Academic Senate Agenda

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

7:00 P.M.

OLD MAIN ROOM, BONE STUDENT CENTER

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes of December 7, 2005

Chairperson's Remarks

Student Government Association President's Remarks

Administrators' Remarks

·        President Al Bowman

·        Provost John Presley

·        Vice President of Student Affairs Helen Mamarchev

·        Vice President of Finance and Planning Steve Bragg

Committee Reports

·  Academic Affairs Committee: Senator Borg

·  Administrative Affairs and Budget Committee: Senator Smith

·  Faculty Affairs Committee: Senator DeSantis

·  Planning and Finance Committee: Senator Burk

·  Rules Committee: Senator Holland

IBHE-FAC Report

Action Items:

09.14.05.01        University Commemorative Day Policy – Deletion (Administrative Affairs Committee) (Information Item on 11/09/05)
 

09.23.05.03                Creation of Policy Policy (Administrative Affairs Committee)

(Information Item on 11/09/05)
 

Communications:

RE: Senate Resolution – Trustee Bergman (Senators op de Beeck and Fowles)
NOTE: Resolution in Senate Packets of 12/7/05; Documents Re: Petco Incident in Senate Packets of 11/9/05.

01.18.06.02        Faculty Code of Ethics – Request for Comments from Academic Senate (Rules Committee)
 

Documents Approved by President Bowman on January 5, 2006

10.31.05.01      COB Bylaws – Revised

Senate Approved on November 9, 2005           

10.27.05.01     124-Hour Limitation for Undergraduate Degree Programs Policy
The Senate approved the policy, as well as the Academic Affairs Committee’s request to append the policy to the Baccalaureate Degree Document, on November 9, 2005.

10.24.05.01     Academic Standards Committee on Teaching Policy-Deletion
Senate approved policy deletion on November 9, 2005.

11.29.05.02          CAS Bylaws-Revised

Senate approved on December 7, 2005.

11.09.05.01     Equitable Treatment of Students Policy-Revised

Senate approved on December 7, 2005.

11.29.05.01     Library Policy-Revised

                                 Senate approved on December 7, 2005.

11.01.05.02     University Review Committee Revisions to ASPT Document Regarding CFSC Reporting Requirements

Faculty Caucus approved on December 7, 2005.

On December 16, 2005, the Senate approved the following curricular proposals on its web-based Consent Agenda:

Marketing Sequences (2):
Integrated Marketing Communication Sequence Proposal
Professional Sales Sequence Proposal

Music Education Minor Deletion

Curricular proposals are available on the Senate website at: http://www.academicsenate.ilstu.edu/consent.html

President Bowman was also informed of Advisory Items.
Advisory to the Senate on December 7, 2005:

11.10.05.02        Employment in Excess of Full Time Appointment Policy

11.10.05.03                Secondary/Outside Employment Policy

11.10.05.04                Classroom Disruption Policy-Draft

12.01.05.01                Sabbatical Leave Policy

Adjournment

Meetings of the Academic Senate are open to members of the University community.  Persons attending the meeting participate in discussion with the consent of the Senate.  Persons desiring to bring items to the attention of the Senate may do so by contacting any member of the Senate.