The Faculty Senate mourns his passing. Professor Harry Strack gave some insights as to the status of the University Governance Initiative at the present time. He stated that this process is still in a state of flux. Although no motion was passed at this meeting, after much discussion, a consensus was reached as to the desired composition of the committee to evaluate the V.P.A.A. and how to create a source of material to be used as a major component for the evaluation process. The process for evaluation of the V.P.A.A. should, in addition to other mechanisms, include a process similar to the CATS evaluation of teaching.
All faculty then have the opportunity to complete the evaluation form anonymously.
The V.P.A.A. Evaluation Committee would collect and summarize the results of these evaluation forms. The evaluations would be summarized and reviewed, and subsequently incorporated into a report along with other pertinent material. This report would then be presented to the V.P.A.A. and to the President. The faculty should be polled about the new system for scheduling final exams. Furthermore, the poll should be placed on the web to facilitate access and tabulation.