UAA Faculty Senate Agenda April 2, 2010

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. LIB 307 I. Call to Order II. Roll- (P=Present; A=Absent; E=Excused)

2009-2010 Officers:

2009-2010 Senators:

Anteau, Daniel Fitzgerald, Dave McLain, Ed Banchero, Paola Garcia, Gabe Meyers, David Bhattacharyya, N. Gehrett, Christine Mock, Kenrick Boeckmann, Robert Gonzales, Mariano Modlin, Susan Boege-Tobin, Deborah Gordon, Kate Nagy, Lou Bremner, Sally Harder, Alberta Olofsson, John Croft, Toni Hinterberger, Tim Pearce, Fred Crosman, Robert Hirschmann, Eric Powell, Jim Davies, Hilary Hoanca, Bogdan Ravens, Tom Davis, Leanne Jones, Karla Schreiter, Mark Dirks, Angela Kappes, Bruno Spieker, Rena Erickson, Diane Kawasaki, Jodee Thiru, Sam Fallon, Sue King, Carrie Vugmeyster, Liliya Farrell, Chad Kopacz, Eva Widdicombe, Toby Fitch, Mark Mannion, Heidi

III. Agenda Approval (pg. 1-3)

IV. Meeting Summary Approval (pg. 4-12) V. Officer’s Reports

A. President’s Report (pg. 13)

B. First Vice President’s Report (pg. 14)

C. Second Vice President’s Report

VI. Boards and Committees A. Graduate Academic Board (pg. 15)

Curriculum

B. Undergraduate Academic Board (pg. 16-17) Curriculum Purge List for GAB and UAB (pg. 18-19)

C. University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee

Babb, Genie- President Davies, Hilary- Chair, UAB Petraitis, John- 1st Vice President Sandberg, Patt- Chair, GAB Rawlins, Katherine- 2nd Vice President Bridges, Anne- Past President Pearce, Fred- Parliamentarian

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D. Academic Computing, Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (pg. 20-21)

MOTION: All new initiatives related to technology that might impact the delivery of instruction should follow a formalized process that includes: a) A brief presentation of the initiative by its sponsoring unit to the Faculty Senate, b) A review of the initiative by an appointed body of the Faculty Senate (such as ACDLITC) c) A statement of position by the reviewing body to the Faculty Senate that narrates the estimated impact of the new initiative to faculty and students as it relates to the delivery of instruction. The purpose of this recommendation is to ensure that faculty, through its governing body, has an active voice in decisions related to instructional technology.

E. Budget, Planning, and Facilities Advisory Committee- BPFA

F. Nominations and Elections Committee Faculty Senate At-Large positions on UAB and GAB

G. Diversity Committee (pg. 22-24)

H. Faculty Grants and Leaves Committee

I. IUAC- Evaluation of Deans & Directors Update

J. Library Advisory Committee

K. Professional Development Committee

L. Student Academic Success Committee (pg. 25)

VII. Old Business A. Academic Master Plan

B. 2nd

Distance Service Awards Committee Reading of Constitution and Bylaws- Officer Hilary Davies (pg. 26-27)

C. Accreditation Update (pg. 28)

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/accreditation/2010.cfm

VIII. New Business A. Renee Carter-Chapman- Retention Rates

B. Collection of Distinguished Service Awards ballots

IX. Reports

A. Chancellor Fran Ulmer

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FAQs http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/faq/index.cfm Chancellor’s Report http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/upload/Chancellors-Report-201001.pdf

B. Provost Michael Driscoll

C. Vice Chancellor Bill Spindle

D. Vice Chancellor Megan Olson (pg. 29-31)

E. Union Representatives i. UAFT

ii. United Academics

X. Informational Items & Adjournment

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2:30 – 4:30 p.m. LIB 307 I. Call to Order II. Roll- (P=Present; A=Absent; E=Excused)

2009-2010 Officers:

2009-2010 Senators:

Anteau, Daniel P Fitzgerald, Dave P McLain, Ed P Banchero, Paola P Garcia, Gabe P Meyers, David E Bhattacharyya, N. P Gehrett, Christine P Mock, Kenrick P Boeckmann, Robert Gonzales, Mariano P Modlin, Susan P Boege-Tobin, Deborah P Gordon, Kate P Nagy, Lou P Bremner, Sally P Harder, Alberta P Olofsson, John P Croft, Toni P Hinterberger, Tim P Pearce, Fred P Crosman, Robert P Hirschmann, Eric P Powell, Jim P Davies, Hilary P Hoanca, Bogdan P Ravens, Tom E Davis, Leanne P Jones, Karla P Schreiter, Mark P Dirks, Angela P Kappes, Bruno E Spieker, Rena Erickson, Diane Kawasaki, Jodee P Thiru, Sam P Fallon, Sue King, Carrie P Vugmeyster, Liliya P Farrell, Chad P Kopacz, Eva P Widdicombe, Toby P Fitch, Mark P Mannion, Heidi

III. Agenda Approval (pg. 1-2) Approved

IV. Meeting Summary Approval (pg. 3-6) Approved with following change: Jeanne Eder has resigned from Faculty Senate and the Undergraduate Academic Board

V. Officer’s Reports

A. President’s Report Report given; topics include: Presidential Search Update and Survey results

B. First Vice President’s Report (pg. 7) Report given; topics include: Academic Master Plan distributed Will discuss at April and May meetings

C. Second Vice President’s Report (pg. 8) Nominations are still being taken

VI. Boards and Committees

P Babb, Genie- President P Davies, Hilary- Chair, UAB P Petraitis, John- 1st E Vice President Sandberg, Patt- Chair, GAB P Rawlins, Katherine- 2nd Vice President P Bridges, Anne- Past President P Pearce, Fred- Parliamentarian

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A. Graduate Academic Board (pg. 9) Curriculum approved MOTION: The Governance Office and the Registrar’s Office will notify the six programs that they have the opportunity to clarify the post graduate language in the catalog copy that will be provided. After the faculty member clarifies the wording, they can submit the catalog copy to the Governance Office to give to the Graduate Academic Board as an informational item and then forwarded to the Registrar’s Office for implementation in the catalog. Approved

B. Undergraduate Academic Board (pg. 10-14) Curriculum approved UAB MOTIONS: 1. UAB recommends that a standardized Incomplete Grade Form be used by faculty in all

colleges and schools for assigning Incomplete Grades. The attached template will be used. The Incomplete Grade Form will be hosted on the Enrollment Management website under Faculty Forms. Faculty will be responsible for tracking Incomplete Grades. 32 For 1 Opposed Approved

