Attachment A

Faculty Senate Minutes

20 February 1996

The Task Force shall consist of 10 members to be selected in the following manner:

1. four faculty members appointed by the APSCUF President;
2. four faculty members selected by the Faculty Senate,
3. two non-voting members serving in an ex-officio capacity appointed by the President.

The chairperson shall be a faculty member from this group appointed by the APSCUF President.

The Task Force shall consider reports submitted by the three task forces created by the Provost, the General Education Review Committee, various administrative and faculty bodies, and individual faculty members, and following an analysis of these finds, the Task Force will issue a report consisting of specific recommendations regarding the interim curriculum measures as well as any other matters pertaining to general education specifically and/or to university curriculum in general.

The Task Force will hold hearings in schools, solicit recommends from departments, individual faculty, and the Administration, and review data submitted by the Faculty Senate's General Education Review Committee and the Provost's appointed task forces.

The Task Force will submit its report to the Faculty Senate by the end of the Spring 1996 semester. After receiving the recommendations of the Task Force, the Faculty Senate will deliberate and send any revisions and/or recommendations back to the Task Force by October 1, 1996. The Task Force will consider the suggestions of the Faculty Senate and submit its final report to the Faculty Senate for an "up or down" vote by November 1, 1996. The APSCUF President will send the Task Force report along with the Faculty Senate endorsement or rejection to the full faculty for a referendum by December 1, 1996.