NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
  <>NSU FACULTY ASSOCIATION
<> Faculty Council Agenda for Friday, April 3, 2009

The mission of the Northeastern State University Faculty Council is to promote communication and cooperation among  the faculty and between the faculty and the administration.

The Faculty Council will meet at 3:00 PM on Friday , April 3, 2009 in Sc 147, BA-C 121 and SYN 220

[We usually set aside time at the beginning of each meeting to visit with Administrative Officers should  they be able to attend.]
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A. Committees and Standing Reports
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<>   1. Minutes of 3/4/09 meeting (available online)
<><>   2. Spending Report 

B.  Old Business

   1. General Education Task Force - Update (Sanford)
   2. No  Action - Selection of Department Chairs - (Clifford/Bigbee)
   3. Action - Circle of Excellence Committee appointments - (Clifford)
   4. Action - Office Hour Proposal for Faculty Handbook -   (Garland/Deason-Toyne)- attached to email
   5. No Action - Inclement Weather Policy Task Force - Clifford
   6. No Action - Enrollment in online classes - Clifford
   7. No Action - Study Days vs. dead week Task Force - Clifford
  8. No Action - Concern about Post Tenure Review process - (Scott)
 
C.  New Business
   1. Nominations Committee - Clifford
   2. Appellate Committee Elections - Clifford
   3. Elections Scheduled for April 28
   4. Concern expressed about mechanism for scheduling classes - See       
      Attached Below
   5. Announcements from President's Council and University Assembly
   6. Gift for Dr. Betz's Inauguration - Clifford
   7. Circle of Excellence Presentation  set for April 23 - Clifford
   8. Other
 
D.  Announcements

Adjournment by 5:00 p.m.

Next Meeting, May 6, 2009
   
   
1.         ADD additional classes to the summer and fall schedule.  Carry this forward to the Spring 2010 semester so that these courses can be in the schedule from the beginning and students will have an opportunity to enroll upfront.
 2.         Review your weekend, evening, short-term offerings and add courses, add ITV sections to   courses, and experiment with some special topics/special interest courses.
 3.         Be creative in your offerings.
 4.         Remove limits from the online classes.  As indicated previously, we will provide instructional           assistants to help with grading the online classes.  Increase the class limits on other classes            to the maximum allowed by the classroom.  Then if the class fills, look for a bigger classroom and open up the class again.  
 5.         ITV to Muskogee!!!! and to other places.
 6.         I am sure that there are many NSU faculty who would like an opportunity to teach in the                 summer, but if you cannot find NSU faculty, remember that public school teachers are not       employed during the summer and many TCC faculty are well qualified to teach.  Look for         opportunities to create learning experiences for our students.
 7.         Enrollment begins March 30 for Summer and Fall 2009.  We do not have enough time        between now and then to get all the courses added to the schedule.  However, I want the new    courses in the schedules by April 12.  This will allow us some time to promote the new             courses and try to increase enrollment.  Please send to Dr. Bigbee, by April 12, all the             courses which have been added by semester.  Include the following information:
            Location – Tahlequah, Broken Arrow, Muskogee, Poteau, Miami, other
            Building and Room
            Course number and title
            Dates and time of class 
            Any special conditions – pre-requisites, notes, etc.
            Method of delivery – face-to-face, online, ITV, blended
            Faculty –