University of Iowa

FACULTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, August 25, 1998

3:30 p.m.

Iowa Room (#335), Iowa Memorial Union

Agenda

I. Call to Order

A. Introductions

B. Welcome to new members of Faculty Council

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Approval of Minutes – April 7, 1998 Faculty Council (Attachment 1)

IV. Announcements

V. Old Business

VI. New Business

A. Approval of Committee on Elections Recommended replacements:

MOTION: The Faculty Council endorses the following Senate replacements as recommended by the committee on elections and forwards them to the Faculty Senate for approval: College of Education: Anne Dipardo (Curriculum and Instruction.) to replace Cathy Roller (Curriculum and Instruction) for the term 1998-99. Liberal Arts Group I: Diane Davis (Rhetoric) to replace Kathryn Henry for the term 1998-99.

B. Approval of Committee on Committees Recommended replacements:

MOTION: The Faculty Council endorses the following committee replacements as recommended by the Committee on Committees forwards them to the Faculty Senate for approval: Faculty Judicial Commission (vacancies not filled earlier in the year): Craig Porter (Pediatrics) for a regular term, 1998-2001; Douglas Wakefield (hospital and Health Administration) for a regular term, 1998-2001; Committee on Selection of Central Academic Officials: Samir Bishara (Orthodontics) to replace Cathy Roller (Education) for the remainder of her term, 1998-2001.

C. Qualifications for Professor as compared to qualifications for Associate Professor – Ed Wasserman (Attachment 2)

D. Enhanced technical Support for Instructional Computing – Professor James Pusack, Chair, Information technology Advisory Committee (Attachment 3)

E. Endowed Teaching Chairs – Recognition for Superior Teaching – Professor Asghar Bhatti, Chair, Council on Teaching & Professor Bob Wiley, President, Faculty Senate

VII. Executive Session

Note: This portion of the meeting will be closed to individuals who are not on the Faculty Council.

VIII. Adjournment