Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of April 28, 1997. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 1996-1997, v.10

Agenda: (lnformal statements and proposals) -- (President's report) -- (Committee reports): A. Annual Reports from: Academic Affairs -- Faculty Affairs -- Faculty Support -- General Education -- Honors -- Tenure & Promotion -- (Old business): A. October Break (2nd reading) -- A. Dismissal for Cause Policy -- (New business): A. Issues related to Ablah Library-Capitol Campaign, Budget / Jasper Schad, Buma Fridman, Tom Borrego -- B. College of Health Professions Proposal for Clinical Faculty Track

Attachments: Academic Affairs Committee, 1996-1997 Annual Report -- Attachment A. Exemption from University Test-Out Policy: Selected Courses in the Elliott School of Communication -- Attachment B. Elimination of "W" as a "Course Attempt" -- Attachment C. Recommended change in Program Discontinuance Policy, paragraph 2.8 -- Attachment D. Recommended Policy Credit for Courses Offered in Shortened Formats -- Senate Faculty Affairs Committee annual report (1996-1997) -- General Education Committee report for 1996-1997 -- 1996-97 Senate Honors Committee annual report, April 14, 1997 -- Annual report of the University Tenure and Promotion Committee -- October Break Proposal -- Policy and procedures for Dismissal for Cause -- Proposal for Clinical Faculty Track -- Faculty Senate Library Committee report (1996-97 Academic year) / Bruma Fridman

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted annual reports of the Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Faculty Support, General Education, Honors, and Tenure and Promotion Committees -- 2. Approved recommendations of the Academic Affairs Committee on test out policy, on program discontinuance on shortened formats of courses and referred proposed changes in the Withdrawal policy to the Curriculum Committee for further study -- 3. Established an ad hoc committee to review the Regents' proposed policy on intellectual property rights -- 4. Endorsed Senate Library Committee's request to the President to increase the Library's base budget -- 5. Returned proposal for clinical faculty track to the College of Health Professions to develop rationale -- (Informal statements and proposals): Asked for a change in agenda in order to have time to discuss matters with Kenneth Pitetti, Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee / President Hawley -- (President's report): Nomination forms for Senate officer positions and for Planning and Budget Committee seats due April 29 -- Council of Faculty Senate Presidents requested to comment on the Regents proposed policy on intellectual property rights -- North Central Accreditation Association visiting team report update -- Report of the Ad hoc Task Force on Programmatic Review -- (Committee reports): Annual reports of the Faculty Support, General Education, Honors and Tenure and Promotion Committees -- (Old business): A. October Break - 2nd reading / Senator Brooks -- (New business): A. Library issues / Dean Schad, Tom Borrego, and Buma Fridman -- B. College of Health Professions Proposal for Clinical Faculty Track -- (As may arise): Dismissal for Cause issue would be on the agenda of the May 5 meeting / President Hawley