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Academic Senate Meeting 3/28/2025 1:00 DW 1001

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All Spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and the Zoom link will be posted the day before the meeting. 

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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents for this meeting will be posted after the meeting.
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, March 28, 2025 1:30-3:00 DW 1001
1. Call to order
2. [2 min] Approval of February 2025 Minutes FILE
3. [10 min] Appointed Committees, call for volunteers and details on those needs, Senate VP Stacie Merken,
4. [15 min] Policy Committee SEA 202 campus responses: revisions and continued discussion, Jamie Smith
5. [20 min] Academic Affairs Presentation of GPA proposal, Lee Kahan, Special Associate Vice Chancellor for Advising and Retention,
6. [10 min] Discussion of the Proposal
7. [10 min] Belonginess Survey results Dean of Students search update, Kory Vitangeli , Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement
8. [5 min] Curriculum Committee proposal, Barb Spinda
9. [5 min] President’s report, Steven Gerencser
10.[5 min] Announcements
11.Motion to Adjourn 

Academic Senate Agenda, February 21, 2025

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All Spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and here is 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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents for this meeting can be found here.
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, February 21, 2025 1:30-3:00 DW 1001
  1. Call to order  
  2. [2 min] Approval of January 2025 Minutes FILE 
  3. [3 min] Announcement of Lundquist fellow 
  4. [10 min] Nominating Committee slate for Elected Committees—Cyndi Sofhauser, Julie Feighery, Elaine Roth 
  5.  [10 min] Advising, Admissions and Student Affairs Committee: Policy on Academic Standing, Stacie Merken and Special Associate Vice Chancellor Lee Kahan 
  6. [10 min] Policy Committee initial discussion of formal campus SEA 202 responses in annual reports, five-year reviews and PTR 
  7. [5 min] UFC Report 
  8. [10 min] EVCAA Pearon, Academic Affairs, various topics including presentation on Stellic 
  9. [10 min] EVCAA Pearon, Academic Affairs Q&A  
  10. [10 min] VCAF Andy Williams IU Budget models and future planning 
  11. [10 min] VCAF Andy Williams, Fiscal Affairs Q&A  
  12. [5 min] President’s report—Steven Gerencser 
  13. [5 min] Announcements  
  14. Motion to Adjourn  

 

Academic Senate Agenda, January 17, 2025

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All Spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and 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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents for this meeting can be found here;  check back for complete versions available after the meeting
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, January 17, 2025 1:30-3:00 DW 1001
  1. Call to order
  2. [2 min] Approval of November 2024 Minutes FILE
  3. [5 min] Interim Deputy Chancellor, Andy Williams
  4. [5 min] AOD update-REM for College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Senate President Steven Gerencser
  5. [10 min] Advising, Admissions and Student Affairs Committee: Proposed Revisions to Policy on Academic Standing, Stacie Merken and Special Associate Vice Chancellor Lee Kahan
  6. [10 min] Chloe Garner, SGA President, discussion of an SGA resolution encouraging faculty to use Open Education Resources in the classroom.
  7. [10 min] UFC Representative Hayley Froysland, UFC report
  8. [10 min] Shawn Nichols-Boyle UFC Sub-Committee Representative: Online Academic Programs Policy presentation
  9. [10 min] Raman Adaikkalavan, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Enrollment Management, Spring Enrollment report
  10. [5] Kory Vitangeli, VC for Student Engagement, Update on Board of Trustees: Presentations on Diversity Committee and Dean of Student’s Search
  11. [5 min] EVCAA Jill Pearon, presentation on Elements
  12. [5 min] EVCAA questions
  13. [5 min] President’s Remarks—Steven Gerencser, Faculty Senate President
  14. [5 min] Announcements
  15. Motion to Adjourn

Academic Senate Agenda, November 15, 2024

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All Fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and 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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents  available here after the meeting
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, November 15, 2024 10:00-11:30 DW 1001
Call to order

  1. [1 min] Approval of October 2024 Minutes
  2. [5 min] Distinguished Teaching Award announcement—Jill Pearon, EVCAA
  3. [5 min]  Nominating Committee—Steven Gerencser
  4. [10 min] University Faculty Council report
  5. [15 min] President’s Report, SEA 202 and Elements implementation, Steven Gerencser
  6. [10 min] Senate Admissions, Advising, and Student Affairs (SAASA) Committee proposal regarding Academic Probation and Dismissal; Teaching Professor Nuran Bradley and Special Associate Vice Chancellor Lee Kahan
  7. [5 min] Questions re: SAASA proposal
  8. [10 min] Academic Organizational Design-Implementation Steering Committee update—Scott Opasik and Hope Smith Davis, co-conveners
  9. [10 min] Chancellor’s Report—Susan Elrod, Chancellor
  10. [10 min] Q & A with Chancellor
  11. [5 min] Announcements
  12. Motion to Adjourn

