ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE

DATE: March 15, 1988
TO: Conner Atkeson, Chair of the Faculty
FROM: James E. Hix, Jr., Chairman

Membership of the Committee:

Ex-officio: Represenative of Faculty Senate Chair: Robert Woodside
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or an Appointed
Representative: Trenton Davis
Director of University Unions: Rudy Alexander

Resource Person: Gil Moore, Registrar

Dee Brockman, Ac. Library Svs. Secretary
Juliana Dowell, Mathematics

James Hix, Chemistry Chairman
Karen Krupa, Nursing

Calvin Mercer, Philosophy Vice-Chairman
Melissa Nasea, Health Sciences Library

Student Member: Robert Hasty (appointed October 6, 1987)

Committee Meetings: (Dates and Members Absent)

September 22, 1987 (Brockman and ex-officio Davis)

October 13, 1987 (Hasty and ex-officio Davis)

November 17, 1987 (Hasty and ex-officio Davis)

December 10, 1987 (Hasty and ex-officio Woodside)

January19, 1988 (Krupa, Hasty and ex-officio Woodside)

March 15, 1988 (Hasty and ex-officio.Alexander, Davis, and Woodside)
Dates of Reports to the Faculty Senate:

January 26, 1988

Specific instructions, if any, given to the Committee by the Faculty Senate, other
than those found in the Committee's Constitutional Charge.

None.

A brief statement of Committee organization, subcommittees, research activities, etc.

The Committee used ad-hoc subcommittees to prepare the original drafts of guidelines
and proposed calendars but otherwise functioned as a whole. The Committee also
consulted with the Registrar, Director of Admissions, Director of Athletics, Office of
the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Student Government Association.

List Committee accomplishments including recommendations made to agencies other
than the Faculty Senate.

Prepared and submitted to the Faculty Senate recommended revised Guidelines For
Preparing University Calendars to allow for recently changed state holidays. (See
Jan. 26, 1988 Agenda for Revised Guidelines)

 
Prepared and submitted to the Faculty Senate recommended revised University
Calendars for Spring 1989 and Spring 1990 to include recently changed state
holidays. (See Jan. 26, 1988 Agenda for Revised Calendars)

Prepared and submitted to the Faculty Senate recommended revised Common
Examination Schedules to include CHEM 1121, 1151, 1161 & 2621 at the request of the
Chair of the Chemistry Dept. (See Jan. 26, 1988 Minutes for Revised Schedule)

Prepared and submitted to the Faculty Senate recommended Fall Commencement Dates
for the 1988, 1989 and 1990 calendars. (See Jan. 26, 1988 Minutes for Dates)

Prepared and submitted to the Faculty Senate recommended University Calendars for
Summer 1990; Fall Semester 1990; and Spring Semester 1991. (See Jan. 26, 1988
Agenda for Calendars)

Citations of the resolution numbers of Senate Resolutions that originated with the
Committee. (See Faculty Senate Minutes 1987/1988)

88-2 Approval of Revised Guidelines for Setting University Calendars
88-3 Approval of Revised Calendars for Spring 1989 and Spring 1990
88-4 Approval of Revised Examination Schedule

88-5 Approval of Fall Commencement Dates for 1988, 1989 and 1990
88-6 Approval of University Calendar for Summer 1990

88-7 Approval of University Calendar for Fall Semester 1990

88-8 Approval of University Calendar for Spring Semester 1991

Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year:

The Committee recommended to the Committee on Committees that the Registrar, Mr.
Moore, be appointed as an Ex-Officio Member of the Committee instead of as a
Resource Person (Memo of Dec. 18, 1987)

Evaluation of the Committee:

A. Structure: Satisfactory
B. Duties: Satisfactory
C. Functions: Satisfactory
D. Personnel: Excellent

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the Committee:

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James E. Hix, Jr., Chairman

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Dee Brockman, Secretary

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