Faculty Senate Meetings and Administrative Committee Meetings (PDF)

Location for Faculty Senate meetings is the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom (unless otherwise noted, as in the case of the March 4, 2013 meeting).

Audio Conference Info: 1-800-893-8850; Participants' PIN: 1109306

Fall 2012

• September 10, 2012
• October 8, 2012
• November 5, 2012
• December 3, 2012

Spring 2013

• February 4, 2013
• March 4, 2013 - video conference at 109 Butrovich Building
• April 1, 2013
• May 6, 2013

• Agenda 184 (PDF, with Attachment 184/6 - margin fixed)
  • Handouts
    • 2012 Executive Summary of the Program Evaluation for the National Association of Developmental Education (NADE) - (PDF, 9-9-2012)
       
    • Development Education Departmental Activities, Research Findings, and the National Trend Towards Acceleration - (PDF, 9-9-2012)
       
    • Attachment 184/6: Reapportionment Table (PDF, 9-8-2012)
      Corrected right margin so text is not cut off--for those who accessed an earlier version.
       
    • GERC Action Plan (PDF, handed out at the meeting, 9-10-2012)
       
    • A limited number of print copies of the above handouts will be available at the meeting.
       
• Actions of Meeting #184
  • Resolution Reaffirming Commitment to Shared Governance (PDF)
  • Motion Endorsing 2012-13 Faculty Senate Committee Membership (PDF)
  • Motion to Eliminate the M.A.T. in Biology Program (PDF, signed)
  • Resolution Reaffirming Support of Allowing Candidates for Promotion, Tenure, or Comprehensive Review to Opt for Open Meetings (PDF)
     
• Minutes for September 10, 2012 - Meeting #184 (PDF)
   
• Audio Recording - (mp3, 56 MB)

• Agenda 185 (PDF)
   
• Actions of Meeting #185:
  • Motion to Amend the Academic Policy for Undergraduate Probation (PDF)
  • Motion to Conduct Reapportionment of Representation for Faculty Senate (PDF)
  • Motion to amend the Bylaws with regard to non-voting members of Faculty Senate (PDF)
  • Faculty Senate did not pass the following:
    • Motion to amend the Bylaws requirement of at least two senators per represented unit (PDF)
    • Motion to amend the Bylaws to increase target number of elected seats for Faculty Senate (PDF)
       
• Minutes for #185 (PDF)
   
• Audio Recording (mp3, 62 MB)

1-3 PM, Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom

• Agenda 186 (PDF)
   
• Program Review Documents
  • Mathematics and Statistics Department Program Review  - PDF
    • Completed Mathematics MS / MAT Review (Includes faculty review committee; administrative review committee; and Chancellor's Cabinet) - PDF
    • Completed Mathematics PhD Review (Includes faculty review committee; administrative review committee; and Chancellor's Cabinet) - PDF
  • Physics Department Program Review - PDF
    • Completed Physics MAT Review (Includes faculty review committee; administrative review committee; and Chancellor's Cabinet) - PDF
    • Completed General Science - Physics MS Review (Includes faculty review committee; administrative review committee; and Chancellor's Cabinet) - PDF
       
• Handout for Discussion Item on Attendance Policy (PDF)
   
• Actions of Meeting #186
  • Motion to agree to the discontinuation of the MS degree in General Science - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to agree to the discontinuation of the MAT degree in Physics - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to agree to the discontinuation of the MAT degree in Mathematics - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to agree to the discontinuation of the PhD degree in Mathematics - TABLED (PDF)
     
• Minutes for Meeting #186 (PDF)
   
• Audio Recording (mp3, 59 MB)

• Agenda 187 (PDF)
   
• Link to Board of Regents Agenda for Dec. 6-7 Meeting:
  http://www.alaska.edu/bor/agendas/2012/dec-6-7/
   
• Handouts and Items of Interest
  • Research in the UA System (PDF)
    December 2012 Presentation to the UA Board of Regents, Academic and Student Affairs Committee by UAF Provost Susan Henrichs
  • Health Care Information Handouts
    • Memo from Abel Bult-Ito re JHCC Motions (PDF)
    • Memo from Donald Smith (PDF)
       
• Actions of Meeting 187:
  
  • Old business: Motion to agree to the discontinuation of the PhD degree in Mathematics - TABLED again (PDF)
    New Business:
  • Motion to approve the unit criteria of the Cooperative Extension Service - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to amend the academic policy regarding Attendance - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to approve a new minor in Interdisciplinary Studies - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to approve a new minor within the School of Management for Emergency Management - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to amend the academic policy regarding transfer of credits - Passed (PDF)
     
• Minutes for Meeting #187 (PDF)
   
• Audio Recording (mp3, 90 MB)

• Agenda 188 (PDF) - Revised on Feb. 1, 2013
  (Addition of Discussion Items on page 1, and revision of timeline, pages 1 and 2)
   
• Handouts and Items of Interest
  • UAF Office of Management and Budget
  • Additional FDAI Committee Meeting Minutes (1/29/2013 meeting, PDF)
  • e-Course Evaluation Demos Schedule (PDF)
  • Recording of LIO Presentation arranged by Mike Davis (mp3, 26 MB)
    • FY14 UA Budget Request Brochure (PDF)
       
• Actions of Meeting 188
  • Motion to authorize UAF faculty representatives to serve on cross-MAU committee - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to require the student transcript to distinguish between Master's with thesis and Master's with project - Passed as amended on the floor (PDF)
  • Resolution on archival of master's projects and theses - Passed as amended on the floor (PDF)
  • Motion to require graduate student enrollment during semester of thesis defense and semester of graduation - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to revise the Grade Appeals Policy to clarify time period of review - Referred back to Faculty Affairs Committee (PDF)
  • Motion to approve a new minor in Military Security Studies - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to amend the Transfer Credit Policy - Passed (PDF)
  • Motion to amend the Credit by Exam Policy - Passed (PDF)
     
• Draft Minutes for Meeting #187 - to be posted
   
• Audio Recording (mp3, 47 MB)

• Agenda 189 (PDF)
   
• Handouts and Items of Interest
  
  • Survey Results: Creating a central online repository of course information (PDF)
  • WEB LINK to AAUP article about syllabi as intellectual property
    
    Health Care Related handouts:
    
  • Memo and Proposal on Health Care - N. Bhattacharyya (PDF)
  • JHCC Proposed Rates for FY14 (PDF)
  • UA Choice FY14 PROPOSED Rates (PDF)
  • UA Choice FY13 Rates (PDF)
    
    Faculty Development, Assessment and Improvement Committee
  • Meeting Minutes for 2/26/2013 (PDF)
    
    
• Actions of Meeting 189 - to be added after 3/4/2013
• Draft Minutes - to be added after 3/4/2013 when available
• Audio Recording - to be added after 3/4/2013

This meeting will be held via video conference.  Please note the changed location.