Approximately nine chairs attended the meeting which was presided by Edward Weiss. The feedback was positive and the forms were handed out to all who attended. Most of the discussion centered around the difficulty of assessment of teaching, which was well beyond the scope of the presentation. However, the synopsis of the chairs was that this template would provide help for those willing to invest time into using it.

Discussion: In general, senators were in favor of a 3-3 load. There was some concern, however, about   changing evaluation criteria and about how the switch will be funded (e.g., increased class size, more adjuncts. Neither of these are predicted to increase in the Provost's Office spreadsheet, presented in the President's report, above) Others responded that those concerns are important, but can be worked out if the 3-3 load is endorsed. To address these concerns, an amendment which recommends faculty involvement in implementing all stages in which the faculty senate was proposed. Action: Duskin/Lambert move to approve the amendment that includes faculty involvement Vote for amendment: in favor: unanimous.

A second amendment was suggested to add a "whereas" which explained that, while the faculty senate supports the 3-3 load, there are some concerns (as stated above). Action: Lambert/Filetti move to approve the additional whereas. Vote in Favor: unanimous. At this point, the senate was ready to vote on the amended resolution. Action: Vote on Resolution A, supporting the switch to a 3-3 load: unanimous.

There was no further discussion on the other two resolutions. Vote on Resolution B, recommending that the faculty senate develop an evaluation plan that will handle the switch to 3-3 for some faculty: unanimous. Vote on Resolution C, recommending that tenured and probationary faculty be able to choose a 3-3 load by 2013: unanimous.

Discussion: Senator French, member of ATAC, explained that WebCT will no longer be supported. ATAC has made a recommendation that CNU's learning management system (LMS) should be Blackboard instead of Moodle since Blackboard will ultimately be cheaper. Despite the fact that Moodle is free and Blackboard is not, the university will have to hire an extra programmer to implement an LMS in Moodle; no extra programmers will be required to implement Blackboard. The senators' main concern was not which system should be used, but how and when faculty will be trained on this system. Senators also asked when the switch will take place. The new system will be implemented starting Fall 2008. This summer, faculty can still use WebCT.

Action: Vote in favor of supporting ATAC's recommendation: Hasbrouck, Wheeler, Filetti,  Guajardo, Carlson, French,  Marshall, Rahim, Lambert, Redick, Brunke, Jordan, Duskin. Abstain: Zhang. Motion Passes.

1. Apparently, the softball team is going to miss half of finals week due to being invited to the NCAA tournament. Senators felt that this was a noteworthy accomplishment, and worthy of rescheduling their finals in order to attend.
2. President Whiting was asked to investigate whether the HERI survey results have reached the provost's office, and, if so, what they said. President Whiting said he would check on this.