SENATE FACULTY MEETING AGENDA
FRIDAY May 2, 2008
NOTE TIME CHANGE NOON TO 2 PM
Egan Library 211
Call in # 1-800-893-8850 PIN 3325714
All meeting documents will be projected online through Eluminate web session (link to Faculty Senate Portfolio page https://uascentral.uas.alaska.edu/online/portfolio/FACULTY_SENATE?term=Spring-2008&behavior=UAS&session=744720&
(No audio will available through Eluminate -please use dial up audio above. The texting feature in Eluminate will be viable...Your President will also respond to virtual hand-raising "pings" by Eluminate online texters.)
1. Call to Order12:00 (NOON)
2. Approval of minutes of April meeting (Attachment 2.1)
3. Chair's report:
-Faculty Alliance
- External Administration Advisory Group-
-Faculty Excellence Award Selection
-Emergency Preparedness-(Earthquakes to Active Shooter Scenarios)-Fall Convocation
-Sustainability Web Page Off of Faculty Senate (Attachment 3.1)
2008-2009 Faculty Senate Members
President-Jill Dumsenil
President Elect-Jonathan Anderson
At-Large Juneau-Chip McMillan
At- Large Ketchikan-Priscilla Schulte
At-Large Sitka-Leslie Gordon
Business/Public Administration-Rick Wolk
Career Education-Tony Martin
Education-Mary Claire Tarlow
Humanities-Jeremy Kane
Information Systems-Patricia DeAngelis
Library-Caroline Hassler
Natural Sciences-Matt Heavner
Social Sciences-David Noon
Standing Committees
Faculty Alliance-Dumesnil, Anderson, Connor 08-09
Chair Curriculum Committee-TBA
Graduate Student -Mark Speece Chair 08-09
Faculty Evaluation-TBA United Academics and ACCFT will appoint
Communications Dumesnil, Anderson 08-09
Academic Info Services-TBA
Advising Learning Center-TBA
Ad Hoc
Research-Heavner
Sustainability-Wolk, McMillan
5. Action Items-
-ACCFT Faculty Handbook language revision 2nd reading Academic Catalogue-Schulte (Attachment 5.1a) (Attachment 5.1b)
-BLA Program Changes- 2nd reading Walz
6. NEW Business-
The difficulties of the Double Major at UAS-Blitz (Attachment 6.1)
7. Other Items
8. Adjourn </= 2 PM