FACULTY SENATE MEETING AGENDA

The Drake University Faculty Senate will meet in regular session on

February 15, 2006 in Levitt Hall, Old Main at 3:30 p.m.

1) Call to Order

2) Roll Call

3) Approval of January 2006 minutes

4) Report from President Maxwell

NOTE: If any Senator would like to submit a question for President Maxwell for the meeting,

please email that question to President Esposito and/or President Maxwell.

1) Report from Provost Troyer

2) Report from President Esposito

3) Unfinished Business – none known

4) New Business

A) Motion to amend motion 06-05 regarding the All University Senate Task Force to increase the staff membership to four. This is being requested by the current membership so as to have equal representation on the Task Force of faculty, students and staff.

Establish a Task Force to consider the possibility of an All-University Senate comprised of faculty, staff, students and administrators. Members of this special committee could include four faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, four students appointed by the Student Senate Executive Committee, and two staff members appointed by the All-Staff Council. (November 2005)

B) Provide feedback concerning version 2.5 (January 15, 2006) of the Drake Web Site Policies and Procedures requested by CIO Paul Morris & Instructional Technology & Policy Committee Chair Andrea Charlow http://www.drake.edu/it/Policies?WebPolicy_v2.5.doc

C) The Academic Calendar Task Force moves that the university amend its policies regarding the Academic Calendar as shown in the revised guidelines

D) The Academic Calendar Task Force moves that the university revise its class schedule to create a two-tiered system of classes following the guidelines outlined as attached.

E) Motion to establish the Planning Council

Planning Council

The Planning Council is a joint committee of the President of Drake University and the Faculty Senate. The Planning Council collaborates with the President to develop and revise the University’s Strategic Plan. The Council shall advise the President and his/her Cabinet and advise the Senate on planning related actions.

The President of Drake University chairs the Planning Council. The Council consists of 10 faculty members, the President’s Cabinet, two students and others, such as members of the All Staff Council, as determined by the President and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The 10 faculty members will include one representative from each of the professional colleges and schools, one representative of each of the four academic divisions in Arts and Sciences, and one representative from Cowles Library. The entire faculty elects the faculty members. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee oversees the election process.

The Council is formally constituted every three years and exists only for the first year of the three-year planning cycle.

9. Adjournment