TO:                  The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:            12 December 2005

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.    Considering the revision of SD 88-33, Goals and Objectives for the IPFW Baccalaureate Degree.

2.    Discussing Academic Officers Council ad hoc committee on scheduling recommendations on changes to class scheduling and the dissemination of that information.

3.    Discussing the General Education Subcommittee’s resolution to require Area VI Gen Ed courses be taken for resident credit.

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      Mark Ridgeway, Chair

      1.   Considered the 2008-2009 academic calendar.

      2.   Considered the IPFW academic calendar formula.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      Gail Hickey, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

      Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft, Chair

      1.   Reviewing the Informatics Minor proposal being put forth by the Department of Computer Science in the School of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science.

      Developmental Studies Subcommittee

      Terri Jo Swim, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Distance Education Subcommittee

      Richard Weiner, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      General Education Subcommittee

      Mark Masters, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   Chair is member of ad hoc committee to develop hearing procedures for grade appeals.

      2.   One grade appeal before the committee.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   Will review the enrollments and enrollment trends in existing graduate programs.

      2.   Will review new graduate proposal.

      3.   Consider development of a graduate faculty for IPFW.

      Honors Program Council

      Melanie Bookout, Chair

1.   Discussed grade appeals policy.

      2.   Discussed the learning community.

      3.   Discussed SAT conversion.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      James Toole, Chair

      1.   Met with the director of the Office of International Student Services to discuss and advise on issues concerning international students at IPFW.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Nashwan Younis, Chair

1.    Discussed Undergraduate Goals and Objectives.

2.    Discussed deadlines for Annual Reports.

3.    Discussed Upward Feedback Evaluations.

4.    Discussed proposal for IPFW Sabbatical Policy.

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

        Professional Development Subcommittee

        David Oberstar, Chair

        1.    Reviewed the IPFW and PRF Summer Grant proposals and forwarded recommendations to the vice chancellor of academic affairs.

        2.    Reviewing sabbatical applications and Overseas Conference Fund requests.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Brian Fife, Chair

1.    Conducted elections for the Indiana University Faculty Board of Review.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Margit Codispoti, Chair

1.    Nothing at this time.

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Nash Younis, Chair

1.   Nothing at this time.

Student Affairs Committee

Peter Goodmann, Chair

1.   No report received.

      Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:

      Athletics, Subcommittee on

      Robert Vandell, Chair

      1.   No report received.

University Resources Policy Committee

Bruce Abbott, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      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

            Brian Fife, Chair

      1.   Forwarded a document regarding athletics to URPC in April 2005.

      2.   Submitted a request to the administration on March 25, 2005 to provide a new five-year plan for athletics, including budgetary projections, in two different formats (a five-year plan, including budgetary projections, with conference affiliation; and a five-year plan, including budgetary projections, without conference affiliation).  The members requested that this information be forwarded by January 1, 2006.

       Library Subcommittee

       Geralyn Miller, Chair

       1.  Nothing at this time.