Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of April 14, 2003. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2002-2003, v.16

Agenda: (Informal statements and proposals) -- (President's report) -- (Committee reports): A Faculty Senate Committee Annual Reports from: Faculty Affairs; Faculty Support; Honors; Scholarship & Student Aid; Undergraduate Research; University Curriculum -- (Old business): A Proposal to Revise the General Education Program -- (New business): A. Ablah Library update / Kathy Downes

Attachments: 2002-2003 Faculty Affairs Committee annual report -- Report: Faculty Support Committee A Y2002-2003 -- 2002-2003 Senate Honors Committee report / Kay Gibson -- 2002-2003 Scholarship and Student Aid Committee annual report -- 2002-2003 Undergraduate Research Committee annual report -- 2002-2003 University Curriculum Committee annual report -- Rationale for a required basic skills course at WSU -- Transfer agreement and articulation guide: Kansas Public Community Colleges - Kansas Public -- Kansas Public Universities, Community Colleges, Technical Colleges & Technical Schools for the Associate in Applied Science Degree and Associate in General Studies Degree

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. The Senate unanimously approved a motion that Senate President Lancaster communicates to University President Beggs the Senate's continued support for a permanent 1% allocation of any tuition increase (i.e., 1% out of the 19%, say) to the Library -- 2. Senate accepted the annual reports from the following committees: Faculty Affairs, Faculty Support, Honors, Scholarship & Student Aid, Undergraduate Research, University Curriculum -- (Informal statements and proposals): Expressed dismay and outrage over the pillaging of the Iraq National Museum and the United States government's failure to give the museum the protection that was promised by the State Department for it / Senator Murphey -- (New business): Ablah Library update / Kathy Downes -- (President's report): A. University President Beggs is expected to make his decision Friday about any tuition increase for the University -- B. Board of Regents meeting: Council of Faculty Senate Presidents (COFSP) will consider potential means for collaboration among faculty of the Regents' universities -- (Committee reports): Reports from the following Senate Committees: Faculty Affairs, Faculty Support, Honors, Scholarship & Student Aid, Undergraduate Research, University Curriculum -- (Old business): A. Proposal to Revise the General Education Program