2. Titles of existing courses in the data base cannot be used for new/revised courses, except for

the following types of courses: Dissertation, Internship, Practicum, Project, Research, Selected Topic, Seminar, Thesis. Unanimously approved

3. Texts and Bibliography

Curriculum Handbook instructions for CCG Suggested text(s) – Provide current suggested texts or recommended readings in alphabetical order. Similar texts are expected to be used in the actual course. Texts should be current (published within the last ten years) unless they are classics in the discipline. Bibliography – Provide a list of the literature, in alphabetical order, that forms a foundation for the ideas and/or skills to be taught in the course. The concise and selective bibliography indicates texts, papers and other resources that the students and the instructor will find particularly valuable in meeting the course outcomes. Suggested texts and bibliography should be presented in an acceptable style (e.g. APA, MLA, or Gregg). Be prepared to identify the style used. Unanimously approved

4. A faculty member may sign no more than two signature lines on the CAR/PAR. Exceptions

to this rule may be permissible with written justification31 For

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1 Opposed

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1 Abstained Approved with minor underlined amendment

5. Clarification of Instructions for Box 13 on the CAR Page 43 of the Curriculum Handbook. Box 13a. Impacted Courses or Programs List any programs/college requirements, courses or current catalog copy impacted by this change. This includes the initiating department. Clearly indicate whether the program or course requires the course or uses it as a program selective*or as a prerequisite. The department initiating the proposal is also responsible for coordinating with each impacted program chair/coordinator. In order to find programs that use this course, use the .pdf file provided on the Office of the Registrar’s website (www.uaa.alaska.edu/records/catalogs/catalogs.cfm) to search for the course prefix and number in the current catalog. If the program(s) of the initiating department is impacted, catalog copy with track changes must be provided by the initiating department. Current catalog copy in Word is available on the Governance website. If three or fewer programs outside the initiating department are impacted, please complete the table in Box 13a. If more than three outside the initiating department are impacted, a coordination spreadsheet is required listing the impacted program/course, the specific impact (e.g. program requirement, selective, credits required, prerequisite, corequisite, registration restriction), current catalog copy page, type/date of coordination, and the name of the department chair/coordinator contacted. The format for the spreadsheet can be found on the Governance website at www.uaa.alaska.edu/governance/coordination/index.cfm. * Program Selective - A credit course within a group of courses from which a student is required to select. Unanimously approved with minor underlined amendment 6. Stacking. A501-A599 level (professional development) courses may not be stacked with AC001-AC049

Unanimously approved CEU (continuing education unit) courses.

Informational Items 1. Honors Programs in the discipline: Standard wording in the catalog.

Header in the catalog will read: Honors in “discipline”, e.g. Honors in English. 2. PAR: In Box 3, change “Specialty” to “Other”.

This will allow catalog copy changes to use the PAR. 3. Minor changes to Curriculum:

(i) If a course title change is proposed by the prefix (initiating) department, and approved through the regular curriculum process, then the course title will be automatically changed wherever the course title appears in the catalog. The initiating department is required to coordinate with all impacted departments, using Box 13a of the CAR, and an additional spreadsheet, if necessary. e.g. ENGL A450 required in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 7-12 Concentration (Graduate program in COE).

(ii) If prerequisites within the prefix department are changed in 050-499 courses, the initiating department must complete a CAR to be approved through the regular curriculum process. No Course Content Guide will be required so long as the course has been updated within the past 4 years. The initiating department is required to coordinate with all impacted departments.

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The impacted departments must be listed in Box 13a of the CAR, with an additional spreadsheet, if necessary.

(iii) Changes in program catalog copy introduction.

C. University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee

D. Academic Computing, Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (pg. 15)

E. Budget, Planning, and Facilities Advisory Committee- BPFA (pg. 16)

F. Nominations and Elections Committee

G. Diversity Committee (pg. 17-18)

H. Faculty Grants and Leaves Committee

I. IUAC- Evaluation of Deans & Directors Update

J. Library Advisory Committee (pg. 19)

K. Professional Development Committee

L. Student Academic Success Committee (pg. 20)

VII. Old Business

A. 2nd

1. Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). Reading of Constitution and Bylaws with amendment- Officer Hilary Davies (pg. 21-25)

Constitution. Article IV. Officers. Section 8.

Currently the representatives of the UAA Faculty Senate to the Faculty Alliance are the Faculty Senate President, the First Vice President, and either the UAB Chair or GAB Chair or his/her designated representative from the respective Board.

Due to meeting scheduling issues, the recommendation is: Representatives of the UAA Faculty Senate to the Faculty Alliance are the Faculty Senate President, the First Vice President, and either the GAB Chair, the orChair,

UAB or his/her designated representative from the respective Board, or

Second Vice President or the Past President. the

Article IV, Section 8 would read: The Chair of the Graduate Academic Board, the Chair of the Undergraduate Academic Board, the Second Vice President or the Past President, shall serve as a representative of the Faculty Senate to the Faculty Alliance. The UAA Faculty Senate President will select this representative.

Unanimously approved

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________________________________________________________________________ 2. Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). s. Modify the composition of the University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee to eliminate term limits. Rationale: Facilitate the election of faculty to the University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee so that all seats on the committee are filled. The Faculty Senate shall establish one University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee consisting of a total of fifteen (15) tenured full professors, five (5) from each workload track (Bipartite-Vocational, Bipartite-Academic, and Tripartite-Academic). No more than two (2) faculty members may be from an individual school or college in each Bipartite-Academic and Tripartite-academic workload category. Tenured associate professors will be elected if there are insufficient numbers of full professors to staff the committee. All faculty members who serve on this committee shall be elected by the faculty at large to three -year terms. No one on a promotion or tenure committee at a prior level, and no one standing for promotion or tenure is eligible to serve on the committee. Elections shall be held annually, and in each year seven or eight members shall be elected. No faculty member who holds an administrative appointment (dean, associate dean, assistant dean) in the University is eligible. No member may be elected to more than two successive three-year terms

. The committee shall establish subcommittees composed of committee members for the purposes of evaluation of individual faculty. Each subcommittee shall include a majority of representatives from the same workload track as the faculty member being evaluated and at least one member from each of the other tracks.

