June 8, 2009
AGENDAWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009, 3:15 P.M.
ASSEMBLY ROOM A/B, NRCCE BUILDING
Please turn your cell phone off or set to silent mode
NOTE: At 2 p.m. sharp in NRCCE room A/B prior to the Faculty Senate meeting, WVU Faculty
Senators and others are invited to attend an open gathering and hear short presentations from
those full-time HSC/Extension faculty who have previously applied or been nominated for the
second WVU Board of Governors faculty seat.
1. Call Faculty Senate to Order and Roll Call for Regional Campuses
2. For Approval – Minutes of the May 11, 2009 Faculty Senate Meeting
3. For Information – Report from the Interim President (Peter Magrath)
4. For Information – Report from the Provost (Jane Martin)
5. For Information – Report from the Faculty Senate Chair (Nigel Clark)
6. Presentation – Dr. Jim Clements, WVU President-Elect
7. For Approval - Faculty Senate Executive Committee Rules for BoG representative election
8. Call for Additional Nominations for BoG Representative Candidates, and First Ballot for
Election of Representative – Statements of Interest
9. For Information – Results of Faculty Senate Executive Committee Election
10. Curriculum Committee Reports: (Alan Stolzenberg)
For Approval – New Courses and Course Changes – Annex IFor Approval – Capstone Request for MAE 475 – Annex IIFor Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report – Annex IIIFor Acceptance – 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex IVFor Information – Alteration Report – Annex V
11. General Education Curriculum Oversight Committee Reports: (Beverly Kirby)
For Approval – GEC Actions – Annex VIFor Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report – Annex VIIFor Acceptance - 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex VIIIFor Information – GEC Audits – Annex IX
12. Committee on Committees, Membership and Constituencies Report: (Gwen Bergner)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex X
13. Faculty Welfare Committee Reports: (Linda Vona-Davis)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report – Annex XIFor Acceptance - 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XII
14. Four BoG Representative Candidate Presentations & Conclusion of BoG Election
15. Library Committee Report: (Martha Lake)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XIII
16. Research and Scholarship Committee Report: (Wafik Iskander)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XIV
17. Service Committee Report: (Art Jacknowitz)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XV
18. Student Evaluation of Instruction Report: (Judith Sedgeman)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XVI
19. Student Instruction Committee Report: (Jan Boyles)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals – Annex XVII
20. Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee Report: (Jay Malarcher)
For Acceptance – 2008-09 Committee Report and 2009-10 Committee Goals– Annex XVIII
21. For Information – Update on Libraries from Dean Frances O’Brien
22. For Approval – Policy on Ad-hoc Experiential Learning – Annex XIX (Alan Stolzenberg)
23. Presentation of Plaque to Faculty Senate Past-Chair Virginia Kleist
24. New Business
25. Adjournment
Nigel Clark
Faculty Senate Chair