The Executive Council of the Faculty Senate

December 16, 2004 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Newcomb Hall, Room 187

Present: Marcia Childress, Houston Wood, Deborah Johnson, Arlene Keeling, Daniel Hallahan, Steve Wilson, Claire Cronmiller, Larry Bouchard

Marcia Childress, Chair of the Faculty Senate, called the meeting to order.

Ms. Childress convened the meeting to get Council's input on a Faculty Senate-sponsored survey on faculty perspectives on Honor. She told the group that the Academic Affairs Subcommittee on Faculty Perspectives on Honor has suggested developing a survey on faculty perspectives of the Honor System. The survey would be written by Tom Gutterbock, Director of the Center for Survey Research. This plan has been reviewed by Kenneth Schwartz, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, some members of the Honor Committee, and Gene Block, Vice President and Provost.

Ms. Childress gave an overview on work the Honor Committee is doing to address concerns that faculty and students have with the Honor System, such as the single sanction. She said students are sensitive to faculty concerns and faculty involvement in the student-run system.

The Executive Council decided that instead of a survey, they would prefer the following actions to be taken:

• Encourage student outreach to faculty, instead of initiating a survey
• Acknowledgement that the students have ownership of the Honor System
• Faculty already participate in the System at their own discretion
• The students should push for a survey, if they want one
• Faculty are willing to help the Honor Committee if asked, but recognize that they have no authority to make changes to the Honor System

In closing, Ms Childress gave the Councilors an overview of the charge and membership of the Faculty Senate ad hoc Committee on the Charter Initiative.

The meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.

Submitted by Deborah Johnson, Secretary of the Faculty Senate