TO: The Senate
FROM: Executive Committee
DATE: 10 December 2007
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. Considered 2010-2011 Academic Calendar.
2.
Considered changes to testing procedures for English Composition and
3. Considered new procedures concerning Graduate Faculty status at IPFW.
4. Considered Minor in Military Science (SD 07-3).
Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:
Calendar Subcommittee
George Mourad, Chair
1. Submitted 2010-2011 calendar to Educational Policy Committee.
Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee
John Hrehov, Chair
1. Considered overload pay document.
2. Considered the strategic role of distance learning at IPFW.
3. Considered proposal to limit community college transfer credits.
Curriculum Review Subcommittee
Carol Lawton, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Developmental Studies Subcommittee
Dianna Zook, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Distance Education Subcommittee
Iskandar Hack, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
General Education Subcommittee
Mark Masters, Chair
1. Developing rubrics for assessing the General Education Program.
2. Involved in preliminary assessment of Area VI courses.
Grade Appeals Subcommittee
Audrey Ushenko, Chair
1. Considering one grade appeal.
2. Added two new members to the committee.
Graduate Subcommittee
Judith Garrison, Chair
1. Added two graduate students to committee.
Honors Program Council
James Toole, Chair
1. Evaluated and offered advice on specific student proposals for Honors projects. As part of this work, it has appointed Honors Program Council members to serve as project liaisons.
2. Evaluated and approved one student Honors project.
3. Evaluated and approved specific faculty proposals for new Honors courses.
International Services Advisory Subcommittee
Susan Skekloff, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Faculty Affairs Committee
Craig Hill, Chair
1. Considered OAA Memorandum 03-2 Examples for Documenting and Evaluating Teaching.
2. Considered survey of faculty satisfaction employing the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) instrument.
3. Discussed having Senate endorse revised IPFW Statement on Civility.
4. Considered a proposal to establish minimal standards for disciplinary actions against faculty.
Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:
Professional Development Subcommittee
Robert Visalli, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Michael Nusbaumer, Chair
1. Conducted election of Indiana University Faculty Board of Review.
Nominations and Elections Committee
Matthew Walsh, Chair
1. Conducted election for Presiding Officer of the Senate.
Nash Younis, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Student Affairs Committee
David Lindquist, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:
Athletics, Subcommittee on
Robert Vandell, Chair
1. No report received.
University Resources Policy Committee
Peter Iadicola, Chair
1. Considered Summer School marketing strategy – year-round programs.
2. Considered adequacy of S&E allocations for academic departments.
3. Considered development of new Master Plan.
4. Considered adequacy of the library budget.
Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:
Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee
Jeffrey Nowak, Chair
1. Nothing at this time.
Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee
Brian Fife, Chair
1. Continuing investigating budgetary issues related to the summer session.
Library Subcommittee
Adam Coffman, Chair
1. Will be considering approval of Special Needs requests for current cycle.