Faculty Senate

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#	Title	Date	Summary
101	Faculty Senate approves new UNI curriculum Northern Iowan 88:33, p.3	01/31/1992	Important additions and deletions noted.
102	Faculty Senate passes motion that may exempt out-of-state students from enrollment cap Northern Iowan 88:28, p.1	12/13/1991	Also considers request for name change for Department of Home Economics.
103	Faculty Senate urges recognition of King holiday: observance would begin with 1993-94 calendar Northern Iowan 88:27, p.1	12/10/1991	Consider implications of calendar change.
104	Faculty Senate will ask Regents for cap on enrollment Northern Iowan 88:22, p.1	11/15/1991	Reject Professor Longnecker's proposals; favor motion of Professor Quirk.
105	Enrollment cap motion put forth at Faculty Senate meeting Northern Iowan 88:18, p.1	11/01/1991	Professor Longnecker proposed limiting enrollment.
106	Faculty Senate proposes enrollment growth control Northern Iowan 88:14, p.4	10/18/1991	Professor Longnecker makes recommendation.
107	Faculty discusses enrollment cap; students show support: Several possible restrictions proposed Northern Iowan 88:8, p.1	09/27/1991	Professor John Longnecker presents several options involving class rank or ACT score.
108	Enrollment cap at UNI considered again Northern Iowan 88:6, p.1	09/20/1991	Last cap in place in 1987-1988 year; attempt to keep small school feeling.
109	Curris outlines path to excellence at UNI Northern Iowan 86:30, p.1	01/19/1990	President Curris describes areas in which the university should make special efforts including fully implementing general education, enhancing diversity, stabilizing tuition, and improving graduate programs.
110	Later class starting date proposed Northern Iowan 86:13, p.4	10/17/1989	Faculty Senate approves calendar stating later in January.
111	Debate continues over artwork Northern Iowan 85:57, p.1	05/05/1989	Professor Robbins brings matter of removal of art work to Faculty Senate.
112	Faculty Senate votes to lift enrollment cap Northern Iowan 85:47, p.1	03/31/1989	Faculty express concern that enrollment cap has had little, if any, effect other than as a public relations ploy; vote to lift cap, with reservations, 8-7.
113	Faculty approves dead week proposal Northern Iowan 85:32, p.1	01/27/1989	No final comprehensive examination should be given within last two weeks of class, though unit tests and papers may be assigned to be due during that period.
114	Dead Week to be debated Northern Iowan 85:30, p.2	01/20/1989	Faculty Senate will consider matter.
115	Finance major/dept. passes; after Faculty Senate debate Northern Iowan 85:27, p.1	12/02/1988	Department of Finance will be formed from Department of Information Management; some senators object to the process; some senators also have reservations about the search for a new Provost.
116	Curris discusses issues with faculty Northern Iowan 85:25, p.1	11/22/1988	President Curris speaks to the faculty about the selection of a new Provost.
117	Gen. Ed. program debated; faculty concerned as Northern Iowan 85:14, p.1	10/14/1988	Faculty Senate considers General Education report; attempts to understand implications for students and faculty.
118	Faculty Senate elects officers for next year Northern Iowan 84:57, p.1	04/29/1988	Professor Krogmann elected chair; Susann Doody elected vice chair; hear reports on headship study, writing, international study, and Presidential Scholars.
119	Tom Pettit to receive honorary degree from University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1987:388, p.1	04/21/1988	The Board of Regents approves the granting of the Doctor of Humane Letters degree to NBC correspondent, Tom Petitt, at the spring commencement ceremonies. Pettit has been the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award, and several awards in his field.
120	'Dead Week' is needed, logical Northern Iowan 84:54, p.2	04/19/1988	Points out the proposal was not defeated, but sent to EPC.
121	'Dead Week' deserves to die Northern Iowan 84:53, p.2	04/15/1988	Points out significant problems with proposal.
122	Faculty Senate sends Dead Week to committee Northern Iowan 84:53, p.1	04/15/1988	EPC will report to Senate in the fall.
123	Faculty Senate to vote on 'Dead Week' Monday Northern Iowan 84:51, p.1	04/08/1988
124	Senate establishes new council Northern Iowan 84:49, p.1	04/01/1988	Establishes Council on Teacher Education; description of new council.
