Dr. Muriel Oaks, director of Extended University Services, presented a video discussing the various distance education programs and answered questions on funding and technical support, faculty participation and remuneration and other issues. Rushing announced changes on the Faculty Senate web page. The web page has been updated to include a Current Issues Forum. Links to information on current issues such as Core Curriculum, Evaluation of Tenured Faculty, and Alternative Dispute Resolution are available. There is also a new link to the SACS Self-Study information.
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Nominations will be taken in March with ballots to go out early April for voting. The committee will also conduct the vote for the term limits amendment should it pass. McDonald encouraged senators to go back to their colleges to get faculty to run for vacant senator slots. The motion passed and will be voted on by the entire faculty due to a change in the constitution. The committee also moved to accept changes to the Academic Complaints by Students policy.