TO:                  The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:            27 February 2006

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.    Reviewing revision to SD 88-33 (Goals and Objectives for Baccalaureate Degree)

2.    Reviewing recommendations from the Academic Officers Committee concerning class scheduling and room assignments.

3.    Reviewing recommendation from General Education Subcommittee concerning Area VI courses.

4.    Reviewing questions concerning Academic Regulations pertaining to residence credit necessary for graduation “with distinction.”

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      Mark Ridgeway, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      Gail Hickey, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

      David Oberstar

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Developmental Studies Subcommittee

      Terri Jo Swim, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Distance Education Subcommittee

      Richard Weiner, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      General Education Subcommittee

      Mark Masters, Chair

      1.   Considered learning objectives of the General Education Program.

      2.   Considered assessment of the General Education Program.

      3.   Considered a General Education Course Proposal for E200 as an Area III course.

      4.   Considered a General Education Course Proposal for CDFS 255 as an Area IV course.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   The committee had one appeal this academic year.

      2.   Discussed creating a standard hearing procedure for appeals.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   Reviewed and supported Master’s proposal from Speech Pathology.

      2.   Debated establishing graduate faculty for IPFW.  Decided to accept membership in either Indiana University (being a teaching employee) or Purdue (attending a workshop) graduate faculty as acceptable.

      3.   Considering proposal for a new Master’s in Engineering.

      Honors Program Council

      Melanie Bookout, Chair

1.   Deliberated the role of students on the Honors Program Council and possible bylaw changes.

      2.   Deliberated guidelines for Honors projects.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      James Toole, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Nashwan Younis, Chair

1.    Deliberated ombudsman committee

2.    Deliberated faculty exit interview process

3.    Discussed associate faculty teaching award

4.    Discussed public information documents

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

        Professional Development Subcommittee

        David Oberstar, Chair

        1.    Will review criteria used for assessing applications for IPFW Summer Grants.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Brian Fife, Chair

1.    Conducting election to fill the two seats allocated to IPFW on the University Faculty Council.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Margit Codispoti, Chair

1.    Gathering committee preferences from faculty in preparation for Senate committee elections.

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.   Will meet to look at men’s and women’s basketball conferences and put into writing a procedure for freshman eligibility appeals.

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.   Report on athletics submitted to the members of the University Resources Policy Committee in Spring 2005 is being updated with the objective of forwarding it to the Senate no later than the April 2006 meeting.

       Library Subcommittee

       Geralyn Miller, Chair

       1.  Nothing at this time.