Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of November 25, 2002. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2002-2003, v.16

Agenda: (lnformal statements and proposals) -- (President's report): A. Kansas Board of Regents meeting, November 13-14, 2002, report -- B. Summary of meeting of the Executive Committee with Vice President & General Counsel / Ted Ayres 11/18/02 -- C. Suggested schedule for Mandatory External Review change -- D. Proposed General Education Review schedule -- E. Budget update -- (Committee reports): A. Rules Committee / Elizabeth Behrman -- B. Library Committee / Phillip Parker -- (Old business): A. Presentation & Discussion about External Reviews by selected faculty with experience in the Tenure & Promotions process -- B. Ad hoc General Education taskforce update -- (New business): A Motion from the Library Committee / Senator Parker

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Several past chairs of the University Tenure and Promotion Committee discussed the use of external peer reviews in tenure and promotion decisions, and responded to questions from members of the Senate -- 2. Three of the chairs of the taskforces relating to Basic Skills and General Education gave preliminary reports -- 3. The motion from the Library Committee relative to the USA PATRIOT Act was tabled until the next meeting -- (Informal statements and proposals): Comment regarding television speculation that WSU may cancel its summer school program because of budget constraints / VPAAR Robert Kindrick -- (President's report) -- (Old business): A. Past Tenure & Promotion Chairs discussion of External Review -- B. Ad hoc General Education Task Forces update -- (New business): A. Motion from the Library Committee: tabled