Academic Affairs Committee Minutes, 1981-1982, 1981-1982

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes, 1981-1982

August 4, 1981: - Organizational Changes in Academic Area - Qualitative and Quantitative Academic Priorities - Moseley Report

October 22, 1981: - Duties of the Board Committees - Moseley Report

December 4, 1981: - approval of a recommendation for change in Faculty Handbook

January 14, 1982: - Basic assumptions in re CSB/SJU Cooperation - History of Phys Ed and horsemanship program [see also the minutes of June 8, 1977 and May 19, 1978

February 11, 1982: Approved a recommendation to the Full Board concerning the Physical Education and Horsemanship: 1] CSB to discontinue requirement of 4 credits in Phys ED at the end of the 1982-1983 academic year 2] CSB to discontinue the Horsemanship Program at the close of the 1982-1983 academic year Included in the minutes is a copy of several faculty signatures protesting a decision by the Board before faculty consultation. It also includes notes from a telephone conversation with our legal counsel Kevin Hughes in re this subject which states that there is no explicit contractual right to a faculty vote on this issue. Also the administration had consulted several faculty in EPC and FRRC. Included in these minutes is a copy of the Position Paper on the nature of faculty participation in curricular decision-making: New Programs, Reallocation/Retrenchment. [see also minutes of February 11, 1982 Faculty/Staff Assembly on this topic] Recommendations on Tenure, Promotion, Sabbaticals and Leaves April 30, 1982: - Update on the Bahamas Program - Joint Core Curriculum Progress - Recommendation to check Faculty Handbook and Catalog all clearly state the faculty involvement in graduation requirements - Present Status of the Academic Priorities Efforts