Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of September 27, 2010. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2010-2011, v.24

Agenda: (President’s report) -- (Committee reports): A. Rules / Steven Skinner -- (Old business): A. Amendment to the proposal to alter the Academic Calendar -- B. Proposal to alter the Academic Calendar (2nd reading) -- (New business): A. Victor Collins, Asst. to the Vice President for Diversity Initiatives and Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, to present on: 1. WSU Tilford Group meeting, Tilford Group Conference, October 11-12 -- B. “Promoting Student Success and Degree Attainment” / Keith Pickus and Bill Vanderburgh

Attachments: 2nd reading: Proposal to alter the academic calendar -- The Success Circular: Helping Faculty Help Students/newsletter by the Office for Faculty Development and Student Success -- Att. 1: Foresight 2020 / KBOR, Sept. 2010

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the following appointments: Senator - LAS Math/Natural Sciences, Thalia Jeffres; Planning & Budget - Johnnie Thompson, Education (2012) Academic Affairs - Francis D'Souza, LAS; Math/Natural Sciences (2013); Library - Charles Yang, Enginnering (2013); Amy Baker- Schwiethale, Fine Arts (2011) -- (President's report): A. "Foresight 2020" plan approved by the Kansas Board of Regents, and it was under consideration by the Planning and Budget Committee -- B. Minutes of Executive Committee meetings will be made available on the Senate -- C. Current activities in Senate committees -- (Committee reports): A. Rules: See summary of action / President-Elect Skinner -- (Old business): A. Proposed revisions to the Academic Calendar -- B. Discussion of proposal to alter the academic calendar (second reading) -- (New business): A. Introduction of Victor Collins -- B. "Promoting Student Success and Degree Attainment" / Keith Pickus