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  2^nd reading Academic Catalogue-Schulte (Attachment 5.1a) (Attachment 5.1b)
-BLA Program Changes- 2^nd reading Walz

6. NEW Business-
The difficulties of the Double  Major at UAS-Blitz (Attachment 6.1)

7. Other Items

8. Adjourn </= 2 PM