Academic Senate Minutes Meeting of September 11, 2002

Abstract

Jim Morrison, chair of the Academic Senate, presided. A continuation of the Ad Hoc Ethics Committee Business from May 2002 meeting is the first item on the agenda. A motion concerning the adoption of a profession conduct policy is referred back to the committee. Nominations for chair of the Senate, members of the Charter and Bylaws Committee and Ohio Faculty Council Representative are given. The Senate Executive Committee reported it made most of the faculty appointments to standing Senate committees and it needs to study charges of existing committees and review appropriate realignment of committees, considering changes in the University and the Academic Division. The Elections and balloting Committee reported a list of those elected to Senate positions for the 2002-2003 academic year was posted to the agenda. The Academic Programs Committee reported a list of programs, changes, and minors approved by the committee was circulated during the 2001-2002 academic year. The General Education Committee motioned that no course designed as intensive may be certified for more than two of the three intensive areas (writing, oral communication, and critical thinking). The motion was countered and referred to the Academic Standards Committee. The Library Committee introduced a new interim director, Jan Schnall, and noted a recent state funding-induced cut in the library budget. Tony Atwater, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, addressed the Senate and summarized the reinstitution of program review, the restructuring of the Metropolitan College, and new directors for the Center of International Studies.