FACULTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

3:30 – 5:15 pm, Penn State Room (337 IMU)

AGENDA

I.      Call to Order

II.     Approvals

 A.     Meeting Agenda

 B.     Faculty Council Minutes, Feb 20, 2007          (Attachment 1)

 C.     Draft Faculty Senate agenda April 24, 2007       (Attachment 2)

III.    Reports

A. Preliminary discussion of Mandatory Health Insurance for Students, A.J. Cannon, Chair, Student Health Advisory Committee (Attachment 3)      

B. Issues related to Lottery advertising, Professor Charles Lynch, Chair, Presidential Committee on Athletics (Attachment A) (Attachment B)

C. E-Personnel File Project, Susan Johnson, Associate Provost for Faculty; Judie Hermsen, Senior Assistant Director, Human Resources; Jan Gorman, Director, Faculty and Staff Disability Services; and Professor Lynn Richman, Pediatrics and committee member

D. Research Track Proposal, Susan Johnson, Associate Provost for Faculty, Dr. Paul Rothman, DEO, Internal Medicine and one of the drafters of the proposal; and Dr. Pat Winokur, Chair, CCOM Executive Committee (Attachment 4)

E. Faculty Senate President, Sheldon Kurtz

IV.      New Business

V. Announcements

· Faculty Senate elections March 2 – 10, 2007

· Faculty Council elections March 23 – 31, 2007

· Faculty Senate Meeting:  Tuesday, March 20, 3:30- 5:15 pm, Senate Chamber,

Old Capitol 

VI.   Adjournment