University Academic Senate
University Academic Senate
Executive Committee of the Senate
Kristine Mullendore, Chair 2010-2011
Nancy Levenburg, Vice Chair 2010-2011
Memorandum
UAS Agenda October 1, 2010
TO: University Academic Senate
FROM: Kristine Mullendore, Chair, ECS/UAS
SUBJECT: Meeting of the University Academic Senate
DATE: September 21, 2010
cc: ECS/UAS Distribution
Meeting Date: October 1, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Place: 148 Niemeyer Honors Building
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes (April 23, 2010 and ratification of amendments to minutes of March 26, 2010)
3. Report from the Chair
4. Report from the Provost
a. Economic environment for higher education presentation
5. Comments from President Haas
6. Report from the Student Senate President
7. Report from the Standing Committee Chairs/Task Force and Members
New Business
a. Reaffirmation Senate Rules of Parliamentary Procedure under Faculty Handbook 2.01.A.1.c.viii
b. Guide to Practice for the Senate and its Standing Committees and Robert’s Rules Guide (See attached document)
c. Strategic Planning update – Julie Guevara (No materials distributed)
d. Engineering Majors Prospectus/Final Plan – Charlie Standridge (See materials posted to faculty governance Bb site)
8. Old Business
a. FPPC and FTLCAC proposal to revise faculty personnel policy regarding the proposed revisions adopted by UAS at its March 26, 2010 meeting regarding the Effective Teaching language in the Administrative Manual, Chapter 4, Section 2.9.1.A (replicated in Chapter 4 of the Faculty Handbook) as edited by ECS at its September 17, 2010 meeting – Kurt Ellenberger, Chair, FPPC and Peter Riemersma, Chair, FTLCAC – (See materials distributed with the agenda)
9. Adjournment
Other Pending Initiatives
Prospectus:
Masters of Arts in Critical Studies in Education (December 9, 2009)
Referred back to UCC, FSBC and GC by ECS on April 9, 2010
Final Plans
Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (March 23, 2010)
At CCPS Curriculum Committee
Master of Arts in History (March 30, 2010)
At CLAS Curriculum Committee
Major and minor in Religious Studies (April 1, 2010)
At BCoIS Curriculum Committee
Minor in International Communications (April 13, 2010)
At CLAS Curriculum Committee
Final Plan Development Approved
B.S. in Pharmacology (May 19, 2009)
Minor in Juvenile Justice (ECS approved March 5, 2010 and Memo to Provost)
REMINDERS
2010 Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival presents As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 2:00 p.m. on Sunday
Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 3 and Thursday, October 7 through Sunday, October 10, 2010
UAS Agenda October 1, 2010