Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of March 12, 2007. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2006-2007, v.20

Agenda: (Informal statements and proposals) -- (Committee Reports): A. Library Committee: 1. The Library Committee wishes to remind the Senate, and inform new senators, about its proposal for enhanced funding of the University Libraries. This was unanimously passed by the LC and forwarded to the Senate in the fall of 2004 (see attachments) -- 2. We also wish to communicate to you our unanimous support that, in addition to the current funding rate, the WSU administration allocate at least 1% of all new WSU student tuition increases to the University Libraries for acquisitions -- 3. We further note that just for the FY 2008 materials budget, an increase of $206,790 will be needed merely to maintain the present level of access and an increase of $350,000 is needed to help fund additional electronic resources desperately needed by faculty and students / Senator P. Moore-Jansen -- B. Faculty Affairs / Terrence Decker -- (New business): A. Proposed X/F Grade policy discussion -- B. Proposed policy on Chronic Low Performance, 1st reading -- Background and rationale -- President Roussel, Q & A

Attachments: Library Proposal – March, 2007 -- Faculty Affairs Committee changes for Tenure and Promotion Policy -- XF/XW Grade Policy -- Chronic Low Performance proposed CLP insert for Section 4.22, revised March 8, 2007

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the proposed Resolution from the Library Committee for additional funding for the University Libraries -- 2. Accepted the report from the Faculty Affairs Committee proposing revisions from the Tenure and Promotion Policy -- 3. Discussion about the proposed policy on Chronic Low Performance -- (Committee reports): A. Library Committee / Peer Moore-Jansen -- B. Executive Committee / President Roussel -- C. Faculty Affairs Committee / Terrence Decker -- (New business): A. Proposed X/F Policy -- B. Proposed Chronic Low Performance Policy / President Roussel