Reminder: Academic Senate, October 25, 2024 10:00a.m. DW1001

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Please remember:

All Fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and 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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents from meeting available here
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, October 25, 2024 10:00-11:30 DW 1001
  1. Call to order
  2. [2 min] Approval of September Meeting  2024 Minutes
  3. [3 min] Recognition and moment of silence for Paul Mishler
  4. [10 min] President’s Remarks—Steven Gerencser
  5. [20 min] Budget Update—Andy Williams, VC Administration and Finance
  6. [10 min] Hispanic Serving Institution Steering Committee report—Kory Vitangeli, VC for Student Engagement
  7. [15 min] Low-enrolled Management Plan Q & A—Jill Pearon, EVCAA
  8. [10 min] SEA 202 Campus responses
  9. [15 min] Chancellor search update Search Chair, IU South East Chancellor, Debbie Ford via Zoom
  10. [5 min] Announcements
  11. Motion to Adjourn

Academic Senate Agenda, October 25, 2024

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All Fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and 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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents from meeting available here
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, October 25, 2024 10:00-11:30 DW 1001
  1. Call to order
  2. [2 min] Approval of September Meeting  2024 Minutes
  3. [3 min] Recognition and moment of silence for Paul Mishler
  4. [10 min] President’s Remarks—Steven Gerencser
  5. [20 min] Budget Update—Andy Williams, VC Administration and Finance
  6. [10 min] Hispanic Serving Institution Steering Committee report—Kory Vitangeli, VC for Student Engagement
  7. [15 min] Low-enrolled Management Plan Q & A—Jill Pearon, EVCAA
  8. [10 min] SEA 202 Campus responses
  9. [15 min] Chancellor search update Search Chair, IU South East Chancellor, Debbie Ford via Zoom
  10. [5 min] Announcements
  11. Motion to Adjourn

Reminder: Academic Senate Meeting Friday 9/20 at 10:00 (Breakfast at 9:00)

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Remember:

All Fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and the Zoom link (posted the day before the meeting). 

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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents from today’s meeting
Breakfast starting at 9 am in the lobby, courtesy of Academic Affairs
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, September 20, 2024 10:00-11:30 DW 1001

  1. Call to order 
  2. [3 min] Approval of April 2024 Minutes and May Special Meeting Minutes 
    1. FILE (link to minutes) April meeting 
    2.  FILE (link to minutes) May meeting 
  3. [5 min] Executive Committee introductions – Steven Gerencser  
  4. [5 min] Stacie Merken, Senate Vice President,  
    1. Report on Spring vote totals  
    2. Discussion of Senate Committees  
  5. [5 min] Student Government Association President Address – Chloe Garner 
  6. [5 min] Staff Council President Address—Joel Langston 
  7. [5 min] Expressive Activity policy, Kory Vitangeli, Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement 
  8. [5 min] Academic Organizational Design-Implementation Steering Committee update—Hope Davis AVCAA and Scott Opasik, co-conveners 
  9. [20 min] Academic Affairs  
    1. Updates from Academic Affairs, Jill Pearon, EVCAA 
    2. Enrollment report—Raman Adaikkalavan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management 
    3. Mentoring project–Lee Kahan, Special Associate Vice Chancellor for Advising and Retention 
  10. [10 min] Q&A for Jill Pearon, EVCAA 
  11. [10 min] President’s Remarks – Steven Gerencser 
  12. [5 min] Announcements 

Academic Senate Agenda September 20, 2024

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All Fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.  There will be a passive Zoom option for faculty who want to listen to the meeting, but you will not be able to participate in the meeting.  Click for more information about the passive Zoom option and the Zoom link (posted the day before the meeting). 

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 
Folder with Presentations and Documents from today’s meeting
Breakfast starting at 9 am in the lobby, courtesy of Academic Affairs
Academic Senate Agenda
Friday, September 20, 2024 10:00-11:30 DW 1001
  1. Call to order 
  2. [3 min] Approval of April 2024 Minutes and May Special Meeting Minutes 
    1. FILE (link to minutes) April meeting 
    2.  FILE (link to minutes) May meeting 
  3. [5 min] Executive Committee introductions – Steven Gerencser  
  4. [5 min] Stacie Merken, Senate Vice President,  
    1. Report on Spring vote totals  
    2. Discussion of Senate Committees  
  5. [5 min] Student Government Association President Address – Chloe Garner 
  6. [5 min] Staff Council President Address—Joel Langston 
  7. [5 min] Expressive Activity policy, Kory Vitangeli, Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement 
  8. [5 min] Academic Organizational Design-Implementation Steering Committee update—Hope Davis AVCAA and Scott Opasik, co-conveners 
  9. [20 min] Academic Affairs  
    1. Updates from Academic Affairs, Jill Pearon, EVCAA 
    2. Enrollment report—Raman Adaikkalavan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management 
    3. Mentoring project–Lee Kahan, Special Associate Vice Chancellor for Advising and Retention 
  10. [10 min] Q&A for Jill Pearon, EVCAA 
  11. [10 min] President’s Remarks – Steven Gerencser 
  12. [5 min] Announcements 

