Academic SenateWorking notes, links, materials

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m.  The April meeting will be held in DW 1001.  There will be a Zoom option for faculty who prefer to participate virtually.  Guidelines for Zoom attendance are here; they include the Zoom link.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

 

1. Call to Order
2. [3 min.] Approval of the March 2022 Academic Senate Minutes [FILE]
3. [5 min.] Announcement of the Distinguished Research Award, Jill Pearon, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 
4. [5 min.] Executive Committee membership, Elaine Roth, Academic Senate President
5. [5 min.] Ballot Results and Senate Committees, Mohammad Merhi, Academic Senate Vice President [FILE]
6. [5 min.] Campus Directions Committee Report, Susan Moore, CDC Co-Chair [FILE]
7. [5 min.] Senate Promotion, Tenure and Reappointment Committee Report, Rebecca Brittenham, PTR Co-Chair [FILE] 
8. [5 min.] New PTR policy (reappointment of long-term non-tenure-line appointments with reservation), Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee, Chair [FILE]
9. [5 min.] General Education presentation, Jennifer Muniz and Henry Scott, General Education Co-Directors [FILE]
10. [5 min.] University Faculty Council report, Elaine Roth, Academic Senate President
11. [5 min.] Senate Library Committee presentation, Susan Thomas, Interim Dean of the Library 
12. [5 min.] Policy proposal, Senate Academic Affairs Committee, Jamie Smith, AAC Co-Chair [FILE]
13. [5 min.] American Association for University Professors proposed resolution on teaching freedom, Jake Mattox, AAUP President [FILE]
14. [15 min.] Academic Organizational Design Task Force, Jill Pearon, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [FILE]
15. [5 min.] Chancellor’s Report, Susan Elrod, Chancellor [FILE]
16. [5 min.] President’s Remarks, Elaine Roth, Academic Senate President
17. Announcements
18. Motion to Adjourn

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m.  The March meeting will be held in DW 1001.  There will be a Zoom option for faculty who prefer to participate virtually.  Guidelines for Zoom attendance are here; they include the Zoom link.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

 

1. Call to Order
2. [3 min.] Approval of February 2022 Academic Senate Minutes [FILE]
3. [15 min.] Reorganization, Elimination, and Merger of Academic Units and Programs at IU South Bend policy, Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee, Chair [FILE]
4. [5 min.] Announcement of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award and the Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award, Doug McMillen, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
5. [20 min.] Academic Organizational Design Task Force, Jill Pearon, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [FILE]
6. [10 min.] Budget presentation, Dan Petree, Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
7. [10 min.] Return to two policies from February Senate meeting, Jamie Smith, Academic Affairs Committee, Co-Chair

A) Extend auto W to last day of classes from current date of March 13 potentially through the end of the pandemic [FILE]

B) Establish administrative withdrawal for GPA students to last day of classes [FILE]

8. [5 min.] Presentation on Senate Committees, Mohammad Merhi, Academic Senate Vice President

A) Standing Committees

B) Elected Committees – Athletics; PTR

9. [7 min.] Resolution on mask guidance, Jake Mattox, American Association for University Professors, President [FILE]

10. [2 min.] President’s Remarks, Elaine Roth, Academic Senate President

11. Announcements

12. Motion to Adjourn

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we will be meeting virtually via Zoom in January and February.  (More information will be forthcoming about the March meeting.)  The guidelines for the February meeting, including the Zoom link are here.  Be sure that you have signed into Zoom on-line; don’t just click on the Zoom link.  If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

 

1.Call to Order

2. [5 min.] Approval of January 2022 Academic Senate Minutes [LINK]

3. [5 min.] Nominating Committee [LINK]

4. [15 min.] Reorganization, Elimination, and Merger of Academic Units and Program policy – Steven Gerencser, Chair, Policy Committee [LINK] 

5. [5 min.] Mohammad Merhi, Senate Vice President 

A) Result of vote on library circulation policy; [LINK]

B) call for faculty representative for Undergraduate Research Journal

6. [5 min.] Library presentation on resources for on-line classes – Susan Thomas, Interim Dean of the Library

7. [5 min.] Betsy Lucal, Director, First Year Experience Program

8. [5 min.] Discussion of testing policy for Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirement – Yu Song, Math Department [LINK]

9. [10 min.] Jamie Smith, Co-Chair, Academic Affairs Committee [LINK]

A) Extend auto W to last day of classes from current date of March 13 potentially through the end of the pandemic

B) Establish administrative withdrawal for GPA students to last day of classes

10. [15 min.] Chancellor’s Report – Chancellor Susan Elrod

11. [15 min.] EVCAA’s Report – EVCAA Jill Pearon [LINK]

12. [3 min.] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth

13. Announcements

14. Motion to Adjourn

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we will be meeting virtually via Zoom in January and February.  More information will be forthcoming about the March meeting.  (The guidelines for the January meeting are available here; they include the Zoom link.)  Be sure that you have signed into Zoom on-line; don’t just click on the Zoom link.  If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

