Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting
3 November 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, Andy Wohrley, Jim Wright
Absent:  None

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

--The minutes of the 7 October 2010 Steering Committee meeting were approved without change. 

--Ashley Nichols, Vice President of SGA, presented a revised proposal of changes to procedures under the Academic Honesty Code that will be presented to University Senate at its November 16 meeting. She described changes to the proposal since the August meeting of University Senate and the open forum in which faculty were encouraged to participate and register their comments on the proposed changes to the Code.

--We finalized agenda items for the November 16 meeting of the University Senate, including the action item above and three information items: Jim Hansen will provide an update from the Honors College, Bliss Bailey will discuss the availability of eTextbooks and digital course materials, and Sushil Bhavnani will discuss the work of the SACS Quality Enhancement Plan Exploratory Committee and faculty input that is needed for the Plan.

--We developed a preliminary slate of agenda items for the January 11, 2011 meeting of the University Senate, possibly to include information updates from Core Curriculum and General Education Committee, Library Committee and Program for Students with Disabilities.

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