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Minutes, 1971/72-2000/01, 2008, 2012

Some years are missing and early files are incomplete.

1971/72 List of Senate Council members; no minutes

1972/73 call to meeting of 9/15/72

1973/74 calls to meetings of 11/18/73, 2/25/74

1974/75 agenda meeting 11/5/74; call to meeting and agenda meeting 3/19/75

1975/76

1976/77 lacks minutes 3/24/77 meeting

1977/78

1978/79 minutes of meeting 9/22/78 only

1979/80

1980/81 MISSING

1981/82 call and agenda meeting of October 21, 1981 only

1982/83

1983/84

1984/85

1985/86 MISSING

1986/87 MISSING

1987/88 calls to meetings, memoranda; lacks minutes of any of the meetings

1988/89

1989/90 MISSING

1990/91 MISSING

1991/92

1992/93 unofficial notes of meetings only

1993/94 unofficial notes of meetings only

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98 minutes for meetings Jan. 15, Feb. 19, 1998

1998/99 minutes for meetings Sept. 10, 1998, Jan. 15, Feb. 22, 1999

1999/2000 minutes for meetings Sept. 10, Nov. 2, 1999

2000/01 minutes for meeting Nov. 20, 2000

2008, 5/1, 9/5, 12/1

2012 1/12 Report of Senate council meeting of 1/12/12. Meeting was to review Fall semester activities and to plan the agenda for this term. Includes a document outlining Faculty Office Assignments for Fall 2012 when the SOC opens and contains text of the rationale behind the assignments.

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Files, 1989. 1 item. Memorandum dtd 4/7/89 to Senate Council. Subject, "Scope of Academic Computer Usage Committee".

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1972-1980, 1986-1988.

Contain: for the most part consist of minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings with oral reports from the committee; minutes of meeting 2/19/76 have appended the text of an "Academic Review Resolution (as amended)" introduced by Dr. Zimmerman in re academic requirements and approved by the Senate on 2/19/76; Interim Report [1976?] in re required courses and grade inflation; memorandum 2/18/77 from Donald T. Reilly but approved by the permanent members of the English Department in re a review of the composition program and recommendations concerning student literacy; recommendation 12/1/78 of the Academic Standards Committee and Facilities and Supplies Committee regarding the "motion concerning change in the grading policy of UPG"; reports on Awards for Excellence. 1986/87, 1987/88.

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Files, 1974-1982, 1987.

Contain: minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports from the committee or discussion of items of interest to the committee; position paper [1975?]. "Minority Recruiting for Greensburg Campus"; memorandum dtd 1/8/76 from Larry J. Whatule to Kenneth Wenger, subject, "Recruitment of Minority Students"; memorandum dtd 2/19/76 from Charles H. Kuhn Jr. to Charles F. Prioleau, subject, "Affirmative Action Request" dealing with personnel practices as they relate to staff positions; report to the AAC dtd 2/20/76 dealing with recruiting; report dtd 4/7/76 from the AAC to UPG Senate, subject, "Findings/recommendations concerning 1) staff hiring, 2) faculty hiring, 3) student admissions, and 4) housing lists with regard to possible discrimination"; AAC suggested guidelines for implementing the "Affirmative Action Policy for the Recruitment, Selection, and Advancement of Personnel at the University of Pittsburgh" on the Greensburg Campus (April, 1977); "Guideline for Affirmative Action, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg April7, 1976 Revised April 13, 1982"; memorandum dtd 12/12/77 from L.J. Whatule to Senate, subject, "Affirmative Action Report: Student Recruiting"; memorandum dtd 9/27/78 from C.H. Kuhn Jr., subject, "Affirmative Action Update"; Affirmative Action Report dtd 9/16/82 from Guy Rossetti, Dean of Administration; Affirmative Action Report for 1981-82 dtd 9/27/82 from L.J. Whatule; Affirmative Action Report-Faculty Hiring for School Year 1987-88"; memorandum dtd 10/21/87 from L.J. Whatule in re minority recruitment activities 1986-87.

