Meeting Minutes: October, 9, 2014

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
October 9, 2014

The Faculty Senate was called to order by, Craig Parks Chair on Thursday October 9, 2014, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. thirty-eight (38) members were present with fourteen (14) absent and ten (10) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of September 25, 2014 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Faculty Senate Officers met with the President on October 8, 2014.
      2. New Bylaws for the Graduate program for the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication
         (Exhibits B B1) – K. Daratha
      3. Minor Change Bulletin #1 (Exhibit C)
      4. Minor Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit I)
      5. Blackboard Memo ((Exhibit J)
2. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—C. Parks
      
      1. President Floyd will host a reception for Senators and Senate staff on October 28.
      2. Faculty and APs will receive raises effective January 1, 2015.
      3. Dr. Parks provided a summary of Faculty Senate activity to the Board of Regents.
      4. Information Technology department has received a grant for high speed capability and an I.T. governance structure is needed with a faculty member on the committee.
   2. Remarks by VPR Christopher Keane.
      1. An update on the 120 day study was provided.
      2. A question and answer session followed.
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. None.
4. Agenda Items. (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee on Graduate Major Change Bulletin #1 (Exhibit D) – K. Daratha
      1. No discussion.
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee on Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #1 (Exhibit E E1) – D. Baker
      1. No discussion
   3. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee on UCORE Bulletin #1 (Exhibit F) – D. Baker
      1. No discussion
   4. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee for proposal to revise Rule 53 (Exhibit G) – D. Baker
      1. Discussion: a concern was voiced regarding the minimum number of credits required for completion. A rewording for clarification will be provided by the Registrar’s office and presented at the next Senate meeting.
   5. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee for a proposal to change the name of the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice to the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Exhibits H H1) -D. Baker
      1. No discussion
5. Constituents’ Concerns. – A concern was raised regarding the timeline for submission on the mid-term grade policy. This issue will be referred to AAC for review.
6. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary
7. Hard copies of exhibits are attached to hard of minutes.