Present:

J. Murphy, R. Timko, D. Mason, L. Iseri, D. Erickson, L. Schankman, P. Junius, K. Verno, P. Keller, T. Madigan, G. Carson, N. Werner-Burke, L. Rashidi, J. Harris (for S. Kasperek), S. Brown, S. Stein, J. Sim, R. Stanley (for M. Jones), V. Jenkins, K. Thorne, M. Moore, T. Murphy, W. Keeth, N. Rinnert, J. Purk, R. Dodson-Webster, A. Ghods, C. Hoy, P. Richmond, J. Bosworth, M. Renner

I.

J. Murphy called the meeting to order at 4:04.

Approval of  University Senate minutes of  February 28, 2008

Correction to second page of minutes:

Change: TM RT: courses are interdisciplinary and would not compete with our undergrad courses.

Approved with correction (Ghods/Carson)

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (L. Iseri)

No report.

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APPROVED

III.

Announcements (J. Murphy)

• Pres. Loeschke approved the MA in Organizational Leadership as recommended by Senate
• Current senate webmaster, B. Holtman, will be on sabbatical. Bill Keeth volunteered to replace him.
• Pres. Evaluation – Ralph Meyer, MU Council of Trustees, needs two more faculty to serve on the president evaluation committee. The committee will meet on 4/11 at 4pm. Senate Exec. will forward the names.
• No Senate meeting on 4/17. Both J. Murphy and R. Timko will be out of town. P. Junius indicated that AAC will not have enough business to require the meeting.
• Faculty Assembly, 4/24

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IV.

Committee and Other Reports

Academic Planning (M. Moore)

No report.

B.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (K. Verno)

Nominations have been coming in, but still need nominations for Senate VP, Sabbatical and Tenure Committees, AAC, and Administrative Affairs and Elections.

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C.

Student Affairs & Admissions (J. Purk)

No report.

D.

Information Technology (R. Dodson-Webster)

Learning Management System Survey will be implemented in mid-April. It now includes one open-ended question.

E.

Library Advisory (T. Murphy)

No report.

First Year Committee (J. Bosworth)

UNV 1100 instructors have been chosen and notified. They are currently being matched with peer leaders. A committee, which includes students, recommended the 1^st year book, 1984.

G.

Provost (P. Keller)

• The new Course Evaluation process is in place. Training sessions are being conducted; faculty are urged to attend.
• Any day, the applications from China will arrive.
• April 22 is a Celebration of Scholarship Day. Department chairs have information about this. Bring students’ research or special projects to showcase them.

Academic Affairs (P. Junius)

[B. Keeth moved to take 2 items involving processes and procedures for how Gen. Ed. courses are approved off the table. This motion passed, but it was later found that there were no tabled items. The issue was to be determined by Senate Exec.]

This is an existing course; GES and then AAC approved it for Gen. Ed. Status.

PASSED

2.     Curricular Action Notice: Request for GES Approval, AHD 2201

This is an existing course; GES and then AAC approved it as a Wellness course.

PASSED

PASSED

4.     Course Change Request, SPE 4420 (approved)

PASSED

5.     New course Request, XRT 3309 (approved)

The issue was raised that this is a 3000-level course as part of an Associates degree program. Using course numbers in the 3000s is not new, but should not be an issue that stops this course from being approved. The numbering of Associates degree courses may be revisited later as a separate issue.

PASSED

V.

Old Business

None.

VI.

New Business

None.

VII.

Meeting adjourned: (T. Murphy/L. Rashidi)

Minutes respectfully submitted,

Linda Iseri, interim Senate Secretary for

Christine Moulton, Senate Secretary