The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED ========================== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to adopt a policy on faculty initiated withdrawals for students who have not met the class prerequisites. (Faculty are encouraged to consult with students prior to undertaking such action.) *** Faculty reserve the right to drop (prior to the 4th Friday of classes) from class rosters students who have not met the prerequisites as listed in the catalog course description. EFFECTIVE: Fall 1994 RATIONALE: This policy will allow enforcement of the course prerequisites. Signed: B. D. Spell, President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94 APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94 ------------------------------------------------------------ The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: MOTION PASSED ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to amend its policy (approved at the Academic Council meeting #103 on November 7,1984) concerning mid-term grade reports required for freshmen with a grade of less than a C so that these grades shall be due during the fourth week of classes. **** For the 1994-95 academic year mid-term grade reports for freshmen will be due: September 27th for the Fall 1994 Semester February 7th for the Spring 1995 Semester NOTE: Many of these students will need assistance in evaluating their academic progress. It is therefore suggested that instructors provide as much information as possible concerning course expectations. Aside from meaningful course syllabi, which include grading standards, instructors should provide students with as many of the following as practicable: graded exercises or quizzes within the four week period; posting sample graded problem sets, exams, and/or papers from previous years; and publishing grade distributions from previous years. EFFECTIVE: Fall 1994 RATIONALE: The change in withdrawal dates has necessitated the need for freshmen to know how they are doing in their classes at an earlier date. The last day to withdraw from a class for freshmen is the sixth Friday of classes. Receiving a grade report by the fourth week will give students time to consider dropping these. Signed: B. D. Spell, President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94 APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94 ------------------------------------------------------------ The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: MOTION PASSED ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to recommend that the Provost Office collect information on research, scholarly, and creative activities using a data summary form based on the draft form attached. RATIONALE: It is becoming increasingly necessary for faculty to cooperate in protecting ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s status as a research-oriented institution. Unless we take steps to demonstrate the importance of our research to the State of Alaska, we face the prospect of having our status as a research institution whittled away. A form such as the following will provide information that reflects our output and which the Provost's office can use to show the extent of our research. In designing this form, we have incorporated faculty input and expect that further revisions based on faculty input will be necessary. The bottom line is that if we do not take action in proposing such a form, it will be imposed on us from above. Signed: B. D. Spell, President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94 APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94 ------------------------- Data Summary Form for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities For Calendar Year Name: Date: Department(s)/Division(s)/Program(s): Research Institute(s): Other Affiliation(s): A. Production 1. Written publications (For coauthored publications and other coproductions, divide 1 by the number of coauthors/ coproducers that are ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ faculty, e.g. a paper with two ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ coauthors would count as 0.5 for each coauthor.) # published # accepted # translations for publication Major reference books: dictionaries, concordances, atlases Bibliographies Textbooks Scholarly books Novels Short stories Poems Plays Monographs Book chapters Encyclopedia articles Referreed journal articles Non-referreed journal articles Newspaper and magazine articles Indices published Abstracts published Book reviews published Reviews of papers and articles pub. 2. Other Production Public information literature: circulars, manuals, brochures, pamphlets, bulletins, etc. Reports Contract reports Major reference databases: dictionaries, concordances, atlases Software programs developed Films, broadcasts, videotapes Audiotapes Published artwork: Prints Reproductions Drawings and illustrations Published building designs Medical and engineering drawings Plays: Production Direction Design Choreography Musical composition Jurorship Artistic performances: Conductor Solo Ensemble Soloist Showings: Museum Gallery Solo Juried Invitational Presentations as invited speaker Other presentations B. Honors Fellowships Visiting appointments Research awards, honors, and distinctions Offices held in professional organizations: Elected Appointed C. Funding Number of Total funds # graduate students # technicians proposals requested supported supported Proposals filed Internal (UA) External Proposals funded Internal (UA) External Patents filed, issued, and commercialized -------------------------------------------------------- The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: MOTION PASSED (unanimous) ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to adopt the following calendar of meetings for the 1994-95 academic year. ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ FACULTY SENATE 1994-95 Calendar of Meetings Mtg. # Date Day Time Type Location 50 9/19/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC Ballroom 51 10/17/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC Ballroom 52 11/14/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC Ballroom 53 12/5/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC Ballroom 54 2/6/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC Ballroom 55 3/20/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC Ballroom 56 4/24/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC Ballroom Signed: B. D. Spell, President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94 ------------------------------------------------------------ The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: RESOLUTION PASSED ================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate ratifies the election of President-Elect on the basis of the following ballot. BALLOT PRESIDENT-ELECT Please vote for ONE individual to serve as the President-Elect of the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate for 1994-95. *** Eric Heyne Associate Professor English John Zarling Professor Mechanical Engineering ***President Elect Signed: B. D. Spell, President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94 ------------------------------------------------------------ The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on March 21,1994: MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED ========================== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to support the resolution relating to Institutional support for workload description as amended and forward it to the Faculty Alliance. [[ ]] = Deletion CAPS = Addition WHEREAS quality education requires the hiring and retention of first rate faculty, and WHEREAS the greatest incentives to faculty attraction and retention are not necessarily financial but recognition of professional status including a significant role in institutional management and