PENN STATE ALTOONA FACULTY SENATE AGENDA
September 20, 2005 – 12:00 – 1:30
101-103 CAC

Senate Attendance Record
Please remember to sign-in on the attendance record.

Minutes of the Preceding Meeting(s)
Minutes of the March 22, 2005 and April 19, 2005 Meetings are available in The Altoona Senate Record, posted in ANGEL; posted pending approval in the Senate's website [https:cms.psu.edu/frameIndex.htm]

Communications to the Senate - (B. Wiens-Tuers)

Report of the Executive Committee - (B. Wiens-Tuers)
Minutes of the August 23 and September 6, 2005 Meetings are posted in ANGEL.

Announcements by the Chair - (B. Wiens-Tuers)

Comments by the SGA President - (E. Loomis)
Remarks and Presentation (10 minutes allotted)

Report of the University Park Senators (10 minutes allotted)
(V. Brunsden, R. Costantino, H. Hayford, S. Osagie, M. Su, B. Tormey, B. Wiens-Tuers)

Informational Reports of the Standing Committees (10 minutes allotted)

• Committee on Committees - (L. Rotunno)
• Academic Affairs - (T. Slekar)
• Admissions, Records, Scheduling & Student Aid - (P. Basak)
• Budgets and Planning - (H. Hayford)
• Curricular Affairs - (S. Petrulionis)
• Faculty Affairs - (V. Brunsden)
• Information Technology - (D. Barnes)
• Research - (B. Tormey)
• Social - (C. Faith)
• Student Life - (K. McKinney)

Election and Nominations Committee Report - (B. Wiens-Tuers)
Nominations for Chair-Elect and Committee on Committee Member

Unfinished Legislative Business (None)

New Legislative Business (None)

New Business

Committee on Committees (5 minutes allotted) (L. Rotunno)
Proposed change in order of Senate Agenda

Curricular Affairs (10 minutes allotted) (S. Petrulionis)
B.S.E.M.E.T proposal to move from 2+2 to a 4 year program
Revisions to HDFS
http://www.altoona.psu.edu/senate/proposals.htm

Forensic Business
Assessment in Engineering (10 minutes allotted for presentation) (A. Vavreck)

Comments by the Chancellor (5 minutes allotted) (L. Bechtel)

Comments by the Acting Associate Dean (5 minutes allotted) (L.A. Wilson)

COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE UNIVERSITY

Penn State Altoona Faculty Senate website http://www.altoona.psu.edu/senate