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Academic Assessment and Evaluation Committee needed a member from PCC. Stephen Ulrich volunteered.
Facilities Management Committee needed six members from Senate. They could be from any area. Chair Andries asked if they are appointed yearly. President Sipes responded that the term limits have been removed from the Committee Book, so it was unclear. Three members of Senate volunteered to serve: Changzheng Wang, Jens Hannemann, and Maheteme Gebremedhin.
Graduate Appeals Review Committee needed three Senate members who were also graduate faculty. Vikas Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Buddhi Gywali volunteered.
Faculty Appeals Committee requires an election. There are two vacant spots, and there can be no more than two from the same college.
Faculty Recognition Committee will also be part of the elections. Its purpose is to present the distinguished faculty award. Tom Webster from CAFSSS volunteered for nomination.
Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee members were elected earlier in the year.
Update on the Faculty Affairs Committee: President Thompson didn't have any objection to recomposing the committee as suggested by Senate, but Dr. Deneia Thomas did since the Committee Book was already published. Therefore, the committee has been tabled for this year.
Chair Andries asked who the contact person is for questions about the Committee Book. He noted that a committee for vetting animal research was not included as it should be. President Sipes replied that she believed Dr. Thomas was the contact person.
President Sipes reminded Senate about the availability of the Strategic Plan, which is now complete except for the appendices.
She noted that the Senate request that more faculty members be added to the Presidential search committee had been denied by the Board member chairing the committee.
Chair Moffett explained that at its last meeting APC worked again on a proposal for repeating remedial courses. Since Math is in the process of proposing new courses, the committee decided to table the issue until the new courses are passed.
This policy would replace the current one, which first appeared in the 2015-2016 University Catalogue. Certain processes indicated there (especially those that involved CAPS) have not