Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of May 10, 2004. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2003-2004, v.17

Agenda: (Informal statements and proposals) -- (President's report) -- (Committee reports): A. Rules Committee / Will Klunder : 1. Proposed change to the charge of the Exceptions Committee - Membership - http://webs. wichita.edu/senate/e.htm -- 2. Proposed change to the charge of the Tenure & Promotion Committee - Selection b - http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/tp.htm -- 3. Committee appointments -- B. Faculty Affairs Committee / Lawrence Davis: 1. Proposed changes to the Tenure & Promotion Calendar - January & February - http://webs. wichita.edulsenate/handbook/CHAPT3_B 3.html -- C. Faculty Senate Committee Annual Reports: 1. Academic Affairs - http://webs. wichita.edu/senate/aarpt04.htm -- 2. Faculty Affairs - http://webs. wichita.edu/senate/farpt04.htm -- (Old business): A. Handbook for Faculty, Chapter 2 revisions: 2nd reading - http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/handbook/CHAPT2-A-rev.html - http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/handbook/CHAPT2%20A 1-rev.html

Attachments: Rules Committee proposed changes to committee -- Report of the Academic Affairs Committee for 2003-2004 -- A Forum on the PATRIOT Act and The Bill of Rights

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the proposed change to the Exceptions Committee charge -- 2. Accepted the proposed change to the Tenure & Promotion Committee charge -- 3. Accepted the following committee appointments: Faculty Affairs – Mary Koehn (07); Library – David Day (07) & Sarah Daugherty (05) -- 4. Accepted the changes to the Tenure & Promotion Calendar -- 5. Accepted the Annual reports from Academic Affairs and Faculty Affairs committees -- 5. Accepted the Handbook for Faculty, Chapter 2 revisions -- 6. Accepted the motion from the General Education Committee -- (Informal statements and proposals): Forum on the PATRIOT and Bill of rights to be held May 11 -- (President's report): Announcement that Randy Brown, advisor for the Sunflower, declined to come to the Senate meeting to discuss the "Research Rocks!" issue -- (Committee reports): See summary of action -- (Old business): A. Handbook for Faculty Handbook, Chapter 2, revisions / Senator Goldy -- B. Motion from the General Education Committee / Senator Moore-Jansen -- (As may arise): Library Committee on library funding / Senator Moore-Jansen -- Thanks to President Behrman for her service to the Senate by serving as President / Senator Celestin