Motion passed

Whereas the Honorary Degrees Committee has recommended that two individuals be awarded honorary degrees from UNI;and whereas the Senate has reviewed the nomination files for each candidate;

Whereas Phils Carlin has met the requirements of emeritus status,

Whereas Duane Bartak has met the requirements of emeritus status,

Whereas Douglas T. Pine has met the requirements for emeritus status,

Whereas Betty A. DeBerg has met the requirements for emeritus status,

Whereas Merrie Schroeder has met the requirements of emeritus status

The Educational Policy Commission (EPC) was asked to review and revise the University's policy regarding class attendance and make-up work in order to comply with requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant and parenting students.  These requirements were communicated to the University by a "Dear Colleague" letter, dated June 25th, 2013, from the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.  The EPC has completed its review and is proposing revisions to University policy #3.06:  Class Attendance and Make-Up Work. 

Whereas the changes to the University's policy process that were originally proposed by the Senate's ad hoc committee (See Calendar Item #1163, Docket # 1059) were not entirely acceptable to University administration, 

During the fall semester of 1976, the faculty senate took up the issue of conducting evaluations of upper level administrators. It developed a process that has been in place since then which involves evaluating the performance of administrators every five years.(see attached)
During the 2012-13 academic year, there was some discussion in the faculty senate about revisiting the evaluation procedures currently in place. Because the 2013-14 academic year is the fifth year for our current provost, under the existing procedures, it is time to initiate the review process.

Whereas Robert E. Lee has met the requirements of emeritus status,