Minutes of the

Sixth Regular Meeting of the Twenty-Sixth Senate

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

February 12, 2007

12:00 P.M., Kettler G46

Agenda

 1.    Call to order

 2.    Approval of the minutes of January 8, 2007

 3.    Acceptance of the agenda – A. Karim

 4.    Reports of the Speakers of the Faculties

        a.  Indiana University – M. Nusbaumer

        b.  Purdue University – N. Younis

 5.    Report of the Presiding Officer – D. Turnipseed

 6.    Committee reports requiring action

             Educational Policy Committee (Senate Document SD 06-10) – J. Tankel

 7.    New business       

 8.    Committee reports “for information only”  

Nominations and Elections Committee (report on Purdue Speaker election and Presiding Officer election) – A. Karim

 9.    The general good and welfare of the University

10.   Adjournment*

      *The meeting will adjourn or recess by 1:15 p.m.

Presiding Officer:  D. Turnipseed

Parliamentarian:  S. Davis

Sergeant-at-Arms:  G. Steffen

Secretary:  J. Petersen

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Attachments:

“Revision to SD 99-25, General Education at IPFW” (SD 06-10)

“General Education at IPFW” (SD 99-25)

Senate Members Present:

B. Abbott, A. Argast, W. Branson, J. Burg, C. Champion, S. Ding, P. Dragnev, B. Dupen, D. Erbach, C. Erickson, R. Friedman, J. Garrison, L. Graham, J. Grant, T. Grove, I. Hack,

J. Hersberger, C. Hill, P. Iadicola, A. Karim, M. Lipman, K. McDonald, L. Meyer, G. Moss, G. Mourad, D. Mueller, A. Mustafa, M. Nusbaumer, D. Oberstar, E. Ohlander, J. Papiernik, K. Pollock, L. Roberts, H. Samavati, R. Saunders, J. Summers, R. Sutter, J. Tankel,

J. Toole, G. Voland, M. Walsh, L. Wark, J. Zhao

Senate Members Absent:

R. Farnsworth, S. Hannah, L. Kuznar, D. Lindquist, R. Murray, E. Neal, S. Troy,

A. Ushenko, M. Wartell, N. Younis

Faculty Present:  M. Masters, S. Sarratore

Visitors Present:  J. Dahl, E. Frew, R. Kostrubanic, K. Stockman (Journal Gazette)

Acta

 1.    Call to order:  D. Turnipseed called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.

 2.    Approval of the minutes of January 8, 2007:  The minutes were approved as distributed.

 3.    Acceptance of the agenda:

A. Karim moved to approve the agenda as distributed.

The agenda was approved as distributed.

 4.    Reports of the Speakers of the Faculties:

a.  Indiana University: 

M. Nusbaumer:

1) Most of you are aware that Larry Life passed away this past weekend.  We mourn his passing.  Larry had been a faculty member for 35 years.  As such, he had shown concern, conviction, and courage.  He will be missed.  This university will never be the same without him.

2) You have just received your invitations to attend graduation.  My colleagues and I invite you to join us there.  Often in this occupation it is difficult to see the fruits of our labors.  Please come to graduation and see what our degrees mean to our students and their families.  The night is long, but rewarding.  Besides, I believe the chancellor will again buy the first round of drinks afterwards.

        b.  Purdue University:

N. Younis was absent.

 5.    Report of the Presiding Officer – D. Turnipseed:

        A moment of silence was observed in memory of Larry Life.

        The Call for Action committees are in various stages of completion. We look forward to reports of their discussions.

        I will be attending the Indiana Commission on Higher Education meeting in a few weeks and hope to bring back information from that meeting.

 6.    Committee reports requiring action:

Educational Policy Committee (SD 06-10) – J. Tankel:

J. Tankel moved to approve SD 06-10 (Revision to SD 99-25 [General Education at IPFW]).  Seconded.

E. Ohlander moved a friendly amendment to change the language from “Evaluate their ideas and the ideas of others based upon disciplined rationalism” to “Evaluate their ideas and the ideas of others based upon reasoned reflection.”

P. Iadicola moved a friendly amendment to change the language from “Evaluate their ideas and the ideas of others based upon disciplined rationalism” to “Evaluate their ideas and the ideas of others based upon disciplined reasoning.”

Motion to approve P. Iadicola’s friendly amendment passed on a voice vote.

Motion to approve, as amended, passed on a voice vote.

 7.    New business:  There was no new business.

 8.    Committee reports “for information only”:

Nominations and Elections Committee – A. Karim:

A. Karim announced that there was one nominee each for Speaker of the Purdue University Faculty and for Presiding Officer.  Nashwan Younis has been elected Speaker and David Turnipseed has been elected Presiding Officer.

 9.    The general good and welfare of the University:  There were no comments for the general good and welfare of the University.

10.   The meeting adjourned at 12:18 p.m.

                                                                                                Jacqueline J. Petersen

                                                                                                Secretary of the Faculty