EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

2006-2007 FACULTY SENATE

 

The seventh regular meeting of the 2006/2007 Faculty Senate will be held on

Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 2:10 in the Mendenhall Student Center Great Room.

 

FULL AGENDA

 

  I.           Call to Order

 

II.                      Approval of Minutes

               February 20, 2007

 

III.           Special Order of the Day

A.    Roll Call

 

B.    Announcements

 

C.    Steve Ballard, Chancellor

        Discussion of the University’s Strategic Plan

 

D.    Jim Smith, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

 

E.    Mark Taggart, Chair of the Faculty

 

F.     Approval of Spring 2007 Graduation Roster, including honors program graduates,

        subject to the completion of degree requirements.

 

G.    Cole Jones, President of the Student Government Association

 

H.    Question Period

 

IV.          Unfinished Business

 

V.           Report of Committees

A.     Calendar Committee, Shanan Gibson

         1.  Proposed Summer 2008 – Spring 2009 University Calendars (attachment 1).

2.  Draft of an unofficial informational faculty calendar (for discussion only)

     (attachment 2).    

 

B.     Educational Policies and Planning Committee, Dale Knickerbocker

         For information only.

1.   School of Health and Human Performance, Recreation and Leisure Studies (RCLS) proposal for a new concentration for the Management of Recreation Facilities and Services (MRFS)

2.   School of Health and Human Performance, Exercise and Sports Science (EXSS) Master of Arts (MA) designation be changed to a Master of Science (MS) degree

3.   School of Allied Health Sciences, Health Services and Information Management

      (HSIM) proposal to establish a health informatics minor

4.   School of Medicine proposal to change name of Department of Biochemistry to

      Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

C.     Unit Code Screening Committee, Garris Conner  
Approval of the Revised School of Nursing Unit Code of Operation.

                       
All approved unit codes of operation are available on the Faculty Senate website at: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/uc/unitcodes.cfm

 

D.     University Budget Committee, Cal Christian

                        Overview of Online Education.       

 

E.     University Curriculum Committee, David Long

Curriculum matters contained in the minutes of the February 22, 2007, and March 8, 2007, meetings.

 

VI.         New Business

Resolution Commending the ECU Women’s Basketball Team, David Long

(attachment 3).

 

 


 

Faculty Senate Agenda

March 20, 2007

Attachment 1.

CALENDAR COMMITTEE REPORT

Proposed Summer 2008 – Spring 2009 University Calendar

 

Proposed Summer Session 2008

 First Term

 (Actual days First Term: 4 Mondays, 6 Tuesdays, 5 Wednesdays, 5 Thursdays, 5 Fridays,

1 day for registration, 1 day for final examinations.)

March 17, Monday

Last day to apply for admission to Graduate School for first summer term.

May 16, Friday

Schedules canceled for all who have not paid fees by 4:00 pm.

May 19, Monday

New student registration; schedule changes.

May 20, Tuesday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

May 21, Wednesday

Last day for late registration and schedule changes (drop and add) for first term by 5:00 pm.

May 22, Thursday

Last day for schedule changes (add only) by 5:00 pm.

May 26, Monday

Memorial Day (no classes).

June 3, Tuesday

Last day for undergraduate students to drop term‑length courses or withdraw from school without grades by 5:00 pm.  Block courses may be dropped only during the first 40% of their regularly scheduled class meetings.

June 18, Wednesday

Last day for graduate students to drop courses without grades by 5:00 pm.

June 24, Tuesday

Classes end.  Last day for submission of grade replacement requests.

June 25, Wednesday

Final examinations.

 

Second Term

(Actual days Second Term: 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, 5 Wednesdays, 6 Thursdays, 4 Fridays,
1 day for new student registration, 1 day for final examinations.)

May 1, Thursday

Last day to apply for admission to Graduate School for second summer term.

June 23, Monday

Schedules canceled for all who have not paid fees by 4:00 pm.

