NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

NSU FACULTY ASSOCIATION

AMENDED FACULTY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, February 18th, 2011

(postponed from Feb. 4^th due to weather)

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, February 4, 2011 in SCL 129; SYN141 and BA-B225.

• [We usually set aside time at the beginning of each meeting to visit with Administrative Officers should they be able to attend.]
• Dr. Tom Jackson, Asst. VPAA –Assessment Academy
• Call to Order –
• Review/Approval of Minutes of the January 14th meeting - email attachment

• Budget report - Unchanged

• COMMITTEES/STANDING REPORTS
• Shared Governance – Position Paper –Town Halls, email to college/depts.,
• CIRCUS
• Bylaws – proposals emailed to FC delegates
• Faculty Welfare –including New Faculty Orientation
• Curriculum/Program Review Committee

• OLD BUSINESS/PENDING ISSUES:

· Resolution on Handguns –Results of the online voting

· Shared Governance position paper

NEW BUSINESS:

Nominating Committee for FC Officers for 2011/2013

Circle of Excellence Award Selection panel – Volunteers

Faculty Council Group for the Big Event

Marketing of Programs – University Relations assistance?

Definition of “student centered” – what does that mean at NSU?

· Review of Recommendations by Taskforce on Online Courses

· ANNOUNCEMENTS

· ADJOURNMENT BY 5:00 P.M. NEXT MEETING March 4, 2011

.ITEMS BEING MONITORED-

· Location for Faculty Gathering – All campuses –

Location of Circle of Excellence Bricks

Worker’s Comp. advocate/liaison