For 25 Against 5 Abstained 4 Approved ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). Change the title of the Institutional and Unit Assessment Committee to Institutional and Unit Leadership Review Committee to avoid confusion with the newly formed Academic Assessment Committee. Clarify the functions and responsibilities of the Institutional and Unit Leadership Review Committee. Change “assessment” to “survey” to reflect the responsibilities of the committee. Modify: w. Institutional and Unit Review Committee w. Composition of the Institutional and Unit Leadership Review Committee: (1) A Senator on the Committee shall convene the first meeting in each academic year. (2) Membership on the committee is open to any faculty member who submits his or her name to the Nominations and Elections Committee by April 20 or as vacancies permit. x. Functions and Responsibilities of the Institutional and Unit Leadership Review Committee

(1) Oversee the faculty review of Deans and Directors via a periodic survey. (2) Annually advise the Senate’s Executive Board by the end of September of the Committee’s timeline

and milestones for that academic year; thereafter, the Committee shall present an outline of its yearlong agenda and goals to the Faculty Senate no later than the Senate’s regularly scheduled October meeting.

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(3) Annually review the survey instrument and modify as needed. (4) Annually discuss with the University’s Deans and Provost the overall scope of the survey instrument, the expected protocols for its administration, and the timeline noted in (2) above. (5) Notify faculty prior to the survey’s administration; advance faculty participation in the survey process. (6) Confer with each dean to determine the reporting process most suitable for that dean’s respective unit. (7) Oversee the survey’s administration. (8) Provide annually a summary report to the Senate addressing faculty participation rates, suggestions from the Deans and Provost on needed improvements for subsequent surveys, faculty perceptions on how well the survey instrument addressed faculty concerns, faculty views on the effectiveness of the overall survey process in improving their respective college or school, a template summarizing survey results, etc. At the discretion of its Dean, a unit may be subdivided, with the Committee’s approval, into subunits provided such subunits are sufficiently large to ensure the anonymity of respondents.

Unanimously approved ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees).

Add: y. Faculty Awards Committee This committee has been in existence for several years, but is not formally included in the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.

y. Composition of the Awards Committee In January, a committee will be formed consisting of one Senator from each School or College, one Senator from the library and one from each Community Campus. If more than one Senator from a unit wishes to volunteer, the Senate will vote to fill that position. The committee will vote to select a chairperson. Functions and Responsibilities of the Awards Committee Any member of the University of Alaska Anchorage faculty may submit one or more documented nominations for the Faculty Senate Service awards. Up to three types of awards may be given: i. To a member of the Faculty Senate or its Boards and Committees for Outstanding and

Distinguished Service to the Senate. ii. To a faculty member for service to the university outside of the Senate iii. To a community member who has made distinguished contributions to the

University. Nominees may be students, staff members, or members of the community. Note: Members of the Faculty Senate Executive Board are not eligible for these awards. Documented nominations are to be submitted to the chairperson of the Faculty Senate Awards Committee by March 30th.

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The Faculty Senate Awards Committee will review all nominations and will select zero to three candidates to forward to the Senate with a description of each candidate prior to the April Faculty Senate meeting. A letter of acknowledgment will be sent to the nominator by the chair of the committee. The Faculty Senate will vote by secret ballot at the April Senate meeting to select the winner of each award from the forwarded list of candidates. Tabled ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). Add: z. Academic Assessment Committee During Fall 2009, the Faculty Senate Academic Assessment Committee (FSAAC) worked on establishing by-laws and will be an elected (rather than appointed) committee in the future. The committee collaborated with the Accreditation Team and the Core Theme 1 group to help collect and analyze assessment data for UAA, ILO’s and the GER. In spring 2010, the committee will be focusing on creating an assessment handbook with clear guidelines and processes. The formation and charge of this committee constitutes a change to our assessment procedures at UAA. The Assessment Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate. The committee shall:

1. Develop and maintain UAA Assessment Handbook. 2. Apply the current UAA Assessment Handbook as primary criteria for evaluating

all program assessment, both of existing assessment efforts and of proposed or modified programs;

3. Recommend program assessment-related actions to the Senate; 4. Develop institutional learning outcomes assessments and direct the collection and

analysis of that data; 5. Review and recommend all requests to modify institutional learning outcomes; 6. Review all requests to modify assessment policies; 7. Refer all curricular and academic issues to the Boards; 8. Undertake such additional tasks or responsibilities relating to program and

institutional assessment as assigned by the Senate. Composition of the Assessment Committee- Representation on the Assessment Committee shall be elected by faculty within their respective units as follows: 1. a. College of Arts & Sciences (1)

b. College of Business & Public Policy (1) c. College of Education (1) d. College of Health & Social Welfare (1) e. Community & Technical College (1) f. School of Engineering (1) g. Library (1) h. Kenai Peninsula College (1) i. Kodiak College (1) j. Matanuska-Susitna College (1)

2. In addition there shall be 4 representatives from Faculty Senate (4)

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3. Faculty members of the Assessment Committee shall serve two year staggered terms. 4. Newly elected and continuing members of the Assessment Committee shall elect the chairperson no later than May 15 with service to begin June1. After AY10, the chair shall be elected by the Assessment Committee from those members who are in the second year of their terms or who have served at least one previous term of office. After AY10, the Chair or a Co- chair must be a member of the Faculty Senate. 5. One representative from the Office of Academic Affairs, appointed by the provost and one representative from the office of the Registrar shall be ex-officio and non-voting members of the Assessment Committee. OAA shall be responsible for coordinating and supporting the activities of the Assessment Committee.

Unanimously approved 6. Constitution. Article V. Boards and Committees. Section 1.

Insert/change 10. Institutional and Unit Leadership Review 11. Faculty Awards 12. Academic Assessment Renumber 11 to 13.

Bylaws, Section 3. Change the title of the Institutional and Unit Assessment Committee to Institutional and Unit Leadership Review Committee. Rationale: Clarify the functions and responsibilities of the committee and avoid

confusion with the newly formed Academic Assessment Committee.

Unanimously approved

B. Distance testimony at Board of Regents (pg. 26) The Faculty Senate unanimously endorses the attached motion from the University Assembly.

