Intercampus Faculty Council Agenda Friday, October 21, 2005

President’s Conference Room

Columbia

9:30 a.m. IFC members

Call to order

Approval of agenda

Approval of minutes of IFC May 11, 2005 and Retreat September 29-30, 2005

10:00 a.m.

Discussion with Interim Vice President Graham

• FAS Access and Usage Policy (see attachment) ~ DECISION ITEM
• Issue resolution
  • How do we decide which issues can be handled within a particular (one month)
  • Should we develop a ‘ranking’ scheme for prioritizing issues?

• Set IFC Agenda for the Year      

  • Non tenure or “professional” track faculty (reach closure by Dec. 05/Jan. 06)
    • Outline issues
    • Identify approaches
    • Develop guidelines
  • Flexible tenure track
  • Higher education funding issues
  • Privacy statement proposed by UMKC
  • Instructor drop – policy review and benchmarking
  • Administrative review – consideration of best practices
• Executive Order 6A
• Professional Track Faculty
• Current Board Perspective – strategic decisions – investments; etc.
• Review of the Missouri Association of Faculty Senates (MAFS) organization

11:30 a.m.

Discussion with Vice President Gardner

• New role as Vice President for Research and Economic Development

• Economic Development efforts

12:00 p.m. LUNCH

Campus Reports to President Floyd

Discussions with President Floyd and other Vice Presidents

• Guaranteed Tuition
• Revising Admissions standards

2:00 p.m.

Adjourn

Reviewed 2010-07-16.