Senate Reference No. 02-21

TO: The Senate

FROM: Executive Committee

DATE: 13 January 2003

SUBJ: Items under Consideration by Senate Committees and Subcommittees

The Agenda Committee has asked Senate committee and subcommittee chairs to report items under discussion in the various committees. The following is a compilation of what was submitted.

Educational Policy Committee

Linda Hite, Chair

1. Approved Calendar Subcommittee proposals.

2. Reconsidering Academic Advising Subcommittee proposal.

Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

Academic Advising Subcommittee

Douglas Neitzel and Michael Slaubaugh, Co-Chairs

1. Nothing at this time.

Calendar Subcommittee

James Haw, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

Dennis Marshall, Chair

1. Committee will meet again after DECCO committee meeting in December.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

Carol Lawton, Chair

1. Reviewed Revised Education Degree Programs proposal.

2. Reviewed Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art Education proposal.

Developmental Studies Subcommittee

Douglas Townsend, Chair

1. Collecting data on the success of students in developmental courses.

2. Looking at a report that was produced many years ago (ca. 1984) that recommended a “Transitional Semester” for students who placed into developmental courses in two of the three areas (math, English and reading).

Distance Education Subcommittee

Dennis Marshall, Chair

1. Committee will meet again after DECCO committee meeting in December.

General Education Subcommittee

Beverly Parke, Chair

1. ENGR 101/ETCS 101- Introduction to Engineering, Technology, & Computer Science

2. ENGR 120 – Graphical and Spatial Analysis

3. Continuing work with the Task Force on General Education Assessment and the General Education diversity initiative.

Grade Appeals Subcommittee

Lenore DeFonso, Chair

1. Heard three grade appeals in September and October.

2. A fourth appeal did not meet criteria for a hearing by committee.

3. Considering handout for students summarizing the procedures for making an appeal to the Grade Appeals Subcommittee.

4. Considering template for departments/schools showing the required steps for a department/school grade appeal process.

Graduate Subcommittee

David Turnipseed, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

Honors Program Council

Brenda Lundy, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

International Studies Program Advisory Subcommittee

Max Montesino, Chair

1. Setting up a subcommittee meeting in January to discuss the inclusion of a student representative.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Elaine Blakemore, Chair

1. Considering changes to the Library Promotion and Tenure procedures.

2. Considering Continuing Lecturers and Clinical faculty.

3. Considering UCLA Higher Education Research Institute Study report.

Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

Professional Development Subcommittee

James Moore, Chair

1. Completed review of IPFW 2003 Summer Grant applications and PRF 2003 Summer Grant applications and forwarded recommendations to the VCAA as input into the decision process.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Michael Nusbaumer, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Ron Friedman, Chair

1. Collecting ballots regarding the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Faculty of IPFW regarding the definitions of voting faculty and associate members of the faculty.

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Peter Hamburger, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

Student Affairs Committee

Linda Fox, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.

Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:

Athletics, Subcommittee on

David Young, Chair

1. Considered IPFW Department of Athletics, Recreation, and Intramural Sports Substance Abuse Policy and Program.

University Resources Policy Committee

John Brennan, Chair

1. Discussing alternatives to paving the temporary parking lot (Lot 6). We are canvassing faculty, staff and student opinion on the subject.

2. Prepared a list of 8 “metrics” for assessing the IPFW move to NCAA Division I competition. These will be circulated to faculty and staff for comment and finalized in January. URPC will add the data to the list and report to the Senate as charged, probably for the March meeting.

Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:

Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

Margaret Kimble, Chair

1. No report received.

Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee

George Bullion, Chair

1. Continuing to review the operating status of the D-I budget and expects to develop a summary for delivery to the Senate in either February or March, 2003.

Library Subcommittee

David Oberstar, Chair

1. Nothing at this time.