I. Call to Order

II. Introduction of visitors

Consent Agenda

III. Consent Agenda (In an effort to move business along efficiently, the
“consent agenda” presents item of routine business that do not require
discussion. The chair will ask for adoption of the consent agenda. If there
is no objection, all items and recommended action will be considered in the
motion to adopt the consent agenda. If a member objects, then the item(s)
under objection are removed, discussed, and managed by specific motion)

A.     Approval of minutes 11/1/07 Senate meeting

B.     Treasury Report (as of 11/12/07)

a.      Faculty Senate Appropriated account: $2,455.59

b.      Faculty Association account: $4,118.08

c.      Faculty Benevolence account: $3,197.90 

Regular Agenda

IV. Provost's Report – (Provost Fernandez is out of town)

V.  Chair's Report

A. President’s Council

B. Accreditation

VI. On-going Business

Constitution updates

VII. New Business

Domestic Partnerships and family leave

VIII. Standing Committee Reports

A. Administrative Procedures - Leanne Parker

B. Budget Liaison, including Compensation Review Committee,
FARG - Susan Odom

C. Curriculum - Chris Riggs (see attached report)

D. Faculty Affairs - Brian Christenson

E. Faculty Development - Alan Marshall

F. General Education - Eric Martin (see attached report)

G. Student Affairs - Rachel Jameton

H. Technology Advisory Committee - Holly Patterson-McNeil

IX. Inservice: Dr. Diane Douglas, Registrar

X. Other, Good of the Order

Adjournment

Next Senate meeting –  11/29, 3:15pm, SUB 143

Faculty Association Meeting – 12/13, 3:15pm WCC, We will plan to have
refreshments

Attachments –

General Education Committee report

The committee was debriefed on what Mike and Matt learned after their
attendance to the conference on General Education in Maine two weeks
ago.   Mike and Matt returned energized with new ideas to attempt to make
the core more meaningful and more coherent for students at LCSC.  Matt
explained the possibility of organizing some Gen Ed Core courses along
thematic lines such as: environmental/economic sustainability, technology,
poverty, social justice, gender, and diversity.  Matt and Mike also discussed
new methods concerning assessment of the Gen Ed core goals.  Because of
the overwhelming amount of material brought back from the conference the
General Education Committee scheduled meetings for Nov. 27^th at 7;30am,
and for Nov. 29^th, Dec. 4^th, and Dec. 6^th at 8:15am to discuss the issues in
much more detail and how they might impact other items on the committees
agenda.

The committee also decided not to put energy in organizing a second
“thinking through lunch” for the fall term in light of the new information.

Curriculum Committee Senate Report

The Curriculum Committee has approved the following proposals.