2010-10-11 Faculty Senate meeting
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Authors
Faculty Senate
Advisors
Issue Date
2010-10-11
Type
Manuscript
Archival material
Archival material
Keywords
Wichita State University , Faculty Senate , Shared governance , Meeting Agenda , Meeting minutes
Citation
Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of October 11, 2010. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2010-2011, v.24
Abstract
Table of Contents
Agenda: (President's report) -- (Committee reports) -- (New business): 1. Proposal to combine the charges of the Faculty Senate’s University Curriculum Committee and the Academic Affairs Committee and eliminate the University Curriculum Committee, 1st reading -- 2. Proposal to eliminate the Faculty Senate’s University Admissions and Advisory
Committee, 1st reading -- 3. Proposal to endorse a policy to assign a faculty mentor to each student at the time of admission, 1st reading -- 4. Proposal to endorse a policy to require the declaration of a major at the time of admission, 1st reading
Attachments: 1st reading: Proposal to eliminate the University Curriculum Committee and add their charges -- 1st reading: Proposal to eliminate the Universiy Admissions Advisory Committee -- 1st reading: Proposal to endorse a policy to assign a faculty mentor to each student at the time of admission and to require the declaration of a major at the time of admission
Minutes: (Summary of action): 1. Accepted the proposal to merge the Faculty Senate University Curriculum Committee with Academic Affairs Committee -- 2. Accepted the proposal to merge the University Admission & Advisory Committee with the Exceptions Committee -- 3. Accepted the proposal to rename the Exceptions Committee the University Admissions and Exceptions Advisory Committee -- (President's report): A. Update on the activities of several Senate committees: -- B. Summarized recent developments on the part of the Kansas Board of Regents -- C. Ad Hoc General Education Committee continues to be active and is currently in the process of research -- (New business): A. Proposal to eliminate the University Curriculum Committee and transfer its charges to the Academic Affairs Committee / Senator Skinner -- B. Proposal to eliminate the University Admissions and Advisory Committee / Senator Skinner -- C. Request for discussion of a proposal brought forward by the Executive Committee without endorsement to assign a faculty mentor to each student at the time of admission / President Hemans -- D. Request for discussion of a proposal brought forward by the Executive Committee without endorsement to require each student to declare a major at the time of admission / President Hemans -- E. Would be requesting for discussion of a proposal to reduce the number of credit hours within which students are required to complete coursework in basic skills and a proposal to add prerequisites to certain courses available for general education credit
Attachments: 1st reading: Proposal to eliminate the University Curriculum Committee and add their charges -- 1st reading: Proposal to eliminate the Universiy Admissions Advisory Committee -- 1st reading: Proposal to endorse a policy to assign a faculty mentor to each student at the time of admission and to require the declaration of a major at the time of admission
Minutes: (Summary of action): 1. Accepted the proposal to merge the Faculty Senate University Curriculum Committee with Academic Affairs Committee -- 2. Accepted the proposal to merge the University Admission & Advisory Committee with the Exceptions Committee -- 3. Accepted the proposal to rename the Exceptions Committee the University Admissions and Exceptions Advisory Committee -- (President's report): A. Update on the activities of several Senate committees: -- B. Summarized recent developments on the part of the Kansas Board of Regents -- C. Ad Hoc General Education Committee continues to be active and is currently in the process of research -- (New business): A. Proposal to eliminate the University Curriculum Committee and transfer its charges to the Academic Affairs Committee / Senator Skinner -- B. Proposal to eliminate the University Admissions and Advisory Committee / Senator Skinner -- C. Request for discussion of a proposal brought forward by the Executive Committee without endorsement to assign a faculty mentor to each student at the time of admission / President Hemans -- D. Request for discussion of a proposal brought forward by the Executive Committee without endorsement to require each student to declare a major at the time of admission / President Hemans -- E. Would be requesting for discussion of a proposal to reduce the number of credit hours within which students are required to complete coursework in basic skills and a proposal to add prerequisites to certain courses available for general education credit
Description
Publisher
Wichita State University
Journal
Book Title
Series
Wichita State University Faculty Senate Archives
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