Senate Reference No. 99-1

TO: The Senate

FROM: Richard C. Hess, Presiding Officer

DATE: 27 August 1999

SUBJ: Report on Senate Documents

Listed below are the documents considered by the Senate this past academic year. When appropriate, I have forwarded documents to the proper administrators/units for implementation. I have listed the current status of each document.

SD 98-1 "Election of the Presiding Officer" - Approved and implemented, 9/14/1998

SD 98-2 "Implementation of Revised Purdue University Executive Memorandum C-19" - Approved and forwarded to the Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs and to the Rules Committee for implementation, 9/14/1998

SD 98-3 "VCAA Chair Emolument Plan" - Approved and forwarded to the Chancellor for consideration, 9/14/1998

SD 98-4 "BAS 1997-98 End-of-Year Recommendations to Chancellor Wartell"- Approved and forwarded to the Chancellor for consideration, 9/14/1998

SD 98-5 "Approval of replacement members of the Nominations and Elections Committee" - Approved and implemented, 10/12/1998

SD 98-6 "Amendments to the Constitution of the Faculty and to the Bylaws of the Fort Wayne Senate--Grievance Policies for Purdue University Academic Personnel" - Approved and ratified by the Faculty, 11/9/1998

SD 98-7 "Approval of replacement members of the Purdue Grievance Committee" - Approved and implemented, 11/9/1998

SD 98-8 "Amendment of the Bylaws--Name and membership of the Computer Users Advisory Subcommittee" - Amended, approved and implemented, 1/11/1999

SD 98-9 "Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee: Pursuit of Full Funding for IPFW" - Approved and sent to the chair of the Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee with a copy to the chair of the University Resources Policy Committee, 1/11/1999

SD 98-10 "Academic Calendar" - Approved and forwarded to the Registrar for implementation, 2/8/1999

SD 98-11 "Amendment of the Academic Regulations (SD 85-18): Plus-Minus Grading" - Approved and sent to the Registrar for implementation, 2/8/1999

SD 98-12 "Campus-wide Acceptance of CLEP Credit" - Referred back to committee, 2/8/1999; Approved and forwarded to the Director of Admissions for implementation, 4/12/1999

SD 98-13 "Approval of replacement members of the Educational Policy Committee, the Agenda Committee, and the Rules Committee" - Amended and approved, 2/8/1999

SD 98-14 "Grievance Procedures for Purdue Academic Personnel at IPFW" - Approved and forwarded to the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for implementation, 2/8/1999

SD 98-15 "Amendment to the Calendar for 1998-99 [Amends SD 95-10]" - Approved and implemented, 3/15/1999

SD 98-16 "Request for Approval of the School of Arts and Sciences Procedures for Apportionment, Election, and Replacement of Senators [Supersedes SD 88-31]" - Approved and implemented, 3/15/1999

SD 98-17 "Change in Purdue University (WL) Academic Regulations" - Approved, 3/15/1999

SD 98-18 "Amendment of the Academic Regulations (SD 85-18): Midterm Grades - Tabled, 3/15/1999

SD 98-19 "Amendment of SD 88-13 (Procedures for Promotion and Tenure)" - Approved and forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for implementation, 4/12/1999

SD 98-20 "Amendment of the Academic Regulations (SD 85-18): Transfer Credit" - Approved and forwarded to the Director of Admissions and the Registrar for implementation, 4/12/1999

SD 98-21 "School, Department, and Program Statements of Mission, Goals, and Objectives" - Approved and forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for implementation, 4/12/1999

SD 98-22 "The Plan for the Assessment of Student Academic Achievement" - Approved and forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for implementation, 4/12/1999(supersedes SD 92-7 and SD 94-13)

SD 98-23 "Change in the IPFW Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct (Amends SD 89-28)" - Approved and forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for forwarding to Purdue University and the Trustees for approval, 4/12/1999 (approval denied)

SD 98-24 "Amendment of the "Ethical Guidelines for Computer Users at IPFW (Amends SD 91-5)" - Approved, 4/12/1999

SD 98-25 "Definition of Voting Faculty (Amends Constitution of the Faculty) - Approved, 4/12/1999 and Ratified by the Faculty, 5/3/1999

SD 98-26 "General Education Proposal" - Committed to the General Education Subcommittee for consideration. To be reported on at the November Senate meeting, 4/19/1999)