Agenda - December 1, 2008

University Senate

SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063

Fredonia University Senate Meeting 

Monday, December 1, 2008
4:00 P.M., S104, Williams Center

AGENDA

  1. Approval of the agenda
     
  2. Approval of the minutes of the meeting of November 3, 2008
     
  3. Report of the President: Dennis Hefner (written report)
  4. Report of the Vice President for Academic Affairs: Virginia Horvath
  5. Report of the Senate Chair: Ana Maria Klein

  6. a. Option to Abstain
    b. Length of Senate Meetings
    c. Bruce Simon: Campus Guest Speakers

  7. Action Items


  8. a. Charles Davis: Bylaws Change Endorsement
    b. Search Committee Vote 

  9. Committee Reports


  10. a. Joseph Straight, Academic Affairs

    Proposed New Major: BSED Early Childhood and Childhood Education
    Proposed New Minor: Writing
    Proposed new Minor: Athletic Coaching
    Proposed New Minor: Sports Administration and Communication
    Proposed New Minor: Sport and Exercise Sciences
    Professional Development Day Options
    Drop/Add Deadlines
    Form for Incomplete Grades

    b. Kevin Kearns, Graduate Council

    c. Chris Taverna, Faculty and Professional Affairs

  11. University Faculty Senate Report: Cheryl Drout


  12. Others


  13. Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee - update: Roger Byrne and Kerrie Wilkes

  14. New Business
     
  15. Adjournment
     
(University Senate meetings are open to all members of the campus community, space permitting.)

Executive Committee of the University Senate:

Chairperson: Ana Marie Klein
Vice Chair: Bruce Simon
University Faculty Senator: Cheryl Drout
Governance Officer: Charles Davis
Faculty Secretary: Vince Courtney

Attachments: 

President Hefner's report

Program Proposal Writing Minor

Program Proposal Early Childhood/Childhood Education

FPAC Fall Faculty Forum 2008 summary

Cover letter for Dual Cert Document

Sports Minors - Academic Affairs Committee

Report of Academic Affairs Committee

Search Committee Bios

Search Committee

 Grad Council Report


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