TO:                  The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:            13 December 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.    Submitting revisions to SD 99-25 (General Education at IPFW) to Fort Wayne Senate.

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      Susan Humphrey, Chair

      1.   Reviewing academic calendar and formula.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      John Hrehov, Chair

      1.   Discussed draft document of review of overload policies regarding faculty teaching through their home departments.  Draft document forwarded to deans who will share with faculty for input.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

      Linda Graham, Chair

      1.   Reviewing minor in Health and Human Services.

      2.   Reviewing minor in Dental.

      Developmental Studies Subcommittee

      Dianna Zook, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Distance Education Subcommittee

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      General Education Subcommittee

      Mark Masters, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

David Turnipseed, Chair

      1.   Considering two appeals this semester.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      Katherine Willock, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Honors Program Council

      James Toole, Chair

       1.  Discussed student honors project proposals, and conveyed council opinions on those proposals to the students concerned.

       2.  Advised on drafting the response to the Educational Policy Committee’s request for information concerning the correspondence between Honors Program and baccalaureate degree learning objectives.

       3.  Advised the Honors Program director on current and pending program matters.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      Yifei Pan, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Nashwan Younis, Chair

          1.           Discussing decision patterns for promotion and tenure cases.

          2.           Discussing promotion cases to full professors data.

          3.           Discussing faculty/courses with pro-rated compensation, Summer I and II, 2006.

          4.           Discussing faculty overloads.

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

        Professional Development Subcommittee

        Margit Codispoti, Chair

        1.  Reviewed and recommended applications for 2007 IPFW Summer Faculty Research Grant.

        2.  Reviewed and recommended applications for PRF Summer Grant.

        3.  Reviewed sabbatical leave applications.

        4.  Reviewed IPFW Overseas Conference Fund applications.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Michael Nusbaumer, Chair

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

Nominations and Elections Committee

Ahmad Karim, Chair

1.    Nothing at this time.

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Nash Younis, Chair

1.     Nothing at this time.

Student Affairs Committee

Timothy Grove, Chair

1.   Nothing at this time.

      Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:

      Athletics, Subcommittee on

      David Young, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

University Resources Policy Committee

Anne Argast, Chair

      1.   Discharged obligations specified by SD 05-13.  Forwarded two documents to the Senate, one for information and one for action.

      Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:

      Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

      Michael Wolf, Chair

      1.   Discussing reorganization of CELT, LRC, and ITS.

      2.   Advising the Information Technology Policy Committee on its strategic goals initiative.

      3.   Hosting information session on restructuring of CELT, LRC, and ITS at 11:00 a.m. January 5, in Kettler 046.

      Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee

            Brian Fife, Chair

      1.   Drafting a new biennial report.

       Library Subcommittee

       Barry Dupen, Chair

       1.  Reviewing Special Needs.