June 25, Wednesday

New student registration; schedule changes.

June 26, Thursday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

June 27, Friday

Last day for late registration and schedule changes (drop and add) for second term by 5:00 pm.

June 30, Monday

Last day for schedule changes (add only) by 5:00 pm.

July 4, Friday

State holiday (no classes).

July 10, Thursday

Last day for undergraduate students to drop term‑length courses or withdraw from school without grades by 5:00 pm.  Block courses may be dropped only during the first 40% of their regularly scheduled class meetings.

July 21, Monday

Last day to submit thesis to Graduate School for completion of degree in the summer session.

July 25, Friday

Last day for graduate students to drop courses without grades by 5:00 pm.

July 31, Thursday

Classes end.  Last day for submission of grade replacement requests.

August 1, Friday

Final examinations; last day to submit appeals for readmission for Fall semester.


Proposed 11-Week Summer Session

 

(Actual class days: 9 Mondays, 11 Tuesdays, 10 Wednesdays, 11 Thursdays, 9 Fridays,

1 day for Final Exams.)

March 17, Monday

Last day to apply for admission to Graduate School for summer term

May 16, Friday

Schedules canceled for all who have not paid fees by 4:00 pm.

May 19, Monday

Registration and schedule changes.

May 20, Tuesday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

May 21, Wednesday

Last day for late registration and schedule changes (drop and add) by 5:00 pm.

May 22, Thursday

Last day for schedule changes (add only) by 5:00 pm.

May 26, Monday

Memorial Day (no classes).

June 17, Tuesday

Last day for undergraduate students to drop term‑length courses or withdraw from school without grades by 5:00 pm.  Block courses may be dropped only during the first 40% of their regularly scheduled class meetings.

June 25, Wednesday

Midsummer Break (no classes).

July 4, Friday

State Holiday (no classes).

July 21, Monday

Last day to submit thesis to Graduate School for completion of degree in the summer session.

July 25, Friday

Last day for graduate students to drop courses without grades by 5:00 pm.

July 31, Thursday

Classes end.  Last day for submission of grade replacement requests.

August 1, Friday

Final examinations; last day to submit appeals for readmission for Fall semester.

 

Proposed Fall Semester 2008

(Actual class days: 13 Mondays, 14 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 14 Thursdays, 14 Fridays, 13 Saturdays.  
Effective class days: 14 Mondays, 14 Tuesdays, 14 Wednesdays, 14 Thursdays, 14 Fridays, 13 Saturdays)

 

June 2, Monday

Last day to apply for admission to Graduate School for the Fall semester.

August 1, Friday

Last day to submit appeals for readmission for Fall semester.

August 11, Monday

Last day to apply as an undergraduate transfer student for the Fall term.

August 12, Tuesday

Fall semester fees accepted with late processing fee.

August 13, Wednesday

Schedules canceled for all who have not paid fees by 4:00 pm.

August 18, Monday

Faculty meetings. 

August 19, Tuesday

Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments.

August 20, Wednesday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes. 

August 26, Tuesday

Last day for late registration and schedule changes  (drop and add) by 5:00 pm.

August 27, Wednesday

Last day for schedule changes (add only) by 5:00 pm.

September 1, Monday

Labor Day holiday (no classes).

September 3, Wednesday

Last day to apply for graduation in December. 

October 1, Wednesday

Last day for undergraduate students to drop term‑length courses or withdraw from school without grades by 5:00 pm.  Block courses may be dropped only during the first 40% of their regularly scheduled class meetings.

October 11-14

  Saturday-Tuesday  

Fall Break.

October 15, Wednesday

8:00 am ‑ Classes resume. 

October 15, Wednesday

State holiday makeup day (classes which would have met on Monday, September 1, will meet on this day so there will effectively be the same number of Mondays and Wednesdays as every other weekday during the semester; Wednesday classes will not meet.)

