19 October 2006
Elliott Hall Auditorium
3:10 p.m.

Agenda

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee.

A. Informational Items

1. Budget Update - Mr. Russi
2. Joan Rosen Writing Center - Ms. Robertson
3. Scheduling Task Force Update - Mr. Stewart
4. Calendar Update - Mr. Downing, Mr. Shablin

B. Roll Call
Approval of minutes of September 21 meeting.

C. Old Business

1. Motion from the Steering Committee to approve changes in the membership of the Academic Conduct Committee. (Ms. Stein)

MOVED that the membership of the Academic Conduct Committee consist of the following:

Fifteen faculty members, of whom one shall be chairperson; four students and two alternates; and the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee), who shall be ex-officio and voting.

Comment: Increasing the number of faculty from twelve to fifteen will allow a larger committee pool and therefore promote more timely scheduling of conduct hearings. In addition, altering the composition of the ACC hearing boards to allow students a greater role in conduct adjudication (from four faculty and one student to three faculty and two students) will result in the accused having a truer "jury of one's peers" and give students a more significant role in managing their own community.

Second reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote.

D. New Business

1. Motion from the Steering Committee to approve changes in the membership of the Athletics Committee. (Mr. Lepkowski)

MOVED that the membership of the Athletics Committee consist of the following:

Four faculty, two students, one staff member, one member of the Professional Advisors Committee, one external/community member, serving three year terms; the Faculty Athletics Representative, who shall serve as chair; and the Athletics Direction, ex-officio.

Comment: A representative of the Professional Advisors Committee would assist and advise the Athletics Committee on matters pertaining to the advising of student athletes.

First reading: debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

2. Procedural Motion from the Steering Committee to staff the following Senate committee. (Ms. Andersen)

MOVED that the person listed below be appointed to the committee designated:

GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Carolyn O'Mahony (School of Education and Human Services) --2005-2007

STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
Peg Roytek (School of Education and Human Services) -- 2006-2009

Procedural motion: debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

E. Good and Welfare

posted 10/17/06