Members Absent: C. Clabough, S. Roby, W. Silky, S. Moore, P. Cox, G. Auleta, K. Sutherland, S. Jones, and M. Nelson-Richards

The meeting was called to order at 3:11 PM.

I. Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved unanimously.

II. Approval of Minutes

The minutes of January 31st, 2005 were approved unanimously.

III. Chair Report- S. Camp

The chair reported that the Mission Review II visits are beginning throughout the state. Oswego’s is not yet scheduled. She will keep the Assembly informed as to how governance will be involved.

S. Camp also reported that discussions are continuing across campus regarding conflict of interest, the academic bill of rights, and the college hour.

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

Personnel Policies Council met and drafted bylaw language regarding Emeriti Faculty.

Academic Policies Council recommended that all internship courses numbered 498 be listed as 0-12 semester credit hours in the catalog.

Information Technology Council met February 18 and approved the expenditures for the 2004-2005 SCAP program. They also discussed computer and computer lab needs. They will meet again on April 1st.

Graduate Council met and approved the following courses:

VTP 549 Instructional Improvement Through Student Assessment 3

ENG 567 Literature and Psychology 3

Library Council met on March 3rd and discussed the following:

1. The advertising needs of the library and how the computer design program might be able to help. Joe Rial from Theatre agreed to contact Cynthia Claybough to discuss the possibility of having her students design and create PR posters for the library. Some of the areas needing advertising include: free cookies and coffee in the library cafe during exam week and the different areas of the library that are designated for different types of study.

2. Priorities and planning would like to meet with the council and the Provost.

3. Information updates on the Planning body for the future of the library- the library has officially moved out of the space that WRVO will occupy and will be moving computers into the 24-hour study room.

4. The review the library will be undergoing regarding its periodical collection.

Admissions and Student Services Council met February 22nd and continued to discuss ideas for faculty and student interaction. They hope to have something finalized for inclusion in the Fall 2005 Student/Faculty orientation materials.

Undergraduate Curriculum Council met March 7th and approved the following new course:

PHL 308 Medical Ethics 3

UCC also approved the following course changes:

HON 140 title changed to Western Intellectual Heritage

HON 141 title changed to American Intellectual Heritage, and new catalog description

HON 201 title changed to Interpreting the Arts, new catalog description, and new pre-requisite

HON 301 new catalog description and pre-requisite

UCC will meet again March 28 from 12:30-2:30 in the Library Administration Conference Room.

Campus Concept Committee met March 9th and heard a report from Mary Schoeler, Jim Scharfenberger and Rich Hughes regarding the future scheduling of the central campus, Schedule 25 (a scheduling software) and the 4+ technology tiers of classrooms. The next meeting is March 30th at 3 p.m.

V. Unfinished Business

1. SCAP recommendation was approved unanimously.

2. Counseling Services (Student affairs track) major changes were approved unanimously.

3. The Policy for Graduation Requirements for a Minor were approved unanimously.

VI. New Business

1. Elections for vacancies on FA Councils and Committees

Undergraduate Curriculum Council

No nominations

2. A motion was made to create a set of Conflict of Interest guidelines instead of Consensual Relationships guidelines.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 PM.