UNIVERSITY SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Minutes
October 8, 2009
Present: President Mark Becker, Provost Risa Palm, Paul
Alberto, Dabney Dixon, Siva Nathan, Jeff Rupp, Don Rietzes
I.
The minutes from the April
20, 2009 meeting were approved.
II.
President’s Report
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President Becker was
pleased with the increases in this Fall’s enrollments. He especially noted that
there are currently 3,000 freshman enrolled compared to 2,000 applications less
than 15 years ago.
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President Becker was
pleased that we have been able to get through the economic situation without a
hiring freeze.
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President Becker
noted that this is the beginning of the next 5-year strategic planning cycle.
He said three of the items he mentions when speaking to community groups that
can be expected of Georgia State in the future are: (1) recognition for excellence in education and research, (2) constructive
partnerships, and (3) Local-Global balance—preparing our students for the
globally competitive world.
III.
Provost's Report –
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Planning is now underway
for recruitment of the class of 2010 and beyond.
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Associate Provost Renick’s
office is trying some new recruiting techniques, for example, acquiring the
names of the students that should be recruited and having current GSU honor students contact them to encourage them
to consider our offer.
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Starting next summer,
a new program will be implemented to provide assistance to students who were at
the lower part of the class admitted.
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The 6-year graduation
rate for Georgia State is now 50%, placing us in the 4th tier in US
News and World Reports. It is our goal
to replace the schools in the 3rd tier.
IV.
Senate Business
A.
Committee on Academic
Programs
1.
Policy for assignment
of credit hours. The motion is
recommended for a due pass and forwarded to the Senate.
B.
Committee on Budget
1.
Resolution on
furloughs and RIFs – The resolution is recommended for a due pass and forwarded
to the Senate.
C.
Committee on
Admissions and Standards
1.
Temporary transcript
annotation in cases of academic dishonesty.
The motion recommended for a due pass and forwarded to the Senate.
2.
Repeat to replace courses policy – The motion
recommended for a due pass and forwarded to the Senate.
3.
Review the Academic
Calendar – The motion recommended for a due pass. The Committee acknowledges
that a friendly amendment will be made on the floor of the Senate moving the
Fall break from the 8th M and TU of the semester to the M and TU of
Thanksgiving week.
4.
Military withdrawal
policy (information item) – Approved.
5.
CLEP credit
(information item) – Accepted and passed.
6.
Learning Support
Program policy (information item) – Approved
7.
Delete CBT TOEFL
scores from admissions requirements (information item) – Approved.
D.
Committee on Faculty
Affairs
1.
Procedure for student
access to SEI results. The motion is recommended for a due pass and forwarded
to the Senate.
E.
Committee on Student
Life and Development
1.
Revision to the
Student Code of Conduct concerning PreHearing Panels for cases of harassment.
(Information item) Approved.
F.
Committee on
University Statutes and Senate Bylaws
1.
Amend membership of
Admissions and Standards Committee to add the Academic Director for Student
Retention and delete the Vice President for Student Affairs as a regular voting
member.– The motion is recommended for a due pass and forwarded to the Senate.
G.
Committee on
Nominations
1.
Amendment to April
16, 2009 Committee Report – The changes were approved.
H.
Discussion Items
1.
Summary reports for
triennial evaluations of Associate Provost Albert, Vice President Covey, and Vice
President Rackliffe. The reports will be distributed at the next Senate meeting
as information items.
2.
Disability Policy – Approval
for creation of a University-wide committee to address policy issues forwarded
to the Executive Committee by the Committee on Cultural Diversity and the
Disability Initiative Committee. Dr.
Alberto will submit nominations to the Executive Committee. The new Committee
will be charged by Dr. Palm and Dr. Alberto, and their work will be folded into
the larger strategic planning process. The President’s office will address
staffing issues as part of the larger issue campus-wide.
3.
Speaker for Senate
Meeting – Keith Sumas from Mike Raderstorf group will speak on the H1N1
virus.
4.
Pick date for
next Executive Committee meeting – Tues, Dec. 1, 2:00P.
5.
Green Task Force – President
Becker said that members of the task force and their charge will be announced
this semester.
6.
Issues concerning
implementation of the new ADP systems were discussed. President Becker said he
would look into it.