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President Sipes reminded senate that elections were in process for important committees, such as Tenure and Promotion and Faculty Recognition. Voting would be conducted through Blackboard. She noted that some members of the Faculty Recognition Committee would need to be elected outside of this election through college-specific voting. Chair Andries asked if the colleges had been notified; President Sipes affirmed they had been. She went on to note a senator vacancy for LLP as well.
On May 10, the new senate will meet for the purpose of electing its officers. President Sipes noted that there needed to be a Nominations Committee who would prepare a slate of nominees. Nominations and self-nominations would also be taken from the floor at the meeting. Past Senate President Peter Smith agreed to chair the committee.
Chair Moffett explained that APC prepared this calendar since the 2017-2018 had already been completed last year. In preparing this calendar, the calendar creation policy was followed exactly except that since there is no longer to be a December commencement, it was not included.
The item passed unanimously.
Among the suggestions brought to the committee by VPAA Dr. Jackson concerning calendar changes, APC decided to present this one as a formal action item. It called for using Founder's Day as a day of service and socializing when no classes would be scheduled but faculty and students would be expected to be on campus.
The item passed with all in favor except one abstention.
This item sought to encourage and reward civic and campus service by honoring students at commencement with specifically colored cords. Dr. Shannon Brogan explained that this proposal grew from a task force assembled by Dr. Jackson to promote service among students. She also explained that transfer students could bring in a number of hours and those in Greek organizations or the military could be awarded hours as well. The program will be overseen by Irma Johnson in the Office of Regional Stewardship.
The item passed unanimously.