Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2001
Call to order
4:12 pm, Riggle Room, ADUC.
Senators Absent
Thomas Creahan, John Ernst, Trey Fitch, Dennis Karwatka, Clara Keyes, Lesia Lennex, John Newsome, Carol Nutter, Eric Swank, and Bill Thompson.
Minutes
Approved as distributed.
Chair's Report
Chair Elect Morrison conducted the meeting in the absence of Chair Nutter. The following issues were discussed: PT3 Grants, reduced teaching loads for new faculty, National Survey of Student Engagement, and SACs reponse on planning and assessment.
Vice-President Report
The following items were discussed: 2001-02 budget, post council on secondary education meeting, retention, p16 summit, alternative track faculty resolution, and the academic calendar.
Faculty Regent's Report
No report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Academic Policies
Exploring possible MSU Evaluation Instrument.
Communications
No report.
Evaluation
No report.
Fiscal Affairs
No report.
Governance
The following committee nominations were approved: Professional Development Committee - Glen Colburn, HUM; and Technology Resources Committee - Gary Austin, LIB.
Professional Policies
With implied consent of body, Senator Keenan replaced Chair Elect Morrison in the conducting of the Senate meeting.
Chair Morrison presented Pac-17: Sabbatical Leave of Absence for a first reading, and moved to suspend the rules and vote on this pac today. Motion seconded and passed. Pac-17 passed unanimously.
Pac-28: Educational Leave of Absence was presented for a first reading. Chair Morrison moved to suspend the rules and vote on this pac today. Motion seconded and passed. Pac-28 passed.
Resolution on Teaching Load for New Faculty was presented for a first reading.
Pac-27: Tenure Review was tabled by the committee unitl the next Senate meeting.
Meeting turned back over to Chair Elect Morrison.
Adjournment
5:14 pm.