Results of special Academic Senate meeting motions

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The Academic Senate met on May 13 to discuss the following motions. The faculty present at the meeting voted unanimously to proceed to a vote by the full faculty, which was conducted by electronic ballot.

Motion 1:

The IU South Bend Academic Senate calls for the Board of Trustees to immediately repeal the campus bans imposed on students, faculty, staff, and community members who have been arrested for violating policy BL- ACA-I18.

Yes      118
No         16
Abstain  7

Motion 2:

The IU South Bend Academic Senate calls for the Board of Trustees to terminate the presidency of Pamela Whitten based on the vote of no confidence by the Bloomington faculty on April 16, her handling of events in Dunn Meadow, and failure of leadership as outlined in the May 7 letter to the Board of Trustees and President Whitten from the IU South Bend Academic Senate Executive Commitee on behalf of the faculty.

Yes      104
No          21
Abstain 16

Special meeting of the Academic Senate, MONDAY, MAY 13, 2:30 pm in DW 1001

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The Executive Committee of the Academic Senate received a petition signed by 10 faculty members requesting a special meeting of the Senate to discuss and vote on the two items in the petition below. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 13 at 2:30 in DW 1001. We encourage everyone to attend in person if possible–we need 50 voting members present in the room to conduct business. There will be a Zoom option for those who can’t attend posted on the Senate blog the day before the meeting. Zoom attendees will be able to listen but cannot comment or participate in votes.

This is the only item of business. The rules for special meetings do not allow other issues to be added to the agenda.

If the two motions advance to a vote, the vote will be conducted by electronic ballot to allow all Senate members a chance to participate. The ballot will close on Wednesday, May 15 at noon.

Call to IUSB Faculty:

Demand Resignation or Termination of IU President Whitten

Call for action: The IU South Bend chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) calls upon IUSB faculty to stand together with colleagues across the state in demanding the immediate resignation or firing of President Whitten. Under her direct authority, peaceful demonstrations have been violently suppressed, policies have been undemocratically changed, and student and faculty protestors have been issued unwarranted and severe punishments.

We reject these violations of the norms of shared governance, free speech, and academic freedom essential to higher education. We ask members of the IUSB Faculty Senate to join colleagues across the state in calling for

1.     The Board of Trustees to immediately repeal the campus bans imposed on students, faculty, staff, and community members who have been arrested for violating this policy.

2.     The Board of Trustees to terminate the employment of President Whitten based on the vote of no confidence by the Bloomington Faculty Council on April 16 and her handling of events in Dunn Meadow.

 Background (with additional links below):

·         Since April 26, more than 50 peacefully protesting students and faculty have been arrested by state police, many in full riot gear and supported by rooftop observers and even snipers. IU Administration is responsible for this dangerous escalation and use of force.

·         Many of those arrested have been banned from campus for one year (or even five years)–making it impossible for students to complete their studies and faculty to do their jobs.

·         In an arbitrary assertion of authority, on April 24 the administration formed an “ad hoc” committee without faculty representation that unilaterally changed longstanding IU policy regarding protest and free speech on campus.

·         Since the crackdown, more than 1,000 IUB faculty have signed an open letter calling for the immediate resignation or termination of IU President and Provost.

·         This follows the Bloomington faculty’s overwhelming April 16 vote of “no confidence” in the President and Provost due to their arbitrary assertions of power, suppression of free speech and academic freedom, and other disturbing actions and trends.

·         President Whitten’s administration has also exerted direct authority and influence on the regional campuses of IU, instituting forced and unjustified austerity measures and challenging the ability of each campus to determine the best course for meeting the needs of its region.

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*For more about recent events and calls for the ouster of President Whitten, see the following sources:

·         The IU Bloomington chapter of the AAUP’s Statement Concerning Police Action

·         The Indiana Daily Student’s report on the no-confidence vote of April 16 and a report on the issues leading up to that vote.

·         AAUP National’s statement on crackdowns on free speech on campuses, including this: “At this critical moment, too many cowardly university leaders are responding to largely peaceful, outdoor protests by inviting law enforcement in riot gear to campus and condoning violent arrests. These administrators are failing in their duty to their institutions, their faculty, their students, and their central obligation to our democratic society.”