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Files, 1982.

2 items. Drafts 1/6/82 and 11/3/82 of document in re appointment and tenure policies.

See Also

See also: UPG.RG.35 Faculty Welfare Committee; UPG.RG.37 Faculty Affairs. Ser.: Documents in re "University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Conferral of Tenure".

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1975-1983.

Contain: minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which have oral reports by the committee or discussion of items of interest to the committee; memorandum dtd 4/5/77 to Full Time Faculty has addendum, "University of Pittsburgh Analysis of Faculty Salary Increases for the Year 1976-1977" as well as information on university and campus budgets; minutes of BPC meeting 1/5/78, 6/9/78; memorandum 11/28/78 in re University's Two Million Dollar Deficit; ltr 5/28/81 from BPC to Pres. Chambers in re "suggested guideline for merit salary increments"; memorandum 2/10/81 from Senate Welfare Committee in re "UPJ Salary Study"; 1983 correspondence and documents between BPC and Pres. Chambers in re 1981-82 Greensburg Faculty increases vis-a-vis twenty responsibility areas within the University of Pittsburgh.

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Files, 1972, 1974-78, 1980, 1990

Consist of minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports by the committee or discussion of items of interest to the committee; UPG Construction and Projects 10-25-90, 11-6-90.

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Files, 1971-74, 1977, 1979, 1987-88.

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1975-76.

Consists of minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports by the committee or discussion of items of interest to the committee; memorandum dtd 11 February 1976 from Guy Rossetti to all faculty deals with a meeting concerning the upcoming elections on a bargaining agent.

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Files. 2000

5 items: Memo 10/3/00 from Mark McColloch in re formation of cmte and MDM memo of 10/17/00 rescheduling meeting; "Rooms at UPG that could be used for classes as of 10/30/00"; Memo 11/21/00 from Pamela Ondeck, Subject: Committee on Usage of Space-Report.

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Files, 1972, 1974-75.

Consist principally of minutes of Faculty Senate meeting which contain oral reports by the committee or discussion of items of interest to the committee; contain a copy of a Mar. 24, 1975 report by the committee to all Senate members.

Day-Degree Programs, Ad Hoc Committee to Study Possibilities for.

Files, 1972.

1 item. Minutes of Mar. 10, 1972 Faculty Senate meeting which note the appointment of the committee.

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Files, 1980, 1987, 2001, 2010, 2013

Contain: memorandum Feb. 22, 1980 giving election results for the EPC; Nov. 17, 1987 minutes of the Faculty Senate containing oral report of the committee; 1987 report of EPC dealing with policy on Adding/Dropping a course, the CAS General Education Requirement and Third Term Faculty Evaluations; EPC report of Nov. 5, 1987 dealing with "Committee Reports".

"Classroom Visitation", document dtd 1/22/01]; "Proposal to Change the College Composition 3 Requirement to a W or Discipline-Appropriate Course," November 2010. Proposal dtd Jan. 23, 2013, "allow any course taken for any major, minor, or related area to count toward fulfilling the general distribution..."; Report to the Faculty Senate, Feb., 2013, subjects: 3 credit first-year seminars...; "lack of definition for the various aspects of the general education requirement..."; "Recommendation from the EPC dtd 3/31/14 in re "Twelve-Credit requirement, FC Designation; and Changing Credit Designations.

See Also

See also: UPG.RG.37 Faculty Affairs. Ser.: Documents in re "University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Conferral of Tenure. See also: UPG.RG.35 Ser.: Committees. Appointment and Tenure Policies, Ad Hoc Committee. See also: Ser.: Subject Files. Appointment, Promotion, Tenure.

