Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
25 August 2010
3:30 p.m., 206 Samford Hall
(by Russ Muntifering, Secretary)
In Attendance: Nedret Billor, Larry Crowley, Claire Crutchley, Kathryn Flynn, Robin Jaffe,
Mary Ellen Mazey, Russ Muntifering, Ann Beth Presley, Emmett Winn, Andrew Wohrley
Absent: Jim Wright
--The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.
--The minutes of the 16 August 2010 Steering Committee meeting were approved without change.
--Claire introduced and welcomed Nedret Billor, Robin Jaffe and Andrew Wohrley to Steering Committee as its newest members.
-- We discussed proposed changes to procedures under the Academic Honesty Code presented by Ashley Nichols, Vice President of SGA, and the discussion that ensued at the August 24 meeting of the University Senate. This item will be revisited at the October 19 meeting of the University Senate. In the meantime, there will be an open forum on proposed changes to the Academic Honesty Code hosted by Provost Mazey beginning at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 7 in the Auditorium of the RBD Library, Room 1106.
--Rules Committee will present a slate of nominees for seating on Competitive Research Grants Committee for approval at the September 21 meeting of the University Senate.
--Regarding a proposal on re-scheduling of one final exam for students who are scheduled to take three final exams on the same day, Calendar and Schedules Committee will identify a deadline (most likely the semester mid-term) by which affected students will be required to arrange for a change in scheduling of a final exam. Steering Committee will propose a decision rule as to which final exam among the three scheduled on the same day will be re-scheduled (most likely the middle exam).
--We discussed the possibility of OVPR presenting an information item dealing with a proposed research incentive plan.
--We discussed the matter of Senators who miss and do not arrange for a substitute to attend a meeting of the University Senate. Effective immediately, Senators who miss a single meeting will be notified by the Chair and reminded of the attendance policy.
--We were challenged to identify new activities that might be undertaken in 2010-2011.