The University Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will meet on Tuesday, October 27, 1998 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Tamarack room of Davies Center.

Agenda:

  1. Approval of September 22, 1998 minutes (see attached)
  2. Chancellor's Remarks - Chancellor Mash
  3. Chair's Report - Chair Harrison
  4. Academic Staff Rep's Report (see attached) - Academic Staff Representative Hallatt

    5. {Note: With permission of the body, the report of the University Nominating Committees will be heard next. Any member of the University Faculty and Academic Staff may provide additional nominations from the floor. Elections will be held by the University Senate at the next meeting, November 10th.}

    SENATORS: Please notify colleagues of the opportunity for any member of the University Faculty and University Academic Staff to introduce nominations from the floor at this meeting

  5. Report of the University Nominating Committees
    1. University Faculty Nominating Committee - Jan Bogstad

      2. Nominations for at-large faculty senator (1 vacancy)

      Allen Keniston - Psychology

      Steve Terwilliger - Art

    2. University Academic Staff Nominating Committee - Connie Russell

    Nominations for at-large non-teaching academic staff senator (1 vacancy)

    Debra King - UW-Extension, School of Human Sciences & Services

    Earl Shoemaker - Academic and Career Services

    Nominations for at-large teaching academic staff senator (1 vacancy)

    Vicki Lyons - Business Communication

    Lori Snyder - Geology

    Nominations for Academic Staff Professional Development Committee (1 vacancy)

    Jo Ellen Bailey, teaching, Kinesiology & Athletics, College of Professional Studies

    Bob Lieske, non-teaching, School of Nursing, College of Professional Studies

    Walt Schaffer, non-teaching, Biology, Arts & Sciences

    Pang Cher Vue, non-teaching, UW-Extension, Arts & Sciences

  6. Old Business
    Motion on floor pertaining to quorum for University Faculty and University Academic Staff meetings and proposed amendment from Senate Executive Committee (see attached)
  7. Committee Reports
    1. Faculty Personnel Committee
    2. Academic Staff Personnel Committee
    3. Budget Committee
    4. Compensation Committee
    5. Physical Plant Planning Committee
    6. Ad Hoc Instructional Technology Committee
    7. Academic Policies Committee

      8. Motion for Nursing topical minor (see attached)

    8. Executive Committee

    Motion pertaining to approval of minutes of University Faculty and Academic Staff meetings (see attached)

  8. Special Reports
    1. TAUWP report -- Bobby Pitts
    2. Other Special Reports
  9. New Business
  10. Announcements
  11. Adjournment