FACULTY SENATE AGENDA

November 9 and 14, 2006

12:15 p.m.-1:50 p.m., Auerbach 426

 

To:                   All Full-Time Faculty                                                                 

 

From:               Maria Marques, Office of the Faculty Senate

 

Subject:           Faculty Senate Agenda

 

Date:               November 3, 2006                                

 

 

Thursday, November 9

Call to Order – Chair Katrichis                                                                                      12:15 p.m.

§         Welcome and Announcements

o        Military Commissions Act (ENHP Resolution) (Attachment 1-A)

o        Benefits Task Force

§         3 Year Terms

§         Commitment to Altering Negotiation Schedule

§         Improved Communication

o        Independent Studies

o        Spellings Commission Report – Outcome Measures

  1. Curriculum Committee – Senator J.Gray  (Attachment A)
  2. Bent/Larsen/Trachtenberg – Senator Russell
  3. Computer and Technology – Senator Sumukadas
  4. Grants – Senator Nolan
  5. International Studies – Senator Davis
  6. Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty – Senator Petry
  7. Professional Standards – Senator Weinholtz
  8. Student Affairs – Senator Desplaces
  9. University Scholars – Senator Eppes
  10. Environmental Task Force – Senator Borucinska (Establish Environmental T.F.)       1:00 p.m.

 

  1. NCAA Update & University 50th – John Carson, V. P. for University Relations             1:15 p.m.

(Attachment B & C)

  1. Orders of the Day                                                                                                    1:40 p.m.

 

Tuesday, November 14

  1. Reconvene                                                                                                               12:15 p.m.
  2. FY 2006 In Review – Progress report on FY 2007 (Audit)

Beverly Maksin, Vice President for Finance and Administration                   12:15 p.m.

  1. Conversation with President Harrison                                                                        12:45 p.m.
  2. Other Business – New Business                                                                                  1:15 p.m.
  3. Adjourn                                                                                                                   1:40 p.m.

Bylaw 4.a “Faculty Senate meetings are open to all full-time and part-time (adjunct) faculty. Administrators, staff, and others having proper business with the Faculty Senate may attend meetings as observers, upon invitation of (or approval of petition to) the Chair or the Executive Committee.  Observers may not, during the meeting, petition the Faculty Senate Chair for the right to address the Faculty Senate, although the Faculty Senate Chair may invite observers to address the Faculty Senate from the floor on specific points of business. Only elected Senators have voice and voting privileges.”                                                            


Faculty Senate

November 9, 2006

Reviewed at Faculty Senate Curriculum Meeting, November 2, 2006

 

COURSES BELOW WERE APPROVED (WITH NOTED CHANGES) BY THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE.

Code

Title

Changes

Notes

 

A&S

 

HIS 219

 

Modern Irish History

STPC

Request to move ST Modern Irish History to permanent offering.  Adds European history offering for A&S – helps coordinate course offering with Hillyer. Hillyer students who have taken HSB 210 can not take this course.

Barney

AC 320

Financial Reporting Theory I

CPC

 

Predominately changes in prerequisites to require a C or better in prerequisite course(s). The Fraud Examination course was moved from special topics to a permanent offering. The committee asked that the blue sheets be corrected of minor inconsistencies in phrasing and listing of lab fees.

 

AC 321

Financial Reporting Theory II

CPC

AC 325

Accounting Information Systems

CPC

AC 332

Cost Management

CPC

AC 423

Advanced Accounting Problems

CPC

AC 425

Federal Income Tax Concepts

CPC

AC 430

Auditing Concepts and Problems

CPC

AC 724

Fraud Examination

STPC

CETA

Program Review

MET Program

Revise

Program change request to drop PHY 250, Material Science, as a requirement and to add one credit hour (lecture) to increase content in MET 123. 

MET 123

Material Science for Eng Tech

CCC, CDC, CTC

ES 210

Construction Issues

STPC

Special topics to permanent course request for a single credit, P/NP Construction Issues course. This will offer an organized way to visit construction sites. Committee requests that the 2 page writing requirement that is mentioned in the syllabus also be on the Curriculum Change form.

ENHP

 

HS/DPT 500

Gross Anatomy

CDC, CPC

A series of course title, prerequisite and description changes. Software used in HS/DPT 500 will no longer be provided by the University, students will purchase their own.  A few minor corrections, the addition of Course Title Change (CTC) to HS/DPT 500&501 and correct lab fee from $50 to $100 for HS/DPT 501, were requested.

HS/DPT 501

Gross Anatomy Lab

CPC

HS/DPT 504

Kinesiology

CDC, CPC

HS/DPT 505

Kinesiology Laboratory

CDC, CPC

HS/DPT 508

Pathophysiology for PT 1

CPC

LEGEND

Significant Changes

Minor Changes

NCPA=New Course for Permanent Approval*

CDC=Course Description Change*

STPC=Special Topics to Permanent Course*

CPC=Course Prerequisite Change

CD=Course Deletion

CTC=Course Title Change

CCC=Course Credit Change*

ACCL or DCCL=Add/Delete a Course Cross-Listing

CNCC=Course Number or Code Change

STCC=Special Topics Course Creation*

CLC=Course Level Change*

O=Other:

 

2006-2007 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

 

Bugl, Paul                                      A&S

             Diehl, Susan                    ENHP

Gray, John S (Chair)                       A&S

Oliver, Peter                    ENHP

Russell, Ingrid                               A&S

Comiskey, Anne               HARTT

Schloss, John                                A&S

Padberg, Carol                 HAS

Cotei, Carmen                               Barney

Ritvo, Cynthia                   Hillyer

Nowak, Michael                           CETA

Shepela, Sharon              Hillyer

Attachment A