TO: The Senate
FROM: Executive Committee
DATE:
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
Bruce
Abbott, Chair
1. Considering
accommodations to students for religious observances.
2. Considering
information literacy goal statement.
3. Considering
Honors Program goals and mission.
4. Considering impact of changes in certain academic regulations on Registrar’s record keeping.
Subcommittees of
the Educational Policy Committee:
Calendar Subcommittee
Charles Champion, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee
1. No report received.
Curriculum Review Subcommittee
Carol Lawton, Chair
1. No
report received.
Developmental Studies Subcommittee
Terri Jo Swim, Chair
1. No
report received.
Distance Education Subcommittee
Richard Weiner, Chair
1. Nothing
at this time.
General
Education Subcommittee
Beverly Parke, Chair
1. Received
4 course proposals for consideration as General Education courses.
2. Passed
the proposed Diversity Requirement and referred to the Educational Policy
Committee.
3. Heard
reports from General Education Assessment Subcommittee.
Grade Appeals Subcommittee
Lenore DeFonso, Chair
1. Conducted
two grade appeal hearings.
2. Considering
changes to the grade appeal document relating to membership of appeal hearing
panels.
Graduate Subcommittee
David Turnipseed, Chair
1. Reviewed
the proposal from Organizational Leadership and Supervision for a Master of
Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision degree.
Honors Program Council
Donald Mueller, Chair
1. Considering incorporating council-approved
changes into Senate Document SD 00-05.
2. Using
the strategic planning sheet created by last year’s council members to plan for
the future and effectiveness of the Honors Program.
International Services Advisory
Subcommittee
1. No
report received.
Faculty Affairs Committee
David Oberstar,
Chair
1. Reviewing new or revised Promotion and
Tenure procedures from the departments of Chemistry, Geosciences, Fine Arts,
and Visual Communication and Design.
Subcommittee of
the Faculty Affairs Committee:
Professional Development Subcommittee
Linda Hite, Chair
1. Nothing
at this time.
Michael
Nusbaumer, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Nominations and Elections Committee
Ron Friedman,
Chair
1. Elected Ronald
Friedman as chair of the committee.
Purdue
Elaine
Blakemore, Chair
1. Received one nomination for the representative
to the Purdue Intercampus Faculty Council and declared David Erbach, Professor
and Chair of the Computer Science Department, elected.
Student Affairs Committee
Solomon
Isiorho, Chair
1. Discussed and voted on a proposed amendment to
the Bylaws of the Senate from the Subcommittee on Athletics.
Subcommittee of
the Student Affairs Committee:
Athletics, Subcommittee on
David Young, Chair
1. Proposed
an amendment to the Bylaws of the Senate concerning membership of the
subcommittee.
University Resources Policy Committee
George Bullion,
Chair
1. Will
meet to address membership of committee.
Subcommittees of
the University Resources Policy Committee:
Academic Computing and Information
Technology Advisory Subcommittee
1. Nothing
at this time.
Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee
George Bullion, Chair
1. Nothing
at this time.
Library Subcommittee
David Oberstar, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.