Faculty Affairs
Minutes, March 21, 2005

1. Minutes of 3/7/05 approved

2. Honors recognition at graduation
   1. This issue is regarding nursing students who petitioned for honors recognition at graduation based on completion of 20 resident credits rather than the current 32 resident credits required by the College.
   2. Discussion on this issue had been tabled at the previous meeting.  The issue was brought off the table for further discussion.  It was agreed that standards should not be weakened to 20 credits.  An alternative which would allow honors recognition to be computed using the student’s cumulative GPA was discussed. 
   3. Motion passed: The committee moved, seconded, and passed a motion to recommend a one time exception for the calculation of honors recognition to be done using the student’s cumulative GPA, including transfer credits.  This policy would apply to all students, not just nursing students for the 2005 graduation ceremony.
   4. To address this issue long-term, Faculty Affairs will make a recommendation to the full Senate later this spring on revising the entire honors policy. This would bring us in line with other Idaho 4-year institutions.
3. SRIs
   1. The committee spent considerable time discussing and editing a proposed change to the SRIs.
   2. The revised course evaluation will be taken back to the divisions for comments before submitting it to the Senate.
4. Meeting adjourned

Respectfully submitted,

Henrik Brosten
Acting Secretary