Faculty Senate

Displaying 101 - 150 of 460 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
101	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.
102	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.
103	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.
104	Enrollment cap motion put forth at Faculty Senate meeting Northern Iowan 88:18, p.1	11/01/1991	Professor Longnecker proposed limiting enrollment.
105	Faculty Senate proposes enrollment growth control Northern Iowan 88:14, p.4	10/18/1991	Professor Longnecker makes recommendation.
106	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.
107	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.
108	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.
109	Later class starting date proposed Northern Iowan 86:13, p.4	10/17/1989	Faculty Senate approves calendar stating later in January.
110	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.
111	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.
112	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.
113	Dead Week to be debated Northern Iowan 85:30, p.2	01/20/1989	Faculty Senate will consider matter.
114	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.
115	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.
116	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.
117	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.
118	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.
119	'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.
120	'Dead Week' deserves to die Northern Iowan 84:53, p.2	04/15/1988	Points out significant problems with proposal.
121	Faculty Senate sends Dead Week to committee Northern Iowan 84:53, p.1	04/15/1988	EPC will report to Senate in the fall.
122	Faculty Senate to vote on 'Dead Week' Monday Northern Iowan 84:51, p.1	04/08/1988
123	Senate establishes new council Northern Iowan 84:49, p.1	04/01/1988	Establishes Council on Teacher Education; description of new council.
124	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.
125	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.
126	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.
127	Faculty Senate approves role and scope statement Northern Iowan 84:23, p.1	11/13/1987	Statement reflects the university's goals and intentions.
128	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.
129	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.
130	Faculty-Senate considers revision, improvement of mission statement Northern Iowan 84:11, p.6	10/02/1987	Also will consider foreign language graduation requirement.
131	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.
132	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.
133	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.
134	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.
135	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.
136	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.
137	Headship system to be investigated Northern Iowan 83:29, p.7	12/12/1986	Will look at practices at other schools.
138	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.
139	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.
140	University-wide writing recommended in report Northern Iowan 83:22, p.1	11/11/1986	Excerpts from the committee report.
141	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.
142	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.
143	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.
144	Faculty Senate drops proposal Northern Iowan 83:9, p.5	09/26/1986	Drop proposal that would have required 18 hours of electives.
145	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.
146	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.
147	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.
148	Faculty Senate debates proposals Northern Iowan 82:31, p.1	01/31/1986	Vote to send 47-hour program to full faculty.
149	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.
150	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.