Questions were raised concerning accreditation, scholarship funds, and Title 9 requirements of the athletic program. Regent France will clarify compliance with Dr. Alexander. Senator Rudolph added that he feels the university has satisfactorily answered questions and is currently complying with all criteria. Provost Booth has said that contracts will be later than usual due to the special session of the legislature. The group presented some more information about the transfer of tuition waivers to faculty dependents and spouses.
Faculty are still in favor of a full benefit.
This seemed to get a lot of attention. President Willis informed faculty that there is a bill being considered at the state level that would require reevaluation of tenured faculty every five years. The university's teaching evaluation system is currently being validated. A new evaluation instrument was used this year in some classes in each of the colleges. Several problems were seen with the trial instrument as have been noted with the current one and several faculty expressed concern that there are still no allowances for role differentiation.