ECUS Meeting  - Tentative Agenda

Thursday March 20, 2008 (Joint with Standing Committee Chairs)

9:30 – 10:50 President’s Conference Room

University Senate Taglines: E=MC2  Enhancing the Mission; Catalyst for Communication, Making Connections, Moving Forward Together

 

Regrets: Kendra Russell, Todd Shiver

 

0.   Group Photo  University Photographer Tim Vacula will be present to take group photos.

 

1.   Call to order                      Suggestion Box Archive            Mar 14 webcast    http://ctl.clayton.edu/cid/downloads/rporter/usgfc.htm

 

2.   Information Items

a.  President’s Update – (President Leland)
Friendly Reminder: Presidential Appointees for 2008-2009 University Senate due no later than Monday April 7.

b.  Is there an update on University Holiday Selection Process (ECUS 03-06-07 from 02-26-07 University Senate Meeting)

c.  Report on the Mar 14 Shared Governance Coordination Meeting at Clayton State University (Craig

        DRAFT: USG Faculty Council Bylaws (03-14-08)

d.  Update from the Governance Retreat Planning Committee (Bill)

e.  Update on Subcommittee on Nominations (SCoN)  (Doug Goings

           Membership: ECUS, Standing Committee Chairs, Chair of Staff Council, SGA President

            Proposed meeting time: Th Apr 3, 2008 from 9:30 - 10:45

              Informed by Non-Senator Committee Interest Survey and Senator Committee Preference Survey

 

3.   Action Items

a.   Organizational Committee Meetings (Facilitators of Officer Elections)   -- Wednesday April 30, 2008 12:30-1:45

b.   DRAFT: Operational Definitions of Procedure, Practice, Resolution, Information Item, Concern, Guideline, Exhibit

c.   Finalize the agenda of the University Senate Meeting scheduled for Mon, Mar 31, 2008 (Craig)

               SET THE BATTING ORDER FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS

               Possible Informational Report

                     GEIPC -- Informational Update from the General Education Implementation Planning Committee

              Anticipated Motions: 

                     i. ECUS -- Proposed Bylaws Revisions
                   Companion Resolution for Committee Registry March 2008

                    ii. CAPC -- Proposal for Letter of Intent for MAT in Middle Grades Science and Mathematics (Deborah Vess)

d.   Agenda Coordination for the Standing Committee Meetings (scheduled for Friday Apr 4, 2008)

o       APC - Jan Clark

o       CAPC - Deborah Vess

o       FAPC - Todd Shiver

o       RPIPC - Doug Oetter

o       SAPC - Jennifer Hammack

 

4.   Steering Function Items

 

        a.  Reminder: Intellectual Property Policy and Procedure to RPIPC on February 28, 2008 (Craig)

        b.  Internationalizing the Curriculum (Deborah Vess)

        c.  Confidentiality within Evaluation Policy (from January 17, 2008 Meeting)

             Queries:  Does GCSU have an evaluation policy?   If so, what and where is it?  If not, should there be one?

                 Does the concern involve policy or procedure?  If policy, to which University Senate Committee?                                   

             Faculty Advisory Role: What recommendations do the faculty here today have regarding disposition of the concern?

                 * Desire for an overarching evaluation policy that includes

                           i. a commitment to confidentiality    ii. emphasis on continuous quality improvement in the individual being evaluated

                  * Links to relevant statements in BoR and GCSU handbooks and policy manuals

               

5.   DRAFT Tentative Agenda for Next ECUS Meeting (Thurs Apr 10, 9:30-10:45)  (Kendra)

          Anticipating Th Apr 3, 9:30-10:45 a meeting of the SubCommittee on Nominations (SCoN)

        a.  Time-permitting, discussion among the full Executive Committee regarding ECUS annual report

 

6.      Adjourn

 

Senate Calendar Items:

Mon, Mar 31  University Senate Meeting

Fri, Apr 4  Final Meetings of Standing Committees (12:30-1:45)

Sun, Apr 6 Deadline for submission by committees of motions for consideration at the Apr 21 University Senate Meeting

Th, Apr 10  Joint meeting Standing Committee Chairs and Executive Committee (9:30-10:50, President’s Conference Room)

Mon, Apr 21 Final Meeting of the 2007-2008 University Senate (12:30-1:45, A&S 2-72)

Fri, Apr 25 Organizational Meeting of the 2008-2009 University Senate (12:30-1:45, A&S 2-72)

Wed, Apr 30 Organizational Meetings of the 2008-2009 University Senate Committees at which committee officers are elected

Th, May 1  Comprehensive Annual Reports of University Senate Committees due no later than noon.

Th, May 8 Governance Retreat