NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

NSU FACULTY ASSOCIATION

FACULTY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, September 11, 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, September 11, 2009 in SH 204; SYNR 141 and BA-B226.
• [We usually set aside time at the beginning of each meeting to visit with Administrative Officers should they be able to attend.]
• Call to Order – Introduction of New and Returning Faculty Council Members.

• COMMITTEES/STANDING REPORTS
• Review/Approval of Minutes of the May 6, 2009 meeting (available online)

http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~faculty_council/minutesmay2009_draft.html

• Spending Report

• OLD BUSINESS/PENDING ISSUES:

Inclement Weather Policy Task Force (note different issues at each campus)

Enrollment in online classes

Study Days vs. Dead Week Task Force

Instructor –Course Evaluation for Online/blended classes (Bekkering)

Concern about Post Tenure Review Process (different review processes in different colleges)

Student Evaluations of Tenured Faculty versus non-Tenured Faculty –(non-tenured evaluated for two courses per semester or every course every semester – varies among colleges.

Concern about mechanism for creating/scheduling courses – (summer/weekend courses )

*MONITORING – SELECTION OF DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

* OFFICE HOUR PROPOSAL FOR FACULTY HANDBOOK –Dr. Bahr’s email.

NEW BUSINESS:

· Use of Gender specific references in position descriptions, etc.

· Criteria, policies and procedures for dealing with students with disabilities –

Policy says student is to notify faculty first class period to advise of need for reasonable accommodations – actual practice is student affairs calls the day of first exam asking for the exam for a student. What are policies for online classes?

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT BY 5:00 P.M.

NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 2, 2009 3:00-5:00 P.M.