University of Iowa
FACULTY SENATE
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
Senate Chamber – Old  Capitol
3:30 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
     
  2. Approval of Minutes
    1. Final meeting of 1997-98 Faculty Senate – April 28, 1998
    2. Initial meeting of 1998-99 Faculty Senate – April 28, 1998
       
  3. Announcements

    University Convocation is scheduled for Monday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Macbride Auditorium. A reception will follow in Iowa Hall.
     
  4. Reports and Discussion
    1. Report from the Office of the Provost – Jon Whitmore, Provost
    2. Reports on Faculty Governance
    • Professor Denise Vrchota, President, Iowa State University Faculty Senate
    • Professor Suzanne McDevitt, President, University of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate
       
  5. Old Business
     
  6. New Business
     
    1. Approval of Committee on Elections Recommended Replacements

      MOTION: The Faculty Senate approves the following Senate replacement as recommended by the Committee on Elections and endorsed by the Faculty Council:

      REPLACEMENTS ON THE FACULTY SENATE: College of Education: Anne Dpardo (Curriculum and Instructions) to replace Cathy Roller (Curriculum and Instruction) for the term 1998-99. Liberal Arts Group I: Diane Davis (Rhetoric) to replace Kathryn Henry (Russian) for the term 1998-99.
       
    2. Approval of Committee on Committees Recommended Replacements

      MOTION: The Faculty Senate approves the following committee replacements as recommended by the Committee on Committees and endorsed by the Faculty Council: Faculty Judicial Commission (vacancies no filled earlier in the year): Craig Porter (Pediatrics) for a regular term, 1998-2001; Douglas Wakefield (hospital and Health Administration) for a regular term, 1998-2001. University Libraries Committee: Michael Flanigan (Internal Medicine) to replace John Keller (Dentistry) for the remainder of this term (1998-99); Committee on Selection of Central Academic Officials: Samir Bishara (Orthodontics) to replace Cathy Roller (Education) for the remainder of her term, 1998-2001; Council on Teaching: Russell Valentino (Russian) to replace Kathryn Henry (Russian) for the remainder of the term (1998-2000).
       
  7. Adjournment