- Check your email and calendar invite for the May 21st meeting between 1.30 and 2.30 pm. Here are the instructions to connect to the meeting.
Senate Agenda, April 17, 2020
All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
COVID-19 UPDATE: The April 2020 Senate meeting will be online via Zoom Webinar. So please read the updated instructions [LINK] in advance. If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of March 2020 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [2 Minutes] Constitution Updates Ballot Results
- [5 Minutes] COVID-19 Approved Policies [LINK] – Executive Committee
- [16 Minutes] Admissions and Advising Committee – Theo Randall, Chair
- [10 Minutes] Academic Calendar [LINK] – Academic Affairs committee, Amy Gretencord, Chair
- [15 Minutes] Salary Review – procedures and policies – Faculty Welfare committee, Elizabeth Bennion and Tami Martinez
- [10 Minutes] Budget Updates – Chancellor Elrod
- [12 Minutes] Academic Affairs Updates – IEVCAA Chen
- [10 Minutes] General Education Updates [LINK] – Introduction of updated characteristics – General Education Committee – Hossein Hakimzadeh, Monika Lynker, and Elaine Roth
- [5 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, March 27, 2020
All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
COVID-19 UPDATE: The March 2020 Senate meeting will be online via Zoom Webinar. Click here for instructions. This is not a standard Zoom Meeting. So please read the instructions in advance. If you need help, contact the Senate Officers.
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of February 2020 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [15 Minutes] Constitution Updates [LINK] – Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee
- Article 1 Section 1
- Student Affairs Committee – Jennifer Essig, Chair
- Senate Facilities Management Committee – Mike Scheessele, Chair
- Community Engagement Committee (new) – Gail McGuire, Director
- [2 Minutes] Senate Positions – Election Results
- [15 Minutes] Guidelines and Reappointment Scheme for Lecturers [LINK] – Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee; Doug McMillen, AVCAA and Policy Committee;
- [10 Minutes] Academic Officers Review – Academic Personnel Committee – Yi Cheng, Chair
- [15 Minutes] COVID-19 and Other Updates – Chancellor Elrod
- [10 Minutes] UFC Updates – Scott Opasik
- [5 Minutes] Policy/Updates due to COVID-19 [LINK] – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [10 Minutes] Climate/Sustainability Resolution [LINK] – Deb Marr, Director
- [3 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, February 21, 2020
All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of January 2020 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [15 Minutes] Constitution Updates [LINK] – Steven Gerencser
- Article 1 Section 1
- Student Affairs Committee – Jennifer Essig
- Community Engagement Committee (new) – Gail McGuire
- [5 Minutes] Nominations for Elected Committees [LINK]
- [20 Minutes] Teaching Professor Guidelines [LINK] – Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee
- [5 Minutes] Senior Lecturer Reappointment Timeline [LINK] – Steven Gerencser, Policy Committee
- [15 Minutes] Northside Taskforce Report – Mike Scheessele
- [22 Minutes] Test optional admissions [LINK] – Theo Randall, Admissions & Advising Committee
- [3 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, January 17, 2020
UPDATE: All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of November 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [8 Minutes] Community Engagement Updates – Gail McGuire
- [8 Minutes] Campus Campaign – Joseph Chaney
- [20 Minutes] Updates – Chancellor Elrod
- [45 Minutes] Salary Taskforce – Elizabeth Bennion; Jerry Hinnefeld, Phil Iapalucci, Beth Kern, and Doug McMillen
- [3 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [3 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, Nov 15, 2019
All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of October 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [15 Minutes] Election
- Executive Committee Members-at-Large: Special Election 2019-21
- Joseph Campbell, EDUC
- Nominations Committee: Election 2019-20
- Christina Gerken, LAS
- Jennifer Muniz, ARTS
- Lori Pajakowski, CHS
- Executive Committee Members-at-Large: Special Election 2019-21
- [2 Minutes] Voting updates – Jamie Smith, Senate VP
- [5 Minutes] Associate Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award – Interim EVCAA Linda Chen
- [5 Minutes] Pub Hub and Wolfson Press – Kelcey Parker Ervick
- [25 Minutes] General Education Updates
- Elaine Roth and Kristyn Quimby – General Education Co-Directors
