TO:                  The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:                        15 December 2004

SUBJ:             Items under Consideration by Senate Committees and Subcommittees

The Executive 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

Jonathan Tankel, Chair

1.    No report received.

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      Gary Blumenshine, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      Gail Hickey, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

      Carol Lawton, Chair

      1.   Submitted its finding that the name change in the area of concentration in Fine Arts BFA Degree from “Crafts” to two separate areas:  “Ceramics” and “Metals” requires no Senate review.

      Developmental Studies Subcommittee

      Jerry Garrett, Chair

      1.   Drafting recommendation to the Educational Policy Committee to address concerns over the articulation agreements between IVY Tech and IPFW for developmental level writing and math classes.

      Distance Education Subcommittee

      Richard Weiner, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      General Education Subcommittee

      Mark Masters, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

Sally Hartman, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Honors Program Council

      Donald Mueller, Chair

1.   No report received.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      James Toole, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Nashwan Younis, Chair

1.    Discussed IPFW Associate Faculty Award.

2.    Discussed Documenting and Evaluating Faculty Service.

3.    Discussed Leepoxy Plastics, Inc. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

4.    Discussed and revised SD 94-17.

5.    Discussed promotion and tenure procedures of Biology Department.

6.    Discussed amendment of SD 88-25.

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

       Professional Development Subcommittee

       Paul Lin, Chair

       1.  No report received.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Brian Fife, Chair

1.    Held election for the Indiana University Faculty Board of Review at the December 13 Senate meeting.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Margit Codispoti, Chair

1.    Nothing at this time.                  

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Elaine Blakemore, Chair

1.   Nothing at this time.

Student Affairs Committee

Solomon Isiorho, Chair

1.   No report received.

      Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:

      Athletics, Subcommittee on

      Arthur Friedel, Chair

      1.   No report received.

University Resources Policy Committee

Bruce Abbott, Chair

      1.   Reviewing financial resources allocated to the campus Strategic Plan.

      Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:

      Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

      Tiffin Adkins, Chair

      1.   Currently working with members of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching to arrange a campus forum/panel discussion session in January, 2005, for faculty and staff on the topic of “Turnitin,” a plagiarism prevention and detection service.

      Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee

            George Bullion and Brian Fife, Co-Chairs

      1.   Met with Walt Branson to discuss campus budgetary issues.

      2.   Will meet with Mark Pope, the athletic director, on December 15 to discuss athletics.

       Library Subcommittee

       Geralyn Miller, Chair

       1.  Nothing at this time.