2011-03-28 Faculty Senate meeting
Citation
Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of March 28, 2011. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2010-2011, v.24
Table of Contents
Agenda: (Informal statements and proposals) -- (President's report) -- (Committee Reports): Rules Committee -- (Report on Academy for Effective Teaching Awards Selection Process) / Elmer Hoyer -- (Old business): 1. Proposal to revise the Tenure and Promotion appeal process, second reading -- 2. Procedures for the Registrar to evaluate transfer courses for General Education credit, second reading -- (New business): 1. Proposal from the ad hoc General Education Committee
Attachments: 2nd reading: Proposal to revise the Tenure and Promotion appeal process -- 2nd reading: Guidelines for Registrar to evaluate Transfer Courses for General Education -- Motion from the ad hoc General Education Committee, 3-28-11
Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the proposed revisions to Tenure & Promotion Policy 4.18 -- 2. Endorsed the Guidelines for Registrar to evaluate Transfer Coursed for General education with some amendments -- (Informal statements and proposals): Elmer Hoyer discussed activities of the AAUP -- (President's report): A. Met with President Beggs to request his input and support for a proposal for Tuition Remission Benefit for the WSU faculty and staff -- B. Reminded the Senate about the President's Service Award ceremony -- C. Good news that the Kansas Senate passed the University Engineering Initiative Act -- D. Results of a KBOR supported Economic Impact Study of the benefits of the state's investment in higher education on the state's economy are available on the KBOR website -- F. KBOR Articulation Task Force -- (Committee reports): Six vacancies remain for seats in the AY'11-'12 Senate and annual Faculty Senate Committee Preference forms would be distributed this week / Johnnie Thompson -- (Report on Academy for Effective Teaching Awards Selection Process) / Elmer Hoyer -- (Old business): 1. Proposed revisions to 4.18, Tenure and Promotion, 2nd reading -- 2. "Guidelines for the Registrar to Evaluate Transfer Courses for General Education Credit," 2nd reading -- (New business): A. Proposal from the ad hoc General Education committee / President Hemans