Academic Senate: AGENDA 3/21/2006

II.    Roll call

III.   Invocation

IV.  Approval of minutes from February meeting

V.    Standing Committee Reports:

i.      Executive Committee, Sr. Angela Hoffman
ii.     Committee on Committees, Dr. Jeff Gauthier
iii.    Committee on Rank & Tenure, Dr. Louis Masson
iv.    Committee on Teaching & Scholarship, Dr. Carol Dempsey
v.     Committee on Faculty Welfare, Dr. Susan Baillet
vi.    Committee on Curriculum & Academic Regulations, Dr. Karen Eifler

VI.   Presidential Advisory Committees:

i.      Committee on Student Media
ii.     Committee on Athletics
iii.    Committee on Health and Safety
iv.    Committee on Information Technology
v.     Student-Faculty Court

VII.  Other Reports:

i.       Dean’s Meeting
ii.      ASUP

VIII. New Business:

i.       Roy Heynderickx - University Financial Report

ii.      Jenny Walsh - Lewis Migration Project and Q&A (background information at: http://www.up.edu/is/ - look under News and Events link)

iii.     Proposal to accept new Butine guidelines
              Butine Explanation
              2006 Document for Butine Guidelines
              Butine Guidelines 2001
              1993 Butine Guidelines

iv.     Proposal for changes in the faculty awards document
              Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching & Scholarship Current 2001
              Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching & Scholarship New 2006
              Proposal Rationale for Teaching and Scholarship

IX.    Announcements:

X.     Adjournment:

Note: All members of the University community are welcome to attend any meeting of the Academic Senate. The meetings begin promptly at 4:00 pm.