- Nancy Colborn, Library – Newly tagged Information Literacy courses
- Betsy Lucal, Director of FYS – Newly tagged FYS courses
- [10 Minutes] University Faculty Council (UFC) Updates – Scott Opasik, UFC Representative
- [10 Minutes] Test optional – Raman Adaikkalavan; Theo Randall, Chair, Admissions and Advising Committee; Connie Peterson-Miller, Admissions; [LINK]
- [5 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, October 25, 2019
All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of September 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [5 Minutes] Constitution Updates – Steven Gerencser and Raman Adaikkalavan [LINK]
- [15 Minutes] Northside Task force and Facilities Management Committee Updates – Mike Scheessele
- [15 Minutes] Chancellor Address – Susan Elrod
- [10 Minutes] Health care costs – Faculty Welfare Committee – Elizabeth Bennion
- [15 Minutes] Retirement plan changes – Faculty Welfare Committee – Elizabeth Bennion
- [5 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, September 20, 2019
All fall semester meetings start at 10:00 am in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2019-20 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of April 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [5 Minutes] Constitution Updates Introduction – Steven Gerencser and Raman Adaikkalavan [LINK]
- [1 Minute] Moment of Silence
- [2 Minutes] Voting Updates – Jamie Smith
- [2 Minutes] Associate Faculty Senate Voting Members – Jamie Smith
- [5 Minutes] SGA President Address – Rodger Pinto
- [1 Minute] Introduce Executive Committee
- [2 Minutes] Standing Committees – Updates
- [5 Minutes] Elected Committee – Special Election
- PTR — Tenure-Track Non-Voting member – 1 year term – CHS – Caren Rossow
- [10 Minutes] Incoming Students – Interim EVCAA Linda Chen
- [15 Minutes] Budget Committee Updates – Jerry Hinnefeld, Gail McGuire, and Anurag Pant
- [15 Minutes] General Education Co-Directors – Kristyn Quimby and Elaine Roth
- [5 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, April 19, 2019
All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2018-19 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of March 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [10 Minutes] Constitution Updates – Steven Gerencser [LINK]
- [2 Minutes] Voting Updates – General Education Motion 2e – Vincci Kwong
- [3 Minutes] Distinguished Research Award – AVCAA Doug McMillen
- [15 Minutes] General Education Motion 2f – Lyle Zynda
- Discussion and Send to Vote : Motion 2f [LINK]
- General Education Task Force public IU Box: https://iu.app.box.com/v/getf
- [8 Minutes] Third Lecturer Rank – Raman Adaikkalavan and Kim McInerney [LINK]
- Third Rank : Yes or No
- Teaching Professor Vs. Senior Lecturer with Distinction
- Senate Committees
- [8 Minutes] Curriculum Committee – David Blouin
- New Policy regarding Interim Approvals [LINK]
- [8 Minutes] Academic Affairs Committee – Amy Gretencord and Keith Dawson
- [8 Minutes] Teaching Committee – Anna Savvopoulou
- New Policy regarding Faculty Evaluation Data Usage [LINK]
- [7 Minutes] Budget Committee – Susan Thomas and Maryann Oake
- Recommendations [LINK]
- [8 Minutes] Curriculum Committee – David Blouin
- [7 Minutes] Carnegie Task Force Updates – Gail McGuire
- [9 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn
Senate Agenda, March 22, 2019
All spring semester meetings start at 1:30 pm in DW 1001.
Agenda and Blog : https://blogs.iu.edu/senate/
Constitution and Committees: https://academics.iusb.edu/academic-senate/index.html
Senate 2018-19 Documents : https://iu.box.com/v/senate
Senate Archives : http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/3376
- Call to order
- [3 Minutes] Approval of February 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes [LINK]
- [5 Minutes] Constitution Updates – Steven Gerencser [LINK]
- [2 Minutes] Voting Updates – Elected Committee, General Education Motions 2a through 2d – Vincci Kwong
- [3 Minutes] Standing Committees – Qualtrics Survey – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [15 Minutes] Senate PTR Committee – Peter Bushnell and David Blouin
- Approval of PTR Guidelines Template [LINK]
- [10 Minutes] Teaching Excellence Pathway – Raman Adaikkalavan [LINK]
- [10 Minutes] Budget Committee Updates – Susan Thomas and Maryann Oake
- [30 Minutes] General Education Motions 2e and 2f – Lyle Zynda
- Discussion and send to vote : Motion 2e [LINK]
- Discussion : Motion 2f [LINK]
- General Education Task Force public IU Box: https://iu.app.box.com/v/getf
- [6 Minutes] UFC Updates – Elaine Roth and Raman Adaikkalavan
- [4 Minutes] President’s remarks – Raman Adaikkalavan
- [2 Minutes] Announcements and motion to adjourn