Senate Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

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Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Meeting
Monday, April 8, 2024 -- 3:15pm

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Copy of Agenda

A.  Approve minutes of previous month's SEC Meeting:

1.  SEC Meeting Minutes, 3.11.24

B.  Officer Reports

1.  Chair - Susan Eagle

2.  Vice Chair - Doug Smith

3.  Secretary - Dan Strunk

C.  Standing Committee Reports:

1.  Academic Quality, Patricia Todd (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  Policy Revision: 1.4035 Engagement Requirements for Hour of Credit 2024

2.  Budget and Finance, Eric Kondratieff (Chair): (Report posted)

3.  Colonnade/General Education, Stacey Forsythe (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  Policy Revision: Artifact Policy

4.  Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibilities, Landon Elkind (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  Policy Revision:  1.2125 Summer and Winter Sessions Compensation

5.  Graduate Council, Sara Bonis (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  Proposal revisions: Graduate Council Bylaws

6.  Graduate Council Curriculum Committee, Whitley Stone (Chair) (Report posted)

7.  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Shelia Flener (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  UCC Bylaws

8.  Faculty Handbook, Julie Shadoan (Chair): (Report posted)

a.  Proposed revision: All handbook, blanket revision

b.  Proposed revision: II.W. Consulting, Outside Employment and Other Professional Activities

c.  II.X. Faculty Evaluation

d.  II.A. Introduction, Faculty Rank and Promotion

e.  IV.B.3. Policies and Procedures for Continuance and Tenure Recommendations

D.  Other Committee/Organization Reports:

1.  American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

2.  Budget Executive Committee (BEC)

3.  Coalition of Senate and Faculty Leadership (COSFL)

4.  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Molly Kerby (Chair)

E.  Advisory Member Reports:

1.  Faculty Regent, Shane Spiller

2.  Provost, Robert "Bud" Fischer

3.  SGA President, Sam Kurtz

F.  Old Business:

1. Proposed Revision, Senate Charter (Mac McKerral, proponent)

2.  Academic Policy Revision:  Faculty Workload and Compensation Policy

G.  New Business:

1.  Draft Policy 1.5173 Staff Teaching Assignments

2.  Draft Policy 1.4041 Regular and Substantive Interaction in Distance Learning Courses