TO:                 The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:            3 March 2008

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 revisions to English and Math Placement Services for entering students (revision to Academic Regulations Section 3.2).

2.    Reviewed Minor in Military Science (SD 07-3) as charged by Senate.

3.    Considered IPFW Graduate Faculty status.

4.    Considering implementation of Baccalaureate Framework (ongoing).

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      George Mourad, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      John Hrehov, Chair

      1.   No report received.

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.   Discussing assessment of the General Education Program.

      2.   Collected artifacts from Area VI courses and are developing rubrics necessary to evaluate artifacts.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

Audrey Ushenko, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      Judith Garrison, Chair

      1.   Considering graduate certificate in addictions counseling.

      2.   Considered graduate faculty document.

      Honors Program Council

      James Toole, Chair

       1.  Nothing at this time.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      Susan Skekloff, Chair

      1.   No report received.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Craig Hill, Chair

1.    Considered IPFW Policy Statement and Report on Teaching Duties of Upper-Level Academic Administrators – SD 96-4.

2.    Considered P&T Procedures and P&T Criteria, SD 88-13 and SD 94-3.

3.    Considering survey of faculty satisfaction employing the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) instrument.

4.    Considering Psychology Department P&T Procedures document.

5.    Considering proposed external reviewer letter template.

6.    Considering summer course offerings and compensation guidelines.

7.    Considering course overload guidelines.

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

        Professional Development Subcommittee

        Robert Visalli, Chair

        1.    Reviewed 34 applications to IPFW and PRF summer grant programs and sent to Vice Chancellor Hannah for review.

        2.    Reviewed and recommended 17 sabbatical applications.

        3.    Reviewed and recommended for funding eight IPFW Overseas Conference Fund applications.

        4.    Reviewed two applications for Mid-Career program.

        5.    Reviewed three applications for Faculty Research Support Program.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Michael Nusbaumer, Chair

1.    Nothing at this time.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Matthew Walsh, Chair

1.   Collecting committee preference forms for April Senate election.

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

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.   No report received.

      Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:

      Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

      Jeffrey Nowak, Chair

      1.   Considering BenefitBar software.

2. Considering Alfresco software.

      Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee

            Brian Fife, Chair

      1.   Discussed summer session.

      2.   Discussed next year’s biennial report.

       Library Subcommittee

       Adam Coffman, Chair

       1.  Considering new draft of Helmke Library’s Collection Development Policy.