AGENDA
2005/2006 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 2:15 p.m.
James R. Connor University Center 219
<http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/agenda/A110805.html>
  1. Call to Order

  2. Roll Call
    1. Senators present: 
    2. Senators absent: (* notified the Secretary)
    3. Welcome to new and returning Senators elected in Fall of 2005: 
      1. Representing Professors: Mohammad Ahmadi
      2. Representing Arts & Communication: Elena Bertozzi and William Cassidy
      3. Representing Business & Economics: John Aulerich and K. Praveen Parboteeah
      4. Representing Education: Amy Griffith and E. Andrew Kapp

  3. Approval of Minutes of the 2004/2005 Faculty Senate Meeting, October 11, 2005 (attached to the paper copy and available at <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M101105.html>).

  4. Reports of Committees
    1. University Curriculum Committee: Transmittal of actions of Friday, November 4, 2005, (paper copy will be distributed at the meeting; please see  <http://acadaff.uww.edu/UCC/2005-06/110405/110405T.htm> for download links)  (Note: The UCC meeting scheduled for October 21, 2005 was cancelled)
    2. Faculty Senate Executive Commitee:
      Resolved that the Faculty Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recommends to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents that the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students who have applied for graduation in December 2005 and who have been certified by the University Registrar to have met all academic requirements and completed all of their courses of study be granted their degrees at the December 2005 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater commencement exercises.
    3. Academic Staff Assembly: Report on Survey of Instructional Academic Staff Workload Changes; Dr. Richard Schraufnagel (attached to the paper copy and available at <http://www.uww.edu/acadstaff/surveyreport.html>)

  5. Old Business
    1. Appoint one UWW faculty member to the Sexual Assault Prevention Advisory Committee replacement one-year appointment; term to expire 2006 (please see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/ac-assault.htm>)
    2. Appoint two UWW faculty members to the Office of Recreation Sports and Facilities Advisory Council
      1. term 1: one faculty member for the balance of the 2005_2006 academic year
      2. term 2: one faculty member for both the balance of the 2005_2006 academic year and for the 2006-2007 academic year

  6. New Business
    1. Retirement Resolution(s): none
    2. Resolution on changing the undergraduate grading system (E. Andrew Kapp):
      Whereas, the Chancellor of the University in consultation with the Faculty is responsible for establishing grading systems within the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (s.36.09(3)(a) Wi Stats and Article II of the UWW Constitution of the Faculty); and the current system of grading for undergraduate students, consisting of five increments, does not allow for sufficient specificity to accurately reflect the students' command of the subject matter; be it resolved that the UW-Whitewater Faculty Senate calls for a change to the undergraduate grading system from the current system of 5 increments represented by the letter designations A, B, C, D and F to one of seven increments A, A/B, B, B/C, C, D, F.
    3. Faculty Service Award Selection Committee (Robert Gruber and John Valadez are continuing in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 terms) (please see http://acadaff.uww.edu/awards/SERVICE.html ): 
      1. Choose two Faculty Senators for 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 terms:
      2. Choose one former recipient of the Faculty Service Award to serve a one-year term, 2005/2006: 

  7. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
    1. Report of the Chancellor
    2. Report of the Provost
      1. The UC remodeling (Pat Freer, UC Director)
      2. other
    3. Report of the Senate Chair
      1. Resolutions from the October 11, 2005 Senate meeting <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M101105.html>
        1. FS0506-08:  UCC actions of Sept. 23, 2005; transmitted Oct. 13 to Chancellor for approval
        2. FS0506-09:  retirement resolution and emerita status Elaine Johnson; transmitted Oct. 13 to Chancellor for approval
        3. FS0506-10:  format and contents of retirement resolutions (please see the attachment to the paper copy; transmitted Oct. 13 to Chancellor for approval
      2. other
      3. Senate Meeting Dates and Times (see <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/0506MeetingDates.htm>)
        1. Faculty Senate: December 13, 2005; February 7, 2006; March 14, 2006; April 11, 2006; May 2, 2006
        2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: November 29, 2005; January 24, 2006; February 28, 2006; March 21, 2006; April 18, 2006
    4. Other Announcements

  8. Adjournment