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Proposal Hearing Dates Discussed at Forum Meeting Forum Action President's Action

First Year Seminar Revision

April 11-12, 2007

March 28, 2007
April 25, 2007

Passed by written ballot:
(For: 82, Against: 56, Abstaining: 8)

 

Academic Honesty Policy
(revised March, 2007)
(amended March 28, 2007)

Feb. 28, 2007

March 28, 2007

Passed by written ballot:
(For: 86, Against: 11, Abstaining: 2)

Approved April 22, 2007

Arrupe Scholars Program
(revised September 2006)

May 3-4, 2006

September 27, 2006

Passed by written ballot:
(For: 99, Against: 21, Abstaining: 20)

Approved October 11, 2006

Policies and Procedures for Faculty Governance

Feb. 15, 2006

March 15, 2006
April 19, 2006

Passed by written ballot:
(For: 106, Against: 15)

 

Master of Arts in Non-Profit Administration

December 8, 2005
January 26, 2006

February 15, 2006

Passed by written ballot:
(For: 95, Against: 20)
 

Approved March 17, 2006

Proposal on Retiring Faculty Compensation

Mar. 8-9, 2005

April 20, 2005

Withdrawn by proposing committee

 

Proposal on Faculty Salaries

Note:  The text of this proposal includes the amendments made on the floor of the Forum.

Mar. 8-9, 2005

April 20, 2005

Passed by written ballot: (For: 110, Against: 27, Abstaining: 7)

Decision deferred by President

Constitutional Amendment to Change Forum Voting Procedures

Minority report

Mar. 31, 2004;
Feb. 17, 2005

April 20, 2005

Passed by written ballot: (For: 98, Against: 34, Abstaining: 12)

 

Africana Studies concentration

Dec. 1-2, 2003

Mar. 31, 2004

Passed by written ballot: (For: 103, Against: 25, Abstaining: 13)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, Sept. 16, 2004)

Proposals on Institutional Assistance for Family Responsibilities (Follow the links below for details of each  specific proposal.)

General background.

Cost estimates associated with these proposals.

Note:  The four proposals, listed below with bullets, were voted upon as a package.

 

     

Nov. 5-6, 2002

Nov. 20, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 89, Against: 23, Abstaining: 6)

Approved with
changes
(See letter dated
June 27, 2005)

Nov. 5-6, 2002

Nov. 20, 2003

Not approved
(See letter dated
June 27, 2005)

Nov. 5-6, 2002

Nov. 20, 2003

Not approved
(See letter dated
June 27, 2005)

Nov. 5-6, 2002

Nov. 20, 2003

Not approved
(See letter dated
June 27, 2005)

Constitutional Amendment to change the duties of the Finance Committee

Nov. 10-11, 2003

Nov. 20, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 109, Against: 5, Abstaining: 4)

Master of Arts in Integrated Science for Teachers (amendment to Section VII incorporated into text of proposal)

Nov. 3, 11, 2003
 

Nov. 20, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 107, Against: 9, Abstaining: 2)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, Sept. 16, 2004)

Changes to Health Plans recommended by Mercer

Feb. 21, 24, 25; April 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 2003

May 2, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 143, Against: 28, Abstaining: 10)

Historical Note

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, Sept. 16, 2004)

Wording change on JCU diploma

Nov. 21, 2002

Mar. 26, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 127, Against: 22, Abstaining: 3)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, April 23, 2003)

Business Information Systems and Computer Information Systems majors

Mar. 13, 19, 2003

Mar, 26, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 130, Against: 12, Abstaining: 9
Invalid ballot: 1 )

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, April 23, 2003)

Italian Studies concentration

Mar. 13, 19, 2003

Mar. 26, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 122, Against: 27, Abstaining: 3)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, April 23, 2003)

Guidelines for selection of an academic dean or chief academic officer

Jan. 27, 30, 2003

Feb. 13, 2003

Passed by written ballot: (For: 125, Against: 9, Abstaining: 18)

Approved with two changes (Letter dated April 8, 2003)

Restrict the Pass/Fail option in core courses

Oct. 16-17, 2002

Nov. 21, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 102, Against: 53, Abstaining: 5)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, February 13, 2003)

Require advisor signature for withdrawal by first-year students

Oct. 16-17, 2002

Nov. 21, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 116, Against: 19, Abstaining: 6)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, February 13, 2003)

Library Tenure Committee

Sep. 25, 2002

Nov. 21, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 125, Against: 25, Abstaining: 10)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, February 13, 2003)

Teaching by Retired Faculty

Feb. 19, 20, 21, 2002

     
Constitutional Amendment to have the Forum Vice Chair Serve on the Committee on Nominations (as amended 3/20/02)

 

Mar. 20, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 123, Against: 14, Abstaining: 15)

 
Faculty objection to appointment of a permanent AVP without a search

 

Mar. 20, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 98, Against: 53, Abstaining: 1)

 
Change the number of readings in First Year Seminar

Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, 2001

Feb. 14, 2002

Passed by written ballot: (For: 123, Against: 14, Abstaining: 16)

Approved
(Announced at Forum meeting, October 23, 2002)