ECUS Meeting  - Tentative Agenda

Thursday February 14, 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: Chris Greer, Vice President Gormly, Doug Oetter

1.   Call to order

2.   Information Items

a.  President’s Update – (President Leland)

b.  Update on the status of the myCATS University Senate tab (including electronic suggestion box) (Craig)

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

            * On Tuesday 02-12-2008, Russell Porter invited me to consider GCSU hosting a coordination event in 2008-09

d.  Update on the 2008-2009 Governance Calendar (Chris)  posted to the web on 02-12-08

e.  Update on the upcoming at-large election (Doug)

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

g.  Supporting Documents for Comprehensive Annual Reports (Craig)

3.   Action Items

a.   Finalize the agenda of the University Senate Meeting scheduled for Mon, Feb 25, 2008 (Craig)

               SET THE BATTING ORDER FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS

                Anticipated Motions: 

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

                    ii. RPIPC - Recycling Recommendations

                    iii. RPIPC - Policy Development Format

b.    Agenda Coordination for the Standing Committee Meetings (scheduled for Friday Mar 7, 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.   Faculty Bylaws

                Section 1.02.01 of the GCSU Academic Affairs Handbook at
                        http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/handbooks/academic_affairs/aahandbook/10201.html

        b.   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 Feb 21, 9:30-10:45)  (Kendra)

6.      Adjourn

Senate Calendar Items:

Mon, Feb 25  University Senate Meeting

Fri, Mar 7 Meetings of Standing Committees (12:30-1:45)

Sun, Mar 16 Deadline for submission by committees of motions for consideration at the Feb 25 University Senate Meeting

Th, Mar 20  Joint meeting Standing Committee Chairs and Executive Committee (9:30-10:50, President’s Conference Room)

Mon, Mar 31 University Senate Meeting (12:30-1:45, A&S 2-72)

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