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Faculty Senate

The Springfield College Faculty Senate conducts the business of the Faculty. The Senate is a representative body of the Faculty, which helps the institution, grow and thrive, and which works toward a better environment in which to do work. As the representative body of the Springfield College Faculty as a whole, the Senate makes recommendations for the College faculty on all college policies concerning faculty responsibilities, as described in the AAUP statement on faculty responsibilities, the Springfield College Faculty Personal Policy, the Faculty Personnel by-laws, the Faculty Handbook, and any other areas agreed upon by the College President, Senate President and the Senate’s Executive Committee.

Faculty Senate

Thursday April 24, 12-1 SHS Classroom 3rd floor Blake Hall

I. Welcome Guests

II. Approval of minutes from previous meeting
a. Minutes from April 3, 2008

III. Senate President and Executive Committee Reports

a. Senate President (MaryAnn Coughlin)

b. Sub-committees
i. Student Affairs (Margaret Jones)
1. Update on Name Change
ii. Academic Policies and Standards (Julie Smist)
1. Action Item: Change in Graduate Academic Progress
iii. College Curriculum (M.A. Coughlin)
1. Action Item: Introductory Sentence for Outcomes and Assessment for Gen Ed Domains
2. Action Item: Behavioral and Social Science Outcomes and Assessments
iv. Faculty Development (Andrew Perry)
v. Faculty Personnel (Linda Tsoumas)
1. Update on Task Force for Faculty Personnel Policy

IV. Old Business

V. New Business

VI. For the Good of the Order

VII. Adjournment

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