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WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE

http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/senate

Office: OM350 MS9020

Ph: 650-6808, Fax: 3100

OM340 at 4 pm

 

 

MEETING OF THE FACULTY SENATE

Monday, November 23, 2009

AGENDA

 

4:00

Call to Order

 

4:05

Items from the Faculty Senate President

 

 

     Approval of Minutes of  November 9, 2009

     Report from Senate President Daniel Larner

 

 

 

 

4:15

Items from the Administration:

 

 

     President Shepard

 

 

     Provost Catherine Riordan

 

 

 

 

4:25

Legislative Liaison:  Marsha Riddle Buly

 

4:32

Associated Students Vice President, Academics:  Ramon Rinonos-Diaz

 

4:35

UFWW President:  Steve Garfinkle

 

 

 

 

4:40

DISCUSSION ITEM: Allied Health Initiative. 

Presentation by Ronald Kleinknecht, Kathy Knutzen, Barbara Mathers-Schmidt

 

 

5:10

Constituent Concerns

 

 

 

 

5:15

STANDING COMMITTEE MINUTES – Reading and Acceptance (Exhibit B)

 

 

(POSTPONED MINUTES:)

(Academic Technology Committee)

 

(10/23/09)

 

(Outsourcing e-mail; Elluminate)

 

 

 

Academic Coordinating Commission

11/3/09

Curriculum minutes:  Eliminate excessive wordiness in course descriptions; include LEAP initiatives in syllabi. 

 

 

 

University Planning & Resources Council

10/28/09

Motion: Accept 7 buildings on Capital Planning Project Preservation List to be forwarded to Office Financial Management (OFM).  WWU Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Initiative. Planning for a Capital Campaign

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Technology Committee

11/4/09

John Gaythorpe, new Technical Svcs Mgr; Elluminate; accessing the “S” drive; STF upgrades

 

 

Senate Library Committee

10/7/09

Election:  Ron Helms, Chair.  Report from Dean; discussion of committee membership and charge

 

 

5:30

 

Appointments and Elections:  Chuck Lambert,  Officer

To Faculty Senate:  Chris Sandvig, Decision Sciences, for Mark Springer, Wtr Qtr

To Cold Beverage Committee (on contracts): 

Kathleen Young, Anthropology; Babafemi Akinrinade, Fairhaven, Paul Bingham, Communication

 

Non-Credit Bearing Courses and Implications

5:32

(Break - Faculty Caucus).  Report and ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

BL10.2      Minutes of commissions, councils, and committees of the Senate shall be forwarded promptly to the Senate.  A motion passed by a committee, council, or commission of the Senate shall have the implied consent of the Senate unless rejected by a 3/5 vote within two regular meetings of the Senate.  The Senate may vote by a majority to extend the time for review to the next regular meeting of the Senate or to a special meeting of the Senate.