The Academic Senate adopted a new representation formula to ensure proportional senate representation from all colleges and the library. Representatives of the academic counselors were also added to the senate, as were voting part-time faculty, student and staff representatives. There have been continuing discussions within the senate of ways to increase efficiency and to reduce the burden of committee work. Over the years, the senate has adhered more strictly to the rules of parliamentary procedure in order to regularize its activities and make them more predictable and efficient. The widespread campus use of e-mail has both spawned 'virtual' committee meetings and been a quick source of information between committee meetings.
Work continues to identify redundant committee.
Develop a comprehensive long-range plan for the development, implementation and assessment of academic programs. The PEP process has been described in this chapter as the campus' first step to evaluate and assessment academic programs. In both Chapter 5 and Chapter 7, the university's limited progress in linking program evaluation and assessment with an ongoing, long-range plan for developing and implementing academic programs is discussed. Develop and implement a General Education program by the end of 1993-1994. Review the system of academic advising and develop policies that will ensure that students are getting the type of advising they need for major and career planning.