D R A K E U N I V E R S I T Y FACULTY SENATE MEETING AGENDA The Drake University Faculty Senate will meet in regular session May 8, 2002 in Olmsted Conference Rooms at 3:30 p.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of April 2002 minutes 4. Report from President Maxwell 5. Report from Provost Troyer 6. Report from President Phillips including the EPI report on Length of Semester Terms & Summer School 7. Unfinished Business A. Motion from EPI in response to the Program Review: Report of the Athletic Task Force issue #6 the Athletic Practice Times - Reed D The Scheduling Procedures and Guidelines for Drake Athletics item 8: Current wording Drake University Athletic Council policy prohibits practice by intercollegiate teams from 8 am-3pm, Monday - Friday while school is in session. Proposed replacement wording: The Drake Athletic Department, in consultation with the Intercollegiate Athletic council, will set athletic practice times at appropriate times in order to optimize students’ class schedules, facility usage and student welfare issues. Student Schedules will be set prior to the determination of practice times and if no new practice times are available, teams will practice during the time of 3pm-6pm. EPI further recommends that the athletic department undergo a four year trial period of the new practice time policy in order to adequately review the impact on student-athletes during all years of their eligibility starting in Fall 2002. The Athletic Council should serve as oversight in monitoring this change of practice times. In addition, the academic services staff, in consultation with the Associate Provost, should develop a respectful working relationship between athletics and academics within the advising process so that athletic concerns can be addressed. B. Motion to Strike: "and university-wide planning and budgeting." from Article XIV of the Academic Charter - Simpson L 8. New Business A. Motion to change Committees & Subcommittees of the Faculty Senate see attached - Sanders A B. Motion to alter section 4.527 of the Faculty Manual - Wright David Add the following sentence: "Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, recipients must submit a report to their dean summarizing activites and accomplishments during the leave." C. Motion to alter section 2.16 of the Faculty Manual - Reed D The Registrar’s Office publishes a final examination schedule for the last week of the semester, arranging a two-hour period for each class. Classes where final examinations are given are expected to meet for the final examinations and all classes are expected to meet for the final examinations at the designated times and places during the week. whether or not an examination is given. Any Ddeviations from in the final examination schedule require authorization of the Dean. D. Motion to accept a revised Student Records Policy - Klugman S See attached 10. Adjournment