DRAFT

Minutes

Faculty Policies Committee

October 22, 2001

3:00 p.m.

 

Present:  Roxann Bustos (secretary), Barbara Coleman, Bill Dodd, Jim Garvey, Peggy Ruth Geren, Paul Harris (chair), Andy Hauger, Wayne Mixon, Jana Sandarg, Bruce Saul

 

The minutes of the October15 meeting were approved.

 

  1. Semester Schedule – Bill Dodd distributed calendars and pointed out that it would be very difficult to make the Wednesday before Thanksgiving a vacation day.  He will explain to the inquiring faculty member.

 

  1. Intellectual Property/Fine Arts – Paul Harris will forward the memo from Jonathan Leightner to Angela Morgan for her comments.

 

  1. “Preparing for the New Wave of Faculty” memo from Dr. Bompart – Committee members feel departments are already dealing with this as much as possible.

 

  1. Faculty Elections – Letter to Dean Freeman was approved.

 

  1. Promotion and Tenure – We will discuss the memo sent to Charlotte Price last year at the next meeting.

 

  1. Faculty Secretary – Paul will talk to Melissa Williams about the possibility of her serving.

 

  1. Next Faculty meeting – Peggy Ruth Geren will email the wording of the College of Education Curriculum Committee change and, if committee members have no changes, it will be submitted to University Council.

 

  1. New Business

 

·      Paul Harris has received inquiries from faculty members about the time of FPC meetings and the possibility of attending.  He will tell them they are welcome.

 

·      Bill Dodd said Keith Luoma will look at the exam schedule to see if there is any possibility of compressing it to three days.

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:40 P.M.