FS Agenda - December 1, 2008
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Call to Order

Approval of the Minutes

  • November 10, 2008

President's Report: Senator Whitlock

Unfinished Business

  • Dead Week Policy
  • Ad Hoc Committee Report on Syllabus Policy

New Business

  • Discussion on Consideration of 16-week semester - (in lieu of the FTGOTO discussion)
  • Report on University Planning Council & Strategic Planning Council - (Informational)
  • Report from Council on Academic Affairs
         Curriculum Proposals:
    1. New minor in Actuarial Science
    2. Music (B.M.) - Program Revision - Revise text to specify degree requirement, drop one supporting course, correct required number of hours
    3. Correctional & Juvenile Justice Studies - Program Revision - Require 2.0 GPA
    4. Memorandum of Agreement with Loss Prevention Foundation

         Policies:
    1. Recording of Double Majors (action item) - Revise Catalog text to clarify procedure for recording double majors
    2. Writing-Intensive Courses
      1. Allow departments to offer writing intensive courses in the major program to meet the writing-intensive course requirement (action item)
      2. Waive the requirement for all students who graduate by December 2009 (information)
    3. Comprehensive Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (discussion/action)
      CAA will take action on this revision in December (note: Policy needs to go to the Board of Regents in January but will be withdrawn if it lacks support of Council on Academic Affairs, Faculty Senate, and Provost Council)
    4. Proposal for Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology (information)
    5. Early Registration Policy - (information) [CAA will consider in December]
      CAA approved a motion to support the Faculty Senate's Ad Hoc Committee's Recommendation Regarding Early Registration Policy & Rationale

Report Overviews & Questions

  • Report from the Executive Committee Chair: Senator Ware
  • Report from the Faculty Regent: Senator Frisbie
  • Report from the COSFL Representative: Senator McKenney
  • Report from the Provost: Senator Piercey
  • Report from the Student Government Association: Alex Combs
  • Reports from Standing Committees
    • Budget Committee: Senator Johnson, Chair
    • Rules Committee: Senator McKenney, Chair
    • Rights & Responsibilities Committee: Senator Noblitt, Chair
    • Elections Committee: Senator Randles, Chair
    • Committee on Committees: Senator Staddon, Chair
    • Faculty Welfare Committee: Senator Foote, Chair
  • Ad Hoc Committee Reports (if any)

Adjournment

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  • Printable Agenda for December 1, 2008
  • November 10, 2008 Minutes
  • Dead Week Policy
  • Syllabus Policy Motion, Syllabus Policy & Impact Statement
  • CAA Materials
  • Rules Committee Report

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