C. Academic Master Plan (will be sent via email) Provost Driscoll and 1st

Vice President Petraitis gave report on Academic Master Plan

D. Accreditation Update (pg. 27) http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/accreditation/2010.cfm

VIII. New Business A. ACCESS- Senator Bogdan Hoanca (pg. 28)

Brief report on committee

IX. Reports A. Chancellor Fran Ulmer

FAQs http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/faq/index.cfm

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Chancellor’s Report http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/upload/Chancellors-Report-201001.pdf Provost Driscoll reported for Chancellor Ulmer Topic included: Budget

B. Provost Michael Driscoll

C. Vice Chancellor Bill Spindle

D. Vice Chancellor Megan Olson (pg. 29-30)

E. Union Representatives i. UAFT

ii. United Academics

X. Informational Items & Adjournment Meeting adjourned

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Faculty Senate President’s Report Genie Babb, March 2010

The P&T Task Force has completed a revision of the new Faculty Evaluation Guidelines, which it has forwarded to the Provost. In her recent email to faculty, Chair Letitia Fickel outlined the process from this point on:

Revised Guidelines for Faculty Evaluation

The Provost will review the recommended new Faculty Evaluation Guidelines . . . , and solicit the advice and recommendations of the Faculty Senate, Deans and Directors, the faculty and President of Prince William Sound Community College, and UNAC and UAFT leadership during the remainder of the spring semester. Based on this feedback and any other pertinent information or administrative considerations, the Provost will develop a final draft of the guidelines. This final draft will then be presented to the Faculty Senate early in the fall semester 2010 for a vote on their recommendation for approval. Assuming that the final step results in an approved document, the focus will shift to implementation and phase-in of the new Faculty Evaluation Guidelines. (email to UAA faculty, 26 March 2010)

I have bolded the two points at which the Faculty Senate will have further input on the document, the first at the May meeting, the second early in the fall. Please read it carefully, discuss it with your colleagues, and be ready to contribute “advice and recommendations” in May. Chair Fickel has kindly provided us with a clean copy as well as a version that tracks the changes made by the Task Force in response to faculty suggestions over the past year. (See March 26th

email.)

In addition to reviewing the completed document, the Task Force has also asked faculty for input via a survey, which singles out “a few key components of the Task Force’s final recommendations.” Chair Fickel has sent out an explanation via email along with the link to the survey (see email of March 29th

). Faculty responses on the survey will be forwarded to all the relevant groups outlined above, including faculty themselves.

Please fill out the survey and encourage your colleagues to do so. It is available at the following link: http://uaa.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_2otMDonCKpoOusA&SVID=Prod

Recently, student email addresses were converted to the new UA Username Standard. At the March University Assembly meeting, Rich Whitney reported that faculty addresses will also be converted, but not until next fall. For various reasons, the conversion will be much more complicated; hence, IT will be converting faculty usernames department by department over the course of the fall semester.

Converting Faculty Email Addresses to the New UA Username Standard

Please keep in mind the following rules governing attendance at Faculty Senate and its committees, which are spelled out in Article V of the Faculty Senate Constitution, Sections 12-14:

Attendance

Section 12. The position of any member of a permanent board or committee shall be vacated if the occupant fails to attend two consecutive regularly scheduled meetings. Section 13. The position of any Senator shall be vacated if the occupant fails to attend two consecutive regularly scheduled meetings or fails to attend four regularly scheduled meetings in an academic year. Section 14. The position of Board or Committee Chair shall be vacated if the occupant fails to attend two consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the Board or Committee; or if the occupant fails to attend two consecutive regularly scheduled Senate meetings.

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Report of 1st

John Petraitis

VP

April 2010

Since the March 2010 Faculty Senate meeting, 1st

1. K-12 teacher preparations efforts across the state.

VP Petraitis attended one meeting of the Statewide Academic Council. The meeting focused on the following:

2. The link between UA-Statewide budget priorities and Statewide academic workgroups (e.g., Teacher Prep; Health; Social Sciences; Student Success).

3. Further development of a timeline and process by which a draft of the Academic Master Plan will be reviewed by various interest-groups, and submitted for approval to the Board of Regents in December 2010.

a. March 5, 2010 Draft to Stakeholder groups (Senates, etc) b. March 25, 2010 SAC meeting to discuss initial feedback on the plan c. April 1, 2010 Revised timeline for discussion given to Stakeholder groups d. April 15, 2010 MAU Senates and administrative constituencies discuss the AMP. e. April 15, 2010 Target date for feedback from non-Senate stakeholder groups

to Provost Henrichs, with a copy to SAC f. April 19, 2010 Provost Henrichs sends revised draft to SAC (this is a working

draft, not a draft for distribution) g. April 22, 2010 SAC Meeting

(at this meeting SAC will endeavor to produce a revised draft for distribution)

h. May 3-7, 2010 Last MAU Senate meetings of the academic year; each Senate will endeavor to pass motions on the AMP. Motions and backup information will be forwarded to the Faculty Alliance and SAC

i. May 14, 2010 Last Faculty Alliance meeting; target date for Alliance feedback on the plan given to SAC

j. May 17, 2010 Provost Henrichs provides updated draft to SAC (this is a working draft, not a draft for distribution)

k. May 20, 2010 SAC Meeting (at this meeting SAC will endeavor to produce a revised draft for distribution to Stakeholders and BOR)

l. June 2010 Draft given to BOR m. September 2010 Feedback given by BOR to SAC and discussed with various

Stakeholder groups n. October 2010 BOR feedback discussed at SAC and with Stakeholder groups o. November 2010 President’s Cabinet discusses, reviews and possibly amends plan

prior to forwarding plan to BOR. SAC should be notified of amendments.

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Graduate Academic Board April 2010 Report

Program/Course Action Request

A. CBPP Chg PADM A602 Seminar in Public Management (3 cr) (3+0) Chg PADM A606 The Policymaking Process (3 cr) (3+0) Chg PADM A618 Public Accountability and Ethics (3 cr) (3+0) Chg PADM A624 Human Resources Administration (3 cr) (3+0)

The following curriculum was approved at the GAB, but did not submit revisions in time to appear on the April Faculty Senate agenda. If they submit revisions, they will be on the May agenda.

Chg BA A690 Current Topics in Business (1-6 cr) (1-6+0) Chg BA A617 Technology Management (crosslisted ESM A617) (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ESM A617 Technology Management (crosslisted BA A617) (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A602 Contemporary Literary Theory (3 cr) (3+0) Add ENGL A603 Issues in Rhetoric and Composition (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A606 Studies in the Development of the English Language (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A607 Studies n American Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Add ENGL A610 Studies in Literary Periods and Movements (3 cr) (3+0) Add ENGL A611 Studies in Genre (3 cr) (3+0) Add ENGL A612 Studies in English Linguistics (3 cr) (3+0) Add ENGL A613 Studies in Rhetoric and Composition (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A615 Studies in Medieval Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A620 Studies in Renaissance Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A625 Studies in Neoclassical Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A630 Studies in the Literature of Romanticism (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A636 Studies in Contemporary Theory (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A640 Studies in the Victorian Period (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A642 Studies in the Modernist Period (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A643 Studies in Contemporary Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A651 Studies in Poetry (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A661 Studies in Fiction (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A671 Studies in Nonfiction Prose (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A676 Studies in Texts and Cultures (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A680 Studies in History of Rhetoric (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A681 Studies in Drama (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A685 Studies in Rhetorical Strategy (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A687 Composition Theory and Practice (3 cr) (3+0) Del ENGL A688 Topics in Professional Writing (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A689 Advanced Research and Professional Practices (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A698 Individual Research (31-6 cr) (1-6+0) Chg ENGL A699 Thesis (1-6 cr) (1-6+0)

