Workplace Violence Policy - draft
Faculty Development Funds
State-wide Plan - FSU Faculty Response
Senate Committee Reports
Cabinet Minutes, 2/15/, 2/25/2000

VOTE REQUIRED

Proposal to remove Disruptive Student Behavior Policy from Syllabus
Proposed Charter Revisions for Academic Affairs Committee
Proposed Charter Revisions for Tenure and Promotion Subcommittee
Proposed Charter Revisions for Faculty Concerns Committee
Proposed Change in Grievance Committee Process description
Proposal to Change CUSF Representatives' Term from 2 to 3 Years
Faculty Concerns Recommendation on Reapportioning Faculty Senate Seats
Academic Affairs Proposal 49-99: Health & Physical Education Teacher Certification Track
Academic Affairs Proposal 50-99: New Program Option: Biotechnology Option
Graduate Council Proposal 14-99: Revision to transfer credit policy
Graduate Council Proposal 16-99: New program title and program changes: School Counseling; New Courses: REED 601,602,605,608,610,613,619,633,692,693(no vote required)
Graduate Council Proposal 18-99, 19-99 Change in MBA program requirements; New Courses MGNT 511, 607 (no vote required)
Graduate Council Proposal 20-99: New program: M.Ed. in Special Education; New Courses SPED 601, 602, 603, 604, 605 (no vote required)
Graduate Council Proposal 21-99: Change in program requirements: M.A. in Teaching
Graduate Council Proposal 22-99: Change in program requirements: M.Ed. in Reading; Change in course credit hours: REED 695
Graduate Council Proposal 25-99: Change in program requirements: M.S. in Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology and M.S. in Wildlife/Fisheries Biology

Addemdum to Old Business

The Ad Hoc Handbook Committee recommends the following changes:

1) Section 2. Faculty Councilors B. Election of Councilors will be for staggered two three year terms… (contingent on vote in April) Rationale: CUSF Charter calls for 3 year terms.

2) The Steering Committee will meet at least once each month during the academic year, or when called to do so by the Chair of the Faculty or by the president of the University or his/her designee.
Rationale: This would make this section consistent with other practices of Senate.

3) Section 4. Officers' Duties Chair's Duties add: (2) Convene and preside over meetings of the University Faculty, … (10) Fill by appointment faculty vacancies on Faculty Senate, Committees, Subcommittees, and Advisory Groups.
Rationale: This is current practice and should be stipulated in Handbook for future reference. Vice Chair's Duties add: (5) Maintain currency of governance committees, subcommittees, etc. membership lists. (6) Produce and distribute to the faculty a monthly (while the University is in session) Faculty Senate Newsletter. Rationale: Current practice. Secretary's Duties add: (2) Keep minutes of all meetings of the University Faculty and the Faculty Senate; distribute those minutes to the faculty. (7) Maintain the currency of the Faculty Senate Web site
Rationale: (2) is current practice. (7) is a new duty currently being undertaken by the Chair. Since the Chair already has many responsibilities and the Vice Chair is doing the newsletter, the Secretary will be assigned the task of insuring that the Senate web site is maintained and up-to-date.

4) p.117 Change current c. The Chair of the Faculty/Chair of the Faculty Senate Rationale: The Handbook sometimes refers to "Chair of the Senate" and sometimes "Chair of the Faculty," creating the illusion that there are two different people holding office. This change will make the reference consistent throughout the book and indicate that one person serves both functions. c. (3) Candidates for Chair of the Faculty/Chair of the Faculty Senate must nominate themselves in writing at least two weeks in advance of the elections. Nominations must may include a written statement of positions and/or philosophy no more than two pages long. These statements are to be circulated with the ballots.
Rationale: Current practice. If a candidate chooses to issue a statement, s/he may.

5) Meeting Schedule Within the University schedule, meetings will normally be held during the hours 4:00 - 5:45 6:00 pm, although meetings may run over.
Rationale: Meetings often do require more than 1 hour 45 minutes. We should not create false expectations on the part of Senators.

NO VOTE REQUIRED

Academic Affairs Proposal 47,48-99: New Courses: ENEE 417,461
Academic Affairs Proposal 51,52,53,54,55-99 (corresponding to Graduate Council Proposals 25,26,27,28,29 - 99): New Courses: Biol 435/535,437/537,438/538, 439/539,440/540
Graduate Council Proposal 13-99: New course: ENGL 540
Graduate Council Proposal 15-99: New course: BIOL 623
Graduate Council Proposal 17-99: Change in course description: ART 508
Graduate Council Proposal 23-99: Deletion of course: BIOL 615
Graduate Council Proposal 24-99: Changes in course titles, descriptions, and credit hours: BIOL 631, 601,641,643
Graduate Council Proposal 30-99: Change in course description: PSYC 504

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