Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda The Drake University Faculty Senate will meet in special session March 1, 2000 in Olmsted Center Parents Hall South at 3:30 p.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of February 2000 minutes 4. Report from President Maxwell President Spencer 5. Unfinished Business none known 6 New Business Motion A: Charge to the Review and Priorities Advisory Committee The Committee shall be an ad hoc committee of the faculty senate to serve as the advisory body to the president on program review recommendations from the provost and the nonacademic program review steering committee. The Committee shall coordinate and facilitate communication on the academic and nonacademic review processes and will coordinate public hearings on the recommendations of the President. The faculty representatives from the Committee shall serve as an advisory committee to the provost for prioritization of academic programs. Motion B: Membership and Selection Process for the Review and Priorities Advisory Committee a) Membership The Committee shall be constituted by nine members from the Faculty of Instruction who are tenured or tenure-track, one member each from the professional schools and colleges and the four divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences, plus one representative from the Bargaining Unit, one from the SSEC (Staff Suggestion and Evaluation Committee), two from the Administrative Council, and one from the student body. b) Selection Process The faculty members shall be selected through a process of nomination and election. Each college, school, or division shall nominate a minimum of two and maximum of five candidates from within that college, school, or division. The dean shall verify the willingness of each candidate to serve on the Committee prior to forwarding the names to the President of the Faculty Senate no later than March 15, 2000. Diversity within the candidate pool is strongly encouraged. Candidates whose name appears on the ballot will be asked to furnish no later than March 27, 2000, a one-paragraph statement of introduction that describes what perspectives they would bring to the Committee and what contributions they would make to the process. Election of the Committee shall take place in the first week of April 2000. Each tenured and tenure-track member of the Faculty of Instruction may vote for one candidate in each of the nine divisions represented on the ballot. The chair of the committee will be appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Each of the non-faculty areas to be represented on the Committee shall present a slate of at least three names from within that area to the President no later than March 31, 2000. The President shall select from the names furnished to complete the membership of the Committee. The membership of the Committee shall be announced the second week of April 2000, and the Committee shall meet and receive its charge at this time. 7. Adjournment