Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

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Public Meeting Report

By Courtney Williamson

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Monday sent a proposed incomplete policy back to a standing committee.

The Budget and Academic Policy Committee will further review the proposed change that grants individual instructors the right to give “I” grades and set parameters for course completion.

 The new section of the Marshall University student handbook regarding discrimination was approved and passed on to full senate with no discussion.

 The next meeting for the committee will be Jan.11 at noon in the John Spotts room at the Memorial Student Center.

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Meeting Questions

1. Describe the experience of covering a meeting.
Covering a meeting is not easy. You must walk in with some background and research in order to better understand what is occurring. That is where I could improve. I should have asked questions following the meeting and gotten names of individuals.
2. When did you attend this meeting?
Date: 11/29   Time: Noon   Location: John Spotts room   City/state: Huntington, WV
3. Name of the governmental unit you covered?
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee
4. Number of members of the body you covered? 11  
Number of members of the body? 25 total
5. Number of other members of the audience in attendance? 14
6. Were there any votes? Yes, there were 2.
7. List the votes on at least 2 major issues.
Issue 1: Incomplete policy
Vote on Issue 1: passed
Issue 2: Discrimination policy
Vote on Issue 2: passed