• oSection 3.1 Textbooks: “Pearson” changed to “outside vendor.” “No charge to students” was deleted per the request of Academic Affairs. Added: “Faculty are asked to consider costs when ordering materials.” 3.1.2: informing students by “publication” – removed. The bookstore, not the faculty, need to do this.
• A Senator asked, can we articulate that the bookstore needs to inform instructors when the textbooks come in? Apparently, one semester, the bookstore never notified the instructors, and the books were waiting in the bookstore.
• Another Senator noted that we have no control over what the bookstore does.
• A Guest noted that he had to follow up with the bookstore after he'd already submitted his online order form.
• oOnline section of the Handbook: the committee added language about online and hybrid classes.
• Moffett noted that he needs to add policies on dual credit, after finding out what they are.
• oAppendices of the Faculty Handbook: Moffett explained that the committee considered eliminating several appendices from the Handbook because they belong in an HR policy document. The updated appendices exclude these policies and have been reorganized. He is still looking for divisional benchmarks from some divisions to include in the Handbook. He noted that some divisions' benchmarks seem much more stringent than others. He said that PCC suggested to add a link to HR and to the Registrar so readers can access those other policies online; it's not our responsibility to continue to update the Handbook to reflect revised HR policies. Readers can look for themselves.
• A Guest asked about 2.9.4.1 – sabbatical – do we need a uniform template to apply? Moffett noted that there isn’t a form that he’s seen. The Guest replied that each department needs to know how many faculty are having sabbatical in their department, so they can determine if they exceed the limits.
• A Senator responded that at one time PCC was looking at the sabbatical policy, but she is not sure what the results of that review were. Moffett said that PCC could look at this issue in the fall.
• Another Senator asked if the benchmarks were there for the college of Business and Computer Science? Moffett said no and that it should be public information what standards we're all evaluated by.

Vote on these Handbook Changes: unanimous yes with no abstentions.

6. Curriculum Committee: Chair Leigh Whittinghill reported on the following issues:

• FSCC 18-19-40 New courses for Sports Management track in Physical Education Non-Teaching Degree: the committee did receive a letter of support from the Journalism department explaining that the two courses are substantially different and advocating the creation of this course. Moffett reminded the Senate that this course had been tabled by Senate because of this issue. Vote: unanimous yes with no abstentions
• FSCC 18-19-41 Sports Management track in Physical Education Non-Teaching Degree: the above course was what we were waiting for. Senate had postponed the vote on this track. Vote: unanimous yes with no abstentions
• FSCC 18-19-30 Interdisciplinary Minor in Cultural Competency: this was previously called a minor in “Cultural Competency. The department proposing this track suggested changing the name to a minor in “Cultural Diversity Studies.”