AGENDA SETTING

PRESENT 
Tamara Chase, Bruce Christensen, Bill Clapp, Lauren Fowler, Sue Harley, Michelle Heward, Becky Johns - Chair, Wade Kotter, Ann Millner, Molly Smith - Vice Chair, Mike Vaughan, Kay Brown - Secretary

MINUTES 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to approve the minutes from the November 4, 2004 meeting.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Executive Committee members discussed writing policy that limited the time a student could challenge a grade. Possible time periods discussed were: Twelve months from the time a grade was posted, through the following semester after the grade was posted, two semesters following the posting of grades. The policy should govern grade appeals for all courses, face-to-face, online, independent study.

Charge to ASSA: Propose a University policy that outlines a specific time period governing how long course records (grades on assignments, exams, quizzes, and papers) need to be maintained, and include in that policy language governing how long a student has to file a grade appeal.

MOTION 
Bruce Christensen: Move to forward to the Admission, Standards, and Student Affairs Committee a charge to propose a University policy governing the time period course records need to be maintained and include in that policy language governing how long a student has to file a grade appeal.
Second: Bill Clapp
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CRAO 
Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization, Tamas Szabo reporting.

The CRAO Committee counts the number of faculty in each college as of fall semester. They calculate what percent of the 466 total full-time faculty are from the various colleges in determining the number of base seats for each college. There are thirty-five base seats. The remaining four seats go to the largest fractional percentages beyond their base seats.

Apportionment figures based on fall semester full-time faculty show there are no changes in college representation for the coming year.

MOTION 
Bill Clapp: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the apportionment figures for 2005.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CGE 
Curriculum and General Education Committee, Rob Reynolds reporting

ZOOL 
College of Science - Zoology program change for the Zoology Major

Endocrinology is being listed as an option in the required course selection list, and as an option in the elective course selection.

MOTION 
Molly Smith: Moved to approve the program change from Zoology for the Zoology Major.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CS 
College of Applied Science & Technology - Computer Science course change for Object Oriented Analysis and Design - CS SI2750 changing to CS SI3050. This is a proposed course number change due to the state articulation of course numbers.

MOTION 
Molly Smith: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the program change for the Zoology major and the course number change for Object Oriented Analysis and Design - CS SI 2750 to CS SI 3050.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ASSA CMTE 
Toni Weight, interim Vice President of Student Affairs, has requested that a representative from Student Affairs sit on the Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs Committee. She would like to have Jeff Hurst be a member of that committee.

Michelle Heward, Liaison to the ASSA Committee, will discuss this request with Erika Daines and the other committee members.

UNIVERSITY

CMTE PPM 8-16A - "The chair of the University Committee shall be recommended from that committee's members by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate shall then approve or reject the recommendation. If rejected, the Faculty Senate may either select a different chair from among the University Committee's members or have the Executive Committee make a new recommendation."

MOTION 
Sue Harley: Moved to forward Ron Galli’s name to the Faculty Senate as Chair of the University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee Chair with Bill Clapp as a backup.
Second: Michelle Heward
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

SALARY NEGOTIATION TEAM 
PPM 1-13, Article BV, 4.8 ". . . A subcommittee shall serve under the direction of this Committee and represent the faculty in salary and related negotiations with the University administration. No two members of this subcommittee shall be from the same organizational unit. This subcommittee shall consist of the Faculty Senate chair, the chair of the Committee on Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning and a third member nominated by the Committee and approved by the Faculty Senate."

MOTION 
Wade Kotter: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the names of John Sillito, Becky Johns, and Stephanie Bossenberger-James as the Salary Negotiation Team.
Second: Tamara Chase
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the report of the faculty representative to the Athletic Board with an introduction of the new Athletic Director.
Second: Michelle Heward
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

President Millner felt that faculty were represented through the Provost. Each of the five divisions are represented on President’s Council through their vice president. President Millner felt that if the membership of President Council was changed, the workings of the meeting would change. She also felt that if you opened up the meeting for faculty representation then possibly students, CSAC, and PSAC would also want to be included. President’s Council is conducted as a staff meeting so that they coordinate and work together to communicate across the divisions. President Millner felt that faculty representation on the Planning Council would address many of the concerns expressed by the Faculty Senate Chair.

The Executive Committee will take up this item at a future meeting to continue the discussion of faculty having a more important role in making decisions that run the University or at least being in on the discussions and receiving the information and communication first hand.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.