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Undergraduate Academic Board April 2010 Report

Program/Course Action Request

A. CAS Chg FREN A301 Advanced French I (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg FREN A302 Advanced French II (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg GER A301 Advanced German I (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg GER A302 Advanced German II (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg JPN A301 Third Year Japanese I (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg JPN A302 Third Year Japanese II (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg RUSS A301 Advanced Russian I (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg RUSS A302 Advanced Russian II (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg SPAN A301 Advanced Spanish I (4 cr) (4+0)

Chg SPAN A302 Advanced Spanish II (4 cr) (4+0) Chg ENGL A315 Survey of Medieval Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A320 Renaissance Literature (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A340 The Victorian Period (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A381 Drama (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A391 Genres of Subject and Theme (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ENGL A429 Major Authors (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CWLA A259 Short Format Introduction to Creative Writing (1 cr) (1+0) Del GEOG A323 Economic Geography and the Global Environment (3 cr) (3+0)

Del GEOG A327 Political Geography (crosslisted with PS A327) (3 cr) (3+0)

Del PS A327 Political Geography (crosslisted with GEOG A327) (3 cr) (3+0)

Chg GEOG A390 Field Studies in Geography (1-3 cr) (1-2+3-6)

Add GEOG A390A Topics in Global Geography (3 cr) (3+0)

Add ENVI A490 Topics in Environment and Society (3 cr) (3+0) Add SPAN A390 Selected Topics: Studies in Translation and Interpretation (4 cr) (4+0)

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B. CBPP Chg CIS A445 Advanced Network Management (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CIS A410 Project Management (3 cr) (3+0)

Chg CIS A489 Systems Design, Development and Implementation (3 cr) (3+0) Chg ECON A454 Economics Internship (3 cr) (0+3)

C. CTC Chg RADT A133 Radiographic Procedures III (3 cr) (2+2)

D. KPC Chg CWLA A262 Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CWLA A263 Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CWLA A264 Introduction to Creative Writing: Drama (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CWLA A265 Introduction to Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3 cr) (3+0) Chg CWLA A266 Introduction to Creative Writing: Children’s Stories (3 cr) (3+0)

Chg PETR A155 Blueprint Reading (3 cr) (3+0)

Chg PETR A240 Industrial Process Instrumentation III (3 cr) (3+0)

Chg PETR A244 Industrial Process Instrumentation IV (3 cr) (3+0)

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Was this course carried over by request from the 2009‐10 purge list? COMMENTS

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ACCT A453 CB Internal Auditing 199702 200601 Purge - no responseANTH A330 AS Ancient Civ/Mexico-Guat 199702 200503 OK to purge per David YesnerAT A362 CT Aerodynamics/Flight Perf 199702 200503 Purge - no responseBA A490 CB Intl Comparative Managmt 199702 200503 Purge - no response

BA A637 CB Organizations &Their Environmt 200601no record of having been 

offered Purge - no responseBIOL A292 KP Plant Lore of Kachemak Bay 199702 200303 yes OK to purge per Jerry Kudenov & Paula MartinCED A124 KP Herbal & Nutritional Studies 200301 200503 OK to purge per Paula MartinCED A140 KP Calculator Workshop 199702 200601 OK to purge per Paula MartinCED A180 KP Oil Painting Workshop 200303 200601 OK to purge per Paula MartinCIOS A120B CT Bookkeeping Apps I: Quicken 200303 200601 Purge - no responseCIOS A130B CT Word Processing I: WordPerfect 200303 200503 Purge - no responseCIOS A254A CT Desktop Pub II: PageMaker 200303 200503 Purge - no response

ECON A418 CB Russian Far East Politics/Econ 200601no record of having been 

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EDEC A401 EA Infant/Toddler Apprch and Prog 200601no record of having been 

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EDEC A402 EA Preschool Approach & Programs 200601no record of having been 

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EDEC A601 EA Approach Early Child:Preschool 200601no record of having been 

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EDEC A652 EA Dvlp/Lrn Processes of Children 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDEC A664 EA Adv Studies-Clssrm Mgmt Child 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDET A629 EA Multimedia Tools for Learning 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDET A652 EA Ed Telecomm & the Internet 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDET A655 EA Ed Tech Curriculum Integration 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDET A657 EA Ed Tech Portfol Dvlp/Assessmnt 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDME A608 EA Mathematical Problem Solving 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDME A614 EA Numerations & Operations 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDME A680 EA Geometry & Meas Cont & Ped K-8 200601no record of having been 

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EDME A684 EA Alg & Functions Cont & Ped K-8 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail ShawEDME A685 EA Data An & Prob Cont & Ped K-8 200601 200602 Ok to purge per Donna Gail ShawEDME A686 EA Calc & Trig Concepts for K-8 200601 200602 Ok to purge per Donna Gail ShawEDME A689 EA Capstone: Adv Math K-8 Teacher 200601 200602 Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDRD A604 EA Content Area Literacy 200601no record of having been 

offered Ok to purge per Donna Gail Shaw

EDRD A606 EA Instruct and Assess Reading I 200601no record of having been 

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EDRD A609 EA Instruct and Assess Reading II 200601no record of having been 

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EDRD A618 EA Lit & Read: Support Rdrs K-12 200601no record of having been 

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ENGL A412 AS Computer Documentation 200503no record of having been 

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Faculty Senate Report Academic Computing, Distance Learning, and Instructional Technology

ACDLITC

Committee Co-Chairs: M. Angela Dirks and Dave Fitzgerald

Meeting Date: Friday, March 19, 2010 in Rasmuson Hall 303 Committee Members Present: Angela Dirks, co-chair Amy Green Bruno Kappes Dave Fitzgerald, co-chair Gail Johnston Ed McLain Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya Mariano Gonzales

Report:

1. The Committee finalized the Distance Education Faculty Forum report. The report recommends the following motion for consideration by the Faculty Senate that states: All new initiatives related to technology that might impact the delivery of instruction should follow a formalized process that includes: a) A brief presentation of the initiative by its sponsoring unit to the Faculty Senate, b) A review of the initiative by an appointed body of the Faculty Senate (such as

ACDLITC) c) A statement of position by the reviewing body to the Faculty Senate that narrates the

estimated impact of the new initiative to faculty and students as it relates to the delivery of instruction.

