AGENDA
2004/2005 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 2:15 p.m.
James R. Connor University Center 219
http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/agenda/A030805.html
  1. Call to Order

  2. Roll Call
    1. Senators present: 
    2. Senators absent:  (*informed Secretary)

  3. Approval of Minutes:  2004/2005 Faculty Senate Meeting, February 1, 2005 (attached and available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html )

  4. Reports of Committees
    1. University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Transmittal of UCC actions of Friday, February 4, 2005 (attached; please see http://acadaff.uww.edu/ucc/2004-05/020405/020405T.html  for download links): Note: all actions are "information only"; no Senate action is required; a motion to receive would be appropriate. 
      2. Transmittal of UCC actions of Friday, February 18, 2005 (attached; please see http://acadaff.uww.edu/ucc/2004-05/021805/021805T.html for download links)
    2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
      1. Salary Plan: approved by Senate Dec. 7, 2004, item 4.2 as FS0405-13 (see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M120704.html; see also Minutes of February 1, 2005, item 7.3.2 (http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html) negotiated and revised by Faculty Salary Committee; approved by Faculty Senate Executive Committee Feb. 22, 2005as FS0405-20EXEC (per UWW Constitution Article VI, Sec. 4.1.2, see http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/FacConstitution.htm); please see the attached copy; the Senate Executive Committee is grateful to the Salary Committee for its thoughtfulness, creativity, and persistence in drafting and negotiating this plan.
      2. Tenure process for administrative hires (at the request of the UWW Chancellor Search and Screen Committee; for discussion, no action requested).
    3. Ad Hoc committee to study faculty concerns about course evaluations (from item 5.a., May 5, 2004 minutes,  http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M050404.htm; please see the attachments)

  5. Old Business
    1. University Standards Committee (please see the attachments) Weston/Epps moved approval of "Proposed Revised University Promotion Standards Document, January 2005". Motion pending and postponed from the February 1, 2005 meeting, item 4.2.2 (see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html)

  6. New Business:
      1. Peggy Anderson, Management (attached)

  7. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
    1. Report of the Chancellor
    2. Report of the Provost
    3. Report of the Senate Chair
      1. Resolutions from the February 1, 2005 Faculty Senate Meeting
        1. FS0405-16 EXEC: Senate Executive Committee will reconsider at its initial 2005-2006 meeting
        2. FS0405-17: UCC of 12/3/04; Chancellor approved 
        3. FS0405-18: UCC of 1/21/05; Chancellor approved 
        4. FS0405-19: revisions to Faculty Personnel Rules; Chancellor approved
      2. Other announcements:
        1. The Faculty Service Award deadline was February 28.  Faculty Senators  Robert Gruber and John Valadez are serving 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 terms; Virginia Epps is serving 2004/2005 as former Service Award Recipient; Neil Sawyer and Sue Wildermuth are continuing in 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 term (see the November 9, 2004 minutes, http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M110904.html, item 6.2).
      3. Senate Meeting Dates and Times (please see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/0405MeetingDates.htm)
        1. Faculty Senate: April 12, 2005; May 3, 2005
        2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: March 29, 2005; April 19, 2004

  8. Adjournment