Faculty Senate Agenda – December 9, 2014

·      Call Meeting to Order

• Approval of November 11, 2014 Minutes
• Senate Committee Reports
  • Executive Committee
    • Update on Online Courses and Intellectual Property
      • With the increasing use of online instruction at the University the question of who owns the course once it is created has become paramount. Additionally, exploring the primary motivating factors behind the creation of online courses, and their effectiveness, takes on a greater

o    Academic Affairs

• Update on Best Practices related to Academic Discipline
  • This list would suggest the appropriate disciplinary measure to take for a set of common

o    Academic Support

• Update on Campus-Wide Testing center
  • Exploring the need for a campus-wide testing center open to every Student Disability Services registered student in all academic disciplines.

o    Finance

• Governance
  • Update on Disclaimer of Policy Based Claims (See attached)
    • Exploring the need of a disclaimer stating that sponsors of events/communications are not speaking for the University of Mississippi (where applicable).

o    University Services

• Update on University-Sponsored Childcare
  • This was an item presented to the Strategic Planning Council as part of the Senate’s Faculty Excellence Task Force report in spring of

 

·      Old Business

• Faculty Titles and Ranks Recommended Policy (See attached)
  • Seeking approval of the work done last spring by the Task Force on Faculty Titles, Rights and

·      New Business

• Adjournment