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1971-78, 1987, 1993, 2008, 2012-2016

Contain: minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which have oral reports by the committee or items of interest to the committee;

1972 committee proposal for "Grant-in Aid Program";

1/17/73 proposed resolution to Senate Council dealing with third term teaching;

9/17/73 committee "Proposal for Formation of an Ad Hoc Tenure Committee";

4/2/75 minutes of Faculty Senate which include document titled "Benefits" and document titled "Faculty Summer Grant", a substitution for the document titled "Grant-in Aid Program";

11/30/77 proposed committee resolution dealing with the "involvement of all persons in an academic units...in the planning and in the implementation of academic policies and programs";

memorandum dtd 1/31/78 from Stan Katzman to the committee dealing with "the attitude of the Oakland campus toward the regional campus on the subject of research";

3/7/78 resolution proposed by the committee titled "Resolution on Administration Proposals in Regard to Overloads, Third Term Teaching and Basic Workloads;

9/4/87 memorandum from Herbert A. Chesler, Senate (Oakland) subject "University-wide Policy on Smoking";

10/22/93 memorandum from L. Beeson, chair of committee, to Faculty Senate Members, subject, "Teaching Evaluation Process Review";

1/14/08, "Student Evaluation of Teaching--Report and Survey"; Faculty Welfare Committee Report to the Senate, Mar. 12, 2008, "Student Evaluation of Teaching: Recommendations."

Faculty Senate Minutes 9/25/12; e-mail Michael Lucci To: FD Wilson, Subj: Annual Faculty Evaluation [an Appendix C dtd 3/11/01 of an earlier document with various comments];

Report [Feb., 2013]. "Recommendations on Revision of the Annual Faculty Evaluation Guidelines."

[Documents, Oct. 2-3, 2013] include: Agenda for Discussion: Oct. 2 & 3, 2013 Senate Meetings, Special Senate Sub-Committee Meetings, Tenured Faculty 10/2, 10/3/2013 [meeting notes summarized by Elisa Beshero-Bondar, Faculty Senate Vice President; [notes] NTS & PF mtng, 10/2/13 [notes] NTS mtng 10/3/13.

"Proposal for Revisions to the Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Conferral of Tenure, and to the Annual Faculty Evaluation Guidelines, submitted 3/1/2014: Document, "Faculty Welfare Committee Proposal Spring 2014 [April 17, 2014]." Revisions and continued revisions of March 1, 2014 submission and subject to final aproval next academic year [2014.2014].

2015 [Feb. 10] [Memo from UPG Senate President via UPG Senate Secretary to UPG Faculty. Copy of University of Pittsburgh (Oakland) Senate Ad Hoc Committee [document] "on NTS [Non Tenure Stream [Faculty Issues: Final Report for Presentation at Faculty [UPG Oakland] Faculty Assembly on Feb. 10, 2015".

2015, April. Document: "Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion, and Conferral of Tenure" (Draft Revision, April 2015; Revisions Pending Approval by Pitt-Greensburg Faculty, April 2015).

2015, April [?] Faculty Senate: Comment Period on Policies and Procedures Document ["Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Conferral of Tenure" [draft revision dtd 4/20/15, approved 44 yes, 19 no, 6 abstentions, 76% of those eligible to vote] and Preparation for Next Year. [2015, Sept. 9] "Elisa's Faculty Senate Report on the PPTP Document (2015-09-09)."

2015, Sept. 13. [Promotion and Tenure Document: Reading and Timeline.]

2015, Oct. 28. [Faculty Assembly election concerning the work of the Faculty Welfare Cmte.]

2016, Feb. 1 Document: "Policies and Procedures for Faculty Appointment. Reappointment, Promotion and Conferral of Tenure." Approved by the Provost. Feb. 1, 2016.

2016, Feb. 9. From: LJ Kirsch, Vice Provost for Faculty Aff., Dev., & Diversity. To: EB-B. [Approval letter for Promotion and Tenure Guidelines document.]

