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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