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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, December 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• ASUSU Report - Erik Mikkelsen
• Council on Teacher Education Report - Francine Johnson
• Scholarship Advisory Board Report - Patti Kohler
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC 402.3.2; 402.3.4 Vacancies (second reading) – Terry Peak
• Open Access – Richard Clement and Flora Shrode
• Overload Compensation – Raymond Coward

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, December 5, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• PRPC -Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, and 403.3.2( Second Reading) Title changes for the new Vice President for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
• PRPC -Section 402.3.2 and 402.3.4 (First Reading) Vacancies in the Faculty Senate
• The Presidential Task Force on Curriculum - Norm Jones

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, November 21, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

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Usu Faculty Forum Minutes, November 7, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• How can the quinquennial post-tenure review process be made more effective? What possible rewards or consequences should be used in a revamped process?
• Should there be more faculty involvement in campus design and planning activities (e.g., new student recreation center, road 700 N., parking issues and concerns)?
• Should faculty be able to continue receiving extra compensation for overload teaching? Clarification of Human Resources policy on overload teaching.
• How should faculty compensation be approached during hard economic times? How can faculty voice about compensation priorities be more effectively expressed? What is the role of BFW in these processes and are their …

Usu Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, October 17, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report - Pamela Martin
• Athletic Council Report - Ken White
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, 405.11.4 and 403.3.2 (Second Reading) – Terry Peak.
• Follow-up on Faculty Senate Communication with the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy
• Proposed Code Change Wording on Faculty Senate Vacancies – Glenn McEvoy.

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, October 3, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, and Section 403.3.2, administrative title change of the combined office of the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (First Reading) – Terry Peak.
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, September 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report - Mark McLellan
• Follow-up to last year's code revisions - Glenn McEvoy
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Year-One Report - Michael Torrens
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty - Glenn McEvoy

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, September 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report – Mark McLellan
• Follow-up to last year’s code revisions – Glenn McEvoy.
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Year-One Report – Michael Torrens
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, August 29, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report - Mark McLellan
• NWCCU Year One Report - Michael Torrens
• Code Items for PRPC
• Size of Faculty Senate committees
• Communicating Faculty Senate issues to the faculty at large

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, April 25, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• AA/EO Code Changes in Policy 300 - David Ottley
• Common Hour Revised Implementation - Jordan Olsen
• Diversity Council - James Morales
• Calendar Committee Follow-up - Scott Bates
• FDDE Annual Report - Jennifer Duncan
• Committee on Committees Annual Report - Glenn McEvoy
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• Approval of the presidential appointee to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee – Vince Wickwar
• USU-CEU Code Changes (Second Reading) – Vince Wickwar

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, April 11, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• AA/EO Code Change in Policy 300 - David Ottley
• Common Hour implementation - Jordan Olsen
• FDDE Annual Report - Jennifer Duncan
• Committee on Committees Annual Report - Glenn McEvoy
• Calendar Committee Report - Yolanda Flores-Niemann
• Faculty Senate Motion Tracking
• Final Report of Ad Hoc USU-CEU Code Committee - Vince Wickwar

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, April 4, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Calendar Committee - Scott Bates
• Committee on Committees Election Results - Glenn McEvoy
• PRPC Annual Report - Bob Parson
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Report - Sydney Peterson
• Nominations for Faculty Senate President Elect - Glenn McEvoy
• Ad-Hoc Committee USU-CEU Code Changes (First Reading) – Vince Wickwar

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, March 21, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• PRPC Annual Report - Bob Parson
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Report - Sydney Peterson
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• Calendar Committee Annual Report and Proposal – Yolanda Flores Niemann
• FDDE Proposal to Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Visionary Diversity Office at USU – Susanne Janecke
• Ad Hoc Committee for USU-CEU Code Changes – Vince Wickwar

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, March 14, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• What USU is doing about air quality – Nat Frazer.
• Information Technology at USU-CEU – Eric Hawley.
• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Survey – Doug Jackson-Smith.
• One-year renewal of USU-CEU Faculty Senate apportionments – Vince Wickwar.
• Proposed procedure for code changes to integrate USU-CEU – Vince Wickwar.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, February 22, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Annual Report - Rhonda Miller
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Annual Report - Richard Jenson
• BFW Survey - Doug Jackson Smith
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC Items - Bob Parson
• Section 401.4.2 (1) – Proposed change to Lecturer Ranks
• Section 405.11.4(1) – Vince Wickwar
• One-Year Renewal of USU-CEU Faculty Senate Apportionment - Vince Wickwar
• How to proceed with code changes to integrate USU-CEU? - Vince Wickwar

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, February 7, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Instructure's Canvas the new Learning Management System (LMS) Program - Robert Wagner
• PRPC Item, 402.10 -402.12 The Faculty Senate and Its Committees (First Reading) – Bob Parson.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, January 18, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• What USU Is Doing About Air Quality - Nat Frazer
• Research Council Annual Report - Brent Miller
• Bookstore Report - Eric Worthen/David Parkinson
• Tenure-Review Timetable - Ed Heath
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• FDDE Funding Proposal for HERI Faculty Survey - Jennifer Duncan
• PRPC Items Section 402.10 - 402.12 - Bob Parson

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, January 10, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• University Business – President Stan Albrecht
• Consent Agenda Items – Vince Wickwar
• Code Compliance Committee Renewal – Vince Wickwar
• PRPC 405.11.4(1) Tenured and Term Appointments: Evaluation, Promotion, and Retention (Second Reading) – Bob Parson
• Tenure-Review Timetable Discussion – Ed Heath