Academic SenateWorking notes, links, materials

1. Call to order
2. [3 min.] Approval of April 2022 Minutes FILE
3. [5 minutes] Special Election: PTR Committee vacancy—Carolyn Schult, Academic Senate President
4. [3 min] Executive Committee introductions – Carolyn Schult
5. [4 min] New Faculty introductions—Carolyn Schult
6. [3 min] Introductions of part-time voting faculty – Jason Resler, Academic Senate Vice President
7. [5 min] Update on Standing Committee vacancies – Jason Resler
   1. Student Affairs (Library and Ed not represented)
   2. Curriculum (Ed and Arts are not represented)
   3. General Education (Ed is not represented)
   4. Non-tenure Track Committee—need more tenure track faculty
   5. Campus Directions Committee
8. [5 min] SGA President Address – Christian Martinez, Student Government Association President
9. [2 min] FACET update—Jamie Smith, FACET Coordinator
10. [5 min] General Education/FYS report– Jennifer Muñiz and Henry Scott, General Education co-Directors; Betsy Lucal, Director of FYS
11. [10 min] Academic Organizational Design Task Force update–Jason Resler & Doug McMillen, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
12. [10 min] Updates from Academic Affairs
    1. HLC Assurance Report–Doug McMillen
    2. Enrollment report—Raman Adaikkalavan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
13. [10 min] Chancellor Elrod remarks—Regional engagement and budget overview
14. [5 min] UFC report Shawn Nichols-Boyle, UFC rep
15. [5 min] President’s Remarks – Carolyn Schult
16. [5 min] Announcements
17. Motion to Adjourn

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