It was the opinion of the committee members polled that the Faculty Senate was not the most appropriate body to participate in this issue. The Senate chose to agree with the members' opinion. However, the Committee did recommend that the Senate investigate the wisdom of recommending that the University use its own resources and talent for services whenever feasible. Events or issues that have transpired over the past year included some of the following. Tenure and promotion procedure revisions that were recommended by the Senate were accepted by the administration.
Grievance procedures are well on the way to being streamlined.
The Senate has endorsed antiprejudice initiatives and promoted cultural diversity. The Senate has addressed the question of surplus insurance funds and offered several recommendations for the dispensation of the funds. Unresolved issues included class scheduling, an antidiscrimination resolution, and the timelines of communications between the University President and the Senate. A second major issue is a call for a comprehensive report on faculty service on university committees by establishing an ad hoc committee to examine the issue. Therefore , I move that the Senate express its consensus that its officers should nominate an ad hoc committee, broadly representative of the university, whose purpose would be to issue a formal report on the role of faculty committees in TTU governance and on how that role can be improved.