Faculty Meeting Agenda
April 30, 2010
Gannett Auditorium

1. Approval of Minutes - April 9, 2010
   
   
2. President's Report - Philip A. Glotzbach
   
3. • Faculty Development Committee - Roy Ginsberg
   • Retiree Celebration - Pushi Prasad
     
     
3. Vice President for Academic Affairs Report - Susan Kress
   
4. • Dean of the Faculty - Muriel Poston
   • Dean of Special Programs - Jeffrey Segrave
   • Recognition of Retirees, Resolution - Committee on Appointments, Promotion & Tenure - Gove Effinger
     
     
4. Old Business
5. • Faculty Executive Committee – Dan Hurwitz
   • • MOTION - Big 7 (Parts B and C)
       
       
   • Committee on Academic Standing – Kate Graney
   • • MOTION – Academic Honors Criteria
     • MOTION – Dean’s List Honors Criteria
     • MOTION – Introduction of the Grade “L” for Medical and Personal Leaves
       
       
   • Committee on Academic Standing – Kate Graney 
     Committee on Educational Policies and Planning – Erica Bastress-Dukehart
   • • RESOLUTION – Faculty Vote in Recommending Students for Skidmore Degrees 
       
       
   • Curriculum Committee – Timothy Harper
   • • MOTION – Elimination of English-French, English-Spanish, English-German, and English-Philosophy Interdepartmental Majors
       
       
5. New Business   
6. • Committee on Appointments, Promotion & Tenure – Gove Effinger
   • • MOTION – Stop the Tenure Clock
       
       
   • Curriculum Committee – Timothy Harper
   • • MOTION – Elimination of Government-Philosophy, History-Philosophy, Business-Mathematics, and  Psychology-Sociology Interdepartmental Majors
       
       
6. Reports
7. • Assessment Steering Committee – Sarah Goodwin
   • • Update on Goals for Student Learning and Development
       
       
   •  Student Government Association – Raina Bretan
   • • Year-End Report
       
       
7. Announcements
8. • Academic Festival, Honors Forum – David Vella
   • Invitation to Community Reception – Muriel Poston