 

1)Call to Order

2) [5 Minutes] Approval of November 2021 Academic Senate meeting Minutes [LINK]

3) [10 Minutes] Chancellor’s Report – Susan Elrod, Chancellor

4) [10 Minutes] EVCAA’s Report – Jill Pearon, EVCAA

5) [5 Minutes] Voting Updates – Mohammad Merhi, Senate Vice President [LINK]

6) [5 Minutes] Policy Committee Report – Steven Gerencser, Chair of Policy Committee

7) [5 Minutes] CBAC Update – Jerry Hinnefeld and Mallory Edmondson, faculty CBAC representatives [LINK]

8) [5 Minutes] – General Education – Henry Scott and Jennifer Muniz, General Education co-Directors

9) [10 Minutes] Library Committee – Susan Thomas, Interim Dean of the Library

A) library resources for on-line classes;

B) circulation policy [LINK]

10) [5 Minutes] UFC Report – Shawn Nichols-Boyle, Dave Surma, and Kayla Isenbletter, UFC representatives

11) [5 Minutes] Teaching Committee – Kyle Schwieterman and Lori Pajakowski, Senate Teaching Committee co-Chairs [LINK]

12) [3 Minutes] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth

13) Announcements

14) Motion to Adjourn

All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001. If faculty prefer to join virtually, there will be a Zoom option.  Guidelines for Zoom attendance are here; they include the Zoom link.

Agenda and Blog                         : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: [LINK]
Recent Senate Documents      : [LINK]
Senate Archives                           : [LINK]

1. Call to Order
2. [3 min.] Approval of October 2021 Minutes [LINK]
3. [5 min.] Voting updates – Mohammad Merhi, Vice President [LINK]
4. [5 min.] IUSB Distinguished Teaching Award– Associate Vice Chancellor Doug McMillen
5. [10 min.] Nominations Committee election – Mohammad Merhi, VP

Justin Amellio-Ashbrook (Arts)

Carolyn Schult (CLAS)

Kristyn Quimby (CHS)

6. [5 min.] Cambridge International credit – AVC Doug McMillen [LINK]
7. [5 min.] New circulation policy – Susan Thomas, Interim Dean of the Library [LINK]
8. [5 min.] University Faculty Council update – Shawn Nichols-Boyle and Dave Surma, IUSB UFC representatives [LINK]
9. [5 min.] New Juneteenth holiday – Keith Dawson, Registrar [LINK]
10. [5 min.] Policy Committee – Steven Gerencser, Chair of Policy Committee [LINK]
11. [10 min.] Commendation of Attendance – CLAS Dean Brenda Phillips [LINK]
12. [10 min.] Vote to endorse Strategic Plan- Campus Directions Committee co-Chairs Susan Moore and Justin Amellio-Ashbrook [LINK]
13. [10 min.] Vote to approve IU Indiana College Core (ICC) Certificate – AVC Doug McMillen [LINK]
14. [10 min.] Update on 1% Compensation Pool – Chancellor Susan Elrod (via Zoom)
15. [2 min.] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth
16. Announcements
17. Motion to Adjourn

All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001. If faculty prefer to join virtually, there will be a Zoom option.  The Zoom link, and guidelines for Zoom attendance can be found here.

Agenda and Blog                         : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: [LINK]
Recent Senate Documents      : [LINK]
Senate Archives                           : [LINK]

 

1. Call to Order

2. [3 min.] Approval of September Minutes [LINK]

3. [25 min.] Strategic Plan – Susan Moore and Justin Amellio, Campus Directions Committee Co-Chairs [LINK]

4. [5 min.] University Faculty Council report from April 27, 2020 meeting – Shawn Nichols-Boyle and Scott Opasik, 2020-2021 UFC representatives [LINK]

5. Academic Affairs Committee – Jamie Smith and Denise Henderson, Co-Chairs

A) [10 min.] Late withdrawal policy fall 2021 [LINK]

B) [5 min.] GPA auto withdrawal [LINK]

6. [10 min.] Indiana College Core Certificate – Associate Vice Chancellor Doug McMillen [LINK]

7. [5 min.] Constitution updates – Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee Chair [LINK]

8. [10 min.] Chancellor’s Report – Chancellor Susan Elrod

9. [2 min.] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth

10. [3 min.] Announcements

A) Jamie Smith – FACET inductees

11. Motion to adjourn

All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001. If faculty prefer to join virtually, there will be a Zoom option.  Guidelines for Zoom attendance are here; they include the Zoom link.

