Undergraduate Studies Committee noted one person may be listed on the – committee incorrectly Check whether Severine Patanakul (BUS) should be – Peerasit Patanakul (BUS). Unfinished Business Constitution Revisions L. Aronne brought to Council for a vote for approval to bring – revisions to faculty organization for a vote. - no major content changes from spring version - the order was modified to flow better. - change of name from Faculty Organization to Faculty Senate to be more consistent with other campuses of Penn State. Discussion of why ours were different. – - Question on make up of Faculty Organization of all staff with faculty - issue of percentages for voting – - Several specific suggestions were made to the revised document (Version 9/11/15): Article 1 name fix to Faculty Senate – – Article II section on student representation how to make more specific which – – student is the representative on specific committee– Article 7 section 5c -- – suggestion that this is procedural and the SGA president should provide Chair the assignments Article IV - Section 8 to nominations – add “senators” Section 3 - membership correct to of faculty council standing – “chairs committees”. Section 3 consider the Faculty Council add in the Executive board of the – – – Faculty senate to clarify specify that the administrators are non-voting ex – officio; add Past Chair as non-voting ex-officio member Section 8 Past Chair add as part of the Faculty Council? Recommend as a – non-voting ex-officio Article VII Section 1a. Spell out the abbreviations for P & T Discussion on i), ii) and iii) suggestion on wording is unclear; --change – “at to of least” “each the” Section 2h - ADD - under Director of Learning Resource Center as a – ex officio member Section 3 Discussed time limits for ad hoc committees. The discussion – concluded with the idea that although when a committee is formed it should have a clear time line and charges. However, that is a procedure and as such should not be in the constitution. Article X Section 3 propose to from sentence 1. – – remove word “Electronic” Discussed an inconsistency for the title - of Faculty “Chair Senate” or Council or e.g., article IV old section 5 new 3. “Faculty Chair” “the Chair” – – The decision was to change all to add note “the Chair.” At beginning – hereafter refer to
Undergraduate Studies Committee – noted one person may be listed on the committee incorrectly – Check whether Severine Patanakul (BUS) should be Peerasit Patanakul (BUS). Unfinished Business Constitution Revisions – L. Aronne brought to Council for a vote for approval to bring revisions to faculty organization for a vote. - no major content changes from spring version - the order was modified to flow better. - change of name from Faculty Organization to Faculty Senate to be more consistent with other campuses of Penn State. – Discussion of why ours were different. - Question on make up of Faculty Organization of all staff with faculty - issue of percentages for voting – - Several specific suggestions were made to the revised document (Version 9/11/15): Article 1 – name – fix to Faculty Senate Article II – section on student representation – how to make more specific which student is the representative on specific committee– Article 7 – section 5c -- suggestion that this is procedural and the SGA president should provide Chair the assignments Article IV - Section 8 – add “senators” to nominations Section 3 - membership – correct to “chairs of faculty council standing committees”. Section 3 – consider – the Faculty Council – add in the Executive board of the Faculty senate to clarify – specify that the administrators are non-voting ex officio; add Past Chair as non-voting ex-officio member Section 8 Past Chair – add as part of the Faculty Council? Recommend as a non-voting ex-officio Article VII Section 1a. Spell out the abbreviations for P & T Discussion on i), ii) and iii) – suggestion on wording is unclear; --change “at least” to “each of the” Section 2h - – ADD - under Director of Learning Resource Center as a ex officio member Section 3 – Discussed time limits for ad hoc committees. The discussion concluded with the idea that although when a committee is formed it should have a clear time line and charges. However, that is a procedure and as such should not be in the constitution. Article X – Section 3 – propose to remove word “Electronic” from sentence 1. Discussed an inconsistency for the title - “Chair of Faculty Senate” or “Faculty Council Chair” or “the Chair” – e.g., article IV – old section 5 new 3. The decision was to change all to “the Chair.” At beginning add note – hereafter refer to
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