PSCC Faculty Senate: 2022-2023

The online site for the Pellissippi State Faculty Senate

July 2022

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

July 27, 3:45 PM

Via Zoom

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from April 27th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Tyler Johnson)
  2. Student Scholarships (Rebecca Glatt)
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  • i. Policy 06-02-00 Academic Tenure_NBS_ 2022-03 (April 1 2022 edits).pdf
  • ii. Policy 06-03-00 Faculty Promotion_NBS_2022-03 April 1 2022 edits.pdf
  1. New Business 
  1. Policy 03:04:00 Credit Course Addition/Deletion/Modification (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxon)
  2. Policy 06_02_04 as ALT approved 2022-06-21--Faculty_Evaluation_System.docx (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)

  1. Announcements
  1. Important Dates
  • Classes end full 8-week and 2nd 4-week sessions (July 28)
  • New Faculty Report (August 8)
  • All Faculty Report (August 10)
  • New Faculty Retreat (August 12)
  • Inservice (August 15-16)—August 15 (in-person); August 16 (virtual)
  • Blount County Grand Opening (August 16)
  • Adjunct Inservice (virtually) (August 16)
  • Full Term Classes Begin (August 22)
  • Strawberry Plains 10th Anniversary Celebration (September 9)
  • Strawberry Plains Library Grand Opening (September 9)
  1. Adjournment

August 2022

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

August 31, 3:45 PM

Hardin Valley Campus, Goins Auditorium

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from July 27th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  2. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  1. New Business 
  1. SACSCOC findings (Angel Hughes)
  2. Food Trucks & Parking (Chris Culliton)
  3. Athletic Committee (Mike Murphy)
  4. Proposed Amendment to Policy 00:00:004 (Trent Eades)
  • i. Original Policy
  • ii. Proposed Amendment
  1. Health & Safety at Magnolia (Leslie Coffman)
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment

September 2022

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

September 28, 3:45 PM

Blount County Campus, Blount Auditorium (BL 137)

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from August 31st meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  2. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  3. Faculty & Facilities (Leslie Coffman)
  1. Unfinished Business and General Orders  
  1. Proposed Amendment to Policy 00 00 04 with edits from ALT (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  • i. Original Policy
  1. New Business 
  1. QEP (Oakley Atterson)
  2. Policy 03:11:00 – Admissions (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment

October 2022

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

October 26, 3:45 PM

Magnolia Campus, Community Room (MA 109)

Guest: Dr. Kellie Toon

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from September 28th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  2. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  3. Faculty & Facilities (Leslie Coffman)
  4. Admissions Policy (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. New Business 
  1. Letter Re: Proposed Four-Day Class schedule (Geoff Fogleman)
  2. Resolution re: Faculty & Student Response to Course Scheduling Query Survey (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Policy 03:04:00 Course Credit Addition/Deactivation/Modification (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  4. Policy regarding Rates of Compensation for Overload Assignments to faculty (Trent Eades)
  1. Including new faculty in marketing's "Welcome, New Employees!" email (Trent Eades)
  1. Announcements
  1. UCW-CWA Recruitment (Paula Sawyer)
  1. Adjournment

November 2022

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

November 30, 3:45 PM

Strawberry Plains Campus, Room 2600

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from October 26th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  1. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  2. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  2. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  3. Faculty & Facilities (Leslie Coffman)
  1. New Business 
  1. Policy 03:04:00 – Credit Course Addition/Deactivation/Modification (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  2. Policy 03:11:00—Admissions (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Policy 04:02:00—Student Code of Conduct & Due Process (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  • i. Create an ad hoc committee for Policy 04:02:00, Part 3 (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Potential ad hoc committee to consider response to Brightspace “Hidden Observer” monitoring (Trent Eades)
  2. Create an ad hoc committee to explore workload distribution (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Report from Liberal Arts re: questions sent to Dr. Toon (Spencer Christensen)
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment

January 2023

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

January 18, 2023 3:45 PM

Division Street Campus, Room 219

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from November 30th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Academic Tenure and Promotion (Grant Mincy)
  2. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  3. Faculty & Facilities (Leslie Coffman)
  4. Brightspace (Trent Eades)
  5. Student Code of Conduct & Due Process- Policy 04:02:00, Part 3 (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  6. Workload Distribution (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. New Business 
  1. Policy 03:04:00 – Credit Course Addition/Deactivation/Modification (Amanda Carr- Announcements
  2. Academic Misconduct Policies and ChatGPT and AI (Moira Connelly)
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment

February 2023

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

February 22, 2023 3:45 PM

Hardin Valley Campus, Cafeteria Annex

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from January 18th meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships (Geoff Fogleman)
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  2. Brightspace (Trent Eades)
  3. Workload Distribution (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Unfinished Business and General Orders
  1. Policy 03:04:00 – Credit Course Addition/Deactivation/Modification (Amanda Carr- Wilcoxson)
  2. Policy 06:02:00 – Faculty Tenure and Policy 06:03:00– Faculty Promotion (Grant Mincy, Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Brightspace Access (Trent Eades)
  1. New Business 
  2. Announcements
  3. Adjournment

March 2023

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

March 22, 2023, 3:45 PM

Blount County Campus, West Chevrolet Auditorium BL 157

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from Feb. 22nd meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships (Geoff Fogleman)
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  2. Workload Distribution (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Unfinished Business and General Orders
  1. New language for Section IV, Policy 06:02:04 — Faculty Evaluation System (Trent Eades)
  1. New Business 
  1. Policy 03:05:00 — Distance Learning (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  2. Policy 08:13:11—Use and Installation of Video Surveillance Equipment (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Resolution re: Policy 08:13:11 (Trent Eades)
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment

April 2023

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

April 26, 2023, 3:45 PM

Magnolia Avenue Campus, Community Room MA 109

  1. Call to Order (Shaquille Marsh)
  2. Approval of Minutes (Shaquille Marsh)
  1. Minutes from March 22nd meeting
  1. Officer Reports
  1. Secretary (Lauren Rider)
  2. Communications (Kelly Rivers)
  3. TBR Representative (Dave Vinson)
  4. President (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Adjunct Faculty (Zainab Ahmed, Michelle McGuffin)
  2. Student Scholarships (Geoff Fogleman)
  3. Rules Committee (Ellen Matheny)
  4. Nominating Committee (Lauren Rider)
  5. Promotion/Tenure (Linda Smith-Staton, Allison Scripa)
  6. Faculty Development/PACE (Antija Allen)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
  1. Hiring Policies (Dave Vinson)
  2. Workload Distribution (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  3. Surveillance (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. Unfinished Business and General Orders
  1. Policy 03:02:01—Curriculum Development Committee (Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson)
  1. New Business 
  1. Confirmation of New Senate Officers
  1. Announcements
  2. Adjournment
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