Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
7 April 2011
3:30 p.m., 107 Samford Hall
(by Russ Muntifering, Secretary)

In Attendance:  Nedret Billor, Larry Crowley, Claire Crutchley, Kathryn Flynn, Russ Muntifering, Ann Beth Presley, Emmett Winn, Andy Wohrley, Jim Wright
Absent: Robin Jaffe

-- The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.

--The minutes of the 23 March 2011 Steering Committee meeting were approved without change.

-- George Flowers, Dean of Graduate School, presented and the committee discussed a proposal to create a new grade “GP” for “Graduate Project.”

-- The committee discussed outcomes of action items (administrator reviews, and changes to promotion and tenure process) from the April 5 meeting of University Senate that will be transmitted to the Office of the Provost for final administrative action.

-- The committee discussed which elements of instructor/course evaluation should be brought to University Senate for information and action. Kevin Phelps, Chair of Teaching Effectiveness Committee, will provide an update at the 21 April meeting of Steering Committee.

-- The committee developed a tentative agenda for the May 3 meeting of University Senate that includes two action items (promotion of non-tenure track faculty and proposed changes to Faculty Handbook) and three information items (proposed “GP” grade, instructor/course evaluations, and non-smoking policy).

-- The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.