125	Faculty Senate dockets items to next meeting Northern Iowan 84:47, p.1	03/18/1988	School of Business asks that credit from other institutions be transferable only if the experience is really comparable; ask name change for ROTC oversight committee; will consider teacher education governance; approve seat on Senate for Library.
126	Double-counting for courses changed Northern Iowan 84:37, p.5	02/12/1988	In certain cases students may double count six hours; new general education program will be fully phased in by 1990.
127	Faculty Senate looks at double-counting Northern Iowan 84:33, p.3	01/29/1988	Some question about whether or not the Senate can change something already approved by the entire faculty; also establish committee that will look at use of part-time and temporary faculty.
128	Faculty Senate approves role and scope statement Northern Iowan 84:23, p.1	11/13/1987	Statement reflects the university's goals and intentions.
129	Faculty Senate passes enrollment policy Northern Iowan 84:19, p.10	10/30/1987	Approve enrollment policy for Department of Communication and Theatre Arts; defeat mission statement proposals.
130	Faculty Senate overturns March 1986 proposition Northern Iowan 84:17, p.1	10/23/1987	Graduation requirement will be two years of high school or two semesters of college foreign language; overturns earlier measure that would have required three years or three semesters.
131	Faculty-Senate considers revision, improvement of mission statement Northern Iowan 84:11, p.6	10/02/1987	Also will consider foreign language graduation requirement.
132	Professional sequence increases from 23 hours to 32 hours long Northern Iowan 83:59, p.5	05/08/1987	Faculty Senate passes proposal; some faculty express concern at length of program.
133	UNI hopes for 'partnership' with national youth agency Northern Iowan 83:57, p.4	05/01/1987	Faculty Senate approves humanics curriculum; accepts report on BLS.
134	UNI sticks with number system for course ID's Northern Iowan 83:53, p.4	04/17/1987	Faculty Senate approves maintaining course numbering system; accept general education report calling for improved staffing and changes in numbering for interdisciplinary courses.
135	UNI considers offer of honorary degree Northern Iowan 83:45, p.1	03/13/1987	Apparently approve degree, though the information cannot yet be made public; list of those who have received honorary degrees from UNI; considers policy regarding posthumous degrees.
136	Length of all majors limited by Faculty Senate proposal Northern Iowan 83:37, p.5	02/13/1987	Programs will be designated standard (4 year) or extended; consideration of double counting of some courses.
137	Senate defeats proposal for ad hoc committee on new teaching sequence Northern Iowan 83:33, p.1	01/30/1987	Senators express concerns about the quality of education and the opportunity for consultation.
138	Headship system to be investigated Northern Iowan 83:29, p.7	12/12/1986	Will look at practices at other schools.
139	Writing plan approved Northern Iowan 83:27, p.4	12/05/1986	Faculty Senate approves committee recommendation; will institute Writing Across the Curriculum; approve report on athletics.
140	Drop/ad policy remains same Northern Iowan 83:23, p.4	11/14/1986	Faculty Senate accepts EPC recommendation to leave policy unchanged; text of the policy.
141	University-wide writing recommended in report Northern Iowan 83:22, p.1	11/11/1986	Excerpts from the committee report.
142	Senate approves general education policies Northern Iowan 83:19, p.6	10/31/1986	Approve administrative procedures including articulation with holders of the A. A. degree.
143	Senate OKs gen. ed. courses, including Religions of World Northern Iowan 83:15, p.3	10/17/1986	Approves 47-hour general education program; arguments for and against inclusion of Religions of the World; reject laboratory course requirement.
144	Electives proposal spurs controversy Northern Iowan 83:11, p.1	10/03/1986	Faculty are divided in opinion on recent action that dropped a required 18 hours of electives.
145	Faculty Senate drops proposal Northern Iowan 83:9, p.5	09/26/1986	Drop proposal that would have required 18 hours of electives.
146	Language competency required Northern Iowan 82:45, p.5	03/28/1986	UNI Faculty Senate requires all candidates for a bachelor's degree to have had foreign language classes.
147	Certification requirements stiffened Northern Iowan 82:41, p.9	03/07/1986	UNI Faculty Senate to vote on a proposal that would stiffen teacher certification requirements; would require students to have a 2.4 GPA in their major and minor and not just overall.
148	International Studies needs committee Northern Iowan 82:41, p.9	03/07/1986	UNI Faculty Senate to vote on the formation of a Faculty Committee on International Studies.
