University Council Meeting

Tuesday 26 April 2005

Members present:

Administration: J Fitzpatrick (chair), J Canepa

Faculty: J Klug, S Harding, N Lopez, P Caster

Undergraduate students: K Chomick '06, K Cota '08

Minutes of the meeting of 22 March 2005 were accepted as presented

Agenda Items:

1. Update of student senate activities
2. Old Business
3. New Business

1^st Agenda Item...update on student senate

The student senate gave updates on the following areas:

• Student bookswap...planned for fall 2005
• Senate survey...complete and very helpful
• Academic advising...still needs improvement
• New position in student senate for 2005/2006- Secretary of Academics
• Update on diversity forum

2^nd Agenda Item...Old Business

Update on faculty evaluation by FUSA

General feeling that the form is good but students are not using as a registration tool

3^rd Agenda Item...New Business

Suggestion that the university council deal with the "poker craze" on college campuses and the potential danger that it poses to our students

Motion to adjourn was made, accepted and approved 8-0-0 at 9:15 am

Respectfully submitted,

James D. Fitzpatrick

Administrative Member

Recording Secretary