University Senate
May 17, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
AGENDA

Call to Order by Senate Chair Establishment of a Quorum

Approval of Minutes of the April 19, 2016 meeting

Remarks and Announcements

Office of the President: Jay Gogue, President

Office of the Provost: Tim Boosinger, Provost

University Senate Chair: Larry Teeter

Action Items

1. Modification to the Course Withdrawal Policy

Presenter: Lisa Kensler, Chair, Academic Standards
revised Presentation
Course withdrawal proposal Jan. 2016 (pdf)
Proposed Course Withdrawal Summary (word)

2. Copyright Part 2 – A campus policy on the ‘fair use’ of copyrighted materials

Presenters: Sara Wolf, Bruce Kuerten, Jan Thornton
Presentation
final draft of Policy on Use of Copyrighted Materials

3. A proposed policy authorizing lecturer class faculty to teach graduate courses and serve on graduate student committees

Presenter: James Witte
Presentation
word file of proposed policy

4. Handbook revisions re: Cluster Hires

Presenter: James Goldstein, Chair, Faculty Handbook Review Committee
Handbook revisions (word)

5. Approval of nominees for Senate Committees for academic year 2016-17

Presenter: Laura Plexico
list of nominees (word)

Information Items

Competency Based Education

Presenter: Lisa Kensler, Chair, Academic Standards Committee
Overview
Reference List (word)
Presentation (ppt)

Mission of the Cooperative Extension System

Presenter: Paul Brown
ACES Overview


New Business
: Larry Teeter, Senate Chair

Unfinished Business
: Larry Teeter, Senate Chair

Adjournment
: Larry Teeter, Senate Chair