149	Faculty Senate debates proposals Northern Iowan 82:31, p.1	01/31/1986	Vote to send 47-hour program to full faculty.
150	Austin proposes policy Northern Iowan 82:14, p.7	10/22/1985	Policy change would reduce time for adding and dropping courses; referred to EPC.
151	The writing competency exam: on its way out? Northern Iowan 82:9, p.1	10/01/1985	Faculty Senate establishes committee to make recommendations regarding the future of the exam.
152	Curris addresses Faculty Senate Northern Iowan 82:4, p.4	09/13/1985	President Curris emphasizes need for a liberal education.
153	Economics department change approved Northern Iowan 81:51, p.1	04/19/1985	On a 6-5 vote, the Department of Economics will move from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to the School of Business.
154	Senate to vote on department move Northern Iowan 81:48, p.1	04/09/1985	Department of Economics would like to move from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to the School of Business; some faculty voice opposition.
155	Curris mounts a white horse Northern Iowan 81:43, p.3	03/15/1985	Professor Remington is critical of President Curris' recent actions regarding the appointment of Sue Follon.
156	Curris meets in closed session: Affirmative action procedures discussed Northern Iowan 81:41, p.1	03/08/1985	Faculty Senate considers appointment procedure for Sue Follon; re-affirms that procedure should be followed by everyone
157	Follon becomes first woman vice president Northern Iowa Today 13:2, p.2	03/01/1985	Alumna Sue Follon appointed; biographical sketch; search committee criticized for not following affirmative action procedures; photo.
158	Athletic Policy Board changes proposed: Boots to chair Faculty Senate Northern Iowan 80:55, p.5	04/27/1984	Myra Boots will be chair; Marian Krogmann will be vice chair; receive ROTC report; proposes formation of Academic Calendar Committee.
159	Information management title okayed Northern Iowan 80:47, p.5	03/30/1984	Department of Business Education and Administrative Management will become Department of Information Management; defeat suggestion from President Curris to change academic calendar.
160	tgif Northern Iowan 80:45, p.2	03/23/1984	A look at President Curris and the Faculty Senate.
161	Story gains voting privilege Northern Iowan 80:31, p.6	01/27/1984	Norman Story will have faculty voting privilege.
162	Faculty Senate discusses issues Northern Iowan 80:17, p.6	10/28/1983	Retirement of Fred Lott announced; Faculty Senate chair will handle emeritus requests; hear reports on instructional development and experiential learning.
163	Untitled Northern Iowan 80:14, p.2	10/18/1983	Raises questions about the Faculty Senate working behind closed doors.
164	Faculty Senate meeting Northern Iowan 80:10, p.3	09/30/1983	Rhoda Brooks selected for EMCEC board; ROTC instructors must have at least a master's degree.
165	Leander Brown resigns as Culture House advisor Northern Iowan 80:6, p.5	09/16/1983	Paul Rider reports on EOP status.
166	Faculty Senate stiffens admission standards Northern Iowan 79:56, p.1	06/17/1983	New students should have more English and math classes; ACT scores may be considered if coursework is weak.
167	Chabert cries out about money waste Northern Iowan 79:53, p.3	04/29/1983	Professor Chabert asks to see totals of salaries and expenses given to faculty; Professor Richter asks to extend length of semesters.
168	Faculty Senate approves major Northern Iowan 79:49, p.5	04/15/1983	Presidential search committee reports on progress; considering natural history major.
169	Faculty refer petition to committee Northern Iowan 79:40, p.3	03/04/1983	Ask committee to report on Old Administration Building; establish committee to produce evaluation form for top administrators.
170	Senate selects searchers Northern Iowan 79:36, p.4	02/18/1983	Faculty Senate names faculty members of presidential search committee; adopts academic ethics statement.
171	Senate to organize evaluation Northern Iowan 79:30, p.5	01/28/1983	Faculty Senate receives petition calling for evaluation of President Kamerick and Provost Martin; considering role in presidential search.
172	Senate makes proposal for teacher education program Northern Iowan 79:26, p.1	12/10/1982	Faculty Senate approves proposal to unify governance of teacher education; culmination of comprehensive study of teacher education; also vote to consider request to evaluate President Kamerick and Provost Martin.
173	Senate calls for affirmative action officer Northern Iowan 79:20, p.6	11/12/1982	Faculty Senate votes unanimously in favor of issue.
