I.                    Membership / Participation

a.       Dues ?

II.                 Faculty Senate Scholarship

III.               Supplemental Instruction

a.       Retention program focused on academic success in difficult courses

IV.              Students fees charges to faculty & staff

V.                 Faculty Senate Web Site

VI.              Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Policy

a.       Members: Shirley, Dennis W, Tom

b.      Charge: finish rewrite of document to fit DSC policies

c.       Timeline: Set up meeting with Pam ASAP

                                                               i.      Complete revision no later than end of Fall Semester 2007

VII.            Adjunct Faculty Association

a.       Members: Janet, Linda, Clare

b.      Charge: develop plan / methods of integrating adjuncts into faculty

                                                               i.      Revise Part-Time Faculty policy

c.       Timeline:

VIII.         Faculty Evaluations

a.       Members: Bill, Betty, Jerry

b.      Charge: Develop new instrument for supervisor evaluations of faculty in line with new RTP policy

c.       Timeline: Evaluation package (student / peer / supervisor / self) needs to be in place by the end of the academic year

IX.              Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Policy

a.       Members: Dennis M, John, Theda

b.      Charge: Revise & update the languishing revision

c.       Timeline: 

X.                 Faculty Senate Constitutional Revision

a.       Discussion items for Executive Committee

b.      Martha & Darl can do initial revisions if needed

XI.              Other policies

a.       Emeritus – include with RTP?  refer to Academic Credential Committee?

b.      Professional Development (needs to include additional guidelines for educational opportunities, etc.) – Faculty Excellence? 

XII.            New responsibilities of Faculty Senate

a.       Chair Curriculum Committee

b.      Adjunct Meeting

c.       Faculty Best Practices Seminar