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Executive Senate - 2009-2010

Review Committee:  TBA, Registrar’s Office

Academic Resources: TBA, Various locations

Other Committees:  Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00

Jan.26

 Full Senate - Monroe

Feb.2

 Executive Senate - Hieronymus Lounge

Feb.9

Executive Senate - Hieronymus Lounge

Feb.23

Full Senate - Monroe
Mar.2 Departmental Diversity Recruitment Specialists - Monroe
Mar.9 Executive Senate - Hieronymus Lounge
Mar.23 Full Senate - Monroe
Mar.30 Executive Senate - Alumni
April 6 Executive Senate - Alumni
April 13 Full Senate - Monroe
April 20 Executive Senate - Alumni

 

Agenda Archives Minutes Archives
April 20, 2009 (Alumni Gallery)
  1. Review minutes of April 6, 2010.
  2. Discussion of Chemistry position
    1. Supporting rationale from department
    2. Contextual policy
    3. Institutional Data ( Dept Load, Faculty Load)
  3. Discussion of Academic Integrity Policy
    1. Current Academic Dishonesty Policy
    2. Proposed Academic Integrity Statement
  4. Discussion of Attendance Policies
    1. Current Attendance Policy
    2. Current Exam make up policy B.2.
    3. Proposed revision1, revision2, revision3 (includes deletion of Exam policy B.2)

 

April 6, 2009 (Alumni Gallery)
  1. Review minutes of March 30 , 2010.
  2. "Graduated Deficient" Degree not Awarded data
  3. Discussion of Psychology position
    1. Supporting rationale from department
    2. Contextual policy
    3. Institutional Data ( Dept Load, Faculty Load)
  4. Discussion of Academic Integrity Policy
    1. Current Academic Dishonesty Policy
    2. Proposed Academic Integrity Statement
  5. Discussion of Attendance Policies
    1. Current Attendance Policy
    2. Current Exam make up policy B.2.
    3. Proposed revision (includes deletion of Exam policy B.2)

 

March 30, 2009 (Alumni Gallery)
  1. Review minutes of March 9, 2010.
  2. Commencement Participation rewrite (current, edited)
  3. Discussion of Academic Dishonesty Policy
    1. Academic Integrity Statement
    2. Falsification Statement
  4. Attendance Policies (Exam make up B.2.)
March 9, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of February 9, 2010.
  2. Discussion of diversity courses (Proposed template)
  3. Discussion of modified Alternative Majors Policy
  4. Discussion of Academic Dishonesty Policy
February 9, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of February 2, 2010.
  2. Discussion of diversity courses (Proposed template)
  3. Discussion of Alternative Majors Policy (Log)
  4. Discussion of Academic Dishonesty Policy
February 2, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of December 8, 2009.
  2. Discussion of proposed ROTC courses
    1. PHI 113: Contemporary Moral Problems
    2. PHI 104: Ethics
    3. COM 133: Conflict & Reconciliation
  3. Discussion of diversity courses (Note from Admissions)
  4. Discussion of Consecutive Off-campus Programs Policy
    Comments from T. Work
    Log of Petitions
    Sample Petitions
December 8, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of November 17, 2009.
  2. Discussion of proposed changes to Senate structure
  3. Honors Program proposal

 

November 17, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of October 20, 2009.
  2. Discussion of the timing of mid-term unsatisfactory grade reports (Chapman memo, Hardley memo)
  3. Discussion of CIP requests
  4. Discussion of diversity courses

 

October 20 , 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of September 22 , 2009.
  2. Appeal of MA 005: Statistics delisting (Memo from Glenn Town, GE Committee Responsibilities, Memo, Original Note, History of Decision, RA Courses , RA enrollment, Statistics as Prereq, MA 005 by major, Response memo)
  3. Review of GE area SLOs
    1. Executive Senate Responsibilities
    2. GE Committee Responsibilities
    3. Thinking Globally Definitions and SLOs
  4. Discussion of ROTC (Westmont Requirements, UCSB Courses)

 

September 22 , 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of September 15 , 2009.
  2. Overview of Year
  3. Review of positions (Guiding document, Dept Load, Faculty Load)
    1. Biology
  4. Continued discussion of acceptable grade for GE credit
    1. History (2003 proposal, percentages of D grades)
    2. Current Grade Definitions , 2003 Grade Definitions
    3. Question: Should we raise the minimal accepted grade to fulfill a GE requirement from D- to C-?

