SENATE FACULTY MEETING AGENDA

FRIDAY February 6, 2009

Egan Library 211

Call in # 1-800-893-8850   PIN 3325714

All meeting documents will be projected online through Eluminate web session linked to the Faculty Senate Portfolio page at

https://uascentral.uas.alaska.edu/online/portfolio/FACULTY_SENATE

Audio will be unavailable through Eluminate -please use dial up audio above. The texting feature in Eluminate will be viable.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call (3:00pm)
2. Adopt agenda
3. Approve December 5, 2008 minutes  (Attachment 3.1)
4. Announcements
   4.1 Student Government 
   4.2 Other announcements  (Attachment 4.2)
5. Enrollment Report from Vice Chancellor - Bruce Gifford
6. Academic Advising Update/Request from Student Success Group - Deb Gregoire  (Attachment 6.0)
7. Report from President - Jill Dumesnil
   7.1 Reconciliation Process
   7.2 Statewide Governance Issues  (Attachment 7.2)
   7.3 UAS Academic Plan - Process/Committee  (Attachment 7.3)
   7.4 Curriculum Committee Update
   7.5 Meeting schedule
8. Committee Reports
   8.1 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - (Attachment 8.1)
   8.2 Sustainability Committee - Rick Wolk, Chip McMillan
   8.3 Research Committee - Matt Heavner
   8.4 Ad hoc Committee on Shared Governance - Mark Speece
9. Old Business
10. New Business
    10.1 Senate Committee on Academic Planning
    10.2 Action on Mandatory Academic Advising
    10.3 Curriculum Committee vs. Senate Responsibilities - Jill Dumesnil
    10.4 MBA Emphasis in Entrepreneurship - Rick Wolk  (Attachment 10.4)
    10.5 Engineering Practices I and II (ENGR151/161) - Lori Sowa
    10.6 MAT in Special Education - Thomas Duke
    10.7 Other new business
11. Next Regularly Scheduled Faculty Senate Meeting:  March 3, 2009
12. 12.   Adjourn (no later than 5:00pm)