FSCC 18-19-42 New Course PHE 215 Team Sports Concepts in Health and Physical Education: This Item combines the two 1-hour courses for Team Sports into one cohesive course.

FSCC 18-19-43 PHE 216 Individual Sports Concepts in Health and Physical Education: This item proposes a new course that combines two 1-hour courses for Individual Sports into one cohesive course.

Andries explained that these two action items are very similar: the Physical Education department wants to combine these courses in order to give faculty the class time they need to teach the Team Sports concepts and the Individual Sports concepts. These action items will remove the old one-hour courses from the books after a teach-out period.

VOTE on 18-19-42: unanimous yes with no abstentions

VOTE on 18-19-43: unanimous yes with no abstentions

Academic Policies Committee: Chair Marlin McKay reported on the following issues:

The committee discussed calendar updates to reflect Maymester and Summer terms. There were questions from the Registrar and the Financial Aid Office about how many summer sessions we have this year.

Faculty have asked APC about the revised uniform syllabus. The committee had some questions because there is currently a syllabus template in place.

APC will send notices out to faculty with issues before APC to have those faculty create action items to bring to the committee.

Guest Lucian Yates, Provost, replied that we will have three summer sessions.

Moffett added that we’ve had Presidential approval of the faculty/staff holiday schedule. He said the committee would need to update the calendar.

Yates noted that we also need midterms and Homecoming not to conflict in the fall.

A Senator noted that last year, APC was never given the homecoming dates, so they couldn't adjust the calendar.

Budget and Academic Support Committee: Chair Phillip Clay was absent, so committee member Bruce Griffiths reported on the following issues:

The committee met to make year-end recommendations: Last year, there were resolutions put forward about the university Instructional Budget. We need to know more information about what the Instructional Budget includes.

The committee discussed their role: how they are not trying to be adversarial but informed. They are trying to promote the best interests of the university. They are wanting to make sure they have the best resources available, for instance with the textbook contract, or identifying classroom upgrades. The work that the committee has done with the classroom survey was very helpful—not only with SACS but also for internal information.

Moffett added that, concerning textbooks, KSU has made an agreement with Follett. Faculty will have the option to use traditional textbooks if they want. E-books will still be an option, also.

A Senator asked if textbooks would still be free.