REPORT FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Senator Siegel for David
Fifer
Senator Siegel announced that David Fifer has been elected as
the new President for SGA for the 2006-2007 academic year.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Budget Committee. Senator Eakin reported that the committee
addressed the concept of alternative scheduling and its possible contributions
to faculty, students and staff. A faculty survey was created, but
not distributed. The committee decided to step back and look at how
substantive this change would. It would affect every single solitary
office on this campus and that just getting information from the faculty
was not enough. It's going to be a change in the way that we deliver
education in our service area, so we've backed off of this issue for
now.
Rules Committee. Senator Johnson thanked the committee members
for their work throughout the past two years.
The Committee worked hard this year to update the Faculty Handbook,
Part VII Organization of the Faculty of Eastern Kentucky University.
We have included all motions passed by the Faculty Senate, the Faculty-at-Large,
and the Board of Regents to date.
The Committee, having deliberated for nearly two years and working
through several proposals and countless revisions for the creation
of an Academic Curriculum Committee with an Undergraduate and Graduate
Council, recommends that the present Council on Academic Affairs should
remain intact as it presently exists.
This year's Rules Committee has not had time to deal with considering
alternative mechanisms, including electronic processes, by which the
Faculty-at-Large can be convened to consider and/or vote on issues
that concern the faculty. We have also not had the time to deal with
incorporating the position of Lecturer into the Part VII of the Faculty
Handbook. We strongly suggest that the Rules Committee of 2006-07
take up these issues as well as taking a new look at the Internal
Procedures of the Senate to incorporate changes made since the last
revision.
Rights & Responsibilities Committee. Senator Robles reported
that during the past year the committee worked on two important issues:
1) The Academic Integrity Policy and 2) 2. Revising the wording of
the P&T ad hoc committee's Promotion & Tenure Policy into
Faculty Handbook language.
Committee on Committees. Senator Vance reported that a survey
was sent to all faculty asking them to nominate themselves to any
of nine University Committees. A total of 67 faculty responded.
The committee nominated at least two faculty for each open position
and forwarded the nominations to the Senate Chair to share with the
President.
Faculty Welfare Committee. Senator Collins expressed his
appreciation to his fellow committee members for their hard work during
the past year.
Senator Hubbard to give an update on the results of the coordinators
survey. Based on the survey results, the committee made the following
two recommendations to pass on to the Provost for consideration:
Meetings