The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #69 on February 10, 1997: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous) ================== BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate expresses its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of our most distinguished colleague, Professor Linda Ellanna. Her untimely passing has left a sorrowful void both in our hearts and on our campus. She will be remembered for many, many years by both faculty and students. BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate extends its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Professor Jack Distad. Jack's many years of distinguished service to the University, his unavailing support of mathematical instruction, and his participation in all aspects of University life will long be remembered. BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate expresses its wish that our distinguished colleage, Professor Carol Gold, enjoy a most rapid and speedy recovery from her unfortunate accident. Get well Carol: we miss you. The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #69 on February 10, 1997: MOTION PASSED (unanimous) ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to approve the resolution of appreciation forwarded by the University-wide Promotion and Tenure Committee.RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR JOHN KELLER WHEREAS, Dr. John Keller has served with distinction as a member of the University-wide Promotion and Tenure Committee for three years; and WHEREAS, Dr. John Keller has served with special distinction as the committee�s chair for two eventful years; and WHEREAS, Dr. John Keller has always handled his chairperson duties with fairness, calmness, integrity and concern for both the candidate and the quality of the academy; and WHEREAS, the committee appreciates his special talents in time management, committee organization, and communication; and WHEREAS, Dr. John Keller will retire from the committee after the spring semester 1997; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the University-wide Promotion and Tenure Committee express its profound gratitude to Dr. John Keller for a job well done. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee express its appreciation for his gentle urgings with respect to citation analysis, bibliographic annotation, peer evaluation of instruction, and other measures of faculty excellence. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, provided to Dr. John Keller and forwarded to the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate. Done at Fairbanks, Alaska February 7, 1997 Witnessed by the following non-Keller members of the committee: Scott Huang, Mariam Karlsson, Debendra Das, Sheryl Stanek, T. Harikumar, Walter Benesch, F. Lawrence Bennett, Dauna Browne The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #69 on February 10, 1997: MOTION PASSED (unanimous) ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to amend the Transfer of Credit Policy as listed in the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ 1996-97 catalog, page 11 as follows: (( )) = Deletions CAPS = Additions Transfer of Credit 3. COLLEGE LEVEL ACADEMIC CREDITS EARNED BY A STUDENT AT ANY MAU WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, SUBJECT TO APPLICABILITY TOWARD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS DELINEATED BY THE APPROPRIATE COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENT. Undergraduate credits earned at the 100-level or above with a grade of "C" or higher at institutions outside of the UA system, and accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies, will be considered for transfer. Transfer credit normally isn't granted for courses with doctrinal religious content or for graduate courses (for undergraduate programs). ((Credit is not transferred for advanced placement credit or credit by examination awarded by another institution.)) EFFECTIVE: FALL 1997 RATIONALE: This means that a UA transfer student would be able to transfer to ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ any UA course having a grade of "D" or better; and that course would transfer to a College or Department as long as there was not conflicting College or Department criteria. This change brings ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ in accord with Regents' Policy and University Regulation: P10.04.06 A.3. 3. A student who has completed some of the general education requirements at one University of Alaska university or community college will have those credits count toward fulfillment of the same categories of general education requirements outlined in the common core at all University of Alaska universities and community colleges. This applies even if there is no directly matching coursework at the institution to which the student transfers. This statement will be published in each university and community college catalog. R10.04.06 Transfer of Credit In accepting credits from accredited colleges and universities, maximum recognition of courses satisfactorily completed will be granted to transfer students toward satisfying requirements at the receiving institution. Coursework must be at the 100 level or above to transfer and, from institutions outside the University of Alaska, must be completed with a grade of C or better. A student's entire transcript from any MAU within the University of Alaska will be transferred to another MAU, subject to applicability toward degree requirements and measures of academic performance as established elsewhere in Regents' Policy, University regulation, and the rules and procedures of the MAU from which the student is to receive a degree or certificate. The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #69 on February 10, 1997: MOTION PASSED (unanimous) ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to approve the Core Review Committee recommendation that any course proffered for consideration of CORE designation must include, in it description, a careful and complete plan for its effectiveness evaluation. Plans for effectiveness evaluation should be consonant with effectiveness evaluation plans for other courses which fulfill the same CORE requirement. Departments offering courses for CORE designation during the period in which effectiveness evaluation plans are being initiated, and which are accepted for CORE designation by the Core Review Committee, will join with the other departments offering that CORE option in planning effectiveness evaluation. This motion does not include courses submitted for "W" or "O" designation. EFFECTIVE: Fall 1997 RATIONALE: The Core Review Committee is charged with determining which courses shall be included in the CORE curriculum, and has been appointed oversight of the Educational Effectiveness Evaluation of the CORE Curriculum The Core Review Committee believes that the Effectiveness Evaluation process will become a permanent aspect of the committee�s responsibility and in regard to the future, do not want subsequent Core Review Committees to have to reinvent the wheel. The committee feels that the faculty SHOULD begin to perceive both the CORE and their participation in the CORE in regard to the Effectiveness Evaluation process; to share, if you will, the commitment to Evaluation to which the University is committed. The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #69 on February 10, 1997: MOTION PASSED (unanimous) ============== The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate moves to amend the Policy on Approval of Academic Changes to include a spring review cycle deadline in March. The spring review cycle will include academic and course changes that do not require ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Faculty Senate and Board of Regents approval. Changes in the spring review cycle will be approved effective the following Fall, however, they may not be included in the course catalog. EFFECTIVE: Immediately Upon Approval of the Chancel