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Date: November 29, 1989
From: George Bailey, Faculty Senator, Philosophy

Subject: Resolutions recommending revisions to SETTING
DIRECTIONS: STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY,
STRATEGIES FOR DISTINCTION (hereafter, the SPAG report).

RESOLUTION A

Whereas a noticeable percentage of freshmen exhibit marked
deficiency in their critical thinking abilities, and

Whereas Item (i) of Goal 1 (page 4) endorse incentives that
address deficiency in writing, math, and science, and

Whereas improving writing and basic math abilities, and
increasing basic science knowledge, will not eliminate
deficiencies in critical thinking skills, and

Whereas critical thinking skills are necessary for proficiency in
all majors, and developing the student's ability to evaluate
knowledge is stated as part of ECU's educational mission in the
Mission Statement contained in the SPAG report,

Be it resolved that the senate recommend to the Chancellor the
following changes to item (i) of Goal 1 (page 4) of the SPAG
report:

Insert "critical thinking" between "writing" and
"mathematics".

RESOLUTION B

Whereas labeling as "rural" all issues that bear on the welfare
of rural eastern North Carolina strains the ordinary use of
"rural" (consider, for example, a request for funding for a
research project dealing with cultural progress in the arts),

Be it resolved that the senate recommend to the Chancellor the
following changes to item (f£), Goal 4 (page 6):

Replace "rural and coastal issues" with "regional
issues".