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University of Iowa
FACULTY COUNCIL
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
3:30 p.m.
Penn State Room, 337 IMU

AGENDA

1. Call to Order
    
2. Approvals
   1. Meeting Agenda
   2. Faculty Council Minutes, August 23, 2005 (Attachment 1)
   3. Recommended Committee Replacements: Sheldon Kurtz
      - FRIC: Jane Chalmers (Dentistry)
      - Student Publications: Steve Berry (Journalism)
      - Council on Teaching: 1 year term vacancy
      - Diversity Committee: 1 year term vacancy
       
3. Reports
    
   1. Faculty Senate President, Prof. LeBlond
      1. Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics: Annual Meeting December 2-3, 2006, Pulman, WA. (Attachment 2) (Attachment 3)
      2. NCAA self-study: Prof. Pat Cain, Vice Provost (Report can be found at http://www.uiowa.edu/~our/ncaa-cert/)
      3. CIC meeting: November 4-5, 2005, East Lansing, MI.
      4. Charitable Giving enrollment: Prof. LeBlond
      5. Statement of support for President Skorton, follow-up: Profs. LeBlond & Kurtz.
          
   2. Faculty Policies and Compensation Committee, Prof. Collins
      1. Review of policy recommendations from the Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsperson: Professional Ethics and Academic Responsibility, Section 15.4.
          
4. Unfinished Business
   Road’s Scholars proposal, Prof. Thomas
    
5. New Business
   1. Ombuds office presentation: Cynthia Joyce, Craig Porter
   2. Council on Teaching: charter revision (Attachment 4)
   3. FRIC: rates and TIAA/CREF. Prof. Kurtz
       
6. From the floor
    
7. Announcement
   1. Faculty Senate, October 18, 3:30-5:15, Iowa Room 335 IMU
   2. UI Catalyst Awards ceremony: Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Second Floor Ballroom, IMU.
   3. Faculty Council, November 15, Penn State Room 337 IMU
   4. Faculty Senate, November 29, Terrace Room, 166 IMU
       
8. Adjournment