UNIVERSITY SENATE AGENDA

January 28, 2002 - 4:00 P.M.

1. Call to order – President

2. Roll Call - Rose Butler

3. Adoption of agenda

4. Approval of minutes from December 17, 2001

5. Announcements

- Senators will need to bring nominations to the February Senate meeting for the F.Jay Taylor Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award. The list of prior recipients and the award qualifications are on the web site.

- The Executive Committee recommended that the wording be changed on the qualification listing to eliminate the wording “must have tenure” and replace it with “must have taught at Louisiana Tech University for six years.” President Reneau stated that we could adapt the requirements as we wished. The purpose with this change was to allow instructors and tenure-track people to apply for this teaching award.

6. Treasurer’s Report – Randy Parker

7. Old Business:

- Faculty Advisory Council: Requests have been sent to the Deans soliciting a representative to attend the monthly meetings in Baton Rouge and report to the Senate each month.

- Teacher’s Evaluation Form Revision Committee – Update by Alan Goldspeil/D’Eane Sheehan

- Tech Parking Committee Report – Rick Simmons – Web survey

- Tree memorial update – Dr. John Adams is assisting us by getting an oak tree. The following wording has been recommended to be etched on the permanent marker:

“In memory of the victims of the events of September 11, 2001. May we never forget.” University Senate 2001-2002

Don Braswell will contact John Taylor regarding the type of permanent marker to purchase.

8. New Business:

- Don Braswell – Travel Reimbursement.

- Administrative and Planning Council Update

- The Council was notified of the parking survey.

- The Council was notified of our plans to plant a tree and place a memorial to the victims of September 11, 2001.

- The Council was advised that VP Norm Pumphrey would be sending out letters to the colleges regarding nominations for The University Senate Chair Award and the Virgil Orr Undergraduate Junior Faculty Award.

- Dr. Jean Hall is retiring July 1, 2002.

- As of January 12, 2002, the Board has adopted new guidelines for out-of-state fee waiver for undergraduate students. This should increase our opportunity to enroll high quality students from other states.

- Dr. Reneau will be formally evaluated by President Woodberry from Maine on April 3-4, 2002.

9. Adjournment.