TO: Academic Senate Members

FROM: Dr. Lorrie Steerey, Chair

Academic Senate

RE: MEETING DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA

The next meeting of the Academic Senate will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009, at 3:40 p.m. in McMullen 305.

I. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: April 23, June 18, August 28

II. ITEMS – FOR INFORMATION

Item 1 BSEd Broadfield Major in Elementary Education, BSEd Elementary Education/Special Education Double Major, & BSEd Elementary Education/Reading Double Major. Modify all three programs to change to Academic Foundations, rather than old general education requirements. FOR INFORMATION ONLY as these changes were completed during Summer 2009.

Item 2 Committee Report 2008-2009: Academic Standards & Scholastic Standing Committee.

Item 3 Emeritus Nomination: Joseph Howell, Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. For information.

III. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

A. International Studies Update: Kirk Lacy, Director of International Outreach

B. NWCCU Standards Update

C. Sabbatical Committee Nominees (authorization for volunteer request)

D. Deadlines for Curriculum 2009-2010

E. Recommendation Line on Academic Senate Forms for IT, Library, and especially OCHE: D’Ann Campbell, Provost

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