Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of October 10, 2011. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2011-2012, v.25

Agenda: (President's report) -- (Committee reports): a. Rules / Robert Ross, chair -- (New business): a. Graduation requirement for training in “Scholarly Integrity” / Abu Masud -- b. Recommendation to move fall 2013, 2014, and 2015 academic calendar up one week -- c. First Reading: Correction to Section 2.15 of WSU Policies and Procedures -- d. First Reading: Changes to Section 4.13 of Policies and Procedures in order to conform to KBOR Policies and Procedures -- e. Report on KBOR Transfer and Articulation / Fritz Hemans -- (As may arise)

Attachments: Scholarly integrity training requirement for Graduate students / Abu Masud -- 1st Reading: Correction to Section 2.15 of WSU Policies and Procedures -- 1st Reading: Changes to Section 4.13 of Policies and Procedures

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the nomination of Denise Celestin as Senator at Large replacing Hershfield (1 year term) -- 2. Accepted the following committee appointments: Faculty Affairs: Aleksander Stemfield-Dunn, Fine Arts (1 yr. appt); Honors: Will Klunder, LAS Humanities (3 yr. apt) -- 3. Accepted the proposed changes to the Academic Calendar -- 4. Accepted the revisions to the WSU Policies & Procedures, 2.15, Chair -- (President's report): 1. AAUP Fall 2011 Kansas Conference will be held on the WSU campus October 22 -- 2. Members of the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) will visit WSU on October 24 and 25 -- 3. General Education worksheets distributed to all department chairs should be returned by the end of October -- 4. Office for Faculty Development and Student Success is considering developing a WSU 201 course for new transfer students -- 5. Executive Committee directed Faculty Senate Academic Affairs committee to develop a position on the following: a) Dual Major Double Counting, b) Policies for the Grade of Incomplete, c) Grade Replacement Policies, and d) Hours in the major requirements -- (Committee reports): Rules Committee: Nominations and vacancies / Robert Ross -- (New business): a. Graduation requirement for training in "Scholarly Integrity" / Abu Masud -- b. Recommendation to move fall 2013, 2014, and 2015 academic calendar up one week / President Skinner -- c. Correction to Section 2.15 of WSU Policies and Procedures regarding "Chair Policy and Procedures" / President Skinner -- d. Proposed revisions to Section 4.13 of Policies and Procedures (1st reading) -- e. Report on KBOR Transfer and Articulation (TAAC) / Senator Heman -- (As may arise): "Hire-a-Shocker" service / President Skinner