Penn State Intercom......January 16, 2003

Faculty Senate has full
agenda for Jan. 28 meeting

The University Faculty Senate will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in 112 Kern Graduate Building on the University Park campus. The following items will be considered:

-- Reserved Spaces Program Fall 2002. This informational report indicates the number of reserved spaces at University Park for freshmen and identifies special admissions categories.

-- University Faculty Census Report 2003-04. This informational report provides data on the number of faculty at each location and the number of senators each location is allowed according to the Senate Constitution. This information was sent to deans and campus executive officers for Senate election purposes.

-- Report on fall 2002 campus visits. This informational report provides a summary of campuses visited by the Senate officers in fall 2002 and the topics discussed on these visits.

-- Status of University Park construction projects. This informational report provides an overview of several construction projects at University Park.

-- Proposed sale of Circleville Farm. This is an oral informational report that deals with an overview of the process used by the University for the decision to sell what is referred to as Circleville Farm. A similar presentation was presented to the Board of Trustees in November.

Members of the University community may 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 Senate agenda will be posted on the Senate's Web site one week before each Senate meeting. The Jan. 28 agenda is available on the Web from the Faculty Senate home page, http://www.psu.edu/ufs/. Senate meeting minutes (The Senate Record) are available on the Senate Web site 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 from the Faculty Senate home page. The Jan. 14 Senate Curriculum Report is available at http://www.psu.edu/ufs/bluex.html.

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