Mansfield University Senate

Executive Committee

Minutes

September 2, 2010

4pm, AHSC 312

In attendance: Timko, Davis, Guenther, Wetzel, Dodson-Webster, Verno, Iseri, Gregorich, McEvoy, Bosworth, Hoy, Moritz.

Call to order - 4:05

1.  President's prerogative

A.   Call committee meetings, senate in grant 153,

B.   Get together a moratorium form - AAC, APC. They may streamline forms.

C.   Davis distributed possible process for GE curriculum passage.

a.    Suggested that proposed timeline be moved up.

b.    Warned that all courses would need to reapply for gen ed designation.

c.    Fac. Assembly, open hearings, senate votes on one model, send to committees to populate with courses, senate votes on final presentation, yea or nay.

d.    Gen Ed, then APC, then AAC

D.   Pres. Stressed the importance of conversations about new curriculum.

E.   Assessment method will be approved/adapted after plan is adopted

2.    Treasurer – No report

3.    Committees

A.    Academic Affairs, Fall actions - need two appts for WIG, need program changed sooner than later

B    WIG - everything fine

C.    GE subcommittee - approvals are pending gen. ed. Change

D.    Academic Planning - Adrianne filling in for Ed – Motion moved by Timko, second Hoy, approved.

E.    Administrative Affairs/Elections - update Keeth with committee listings

F     Student Affairs/admissions - first meeting called for next week.

G.    Library Advisory - no meeting set yet

H.    IT – D2L is rolling out acceptably.

I.      GERC - see above in Pres. Prerogative.

J.      FYE – Committee is considering removing first UNV-1100 meeting that has been held on the Friday before classes begin.

4.  Other Items-none

Adjournment -5:00