SWOSU FACLTY SENATE MEETING APPROVED MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER AND
ESTABLISH QUORUM: The meeting was called to order at
II. CERTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: Vicki Falconer for Nancy Buddy Penner, Jeff Gentry for Kelly Logan, and Roger Bromert for John Hayden.
III. PRESENTATION OF VISITORS: None
IV. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES: Minutes of
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. From FW President Foust:
1. Thank you to Dr. South for presiding at this meeting in my absence.
2. Attended the Regents’ Faculty Advisory Council meeting November 1 and will provide a summary report at the December meeting.
B. From Provost Becker:
1. The Grievance Policy will be available for FS to review at the January 2004 meeting.
2. Academic Advisory Council, comprised of Provost, Associate Provost, Deans, Associate Deans, Library and Distance Learning Representatives is not a policy forming committee. It is an advisory committee and decisions are reached by consensus. No minutes are taken and there are no regularly scheduled meetings.
3. Dr. Becker discussed with the deans and associated deans our request that Faculty Senators not be approached for specific information discussed in our meetings. The FS minutes reflect the discussion and actions taken by FS.
4. Online enrollment process is going forward as addition information is collected to make this system operational.
5. The new general education program can be used by students who graduate after Summer 2004.
C. From Administrative Council: Minutes not available. Will be forwarded ASAP.
D. FS Secretary/Treasurer Buddy Penner:
1. Roll Sheet – please sign
2. Treasurer’s Report: BancFirst Checking account balance: $1,698.09
University account balance: $378.19
E. FS President-elect South:
F. FS Past President Hayden: not present, no report
G. FS Student Government Representative Bensch: not present, no report
VI. REPORTS FROM STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES:
A. Personnel Policies Committee discussed possible changes to Tenure and Promotion procedures, for comment contact Ortega, Ashenfelter, Marvick, or Teasley. No motions.
B. Student Affairs Committee: no report
C. University Policies Committee: no report
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. A reminder to poll your departmental faculty on the effectiveness of the new continuance policy in both procedural and substantive elements of policy.
B. Faculty Directory is at the printers and will be distributed very soon.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS: no new business
IX. ADJOURNMENT:
Next Faculty Senate meeting:
Respectfully submitted,
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Cynthia Foust, President David Hertzel for Nancy Buddy Penner, Secretary