The purpose of this recommendation is to ensure that faculty, through its governing body, has an active voice in decisions related to instructional technology.

2. The updated Distance Education and Technology Faculty Handbook was

discussed and changes were finalized. ACDLITC submits the revised Handbook to the Faculty Senate and recommends that it be included in the Distance Education website and in the Faculty Senate website.

3. The committee reviewed the recommendations provided by ACDLITC to the IT Disruption Report

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ACDLITC

4. Visit with Provost Mike Driscoll: The provost spent some time visiting with the committee and answered questions from committee members. It was suggested that the committee coordinate an annual visit with the Provost to continue the conversation on technology issues.

5. All committee members were commended for their hard work during the academic year 2009-2010. A report of the committee’s accomplishments will be submitted to the Faculty Senate at its last meeting in May.

Attachments: DE Faculty Forum Report Revised DE and Technology Faculty Handbook

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FACULTY SENATE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 3211 Providence Dr ive, Anchorage Alaska 99508

D rs. N a ta sa Ma sa novic a nd Pa t r i c i a Fa ga n, Co-Cha i r s

FACULTY SENATE DIVERSITY COM M ITTEE REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2010

--- Lillian Alessa, Biology

x Herminia Din, Art Education

E Sean Licka, Art History

E Carlos Alsua, School of Management

x Jeanne Eder, History

x Natasa Masanovic, Languages, 1st Co-Chair

x Beverly Barker, Chemistry

SB Wayne Edwards, Education

x Susan Modlin, School of Nursing

x Robert Boeckmann, Psychology

x Patricia Fagan, Languages, 2nd

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Co-Chair and Secretary

Jim Powell, Secondary Education

E Yong Cao, Business

x Nancy Furlow, Director of Alaska Native Studies

x Sudarsan Rangarajan, Languages

x Ping-Tung Chang, Math (Matsu)

x Gabe Garcia, Health Sciences

E Rena Spieker, College of Health and Social Welfare

x Robert Crosman, English

x Songho Ha, History

--- Sam Thiru, Math Sciences

x Hiroko Harada,

Languages

x Mary Weiss,

Bethel Campus

Consultants and Representatives

Present: Marva Watson, Director, Campus Diversity & Compliance Office

*E=Excused *SB=Sabbatical I. Review of Agenda for February 19, 2010. Approved: No changes were suggested or

revisions made. Updated FSDC membership list distributed on hard copy.

II. Current secretary Jeanne Eder requested that Patricia Fagan be appointed to this position for the remainder of the academic year, to which she agreed.

III. Sub-committee discussions were held from 3:05-3:30 p.m. in GHH 103. Given the DAC/FSDC workshop scheduled for 3:30 p.m., it was determined that reports of sub-committee members would be given during the March 2010 meeting.

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IV. Introductions were made by the joint members of the DAC and FSDC. Documentation pertaining to the mission, accomplishments, and goals of the two committees were distributed. A copy of the FSDC’s charge follows:

UAA Diversity Statement With freedom of speech being at our core, UAA strives to create an inclusive,

respectful campus community that promotes and embraces our individual differences. We unite in our belief that diversity includes understanding and

respecting differences in ideas, religion, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, age, and socioeconomic status. We celebrate diversity in

all of our educational and employment endeavors.

FACULTY SENATE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Mission Statement The Mission Statement of the University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Senate Diversity Committee is to assist faculty members across the UAA and the extended colleges in heightening their awareness of the importance of the individual and their culture to the students, faculty, staff, and administration of the University. Additionally, we believe that we can act as a conduit for all of the above to access resources which can facilitate the inclusion of diverse cultures, ideas, and background to strengthen the overall educational value at UAA and the extended colleges.

2008-09 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The FSDC fully endorsed the following successes: • the hiring of Marva Watson, Director, Office of Diversity and Compliance. • the formation and approval of the Faculty Senate Indigenous Concerns

Subcommittee. • numerous National Coalition Building Institute workshops for students, staff, and

faculty across UAA and its extended campuses. • articulation among UAA Office of Academic Affairs, International Affairs, Human

Resources, Office of Diversity and Compliance, Faculty Senate Diversity Committee, and the voices of individual international faculty members concerning the recruitment, hiring, and retention of foreign nationals with special attention to U.S. VISA issues.

• presentations regarding institutional innovations by John Bhend, Senior Consultant, UAA Human Resources; Kaela Parks, Director, UAA Disability Support Services.

• a myriad of diversity-related campus and community-wide events relating to Alaska Native and Indigenous Heritage Month, Alaska Civil Rights Month, and Women’s History Month.

• bi-annual coordination with the UAA Diversity Action Council and Office of the Chancellor.

GOALS FOR 2010

1. The revision of the Faculty Senate Diversity Committee Mission Statement.

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2. Continued efforts in the following sub-committee charges of INCLUSIVITY:

• Committee for Indigenous Concerns: o Nancy Furlow, Convener

• Committee for Recruitment, Retention and Mentorship:

o Sudarsan Rangarajan, Convener

• Committee for Promotion of Public Square: o Gabe Garcia, Convener

• Committee for Academic Support: Alaska Native Studies Program

o Nancy Furlow, Convenor

• Additional Volunteer Committee—STEM: o Beverly Barker, Convener

V. Presentation by Marva Watson, Director, UAA Office of Diversity and Compliance: “Looking Ahead 2010.” Marva reviewed the importance of Diversity which “welcomes and embraces inclusion of all groups” as well as highlighted the distinction between Equal Access & Opportunity and Affirmative Action. In addition, significant current demographic trends and estimated national statistics for new college entrants in 2015 were revealed, followed by a presentation of the 2009 UAA Workforce Analysis. Marva concluded by outlining successful initiatives in progress which institutionalize diversity (e.g. UAA Campus Affiliate with the National Coalition Building Institute) and refinement of additional strategies for recruitment and outreach.

VI. Workshop facilitated by Bruce Schultz, Ed.D., Dean of Students and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs: Road Map from here to there: Envisioning the Perfect UAA Community. Bruce presented opportunities for joint committee members to list UAA diversity accomplishments as well as to formulate ideals which the university has yet to incorporate. The results of these activities have been tabulated and will be reviewed by FSDC committee members during the March 2010 meeting prior to publication.

