Intent to Raise Questions From February 9, 2016

Question from G. Wood Re: DAA Strategic Plan G. Wood: what are the major differences between the current academic affairs master plan and the prior one?

Answer from G. Hutchinson, Provost Please see Provost Report for March 1, 2016

Question from A.J. Bieszczad Re: Unit Restructuring A.J. Bieszczad asked for suggestions on what the next steps will be in light of Karen Carey’s departure, and further, how this will impact unit restructuring?

Answer from G. Hutchinson, Provost Please see Provost Report for March 1, 2016

Question from A.J. Bieszczad Re: Planning for Increased Demand for CompSci courses A.J. Bieszczad: is the School of Education thinking about [adding] education teachers in computer science, due to recent reports of the [increased] demand for computer science courses in high schools?

Answer from M. Buchanan, Interim Dean, School of Ed. M. Buchanan: we will be looking into this possibility as we restructure.

Question from V. Adams Re: Senate Quorums V. Adams: when was the last time we failed to make quorum? Can we receive additional information on the start and end times for Senate meetings?

Answer from D. Daniels, Academic Senate Coordinator D. Daniels performed a study on Senate quorums, finding that all quorums have been met through the last four academic years (including current); on two occasions quorum was not met until approximately twenty minutes into the meeting; The slides that follow will note the starting and ending times for each Academic Senate meeting:

Answer from D. Daniels, Academic Senate Coordinator Date Start time End Time Quorum February 9th 2:33 4:10 Yes December 1st 2:30 4:33 November 10th 4:15 October 20th September 8th 3:43 2015-2016 Academic Year   May 5th 4:30 April 14th 4:31 March 24th 2:34 February 24th 4:00 February 3rd 2:35 4:16 November 25th 4:22 October 28th 3:49 October 7th 4:25 September 16th 4:24 2014-2015 Academic Year

Answer from D. Daniels, Academic Senate Coordinator Date Start time End Time Quorum April 29th 2:35 4:22 Yes April 8th 2:38 4:13 March 18th 4:15 February 25th 2:37 4:20 February 4th 2:43 4:09 Quorum was not met until 2:50pm December 3rd 2:31 3:42 November 12th 2:36 4:08 October 22nd 3:59 October 1st 3:56 September 10th 3:51 2013-2014 Academic Year   May 7th 4:30 April 16th 2:39 4:07 March 26th February 26th 4:21 February 5th 4:17 December 4th 4:16 November 13th 4:06 October 23rd October 2nd September 11th 4:01 2012-2013 Academic Year