Faculty Senate. Standing committe annual reports of 2015-2016. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2015-2016, v.29

Agenda: Court of Academic Appeals: Annual Report for 2015-2016 -- 2015-2016 Faculty Affairs Standing Committee Annual Report -- Faculty Support Committee Annual Report Academic Year 2015-2016 -- Undergraduate Research Committee -- University Admissions and Exceptions Committee (UAEC) 2015-2016 Annual Report -- Faculty Senate Library Committee (FSLC) -- Rules Committee Annual Report Academic Year 2015-2016 -- WSU Faculty Senate Scholarship and Student Aid Committee: 2015-2016 Annual Report -- University Tenure and Promotion 2016 Annual Report -- Undergraduate Research Committee -- University Admissions and Exceptions Committee (UAEC) 2015-2016 Annual Report

Minutes: Court of Academic Appeals: Annual Report for 2015-2016 -- 2015-2016 Faculty Affairs Standing Committee Annual Report: Matters discussed charges carried, and actions taken/suggested: WSU-WATC merger; Boyer and UniScope matrix for scholarship evaluation in Tenure and Promotion pertaining to Strategic Planning Goal 7; charge of Concealed Gun policy and its impact -- Matters the committee would like the Faculty Senate to endorse/vote: Committee recommends the usage of UniScope scholarship model for Tenure and Promotion evaluations -- Items carried to 2016-2017 Academic Year: Developing a process to handle issues that may arise from WATC-WSU merging -- Faculty Support Committee Annual Report Academic Year 2015-2016: 52 grant applications, 7 nominations for excellence awards and 14 applications for sabbatical leave were reviewed and voted on by the committee -- Pending issues: All awards for Fiscal Year 2016 have been made -- University Admissions and Exceptions Committee (UAEC) 2015-2016 Annual Report: Recommend a revision to the committee's name and charge as a result of change of responsibilities -- Request that the Faculty Senate examine a portion of the Grading System Repeat Policy -- Faculty Senate Library Committee (FSLC): 1. Dr. Hendry has not received feedback from Faculty Senate regarding where the Library Committee should be focusing efforts -- 2. Serials Review, FY2016 / Cathy Moore-Jansen -- 3. Dean's Announcements -- 4. Input and/or needs statements from the Faculty Senate Library Committee -- Rules Committee Annual Report Academic Year 2015-2016 -- Revisited the Faculty Senate constitution, rules and election rules -- WSU Faculty Senate Scholarship and Student Aid Committee: 2015-2016 Annual Report: Timetable for 2015 Distinguished Scholarship Invitational (OSI) -- Recommendation for the 2014 SSA Committee -- University Tenure and Promotion 2016 Annual Report -- Undergraduate Research Committee: Committee raised $2400 for the 2016 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) -- University Admissions and Exceptions Committee (UAEC) 2015-2016 Annual Report: From January onward, admissions and qualified admissions petitions are no longer processed through this committee, but solely through the Office of Admissions. As this change in the process is not consistent with the committee charge or the committee handbook, they recommend a revision to the committee's name and charge -- Request that Faculty Senate examine the Grading System Repeat Policy