Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
14 September 2009
3:30 PM, 206 Samford Hall
(by Dennis DeVries, Secretary)

In Attendance:  Kathryn Flynn, Dennis DeVries, Russ Muntifering, Jim Wright, Larry Crowley, Emmett Winn, Claire Crutchley, Mary Ellen Mazey, Bob Locy, Sarah Molony (non-member, SGA Vice-President)

Absent:  David Shannon, Bill Hames

--The meeting was called to order at 3:31 PM

--Sarah Molony presented some proposed changes to the Academic Honesty Code.  The committee discussed the proposed changes, and noted that no changes to the Academic Honesty Committee were being proposed.  Sarah noted that she felt that these changes could be made within several weeks, so this will be brought to the Senate as an item of information at the October or November meeting.  

--The minutes from the 20 August 2009 meeting were approved with the change of 3:00 AM to 3:00 PM for the scheduled meeting time and the time that the meeting was called to order. 

--We discussed the calendar change resolution, relative to the need for more time between semesters.  A resolution must be drafted before the October Senate meeting.  The committee discussed the number of days per semester, the timing and location of breaks, concern about labs, and scheduling for holidays.  We discussed how to approach this for the October Senate meeting.  

--We discussed the October Senate meeting agenda. 

--One item that we have been requested to include in upcoming Senate meetings is the Core Curriculum and General Education Committee and the need to bring recommendations from the CCGEC to the Senate based on the General Education Task Force.  The committee concluded that these items should likely be brought to the Senate at the November and January meetings. 

-- Meeting was adjourned at 4:47 PM.