TO:              The Senate

FROM:         Executive Committee

DATE:          24 October 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

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.

     

 

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

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 University Committee on Institutional Affairs

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

     Tiffin Adkins, Chair

     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.