 

September 15 , 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of March 24 , 2009.
  2. Overview of Year
  3. Review of positions (Guiding document, Dept Load, Faculty Load)
    1. Kinesiology
    2. Biology (Next Week)
  4. Discussion of acceptable grade for GE credit
    1. History (2003 proposal, percentages of D grades)
    2. Grade Definitions
    3. Question: Should we raise the minimal accepted grade to fulfill a GE requirement from D- to C-?

March 24, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of March 10 , 2009.
  2. Budget priorities: Policy and Procedures discussion
    1. Principles for canceling low enrollment classes.
    2. Principles for prioritizing positions when hiring is thawed.

 

March 10, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of February 3, 2009.
  2. Discussion of Competent and Compassionate Action I learning outcomes. (GE doc., Supplemental, SLOs)
  3. Discussion of course evaluation system. (Memo, Course Information Form, Survey Form, Sample Report)
  4. Budget priorities: Documents.
    1. Top CIP requests
    2. Open Positions
    3. Reduction of force policy in Faculty Handbook
  5. Budget priorities: Policy and Procedures discussion
    1. Principles for prioritizing positions when hiring is unfrozen
    2. Principles for canceling low enrollment classes.

 

February 10, 2009 (Cancelled)

 

February 3, 2009 (Hieronymus Lounge)
  1. Review minutes of October 21, 2008
  2. Suggested changes to Serving Society; Enacting Justice GE statement
  3. Suggested changes to Thinking Globally GE & Interpretive statements.

 

October 21, 2008
  1. Review minutes of September 30, 2008
  2. Discussion of Serving Society; Enacting Justice learning outcomes
  3. Discussion of Competent and Compassionate Action I learning outcomes. (GE doc., Supplemental)

 

September 30, 2008
  1. Review minutes of September 16, 2008
  2. Consideration of KNS Biomechanic position (Memo 1, Memo 2)
  3. Consideration of Econ & Business position ( Memo)
  4. Registration waiting lists
  5. Discussion of Serving Society; Enacting Justice learning outcomes
September 16, 2008
  1. Review minutes of March 25, 2008
  2. Reminder of position addition/replacement policy.
  3. Consideration of KNS Biomechanics position
  4. Discussion of First-Year Seminar proposal
April 1, 2008

Meeting Cancelled

March 25 , 2008
  1. Review minutes of March 4, 2008.
  2. Discussion of positions (Policy)
    1. Computer Science: New Position
  3. Review draft Academic Probation Policy
March 4, 2008
  1. Review minutes of Jan. 29, 2008
  2. Review of positions (Policy)
    1. Political Science: American Government
    2. Education
    3. History: New Position (Enrollment Data)
    4. Computer Science: New Position
  3. Grade definitions
Jan. 29, 2008
  1. Review minutes of Dec. 4, 2007.
  2. Commencement Participation Proposal
  3. Discussion of Grade definition proposals (Revised AP&P definitions,  Alternate definitions from Laura Montgomery, Berkeley, Sonoma)
Dec. 4, 2007 (Provost Office)

December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Executive Senate

  1. Approve minutes of Oct. 23.
  2. Discussion of Commencement Participation Policy. (Westmont data 2006, Survey of other schools, Survey summary )
  3. Discussion of CIP requests. (Art, Bio, Deane Hall, EB, KNS, Math/CS, Music, Psych, Theatre)
Oct. 23, 2007 (Provost Office)
  1. Approve minutes of Oct. 2.
  2. Approval of updated Program Review Template. 
  3. Review of replacement position: English. 
  4. Preparation for budget discussion.
Agenda: Oct. 2, 2007 (Provost Office)
  1. Approve minutes of Sept. 25.
  2. Discussion of updated Program Review Template. 
  3. Review of replacement positions. 
  4. Reprise of last year’s budget discussion and preparation for this next round.

Agenda: Sept. 25, 2007 (Provost Office)
  1. Approve minutes of March 27.
  2. Discussion of  Program Review Template .
  3. Review of procedure for addition and replacement of positions.
  4. Review of replacement positions.