Faculty Senate Agenda
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December
4,
2012
Call Meeting to Order
Approval of
November
6
, 2012 Minutes
Address by Chancellor Dan Jones and Vice
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Chancellor Brandi Hephner LaBanc
regarding the Incident Review Committee and the charge to the Sensitivity and
Respec
t Committee
Presentation by Dr. Kathy Gates
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Information Technology Overview and Updates
Senate Committee Reports
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Executive Committee
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Academic Affairs
Update on elective “W” Grades
and Grade Appeal Process
Should the University limit the number of “W” grades allowed per
student?
What policies are currently in place? What are the
potential ramifications of limiting the number possible?
Consider the ramifications of creating a new Standing Committee
(similar to the Academic Discipline Committee) to cr
eate
continuity in the Grade Appeal Process
Update on
Repeating Course Policy
Explore the impact of updating this policy to make it more
consistent and potentially more lenient.
Update on
Forgiveness Policy
The current policy is quite strict compared to si
milar universities
and has a negative impact upon retention. Explore updating this
policy to be more in keeping with similar universities.
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Academic Support
Update on Fall Academic Break Schedule
It has been proposed that the University have both a “Fall Br
eak”
and a Thanksgiving Break. This would allow both the faculty and
students the opportunity to recharge closer to the middle of the
semester rather than only at the end of the semester as we do under
our current structure.
There is concern that students
begin to lose
focus well before we reach the current academic break and that by
having an additional break earlier in the semester
the University
may forestall this problem.
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Finance
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University Services
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Governance
Update on
Ombudsman
Old Business
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Update o
n
Second Bachelor’s Degree
Task Force
(Dr. Robert Doerksen &
Dr. Adam Smith)
The University of Mississippi may confer a second bachelor’s degree upon
either its graduates or those of another institution when a student has
completed the specific course requ
irements for the second degree as
defined by The University of Mississippi. In addition to the credits used
for the first degree, the candidate for the second bachelor’s degree must
complete at least 30 semester hours in residence from the school or colleg
e
recommending the degree, with a minimum 2.00 GPA for those courses.
New Business
Adjournment