MINUTES OF FACULTY SENATE
February 8, 2005
303 Education Building
12:30 PM

Senate President Allen Colebank called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. in Room 303 in the Education, Health Careers, and Family and Consumer Sciences Building.  The following members were present:

Allen, Vandergeissen for Berryhill, M. Bond, S. Bond, Baur, Bradley, Cable, Colebank, Harvey, Jones, Kelley, Kiefer, Kisner, Mazure, Moore, Patterson, Poland, Richardson,  Riesen, Savage, Shields, Sprowls, Wilson, and Young.

The January 25, 2005 Faculty Senate and January 27, 2005 General Faculty Minutes were approved as presented.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Connie Moore announced that Higher Education is getting support from a number of policy agencies concerning the increment increase.  Higher Education day at the Legislature is scheduled for March 2, 2005.

President Bradley encouraged faculty members to sign up for short term disability.

OLD BUSINESS

Motion by Fran Young to have faculty vote electronically on the changes of the Constitution, seconded by Andreas Baur.  Martin Bond stressed that changes need to be clearly identified.  M. Bond called for question.  Motion carried.

OPEN FORUM

A general discussion regarding the lowering of graduation requirements to 120 hours took place.  Concerns were raised about the availability of writing intensive courses.

Meeting adjourned 1:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristi A. Kiefer
Faculty Senate Secretary