Faculty Senate Agenda – February 10, 2015

·      Call Meeting to Order

• Approval of January 27, 2015 Minutes
• Presentation by Dr. Alice Clark, Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs, on Research at the University
• Senate Committee Reports
  • Executive Committee
    • Update on Key Performance Indicators
      • The Faculty Senate has been asked to make recommendations of Key Performance Indicators, metrics that the university will use to measure its own success in the

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
• 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

§  Update on Individual Parking Spaces on Campus

• Exploration of the ongoing viability of individual parking spaces on campus

·      Old Business

 

• New Business
  • Exploration of the GradeBuddy Online Note Distribution System (See Attached)
    • com, according to their website, “provides a platform for students to access the best study materials to help accelerate learning and increase academic success.” It is a system that allows student to sell their in-class notes via an online portal to other students. The question has been raised whether this should be considered academic misconduct and whether this represents an inappropriate use of the intellectual property of the professor.

·      Adjournment