Fleischer & Nachtwey, Co-Chairs
  • Rights & Responsibilities Committee: Senator Cizmar, Chair
  • Rules Committee: Senator Bishop-Ross, Chair
  • Welfare Committee: Senator Gremp, Chair
  • Ad Hoc Committees:
    • Review Open Textbook Resources:  Senator Szabo (reporting for Kelly Smith, Chair)
    • EKU Forward:  Senator Ciocca, Chair

  Adjournment

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  ATTACHMENTS:

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  Information on the PDF file will include the following items:

  • Printable Agenda for March 2, 2020
  • February 3, 2020 Minutes and Digital Voting Tabulations
  • President's Report
  • Census Flyer
  • Data from 2019 EDUCAUSE IT Faculty Survey
  • Policies 4.3.17, 4.6.16 (Action Items)
  • CAA Agenda
  • Committee Reports (if available)

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