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Issues List - February 2004
| Academic Policies Committee | Jim Biddle 229-3341 | James.Biddle@notes.udayton.edu |
| Issue | Action | Description | Issue# | |
| 1 | Calendar Issues | Standing oversight One APC member is a member of the University Calendar Committee. |
(1) Insuring an adequate number of class days for MWF and TTH classes. (2) Establishing Tuesday after examinations as the date to get grades in to the Registrar to provide faculty adequate time for grading. (3) Other academic impacts associated with the calendar. | I-00-21 |
| 2 | Computer Requirements | Standing oversight | The APC and the SAPC reviewed this issue when the 1st year students were required to purchase computers. The APC will review this issue on an annual basis. | I-98-12 |
| 3 | Technological Advances and Process Changes re: To Registrar's Office | Standing oversight | The APC reviewed computer and software requirements for online registration. The APC will review these issues on an annual basis. | I-98-1 |
| 4 | General Education | Standing oversight | The APC has received a report from the University Committee on General Education and Competencies based on all evaluations received from the University-wide review conducted in 2000-01. | --- |
| 5 | Policy Changes across Academic Units (W97) | Standing oversight | The Provost will remind the academic units of the requirement to coordinate with other units if any proposals are being developed that have impact on the other units. The APC will review this policy on an annual basis. | --- |
| 6 | General & Graduation Competency Programs | Standing oversight Implementation is being coordinated by the Competencies Implementation Sub-Committee (of the General Education and Competencies Committee).
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Based on what was voted on by the Academic Senate, the Reading and Writing and Oral Communication are due to be in place by FA01, the Quantitative Reasoning by FA02, and Information Literacy by FA03. | I-01-1
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| 7 | Revision of Section V, Administration of the University's General Education Policy, April 1991 | Senate passed 4/19/02 | The role of the new College Associate Dean for Connected Learning in the Administration of the General Education Program. | I-02-02
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| 8 | Quantitative Reasoning Competencies | Senate passed 2/14/03 | Accept recommendations replacing existing Quantitative Reasoning Competency and implementation plan detailed in Senate document numbers 00-10A and 00-10B. | I-03-01 |
| 9 | University Degree Requirements for Minimum UD Credit Hours | Senate passed 2/14/03 | University policies that specify minimum academic credit that must be earned via UD courses should all use the phrase "taken from the University of Dayton" in reference to transfer students, and master's and doctoral degrees. | I-03-03 |
| 10 | Proposal for New Graduate Degree Program Professional M.S. in Financial Mathematics Program Development Plan | Senate passed 9/12/03 Board of Trustees must review and pass |
New Professional masters degree to address the growing regional needs for applications of financial mathematics in the banking, insurance, and financial trading industries. | I-03-05 |
| 11 | General Education Policy - Parts I and II | Senate passed 10/31/03 | Wording in Parts I and II of the General Education Policy were changed. | I-03-08 |
| 12 | Statement of Recommendations on Finals Week - Calendar Committee | Senate passed a "vote of confidence" 10/31/03 | To protect and strengthen the academic integrity of the final examination week at the University of Dayton. | I-03-09 |
| 13 | Final Examination Week - Calendar Committee | Senate passed 12/12/03 | To protect and strengthen the academic integrity of the final examination week. | I-03-10 |
| 14 | Diploma Exercises and Commencements - Calendar Committee | Senate passed 12/12/03 | Eligibility for participation in diploma exercises and commencements is governed by students applying for participation; academic records will be reviewed by appropriate dean's office and students will receive approval of graduating; during graduation ceremony, each student will receive an uncertified proxy diploma; subsequent to the ceremony, dean's offices and registrar will certify students did in fact complete all requirements. | I-03-12 |
| 15 | Graduate Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Law in Cooperation with Nanjing University, PRC | Senate passed 12/12/03 | Two new graduate degrees offered by the Law School - one for students with a law degree (Master of Laws in Intellectual Property and Technology Law"; the other for students with a baccalaureate degree (Masters in the Study of Law). | I-03-13 |
| 16 | Students with Disabilities and Final Exams - Calendar Committee | Senate passed 02/06/04 | When a student with a disability has two or more final exams scheduled for the same day, faculty are encouraged to accommodate the individual student on an alternative day. | I-04-01 |
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Faculty Affairs Committee |
Harry Gerla, 229-3442, z-2772 |
| Issue | Action | Description | Issue# | |
| 1 | Faculty Workload Policy | Ongoing | The FAC is receiving input from deans and the Faculty Development Committee. | I-00-13 |
| 2 | Role of Provost and Deans in Tenure Decisions | Long term review | I-00-9 | |
| 3 | Evaluation of Non-Academic Administrators | A subcommittee will be formed to review these administrators' effect on academic programs | The ECAS was asked to suggest names of who should represent the students and non-academic administrators on the sub-subcommittee to review these non-academic administrators' effect on academic programs. The following names were suggested: Tom Burkhardt (or representative), Bill Schuerman, student senators, and students majoring in management. | I-98-24 |
