Agenda

Fayetteville State University Faculty Senate Meeting

March 19, 2009, 2:00-3:30 pm

Lyons Science Annex Lecture Room 120

Issued 3/18/09

1) Call to order

2) Chair’s report 2:00 – 2:04

3) The Provost will address questions and concerns 2:04 - 2:20

4) Adoption of the agenda 2:20 – 2:22

5) Approval of the minutes from the 2/19/09 meeting 2:22 – 2:24

6) Approval of Charter of Faculty Governance 2:24 – 2:54

7) Governance Committee Report 2:54 – 3:00

a) Discussion of the process for obtaining faculty approval of the Charter

b) Discussion of the process for revising the Senate Bylaws

c) Announcement of General Faculty Meeting, 3/24/09, 2:00 pm, Seabrook

8) Academic Affairs Committee Report 3:00– 3:30

a) MATH 121/123 change

b) Revise the Degree Program for BA in Sociology

c) Add Sociology 150: The Global Society

d) Establish Undergraduate Minors in Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Gen Bus Admin, Finance, Management, Management Info Systems, Marketing, and Legal Studies in Business for non-BUS majors

e) Add BUS XXX: Principles of Business

f) Change the Structure of Electives of BS in Bus Admin/Marketing

g) Change the Bus Admin/Entrepreneurship Electives

h) Change the Finance Electives in the BS in Banking and Finance

i) Add Minor in Accounting for BUS Majors

j) Add Minor in Legal Studies in Business for BUS Majors

k) Add MIS 450, MIS 451, and MIS 452

l) Add 6 credit hours Free Electives, Eliminate Restricted Electives in Bus Admin

m) Intent to Plan an online E-Learning Degree Completion for BS in Accounting

n) Change ENGL 110 and 120 to Variable Credit

o) Create SPAN 112

p) Create SPAN 122

q) Request to Establish MA in Public Administration

9) Announcement of our next (and last) meeting: April 16, 2009, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., LSA 120.

10) Adjourn 3:30