Chairs Report

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Chairs Report

• Faculty Senate
• April 13, 2005
• Frances van Tassell

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Sue Young, Star Performer

• The UNT Star Performer award provides recognition
  of performance demonstrated to be outstanding as
  documented by employee performance evaluations.
• The award carries with it one day of leave with
  pay (Policy Manual, Volume 1).

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UNT Ombudsman
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SGA Officers

• Jesse Davis, President through May 31, 2005
• David Hall, SGA President-Elect
• Samantha Weber, SGA Vice President-Elect
• 900 students voted (1,100 last year)
• Halls noted issues to be addressed
• Parking
• Tenure
• Academic plan
• Plus-minus grading
• Tuition

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Ad hoc committee formed

• Membership of the committee
• Bertina Combes, Technology and Cognition,
  Associate Professor, Category III
• Michael McPherson, Economics, Associate
  Professor, Category III
• Milan Reban, Political Science, Associate
  Professor, Category II
• Lew Taylor, Management, Full/Regents Professor,
  Category II
• Dick Wells, Journalism, Full Professor, Category
  II
• The committee will meet next week to hear its
  charges.
• A chair will be elected from the committee.

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Committee charges

• Review the entire tenure and promotion process at
  UNT. Recommended tasks for responding to this
  charge are as follows
• Identify processes used at the college level in
  each college (i.e. official college PAT, advisory
  committee, etc.). Identify potential problems
  and suggest whether a common approach should be
  followed.
• Identify 3-6 year review process used in each
  college before tenure and identify if any changes
  need to be made.
• Look at material currently required in tenure
  package and make recommendations for what and how
  material should be presented.
• Review college and university tenure standards
  and identify any conflicts or necessary changes
  (for consistency and/or clarity).
• Determine a mechanism to complete the tenure
  appeal process by October 1st of the year in
  which tenure was denied. Recommended tasks for
  responding to this charge are as follows
• Identify current timelines and potential
  stumbling blocks to getting through the process.
  Suggest changes that might speed up the process.
• Make suggestions regarding how the process might
  be able to continue through the summer (e.g. make
  up of tenure committee, etc.)

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Academic Plan Progress

• April 5 focus groups successful
• We urge you to provide input soon
• http//web2.unt.edu/vpaa/ap20draft203-30.pdf
  Current draft of the Plan
• http//www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u65479974883
  Core Values
• http//www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u82351971251
  Strategic Initiatives Survey Monkey link
• http//www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u83211991432
  Introduction Survey Monkey link

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Academic Governance RCM Sub-Committee

• We continue to meet weekly to discuss the
  following
• What is the role and function of the Graduate
  Council?
• What is the role and function of the University
  Curriculum Committee?
• What is the role and function of the University
  Planning Council?
• What is the role and function of the Oversight
  Committee on the Core Curriculum?
• What is the role and function of the Senate
  Academic Affairs Committee?
• Todays meeting was a discussion with Dr. Terrell
  regarding the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies
  and the Graduate Affairs Committee.
• Last weeks meeting was a discussion with Mitch
  Land, chair of the Senate Academic Affairs
  Committee.
• We value any input you might provide regarding
  the above guiding questions.

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Board of Regents Strategic Planning Retreat this
week

• 5 Essential/Guiding Questions
• How should UNT grow over the next five years?
• What will UNTs academic programs look like in
  2010?
• What goals does UNT have for its campuses and
  buildings by 2010?
• How will UNT shape its resources to match its
  goals?
• How will UNT improve its reputation and promote
  its institutional identity?

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UNT Launches New Branding

• Water and word marks
• Promise statement and tag lines
• April 27 media day for launching branding
• Please join in the celebrations on April 27.

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April 27, 2005 Town Hall MeetingSilver Eagle BC

• Participants
• President Pohl
• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Johnson
• Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Footer
• Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Affairs
  Diebel
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and
  Marketing Leliaert
• Senior Vice President for Advancement McQueen
• Vice President for Research and Technology
  Transfer Chesnut
• Vice President for Student Development Jacobs
• Vice Provost for Learning Enhancement Turner
• AND YOU!