Scope and Content Notes

[n.b.: This committee was not established by the UPG Senate but by the UPG Administration as an ad hoc committee in re "Compensation Plan for Supervision of Capstones, Independent Studies, and Internships." [Plan report approved by Dr. Wesley Jamison, VPAA and Faculty Workload Committee, Feb. 12, 2014. [Included as document of discussion at Senate meetings of 3/27 and 3/31/14.]

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1971, 1973-75, 1978, 1980, 1993

Consist principally of minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which have oral reports by the committee or items of interest to the committee; also include: a 1974 "Report on Questionnaire Distributed by the Facilities and Supplies Committee"; memorandum dtd 4 Dec. 1975 in re "Centralization of Audio Visual Equipment"; Dec. 1, 1978 "Committee's recommendation regarding the "motion concerning a change in the grading policy of UPG", a joint report from the Academic Standards Committee and Facilities and Supplies Committee.

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Files, 1972-79.

Contain: minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports by the committee or items of interest to the committee; proposal to establish Grant-in-Aid committee (1972); guidelines; procedures; applications/proposals; awards; written reports by awardees. 1973 was the first year in which awards were granted. Awards: 1973, Guy Rossetti, Mike Rubinoff, Kamile Rustam, Joanne Viano; 1974, Frank McGlynn, Larry Whatule, Ken Bell, Ruth Kuschmierz; 1975, Janet Van Zoeren, Tom Leschine, Nancy Washington, Mary Grace O'Donnell; 1976, Dan Milberg, William Kadunce, Colette Levin, Stan Katzman; 1977, Guy Rossetti, Manhar Vyas, Stan Katzman, Tom Wolf, Norman McWhinney, Joanne Viano, Frank McGlynn, Ted Zaleskiweicz; 1978, Collette Levin, Diane Marsh, Nancy Washington, Frank McGlynn, Larry Whatule, Judith Zimmerman, Tom Wolf; 1979, Judith Zimmerman, Mike Rubinoff, Eleanor Silvis, Lillian Beeson, Frank McGlynn.

Scope and Content Notes

File contains: "Faculty Senate Instructional Technology Committee recommendations to University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Faculty Senate, 10 April 2009."

2016, Mar.-Apr. Document: "Survey of faculty use of technology, Mar-Apr 2016: Results." 35 p.

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1971-80, 1987-88, 1997, 2001.

Contain for the most part minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which have oral reports from the committee or items of interest to the committee; also include: "Progress Report on the Activities of the Library Committee" dtd 4/15/75; agenda 10/31/75 meeting; committee report dtd 11/25/75; committee report 1997. See also RG35 Library, Series: Library Committee--General Files.

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1973-74.

2 items: memorandum of September 25, 1973 reconfirming the selection of Dr. Kenneth Bell and Dr. Donald Reilly to serve another term (1973-75) on the Advisory Board of UPG; 11/20/74 minutes of the Faculty Council containing the report of the committee.

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Files, 1971-74, 1976-78, 1980.

Consist of minutes of Faculty Senate meetings which contain nominations of candidates and discussion of items in re nominations and elections.

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Files, 1992.

1 item: call to meeting 12/1/92.

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Files, 1989.

Consist of memoranda in re formation of the committee, a list of those interested in serving on the committee; undtd and untitled document [Report?, Memorandum?] prepared by the Ad Cmte.

Scope and Content Notes

Contains: [Report] 2005 Submitted to the Pitt-Greensburg Faculty Senate; Faculty Salary Benchmarking [Report], UPJ Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Salary Benchmarking, April 19, 2006.

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Files, 1973-74, 1993.

Contain: minutes of the Faculty Senate meetings which have oral reports by the committee or discussion of items to the committee; 1/8/93 memorandum in re request for clarification for handling "snow days".

Scope and Content Notes

Files, 1973-74.

