The University of Southern Mississippi

Faculty Senate Meeting

February 23, 2007

Cook Library 123

2:00 p.m.

Forum speakers: Jodi Pettazzoni, Institutional Effectiveness and Dr. Joan Exline, Planning and Articulation

1.0 Call to order

2.0 Approval of January 2007 minutes

3.0 Approval of agenda

4.0 Officers' Reports
4.1 President
4.1.1 Report on President Cabinet meeting and Provost Council (and possibly meeting with Provost?)
4.1.2 New IHL Policy and Dates for Academic Programs
4.1.3 Status of Academic/Senate Advisement Committee (members and a chair for the Committee)?
4.1.4 Administrative Raises

4.2 President-Elect

4.3 Secretary

4.3.1 SUAC website update

4.4 Secretary-Elect

5.0 Committee Reports
5.1 Academic and Governance
5.1.1 Faculty Handbook and Governance Options
5.2 Administration and Faculty Evaluations
5.3 Awards
5.3.1 Status report
5.4 Budget
5.5 Constitution and Bylaws
5.6 Faculty Welfare
5.7 Government Relations
5.8 Technology
5.9 Elections
5.9.1 Status
5.10 Other committee and liaison reports

5.10.1 President’s Council
5.10.2 AAUP
5.10.3 Facility Management Planning Committee
5.10.3.1 Update

5.10.4 Alternative Learning Committee
5.10.5 Distance Education Committee
5.10.6 Faculty Handbook Committee
5.10.7 Committee on Advisement
5.10.8 Evaluation of Teaching
5.10.9 Academic/Graduate Council

6.0 New Business

7.0 Old Business
8.0 Other
9.0 Adjournment