A total of eight agenda items have been marked for action when the Academic Senate is scheduled to gather Monday for its February meeting. According to the senate's office, all but two of them are set for a final reading. Agenda items go through several phases before being passed.
Members then ask questions and make criticisms, which are then hashed over by the committee.
The item is then brought back for a second, often final, reading - and voted on. Senate resolution A.S. 1134 calls for the establishment of an academic assessment committee. According to the latest copy of the item, the new committee would seek input from departments and colleges regarding assessment goals and in turn make recommendations to the senate. Senate resolution A.S. 1144 makes a recommendation to replace an earlier policy regarding temporary faculty appointments and evaluations with an updated version. Senate resolution A.S. 1136 may be closest to the heart of Gorney-Moreno.