VII. Meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.

VIII. Next meeting scheduled for March 19, 2010.

Respectfully submitted by Patricia Fagan

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Student Academic Support and Success Committee GHH CAFÉ Faculty Resource Room

Meeting Minutes March 26, 2010

Persons in attendance: Michael Buckland, Connie Fuess, Shannon Gramse, Alberta Harder, Tracy Leithauser, Linda Morgan, Kamal Narang, Erika Veth Absent: Paola Banchero, Trish Jenkins, John Olofsson, Karen Parrish, Galina Peck Item 1 Approval of Minutes from February Meeting The minutes from the meeting on February 26, 2010, were distributed and approved. Item 2 Update and Discussion of SASS Goal #1 Shannon Gramse led the discussion of draft findings and recommendations regarding Goal #1: Research the mission, functions, and best practices of the Learning Resource Center in order to meet students’ academic needs. Committee members were asked to provide further feedback on these draft findings and recommendations to either Shannon or Alberta before the April meeting. Item 3 Update and Discussion of SASS Goal #2 Tracy provided the committee with a draft report of findings and possible recommendations regarding Goal #2: Learn how new students are informed about their UAA online access and resources and suggest ways to provide more assistance accessing online resources such as Blackboard and accessing course prerequisite information before registering for classes. She will send committee members a second draft for further review before the April meeting. Item 4 Update and Discussion of SASS Goal #3 Linda Morgan led the discussion of the feedback on advising provided by students participating in focus groups conducted in 2009-2010 by the Advising and Testing Center. Linda provided a report on the focus group results to committee members. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. Last Meeting: Friday, April 23, 2010, 2:30-4:00 GHH CAFÉ room

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Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). Add: y. Distinguished Service Awards Committee Rationale: This committee has been in existence for several years, but is not formally included in the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.

y. Composition of the Distinguished Service Awards Committee At the regular February Senate meeting, the Second Vice-President will ask for volunteers for a senator from each School or College, Library, and Community Campus to serve on this committee. If more than one Senator from a unit wishes to volunteer, the Senate will vote to fill that position. If volunteers from all units cannot be found, the committee must include at least five members from different units among the ones listed. The committee will vote to select a chairperson/co-chairs. Functions and Responsibilities of the Distinguished Service Awards Committee Any member of the University of Alaska Anchorage faculty may submit one or more documented nominations for the Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Awards. Up to three types of awards may be given: i. To a member of the Faculty Senate or its Boards and Committees for Outstanding and

Distinguished Service to the Senate. ii. To a faculty member for service to the university outside of the Senate. iii. To a community member who has made distinguished contributions to the

University. Nominees may be students, staff members, or members of the community.

Note: Members of the Faculty Senate Executive Board are not eligible for these awards. Documented nominations are to be submitted to the chairperson/co-chairs of the Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Awards Committee two weeks before the regular April Senate meeting. A letter or e-mail of acknowledgment will be sent to each nominator by the chair/co-chairs of the committee. The Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Awards Committee will review all nominations and will select zero to three candidates in each of the award types to forward to the Senate with a description of each candidate prior to the April Faculty Senate meeting. The Faculty Senate will vote by secret ballot at the April Senate meeting to select the winner of each award from the forwarded list of candidates. The winners will be presented with their Distinguished Service Awards at the May Faculty Senate meeting.

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Bylaws. Section 3. (Article V. Boards and Committees). Add: y. Distinguished Service Awards Committee Rationale: This committee has been in existence for several years, but is not formally included in the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.

y. Composition of the Distinguished Service Awards Committee At the regular February Senate meeting, the Second Vice-President will ask for volunteers for a senator from each School or College, Library, and Community Campus to serve on this committee. If more than one Senator from a unit wishes to volunteer, the Senate will vote to fill that position. If volunteers from all units cannot be found, the committee must include at least five members from different units among the ones listed. The committee will vote to select a chairperson/co-chairs. Functions and Responsibilities of the Distinguished Service Awards Committee Any member of the University of Alaska Anchorage faculty may submit one or more documented nominations for the Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Awards. Up to three types of awards may be given: i. To a member of the Faculty Senate or its Boards and Committees for Outstanding and

Distinguished Service to the Senate. ii. To a faculty member for service to the university outside of the Senate. iii. To a community member who has made distinguished contributions to the

University. Nominees may be students, staff members, or members of the community.

Note: Members of the Faculty Senate Executive Board are not eligible for these awards. Documented nominations are to be submitted to the chairperson/co-chairs of the Faculty SenateDistinguished Service Awards Committee two weeks before the regular April Senate meeting. A letter or e-mail of acknowledgment will be sent to each nominator by the chair/co-chairs of the committee.The Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Awards Committee will review all nominations and will select zero to three candidates in each of the award types to forward to the Senate with a description of each candidate prior to the April Faculty Senate meeting. The Faculty Senate will vote by secret ballot at the April Senate meeting to select the winner of each award from the forwarded list of candidates. The winners will be presented with their Distinguished Service Awards at the May Faculty Senate meeting.

Deleted: In January

Deleted: Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Deleted: ¶

Deleted: by March 30th

Deleted: ¶¶

Deleted: A letter of acknowledgment will be sent to the each nominator by the chairco-chairs of the committee.¶

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Accreditation Status Update for UAA Governance Groups, April 2010

The Year 5 Report (including chapters on Planning and Implementation and Effectiveness and Improvement, with updates to previous submissions) was submitted on March 17

Year 5 Report Submitted

th. You can find the report on the Accreditation 2010 website here: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/accreditation/2010/. (Note: this is a newly updated web address.) We expect to hear back from the commission some time during the month of April, and will post their response on the website when we receive it.

The Accreditation Leadership Team is planning to host a workshop for faculty and staff after finals week to review the March report and talk about next steps. We are interested in partnering with governance groups to present the workshop.

Accreditation Workshop for Faculty and Staff

With the Year 5 report completed, the last step in this pilot cycle of the new accreditation process is the Year 7 report, which is due September 1

Year 7 Report Due September 1st

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. Discussions about Mission Fulfillment will take place over the summer with the Accreditation Steering Committee, Deans and Directors, and the Chancellor’s Cabinet. Reports on progress will go out to the leadership of faculty, staff, and student groups, and input will be welcome. As a step toward the final report and planning for the next accreditation cycle, the Accreditation Leadership Team will also meet with the Core Theme Evaluation Teams to discuss the content of the March report and talk about next steps.

The compressed timeline of the pilot process presents us with some challenges as we enter the final phase, since the majority of the work will need to be completed while faculty are off-contract and most governance groups are not meeting. However, we will do our best to seek feedback from Faculty Senate E-board and Governance Leaders as we develop the materials in preparation for our September 1st

deadline.