| 4 | Maternity/Paternity Leave | New issue | I-01-2 | |
| 5 | Faculty/Staff Benefits - Health Care |
Standing oversight | --- | |
| 6 | Full-Time and Part-Time Instructional Staff Guidelines | New issue | I-01-3 | |
| 7 | Proper Use of Student Assessment of Instruction of Faculty | Continued communication with Deans & Department Chairs | I-01-4 | |
| 8 | Modify Eligibility Standards for the Tuition Exchange Program | Senate approved 4/19/02 | Proposed by Human Resources, approved by FAC and Academic Senate 2/19/02 | I-02-1 |
| 9 | Faculty on Sabbatical have opportunity to vote on proposed amendments | New issue | Faculty will have the opportunity to make a decision whether they would like to be included in the voting on proposed amendments requiring faculty votes. | I-02-4 |
| 10 | Tenure-Track Faculty - Extend 7-year tenure-track period to 10 years | Senate approved 12/06/02 | Recommend that tenure-track faculty be able to extend the 7-year tenure-track period to 10 years in case of an interruption due to medical or family care reasons. Clarification of rights and procedures. Passed by tenure and tenure-track faculty in April 2003. | I-02-3 |
| 11 | Create Non Tenure Track Research Professorships | Senate approved 2/14/03 | Creation of research professorships to be held by full time employees of the University who are engaged in research and mentoring students. This would allow such persons to compete for outside grants which required applicants to hold an "academic title". | I-03-02 |
| 12 | Resolution for Fair, Responsible and Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources Policy | Senate approved 9/12/03 | Establish and promote the ethical, legal, and secure use of computing and electronic communications for all members of UD community. This document replaced the "University of Dayton Policy on Fair, Responsible and Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources dated September 10, 2000. | I-03-04 |
| 13 | The Brother Joseph W. Stander Symposium and Honors Convocation | Senate approved 9/12/03 | Support document to recognize and celebrate the outstanding, distinctive academic achievements of its students and faculty. A day will be set aside in the Winter Term to provide for a full-day of presentations and performances of selected academic work. | I-03-06 |
| 14 | Amend Two Subsections of the Constitution of the Academic Senate | Senate approved 2/06/04 To be voted upon by faculty by ballot vote. |
1. Proposing new language to make clear that in the
event a member of the Senate goes on leave or sabbatical for a semester or a
year, the runner-up in the senatorial election shall be appointed to fill the
position until the elected senator returns. This issue will be discussed at the
April 2004 faculty meeting and a vote will be taken by ballot vote. 2. All amendments to be discussed at a "general faculty meeting". The practice is currently to announce special forums open to all faculty members and any other interested parties. It is suggested that this practice continue. This issue will be discussed at the April 2004 faculty meeting and a vote will be taken by ballot vote. |
I-04-02 |
| Steven Hileman, SGA, Vice President of Academic Affairs |
| Issue | Action | Description | Issue# | |
| 1 | Student Assessment of Instruction (I-98-20) | Standing oversight | The Executive Committee asked SGA to establish a procedure to be consistent from year to year in gathering and displaying the information of on the SGA webpage. | I-00-22 |
| 2 | Level 3 Suspensions | Senate approved 12/07/01. | The President's Council supports Level 3 suspensions being noted on students' permanent academic transcripts and requests consultation with the Academic Senate. Waiting for further explanation. | I-01-06 |
| 3 | 18th Credit Hour | New issue | Planning proposal to Educational Leadership Council (ELC) as part of the budget. | |
| 4 | Summer Course Scheduling Times | New issue | Currently collecting data used by different departments. | |
| 5 | Academic Advisor Evaluations | New issue | Gather information from departments at UD who are doing evaluations and research what other universities are doing. | |
| 6 | Dean's List Policy | Senate approved 10/31/03 | Undergraduate student completing no less than six semester hours and not more than eleven and one-half semester hours with a grade point average of 3.5 or above is named to the Dean's Recognition List. Undergraduate full time students completing a minimum of twelve semester hours with a grade point average of 3.5 or above is named to the Dean's List. | I-03-07 |
| 7 | Extension of Roesch Library Hours During the Final Examination Period | Senate approved 12/12/03 | Letter of Support to ask that the Roesch Library be kept open for 24 hours during the final examination period. | I-03-11 |
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David
Biers, President, 229-2713, z-1430,
David.Biers@notes.udayton.edu
Robert Penno, Vice President,
229-3984, z-0226,
Robert.Penno@notes.udayton.edu Paul Eloe, Secretary, 229-2511, z-2316, Paul.Eloe@notes.udayton.edu |
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Fred P. Pestello, Provost and Senior VP for Educational Affairs |
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| Issue | Action | Description | Issue# | |
| 1 | Senate Webpage | On going | I-98-34 | |
| 2 | Monitoring the Bulletin for obsolete courses | Working with Registrar | Have reported back to the Executive Committee and sent to the Deans for review. | I-98-35 |
| 3 | Summer Calendar | Working with Registrar | Registrar and the Summer School coordinator (Julie Mitchell) are chairing a committee which is collecting information and developing recommendations. | I-00-19 |
