EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE

 

The seventh regular meeting of the 2007/2008 Faculty Senate will be held on

Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 2:10 in the Mendenhall Student Center Great Room.

 

FULL AGENDA

 

  I.           Call to Order

 

II.                      Approval of Minutes

February 19, 2008

 

III.           Special Order of the Day

A.    Roll Call

 

B.    Announcements

 

C.    Steve Ballard, Chancellor

 

D.    Deirdre Mageean, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies

 

E.    Bob Morphett, Chair of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Task Force

 

F.     Mark Taggart, Chair of the Faculty

 

G.    Approval of Spring 2008 Graduation Roster, including honors program graduates,

        subject to the completion of degree requirements.

 

H.    Question Period

 

IV.          Unfinished Business

 

V.          Report of Committees

A.    Academic Standards Committee, Linda Wolfe

        Recommendation of Courses for Foundation Curriculum Credit

        ENTH 3502 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies, Social Science
ENTH 3501 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies, humanities

 

B.    Calendar Committee, Shanan Gibson

        Proposed Summer 2009 – Spring 2010 University Calendars (attachment 1).

       
Link to overview of other UNC School calendars
 


C.    Faculty Governance Committee, Puri Martinez

        Proposed Revisions to the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix C. Personnel Policies and Procedures for the Faculty of ECU (attachment 2).

 

D.    Teaching Grants Committee, Jan Tovey

        Proposed Revisions to the Granting Application and Process (attachment 3).

 

E.    Unit Code Screening Committee, Garris Conner  
Approval of the Revised Department of Psychology’s Unit Code of Operation.

                               

F.     University Curriculum Committee, Jane Manner

        1.   Curriculum matters contained in the minutes of the February 14, 2008 and February 28, 2008, meetings.

        2.   Proposed revisions to the Committee’s Banking/Unbanking Form and Course Proposal Form (attachment 4).

 

VI.         New Business

 

 

 


Faculty Senate Agenda

March 18, 2008

Attachment  1.

 

CALENDAR COMMITTEE REPORT

Proposed 2009/2010 University Calendar

 

Summer Session 2009

 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 16, Monday

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

May 15, Friday

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

May 18, Monday

New student registration; schedule changes.

May 19, Tuesday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

May 20, Wednesday

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

May 21, Thursday

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

May 25, Monday

Memorial Day (no classes).

June 2, 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 17, Wednesday

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

June 23, Tuesday

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

June 24, 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, Friday

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

June 22, Monday

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

June 24, Wednesday

New student registration; schedule changes.

June 25, Thursday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

June 26, Friday

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

June 29, Monday

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

July 3, 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 20, Monday

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

July 24, Friday

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

July 30, Thursday

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

July 31, Friday

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

 


11-Week Summer Session

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

9 Fridays, 1 day for Final Exams.)

March 16, Monday

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

May 15, Friday

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

May 18, Monday

Registration and schedule changes.

May 19, Tuesday

Classes begin; late registration; schedule changes.

May 20, Wednesday

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

May 21, Thursday

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

May 25, Monday

Memorial Day (no classes).

June 16, 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 24, Wednesday

Midsummer Break (no classes).

July 3, Friday

State Holiday (no classes).

July 20, Monday

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

July 24, Friday

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

July 30, Thursday

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

July 31, Friday

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

 

Fall Semester 2009

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

Effective class days: 14 Mondays, 14 Tuesdays, 14 Wednesdays, 14 Thursdays, 14 Fridays, 13 Saturdays)

 

June 1, Monday

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

July 31, Friday

Last day to submit appeals for readmission for Fall semester.

August 14, Friday

Fall semester fees accepted with late processing fee.

August 17, Monday

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

August 24, Monday

Faculty meetings. 

August 24, Monday

Advising, registration, and schedule adjustments.