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Agenda Digest

January 19, 1999

Present: Edward Ayers, David Gies, Jahan Ramazani, Marva Barnett, Miles Townsend, Janet Horne, Patricia Werhane, Richard DeMong, Louis Bloomfield, Robert Reynolds

Ed Ayers, Chair of the Faculty Senate, called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m., in the Lower Level Conference Room at Madison Hall.

The Executive Council discussed plans for the first annual "Life of the University Discussion Series," which will be sponsored by the Faculty Senate. The program, "Information Technology and UVA's Community of Learning," will consist of three discussion sessions: (1)Technology, Teaching, and UVA's Community of Learning - to be held on Wednesday, February 17, 1999, in Minor Hall Auditorium at 4:00 p.m.; (2) Technology and the Future of a Scholarly Community - to be held on Monday, March 8, 1999, in Minor Hall Auditorium at 3:30 p.m.; and (3) Technology and the Priorities of the University Community - to be held on Thursday, April 8, 1999, in Minor Hall Auditorium at 4:00 p.m. All sessions will be open to faculty, students and staff. Ed Ayers will contact possible panelists to participate in each session.

The Council discussed the name change for the new adult degree program, which originally was to be called a Bachelor of Liberal Studies. The program is being offered through the Division of Continuing Education, and will be called a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies. A nomination was made for the approval of the name change, it was seconded, and it passed unanimously.

Ed Ayers and David Gies, who is Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate, reported on the recent Board of Visitors meeting, which both Mr. Ayers and Mr. Gies attended.

The Council discussed the upcoming Faculty Senate meeting, which is being held on Monday, February 8, 1999, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Rotunda Dome Room. Among issues discussed were the agenda for the meeting, and possible ways to better use the Senate meetings to articulate issues of concern.

Richard DeMong, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, discussed several items on the Committee's agenda. There are two changes in degree programs for the Academic Affairs Committee's approval, a proposed Ph.D. in Music, and a proposed name change for the "Master's of Arts in Teaching" degree in Physics to "Masters of Arts in Physics Education."

Other projects the Academic Affairs Committee is working on are the 1999/2000 Call for Proposals, which will be distributed in the near future, a follow-up to the Faculty Senate Retreat to look at faculty/student interactions, and the Committee continues to work with the Honor Committee.

Louis Bloomfield, Chair of the Research and Scholarship Committee, reported on the ongoing activities of his committee. Mr. Bloomfield will begin working on developing the Faculty Speakers Series. He is also working on the continuation of the Forum for Contemporary Thought, which will need to appoint a new director this year.

Finally, the Council discussed the proposed meeting dates for the spring semester. The group decided to hold all of the meetings on Tuesdays, at noon, with everyone bringing a bagged lunch. A revised meeting schedule, with meeting times and places is forthcoming.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Submitted by Marva A. Barnett, Secretary of the Faculty Senate