Senate Agenda & Packet 12/03/13

University Senate packet materials are available on the Friday prior to the next scheduled meeting.

Agenda (PDF) for printing

Senate Packet (PDF) (27 p.) - For ease of printing the entire packet, this PDF includes the agenda and all of documents listed below.

  1. Announcement of Proxies
  2. Approval of and Adoption of Agenda
  3. Approval of Draft Minutes from the Meeting of November 12, 2013
  4. Reports, Announcements, and Communications of the Chair
  5. Reports of Standing Committees, Statewide Senators, and Ex-officio Members (see also Written Reports)
  6. Consent Calendar from the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) - Consent Calendar for December 3
    Review of Online Voting Procedure for Approval of Final ICC Consent Calendar for Fall 2013
  7. TIME CERTAIN: 3:15-3:30 PM – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt University Senate Open Forum) ; Open Forum Sign-up
  8. Approval of the Final Graduation List for Fall 2013 - List distributed via email on 11/25/13
  9. TIME CERTAIN:  3:35 PM - Discussion of Draft GE Student Learning Outcomes (Elisabeth Harrington, Chair, GEAR Curriculum and Assessment Committee)
    GEAR Draft Baccalaureate & GE Outcomes (12/01/13)
  10. Resolution on Faculty Awards Committee Description in Faculty Handbook (#15-13/14-FAC) - Second Reading
  11. Resolution to Establish Voting Procedure on the Constitution of the University Senate of Humboldt for Spring 2014 (#20-13/14-AEC) - First Reading
  12. Discussion Item:  Advising Reform and the Role of the Senate
    Handout on Advising Working Group
  13. Discussion Item:  Revision of the "Guidelines for Approving New Degree and Credential Programs at Humboldt" (ICC/Moyer)

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013:

  1. Resolution on Identification of Student Respondents to Online Teaching Evaluations (#14-13/14-FAC) - Second Reading - PASSED Unanimously
  2. Resolution on Institutional Reporting for Online Teaching Evaluations (#17-13/14-FAC) - Second Reading - PASSED Unanimously
  3. Resolution on Administrative-Academic Probation and Disqualification Policy (#12-13/14-APC) - Second Reading - Postponed pending response from Legal Counsel
  4. Resolution on Revision of the ICC Constitution (#08-13/14-ICC) - Second Reading - PASSED without dissent
  5. Resolution on the Routing of Recommendation Letters from the Professional Leave Committee (#18-13/14-EX) - First Reading - Second Reading waived ; PASSED Unanimously
  6. Resolution on Curriculum Changes to DANC 488 (#19-13/14-ICC) - PASSED Unanimously
  7. Commendation for Bernadette Cheyne for Outstanding Service to Cal Poly Humboldt and the California State University System (#16-13/14-EX/Marshelle Thobaben (former ASCSU Chair)) - PASSED Unanimously ; forwarded as an Emergency Item

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