MINUTES

Reynolds #210                                                                                                                                            3/17/2016

Agenda Topics

• Senators in Attendance: Tim Wise, Juping Wang, Ron Smith, George White, Sara Day, Denise Moseley, Pat Clanton, Stacy Clanton, Alec Testa, Becky Parnell Svetlana Paulson, Copie Moore.

• Call to Order-

Reading of Proxies: Tim Wise was proxy for Shane Warrick, Copie Moore for Abdel Bachri, and Alec Testa for Neelie Dobbins.

• Approval of Minutes

February 18, 2016

•  New Business  

• Old Business

                   Update from the Ad Hoc Reserved Parking Committee (Stacy Clanton)

Handbook Committee Report on matters referred to the Committee (Denise Moseley)

Stacy Clanton moved to accept changes to graduation attendance by faculty. Tim Wise seconded the motion.  The motion carried.

George white moved to approve Faculty Hiring Procedures to align with Higher Learning Commission statements. Sarah Day seconded. The motion carried.

Due date for the Developmental Plan for untenured faculty and the Annual Summary for Faculty was changed to better reflect the academic calendar.  New faculty will have initial Professional Development plans by November 1. Continuing tenure and tenure-track faculty will have update plans each year by November 1. Annual summaries are now due by May 15. Progress reports are now prepared, based previous academic year, and to be compelted by November 1.  Peer reviews no longer include Chairs or Deans.

Requirements for peer review were clarified and expanded.

• Adjournment- The meeting adjourned at 4:45.