University Senate Bylaws

University Senate Bylaws & Governing Concepts Committee

11-02-05

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Kilpatrick 221

Agenda

· Agree on final agenda items and time limits (5 minutes)

· Continue the discussion on power to develop governing concepts and implications for bylaws (15 minutes):

o Discuss: Envision the university as having a shared sense of purpose enacted by one body of policy approved by the president and recommended by one final body of shared governance

§ Entertain proposals of how to improve the structure of standing committees by redefining who decides, what and how.

· Continue reviews of the literature on the areas of the effectiveness table:

o Resources: Anne Gormly, Craig Turner (15 minutes)

o Use of Communication Systems: Quintus Sibley (15 minutes)

· Develop tentative list of Governing Concepts including disposition of Agreement 1. (10 minutes)

· Develop agenda for November 09 meeting (5 minutes) Management/Leadership: Ken Farr, Mike Whitfield; Teaching/Learning: Lee Gillis; Shared Sense of Purpose: Cheryl Reynolds

· Check process (5 minutes)

Step	Action	Notes
Check for focus of the meeting	The team determines the extent to which they followed the meeting agenda
Check for contributions to decisions by team members	The team determines the extent to which all members participated in discussions leading to decisions made during the meeting (Everyone had a chance to participate without one member dominating the discussion.)
Check for effective communications by team members	The team determines the extent to which interruptions and side conversations diluted the team’s attention given to a member recognized to speak
Check for team results	The team determines the extent to which the team achieved what it intended to achieve during the meeting. (Did we get the results that we intended?)