174	Decision postponed Northern Iowan 79:16, p.9	10/29/1982	Faculty Senate considers need for full-time affirmative action officer.
175	Faculty senate meets Northern Iowan 79:4, p.3	09/10/1982	President Kamerick, Provost Martin, and Rusty Martin deliver messages.
176	Final EOP performance evaluation completed Northern Iowan 78:53, p.1	04/30/1982	Evaluation team working on report; should be reported to Faculty Senate in May; Tom Remington elected Senate chair; Fred Hallberg is vice chair; establish graduate student grievance procedures; establish deadlines for grades to be turned in.
177	Upper Iowa students may establish credit through UNI's ROTC Northern Iowan 78:49, p.1	04/16/1982	ROTC program may add faculty member; considers emeritus status procedures.
178	EOP facilitator appointed Northern Iowan 78:38, p.1	02/26/1982	Paul Rider will be on-campus facilitator for EOP outside evaluation; Faculty Senate will consider re-defining voting and non-voting faculty status.
179	Voting faculty to be determined Northern Iowan 78:37, p.5	02/23/1982	Faculty Senate committee will study the issue.
180	Martin thanks Senate Northern Iowan 78:33, p.2	02/09/1982	Rusty Martin thanks the Faculty Senate for paying attention to the Educational Opportunity Program.
181	What's up Northern Iowan 78:32, p.3	02/05/1982	Meetings and activities.
182	Senate appoints EOP study committee Northern Iowan 78:24, p.1	12/04/1981	Committee will investigate what procedures are appropriate to evaluate EOP.
183	Senate throws out demonstration policy Northern Iowan 78:24, p.4	12/04/1981	Believes policy may duplicate Regents policy.
184	Faculty Senate discusses demonstration policy Northern Iowan 78:20, p.1	11/13/1981	The Faculty Senate voted on actions concerning the ROTC and the policy on demonstrations and picketing on campus.
185	Senate approves December Commencement Northern Iowan 78:6, p.1	09/18/1981	About three hundred will graduate; will elect rather than appoint members of ROTC Oversight Committee.
186	December Commencement proposed Northern Iowan 78:1, p.1	08/28/1981	Faculty Senate will consider petition.
187	Faculty approves ROTC UNI Century 9:3, p.2	06/01/1981	Faculty Senate votes 11-9 to endorse ROTC curriculum proposal.
188	'ROTC neither ethical nor legal' Northern Iowan 77:52, p.3	05/01/1981	Students oppose ROTC; believe that it is not ethical or legal.
189	'Senate violated obligation' Northern Iowan 77:52, p.3	05/01/1981	Believes that the Faculty Senate violated its obligation to the students by voting in favor of ROTC.
190	'Students disregarded' Northern Iowan 77:52, p.2	05/01/1981	Feels that the Faculty Senate disregarded the opposition of students regarding ROTC.
191	Challenges wisdom of senate vote Northern Iowan 77:52, p.2	05/01/1981	Feels that the Faculty Senate cared little about student reaction to ROTC.
192	Criticizes Remington's conduct Northern Iowan 77:52, p.3	05/01/1981	Students find fault with Senator Tom Remington's behavior at the Faculty Senate meeting concerning ROTC.
193	Senate Scene Northern Iowan 77:52, p.8	05/01/1981	Deplores Faculty Senate action on ROTC; supports action on El Salvador demonstration.
194	Students and faculty react to ROTC decision Northern Iowan 77:52, p.6	05/01/1981	Faculty and students express opinions.
195	Take us seriously Northern Iowan 77:52, p.2	05/01/1981	Feels that it is the responsibility of senate members to listen to the students.
196	UNISA VPs appalled Northern Iowan 77:52, p.3	05/01/1981	Finds Faculty Senate's decision to allow ROTC on UNI campus appalling.
197	Faculty Senate to vote on ROTC . . .again Northern Iowan 77:50, p.1	04/24/1981	Will attempt to clarify position.
198	ROTC story corrected Northern Iowan 77:38, p.2	03/03/1981	Roy E. Sandstrom puts the record straight on Faculty Senate meeting covering the ROTC program.
199	Can students, and do students study in residence halls? UNI Century 9:2, p.3	03/01/1981	Committee studies educational environment; will report later.
200	ROTC questioned further UNI Century 9:2, p.4	03/01/1981	Faculty Senate addresses list of questions to ROTC administrator at Iowa.