I. Minutes

Minutes of the September 21, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. Minutes of the October 5, 2004 meeting were amended as noted, under Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees (VI) GCPR report, first bulleted sentence "Graduate DARS are being developed and will hopefully be available in the spring 2005". In third bulleted sentence, "The committee will be involved in the process of searching for a Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Fifth bulleted sentence, "Graduate faculty participated in Student Recruitment during the Graduate Festival (October 4) and the Open House (September 7). A sixth bulleted sentence was added "Selected research responsibilities have been added to the Dean of Graduate Studies (Research). Changes to the October 5 minutes were approved.

II. Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson

None.

III. Report of the Student Senate President

Student Senate President Albright reported that the Student Senate Website has been redone. The Student Senator of the Month was elected.

IV. Report of the Graduate Student Organization

None.

V. Report of Administrative Officers

Provost Prabhu

Provost Prabhu provided an update on the search of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. He also discussed the added responsibilities of research for this position and solicited faculty input in graduate issues such as marketing MU graduate studies programs and enhancing and strengthening the existing program.

Executive Assistant to the President Phillips

Executive Assistant to the President Phillips encouraged the Faculty Senate to submit grades on time. This fall semester, the last day of submitting grades is right before the holidays.

It is important to remind the students that all University information will be delivered in their Marauder accounts. This is the case for undergraduate students only.

Senator Luek passed the schedule for discussion meetings with the ACE task force. All senators were encouraged to attend at least one of these meetings.

VI. Report of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees

Second Reading

UCPRC:
Changes in Courses Proposals
GEOG 220- Human Geography: To renumber to GEOG 120 - Approved.
Effective Date- Fall 2005.
GEOG 304- Water Resources Management: Drop "P" designation - Approved.
Effective Date- Fall 2005.
GEOG 350 - Global Issues (topic course): Drop "W" designation - Approved.
Effective Date - Fall 2005.

New Courses Proposals
GEOG 228 - Geography of Sport: Addition of a new 200 level General Education course and an elective for Geography majors and minors - Approved.
Effective Date - Fall 2005

First Reading
GCPRC:
Academic Proposal
Addition of Nursing Education track and certificate in Nursing Education.

Course Numbering Changes
NURS 720: To renumber NURS 630
NURS 721: To renumber NURS 631
NURS 722: To renumber NURS 632
NURS 723: To renumber NURS 633


Course Title Changes NURS 630: Effective Teaching: Theories and Methods in Nursing Education.
NURS 632: Nursing Curriculum and Program Design.

Academic Standards:

Senator Piperberg, chair of the Academic Standards Committee informed the Faculty Senate that procedures for dismissals of students will be postponed this winter break due to the shortness of the break.

VII. Reports of Faculty Senate Special Committees

General Education Task Force

Senator Foster Clark, chair of the task force discussed the recommendations for the pilot test of the first year seminars included in the document distributed to the Faculty Senate. The primary issue discussed was the feasibility of opening 20 sections of these seminars for the fall 2005. Complement and new course approval procedures were some of the issues discussed. A motion was passed to make this topic a special order for the December 7th Faculty Senate meeting. Before then Senators should present this document for discussion within their departments.

VIII. Faculty Emeritus

George/Frankum motion - Associate Professor Elaine K. Pease was granted the honorary title of Associate Professor Librarianship Emerita.

IX. Other/New Business

Senator Williams discussed the issue brought up by one of the faculty of the Communication and Theatre Department related the Three Repeat Rule Policy. The issue was about how to let the students know that they have already taken the course three times. It was clarified that the policy provided language to solve that issue.

X. Committee Elections

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. after the elections.

Respectfully Submitted by,

Elba I. Rohena
Secretary