Agenda and Blog                         : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: [LINK]
Recent Senate Documents      : [LINK]
Senate Archives                           : [LINK]

1. Call to Order

2. [3 min.] Approval of April 2021 Minutes [LINK]

3. [4-5 min each; 15 min. total] Special Elections:

A) Executive Committee

i. Mohammad Merhi (B&E) Vice President;

ii. Raj Kohli (B&E) Member at Large;

iii. Jason Resler (Arts) Member at Large

B) Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment Committee (Joe Campbell – Educ)

C) Athletics Committee (Klajdi Bregu – B&E)

D) Nominations for 3 Alternates for Faculty Misconduct Committee

4. [5 min] Executive Committee introduction – Elaine Roth

5. [5 min] Introduction of part-time voting faculty – Mohammad

6. [5 min] Update on Standing Committees – Mohammad

Research and Development – need one more person

7. [5 min] Student Government Association President Address – Rana Hamad, Student Government Association President

8. [5 min] General Education – update on new fall 2021 Gen Ed – Jennifer Muñiz and Henry Scott, General Education co-Directors [LINK]

9. [5 min] Executive Committee Updates – Elaine

10. [30 min] Update from Academic Affairs (including Covid fall 2021 and hybrid program coding) – Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jill Pearon [LINK]

11. [5 min] President’s Remarks – Elaine

12. [5 min] Announcements

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we will be meeting virtually via Zoom.  (The guidelines for the meeting are available here; the day before the meeting, they will include the Zoom link.)  Be sure that you have signed into Zoom on-line; don’t just click on the Zoom link.  If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

April 2021 Academic Senate Agenda

1. Call to Order  
2. [3 Minutes] Approval of March 2021 Academic Senate meeting Minutes [LINK]  
3. [5 Minutes] Chancellor’s Professor – Susan Elrod, Chancellor  
4. [5 Minutes] Senate Standing Committees – Hayley Froysland, Senate Vice President 
5. [15 Minutes] Financial Crisis policy – Steven Gerencser, Chair of Policy Committee [LINK] 
6. [10 Minutes] Mission, Vision, Values statements – Dave Surma, Chair of Campus  Directions Committee [LINK] 
7. [10 Minutes] Report on CARES spending – Carolyn Kasdorf, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance 
8. [10 Minutes] Fall Return – Susan Elrod, Chancellor 
9. [10 Minutes] ALC Principles for Fall Return – Jill Pearon, Executive Vice Chancellor  for Academic Affairs [LINK]  
10.  [3 Minutes] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth  
11. Announcements  

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we will be meeting virtually via Zoom.  (The Zoom link and guidelines for the meeting are available here.)  Be sure that you have signed into Zoom on-line; don’t just click on the Zoom link.  If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

 

March 2021 Academic Senate agenda 

1. Call to Order 
2. [3 Minutes] Approval of February 2021 Academic Senate meeting Minutes [LINK] 
3. [3 Minutes] Election Results – Elected Senate Committees; General Education transfer credit threshold – Hayley Froysland 
4. [5 Minutes] Senate Standing Committees – Hayley Froysland 
5. [5 Minutes] Announcement of Teaching Awards – Doug McMillen 
6. [5 Minutes] PTR Committee – Andy Schnabel, Chair 
7. [5 Minutes] Counseling Center presentation – Kevin Griffith, Director 
8. [10 Minutes] Titan Success Center – Erin Brown, Interim Director 
9. [10 Minutes] Late withdrawal policy spring 2021 – Jen Kazmierczak, Chair, Academic Affairs Committee [LINK] 
10. [5 Minutes] UFC report – Scott Opasik and Shawn Nichols-Boyle 
11. [5 Minutes] President’s Remarks – Elaine Roth 
12. [10 Minutes] Announcements  

All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we will be meeting virtually via Zoom.  (The Zoom link and guidelines for the meeting are available here.)  Be sure that you have signed into Zoom on-line; don’t just click on the Zoom link.  If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.

Agenda and Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Recent Senate Documents: LINK
Senate Archives: http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376

February 19, 2021 Academic Senate agenda 

1. Call to order 
2. [3 Minutes] Approval of January 2021 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK] 
3. [10 Minutes] Nominations for Elected Committees [LINK] – Terri Hebert, Nominating Committee 
4. [10 Minutes] Senate General Education Committee – Mallory Edmondson, Co-Chair Motion regarding General Education requirements for transfer students [LINK] 
5. [10 Minutes] Fall 2021 First Year Seminars – General Education Directors, Kristyn Quimby and Lyle Zynda, and First Year Seminar Director, Betsy Lucal  
6. [7 Minutes] Campus Directions Committee update – Dave Surma and Susan Moore, co-Chairs 
7. [10 Minutes] Community Engagement Center Proposal – Jay VanderVeen [LINK] 
8. [10 Minutes] Remarks – EVCAA Jill Pearon  
9. [10 Minutes] Fall 2021 – former Interim EVCAA Doug McMillen 
10. [3 Minutes] President’s remarks – Elaine Roth 
11. [10 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn