Senate Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Meeting
October 3, 2016 -- 3:15 p.m.
WAB 227 - AA Large Conference Room

 

Copy of Agenda

 

A.  Approve August 29, 2016 SEC Meeting Minutes

B.  Reports

1.  Chair (Kate Hudepohl)

a.  UAC Candidate - Keri Esslinger (CHHS)

b.  Motion from May 2016 SEC:

Motion requesting that the 2016-17 University Senate examine the Senate Charter and come up with a formula so that each college and the libraries have at least one senator per standing committee of University Senate.

2.  Vice Chair (Julie Shadoan)

a.  Elections

3.  Secretary (Heidi Alvarez)

4.  Committee Chairs

a.  Academic Quality Committee (Ann Ferrell):  No report

b.  Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibility Committee (Patti Minter):  No Report

c.  Budget and Finance Committee (Claus Ernst):  No Report

d.  Colonnade General Education Committee (Marko Dunmancic):  Report Posted

e.  Graduate Council (Shannon Vaughan):  Report Posted

f.  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Liz Sturgeon):  Report Posted

g.  Faculty Handbook Committee (Margaret Crowder):  No Report

5.  Advisory Reports

a.  Faculty Regent (Regent Burch)

b.  Academic Affairs (Provost Lee)

C.  Old Business:

D.  New Business:

1.  Policy 1.3032 Student Recruitment Materials Review

2.  Open Search Resolution

E.  Information Items:

1.  Motion to add language about sexual orientation/gender identity to WKU nondiscrimination policy (endorsed by SEC on August 29, 2016)

a.  Motion regarding Policy 1.3002 from May 2015 University Senate

b.  Policy 0.2040

c.  E-mail correspondence

2.  Senate Recommendation 2016_04_07 (outcome of AQ work 2015/16)

3.  AAUP Position on Open versus Closed Presidential Searches