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Faculty Senate sets April 22 meeting agendaThe University Faculty Senate will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in 112 Kern Graduate Building, University Park. Items to be considered at the April 22 meeting include: * A Concept for Restructuring and Improving the Operation and Procedures of the University Faculty Senate: The Senate self-study committee presents several preliminary recommendations that will be debated. Considerations include the size of the Senate, length and number of meetings, organization of committees and new approaches for receiving reports. * Change to Policy 34-68 (Auditing a Course): This legislative report recommends the change of the definition of "full time" to exclude audit credits. * Revision of Senate Policy 67-00, Athletic Competition, Section 2, Eligibility of Athletes: This policy change reaffirms an existing practice that does not permit provisional, nondegree regular and nondegree conditional students to practice or compete. * Revision to Policy AD53, Privacy Statement: The proposed policy revision clarifies that means of monitoring activities of employees and students with such technologies as video and sound may abridge privacy expectations and may not be used except when necessary to protect the security of the University and its employees and students. * Defining Grading Standards: The Senate will vote on three recommendations designed to halt the steady increase in grade point averages over the past 15 years. * Status of General Education Certification/Recertification: This report provides an update on the status of General Education implementation and course recertification as legislated by the Senate in 1997. The use of ANGEL for collaborative reviews will be presented. * Time in Rank of Associate Professors: This report provides information on the time that associate professors are spending in rank, beginning with appointment or promotion to that position. Analysis by gender, minority status and location is given. * Update on Graduate Education: This report examines trends in graduate enrollment, diversity efforts, technology initiatives and funding programs. * Report on Spring 2003 College Visits: The Senate Officers visit University Park colleges and other units each spring. This report summarizes those visits. * Status of Construction: This annual report focuses on construction projects at campus locations. * Parking Rate Structure: Parking Office representatives will present changes in the rate structure for parking at University Park as well as changes in the location of parking facilities. * 2003-2004 Officer and Committee Election Results: The results of all Senate elections will be presented. Members of the University community are invited to attend this meeting. Any member of the University Community not a member of the Senate may request the privilege of the floor on any item of business already before the Senate. Such a request must be made to the chair, through the executive secretary of the Senate, at least four calendar days before the meeting at which the individual wishes to speak. The agenda will be posted on the Senate's Web site one week prior to each Senate meeting. The April 22 Agenda is available on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/agendax.html. Senate meeting minutes (The Senate Record) also are available on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/recordx.html approximately three weeks following the Senate meeting. For information on how to submit major, minor, option or course proposals, the Guide to Curricular Procedures is available on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/docs.html. The April 8 Senate Curriculum Report is available at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/bluex.html. |