University Senate Bylaws & Governing Concepts Committee

11-09-05

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Kilpatrick 221

 

Agenda

 

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

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

o        Management/Leadership:  Ken Farr, Mike Whitfield (20 minutes)

o        Teaching/Learning:  Lee Gillis (20 minutes)

·         Develop agenda for November 16 meeting (5 minutes)

o        Finalize agenda

o        Receive report on dimension of Shared Sense of Purpose:  Cheryl Reynolds

o        Begin development of Governing Concepts (House these concepts in a document, the Constitution, separate from the University Senate Bylaws)

o        Check process

·         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?)