Minutes for the Faculty Assembly, February 8, 2001

1. The meeting was called to order at 3:08 p.m. by K. Colwell. The invocation was given by Fr. B. Grant.

2. A motion to approve the January minutes was made by D. Bozik, seconded by P. Koch. The motion carried.

3. A discussion of plans for reviewing and dealing with changes in the General Education Policy was presented by R. Legg. The Gen Ed committee has finished its proposal and distributed it among faculty. The proposal also is available on the Gen Ed WWW pages. A series of discussion dates are to take place during February (2/15; 2/21; and 2/27). Times and locations of these discussions are available on the website or from the Faculty Assembly Secretary (C. DeVolder). Furthermore, R. Legg indicated that he will be available to meet with individual departments if desired. Formal presentation of the proposal will be made at the March 8, 2001 meeting of the Faculty Assembly, followed by a mail ballot to be competed by March 15,
2001.

4. J. Rursch presented information on the Beeline software. This software will provide students and faculty access to administrative information via the web. Faculty will be able to perform a variety of actions such as grading, accessing class rosters, and degree audits on line. Students will be able to conduct such business as registration for classes, paying tuition
bills, viewing financial aid, and so forth. The initial testing of this software has been completed by a small number of people and the next step will be to engage a larger group of students. A question and answer period followed and it was emphasized that faculty should be making their needs known to their deans.

5. W. Oberle reminded the faculty that the next AAUP chapter meeting was scheduled for the next Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Faculty are encouraged to submit articles and topics for future issues of Integrity.

6. A move to adjourn was made by G. Bailey, seconded by J. Stauff. The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol DeVolder