{"id":2001,"date":"2022-02-28T10:29:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2022-02-28T10:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T16:29:32","slug":"november-2021-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2022\/02\/28\/november-2021-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2021 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minutes of the Faculty Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virtual Meeting in Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 18, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Present: Senators Logan, Almotairi, Valenzuela, Pfannenstiel, Petty, Oden, S. Schroeder, Schneiderwind, T. Schroeder, Tucker, White, Fanning, Wilson, Overholser, Hudgens, Nelson<\/p>\n

Proxies: Schneiderwind for Coppersmith<\/p>\n

Ex-officio and guests: Trey Berry, David Lanoue, Donna Allen, Shawana Reed, Roger Giles, Jennifer Rowsam, Karen Landry, Kayla Rasberry, Gerald Plumlee, Wilson Impson, James McQuiston, Marisa Grippo,<\/p>\n

Call to order: 3:40 pm<\/p>\n

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  1. Approval of Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Minutes from October 21, 2021 were approved (motion \u2013 Schneiderwind, second \u2013 Logan).<\/p>\n

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    1. Special Orders of the Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Report from the Faculty Senate Handbook Committee (Overholser)<\/p>\n

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      • The Animal Rights Committee is being converted into Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) with description (attached). Brought forth as a motion and a second from the committee. Senator White inquired as to the language regarding one committee member needing to be a \u201cpracticing scientist\u201d. VPA Giles indicated that this is a requirement. Motion carried unanimously.<\/li>\n
      • Blackboard Minimum Expectations Policy (attached) presented as a motion and a second from the committee. Motion passed carried without further discussion.<\/li>\n
      • Grade Reporting Policy presented as a motion and a second from the committee (attached). The policy allows for assignment of traditional A-F grades as well as credit and no credit grades. Senator T. Schroeder inquired as to whether Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory grade assignments were available. Overholser indicated that they were not. Schroeder recommends that faculty communicate the meaning of \u201cNC\u201d as a midterm grade to students while Senator White indicated that D and F midterm grades should get the students\u2019 attention as well. Motion carried unanimously.<\/li>\n
      • Language on how Faculty Senate Committees are populated and language on the mission of the Handbook committee presented as a motion and a second from the committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Each committee is comprised of four Faculty Senators, with all colleges represented.<\/em>\u00a0 (to be at top of list of committee mission statements)<\/p>\n

        Faculty Handbook Mission:\u00a0Reviews the Faculty Handbook to ensure that it is current with respect to new and revised policies and procedures, and recommends new handbook copy to Faculty Senate.<\/em><\/p>\n

        Motion carried unanimously without further discussion.<\/p>\n

        Report from Academic Affairs Committee (Senator White, liaison)<\/p>\n