October 20 – 24

  Monday-Friday

Advising for Spring Semester 2009. 

October 27, Monday

Registration for Spring Semester 2009 begins.

November 21, Friday

Undergraduate students last day to remove incompletes given during Spring and/or Summer session 2008.

November 21, Friday

Last day for graduate students to drop courses without grades by 5:00 pm.

November 24, Monday

Last day to submit thesis to the Graduate School for completion of degree in this term.

November 26‑30

   Wednesday‑Sunday

Thanksgiving break.

December 1, Monday

8:00 am ‑ Classes resume. 

December 3, Wednesday

Graduate students last day to remove incompletes given during Fall 2007.

December 3, Wednesday

Classes end.   Last day for submission of grade replacement requests.

December 4, Thursday

Reading day.

December 5, Friday

Final Examinations begin.

December 12, Friday

Exams for Fall semester close at 4:30 pm; last day to submit appeals for readmission for Spring semester.

December 13, Saturday

Commencement.

 

EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

   FALL SEMESTER 2008

 

      There will be no departure from the printed schedule, except as noted below:  All examinations for one credit hour classes will be held during the last regular meeting of the class.  Classes meeting more than three times a week will follow the examination schedule for MWF classes.  The final exam meeting is required in order to satisfy the 750 contact minutes per credit hour required by the University of North Carolina Office of the President.

 

      Classes beginning 6:00 pm or later are considered night classes.  Examinations in classes meeting one night a week will be held at 7:30‑10:00 pm on the first night of their usual meeting during the examination period (December 5‑December 12).  Examinations in classes meeting two or more nights a week and beginning before 8:00 pm will be held at 7:30‑10:00 pm on the first night of their usual meeting during the examination period (December 5- December 12).  Examinations in classes meeting two or more nights a week and beginning at or after 8:00 pm will be held at 7:30‑10:00 pm on the second night of their usual meeting during the examination period (December 5- December 12).  Classes meeting on Saturday morning will have their final examinations on Saturday, December 6, at the usual hour at which the classes meet.  

 

     Classes beginning on the half hour or meeting longer than one hour will have their final examination at the time determined by the hour during which the classes begin (e.g., 9:30‑11:00 am TTh classes will follow the examination schedule of the 9:00 am TTh classes; 8:00‑10:00 am MWF classes will follow the examination schedule of the 8:00 am MWF classes)

 

      Common examinations will be held according to the following schedule:

 

FREN 1001, 1003, SPAN 1001, 1004, GERM 1001

5:00 ‑ 7:30 Friday, December 5

FREN 1002, SPAN 1002, 1003, GERM 1002

5:00 ‑ 7:30 Monday, December 8

MATH 1065

5:00 ‑ 7:30 Tuesday, December 9

CHEM 0150, 1120, 1130, 1150, 1160

5:00 ‑ 7:30 Wednesday, December 10

CHEM 1121, 1131, 1151, 1161, 2753, 2763

5:00 ‑ 7:30 Thursday, December 11

 

 

Times class regularly meets

       Time and day of examination

          8:00 MWF

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Wednesday, December 10

          8:00 TTh

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Friday,  December 12

          9:00 MWF

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Friday, December 5

          9:00 TTh (9:30)

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Tuesday, December 9

         10:00 MWF

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Monday, December 8

         10:00 TTh

  8:00 ‑ 10:30  Thursday, December 11

         11:00 MWF

11:00 ‑   1:30  Wednesday, December 10

         11:00 TTh

11:00 ‑   1:30  Thursday, December 11

         12:00 MWF

11:00 ‑   1:30  Friday, December 5

         12:00 TTh (12:30)

11:00 ‑   1:30  Tuesday, December 9

           1:00 MWF

11:00 ‑   1:30  Monday, December 8

           1:00 TTh

11:00 ‑   1:30  Friday,  December 12

           2:00 MWF

  2:00 ‑   4:30  Wednesday, December 10

           2:00 TTh