As always, we offer our sincere thanks to all of the people who have contributed to the accreditation effort. In particular, we thank the faculty and staff who served on the Core Theme Evaluation Teams, whose work played a significant role in this most recent report.

Timeline for Reports & Other Milestones Chapter 1: 3/1/09 Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations Submitted

Revisions to Chapter 1 on 6/15/09 Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations Submitted Chapter 2 on 9/1/09 Resources and Capacity with revisions to Chapter 1 Submitted

9/30/09 - 10/2/09 Site Visit on Chapters 1 and 2 (including a visit to Kenai Peninsula College) Completed

Chapter 3 (3/17/10 Planning and Implementation) and Chapter 4 (Effectiveness and Improvement Submitted ) with revisions to Chapters 1 and 2

9/1/10 Chapter 5 on **Next!** Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation, and Sustainability with revisions to Chapters 1-5

10/4/10 - 10/6/10 Site Visit on cumulative report (Chapters 1-5) (may also visit one or more community campus)

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UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT FACULTY SENATE REPORT- APRIL 2010

Annual Giving

2010 Campaign Please look forward to communications and materials as UAA launches its 2010 Faculty and Staff giving campaign. The 2010 Campaign runs from March 30 through June 30, 2010. Did you know that faculty and staff levels of participation in giving matter? Every day faculty and staff at UAA make an extraordinary and...valuable contribution to students, to education, and to our UAA community. Your dedication and commitment to your work make a lasting impression on the lives of our students. The UAA Giving Campaign for Faculty and Staff is an opportunity for employees to invest in UAA and sustain its future. Faculty and staff giving sends a powerful message demonstrating our commitment to our students and our mission to the community, legislators, students, prospective students and corporate and foundation funders. Your participation matters. You have a choice. You may support the departments, schools, colleges or community campuses of your choice. You might consider scholarships, undergraduate or graduate programs that enrich our UAA community. Gifts of every size make an impact. Please join your colleagues in making a difference in this special way to UAA. Make a gift before May 1 and receive a ‘coffee on us’ coupon as a token of appreciation. Historically UAA staff employee donors outnumber faculty donors. Faculty, we invite you to turn the tables on this trend by choosing UAA as one of your charitable choices this year. More information on the benefits of giving, reasons to give and the Chancellor’s Challenge are found at www.uaa.alaska.edu/facultystaffgiving Please support the Chancellor’s goal to increase the participation rate of employees who give to UAA. Current participation stands at 10%. Please help the University raise this to 20% this year. Your participation matters to achieve this goal. Faculty and Staff giving matters. Make it your choice this year. Any questions contact: Julia Martinez, Senior Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, 786-1278, anjm5@uaa.alaska.edu Alissa Nagel, Annual Giving Coordinator, 786-1010, anaen@uaa.alaska.edu

Development

College of Fellows Event Monday, April 5 – UAA College of Fellows donors (individuals who give $1,000 or above) are invited to attend An Evening with the UAA Seawolf Debate Team from 6-8 p.m. in the Den. Hosted by Chancellor Fran Ulmer, donors will be able to hear the debate team tackle the hot topic in higher education, “Whether the State of Alaska should employ needs-based or merit based criteria for scholarships.” If you are a College of Fellows donor, and would like to attend this event, please contact Jill Fankhauser at anjsf@uaa.alaska.edu by Friday, April 2.

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Annual Scholarship Breakfast Friday, April 9 – University Advancement hosts an Annual Scholarship breakfast in Cuddy Hall from 7:30-9:00 a.m. to celebrate scholarships with student recipients and the donors who make it all possible. If you donate to student scholarships, and would like to attend this breakfast, please RSVP by Friday, April 2 to Heather Karwowski, anhdk@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-1265.

Office of Alumni Relations/Alumni Association

Alumni Relations, in partnership with the UAA Alumni Association, will again host the New Graduate Breakfast at Commencement 2010. UAA Alumni Association Commencement Breakfast, May 2, 2010 at 9:15 am at the Sullivan Arena. The Chair of this event is David Parks. Volunteers are needed for Commencement. Please email Timea Webster, antmw@uaa.alaska.edu if you know alums interested in helping. 555 UAA seniors have RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremony. The commencement volunteer committee needs a total of 22 alumni volunteers. Alumni Gala - Homecoming Fall 2010 – The UAA Alumni Association will be hosting the inaugural UAA Green and Gold Gala on October 9, 2010, the week of UAA’s Homecoming 2010. The event is designed to build awareness of UAA alumni and their impact in the community (and beyond) and raise important scholarship support for UAA students. Look for more information on how you can support and purchase tickets to this black tie event, with green and gold flare. UAAAA Board of Directors announces 2010 Alumni Awards recipients A special thanks is given to George Skladal for his leadership to keep this tradition and luncheon moving forward. The luncheon was lovely. All of the award recipients had nothing but great things to say about it. The Association applauds the efforts of all the winners, nominees and those who took the time to submit nominations. The awards are displayed on the awards wall in the Administration building. Alumna of the Year Elizabeth Gallo Skladal, M.Ed., ‘76 Community Service Award Wayne Mitchell, A.A., ‘98 Event Facilitator and Technician, Wendy Williamson Auditorium Distinguished Teaching Award Garry C. Kaulitz, Professor of Printmaking, Department of Art Patricia Fagan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish Med Lab Technology Alumni and Community Celebration, April 20, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Commons 107 This is a first time event to recognize Allied Health donors, and celebrate graduating Med Lab technicians. Invitations will go out the first week of April. Ivy Spohnholz is the project lead; if you have any questions please contact her at anias@uaa.alaska.edu or 907-786-1944.

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Retiree Luncheon on May 14th, 2010 at 11:30 am in Commons 107 If you are retiring from UAA in this fiscal year (before July 1st), please save the date for the annual Retiree Luncheon on May 14th. If you are planning to retire and would like to be included in this luncheon and listed in the Retiree Directory, be sure to have your retirement paperwork submitted through your department by April 16.

University Relations

Research News New Research News just published and available! Meet the Professor Check out our new “Meet the Professor” feature. Frank von Hippel is our first faculty member to volunteer. If you’re interested in participating in this great new outreach effort, please contact Kathleen McCoy at ankjm3@uaa.alaska.edu. LINK - http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=367835516304&ref=mf UAA/UAF Sustainability Smackdown Competition Don’t forget about the UAA/UAF Sustainability Smackdown competition. Learn what you can to do help UAA win by going to the Sustainability Web site at http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/sustainability/.

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