Fall Convocation 2007 Fall Convocation 2007 Faculty Senate ReportFaculty Senate Report

Prepared by Chuck WinerChair, Faculty Senate

WelcomeWelcome

Accomplishments Accomplishments

Experiential Learning

General Education

Universal Syllabus Template

Research Centers/Institutes

Accomplishments Accomplishments

Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness

Academic Recovery and Midterm Grades

Promotion and Tenure Criteria

Faculty approval of revised constitution

Accomplishments Accomplishments

Approval of revised Senate bylaws

¼ release time for Senate Secretary

Faculty lunchroom

Increase of e-mail storage space

Approval of 168 curriculum documents

On-going ActivitiesOn-going Activities

Continue AQIP initiatives

General Education

Experiential Learning

Student Success

Faculty Development

On-going ActivitiesOn-going Activities

Faculty Governance

Senate constitution

Senate Web site

New EventNew Event

What: Student ConvocationWhere: Founder’s PlazaWhen: Thursday, August 30, 11AM-2PMWhy: To Welcome Students and Introduce them to our campus. Who: Students, Faculty, Staff, and Administration

Parting WordsParting Words

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”This academic year, let’s all cultivate our students

intellect to enable them to generate and implement great ideas from their great minds!

Meet and share your needs and questions with me, the chairs of our standing committees, or your department Senate representative

Questions?

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