Contain: memorandum dtd 9/17/73 from Donald T. Reilly, Chairman, Faculty Welfare Committee, subject, "Proposal for Formation of an Ad Hoc Tenure Committee"; minutes of Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports by the committee or items of interest to the committee; undtd memorandum [Oct., 1973?] giving names of members of committee.

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Files, 1972-1981.

Contain: minutes of UPG Faculty Senate meetings which contain oral reports by the UPG representative to the committee or items of interest on the committee; agendas, reports, documents for PACUP meetings; Document, "Report for the Task Force on Evaluation of Academic and Administrative Programs", Univ. of Pgh., University Senate, Final Draft, [1977?]; Report, "Revised University Council on Interdisciplinary Programs", [1978]; Proposal, "Restructuring Undergraduate Education", [1978]; Document, "Planning Directions for Academic Programs 1980-1990", [1978]; Proposal, "Legal Studies Major", [1978]; Proposal, "Paralegal Certificate", [1978]; Proposal, "Media Communication Concentration", [1978]; Proposal "Administration Area Concentration", [1978]; Proposal, "Architectural Studies Program," [1978]; Proposal, "Major in Religious Studies', [1978]; Proposal, "Major in Biochemistry and Biophysics", [1978]; Proposal, "Undergraduate Major in Applied Mathematics", [1978]; proposal for an undergraduate dual major in Business and CAS, [1978]; proposal for an undergraduate major in Statistics, [1978]; "Report on Academic Change on the Regional Campuses', [1978]; "Preliminary Planning Proposals for a Business/Accounting Major in the School of General Studies", [1980]; Proposal, "New Undergraduate Major in Microbiology", [1980].

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Report on Meeting 10-05-2015.

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Files, 1998.

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Files, 1972-73, 1977, 1994-95.

Deal primarily with elections of staff representatives to the Faculty Senate.

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Files, 1972-1980.

Contain: various minutes of the Faculty Senate which contain oral reports by SGA representatives or of interest to them; lists of SGA officers.

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Contains copy of memorandum dtd 7/5/72 from Dr. Albert B. Smith to Dr. Robert J. Nossen, Assoc. Provost for Regional Campuses, subject, "Possible Directions for the Academic Development of the Greensburg Campus".

Scope and Content Notes

Contains: copy of ABS memorandum of 7/5/72 to Albert J. Nossen; memorandum dtd 1/12/78 from Dr. Albert B. Smith to Vice Chancellor Jack E. Freeman, Chairman, University Planning Advisory Council, subject, "Planning Directions for Academic Programs, 1980-1990", UPG Reactions"; document dtd 11/3/80 titled "University Policies Relating to Reorganization or Termination of Academic Programs" together with draft of document dtd 7/11/80 and also contains a copy of 1981 edition of the document. Academic Review (1976) Contains copy of "Academic Review Resolution (as amended) Approved by Senate on Feb. 19, 1976.

Scope and Content Notes

Reference in minutes of UPG Senate 3/29/74. File does not have a copy of the report on Administrative Salary Expenditures which is mentioned in the last sentence of the first paragraph in I of the UPG Senate minutes of 3/29/74.

Scope and Content Notes

Senate meeting minutes 3/8/73 contain recommendation of the Academic Standards Committee in re scheduling, advising and course selection procedure.

Scope and Content Notes

Contains an undtd (1980's?) list of Advisory Board members.

Appeals Procedure, University Wide Faculty (1978)

Contains draft of document in re "Faculty Appeals, Principles and Procedures" dtd 2/16/78.

Scope and Content Notes

Contains: memorandum dtd 19 June 1970 from Nancy van Vuuren, Chairman, Regional Campuses Faculty Senate Council to Dr. Richard Rose, Assistant Provost for the Regional Campuses, subject, "Faculty Comment on the Ranking Procedures proposals made in response to the memorandum of 15 May 1970 from Dr. Rose..." with attachment of a memorandum from NvV in re "Finalization of the By-Laws for the RCFS (Regional Campus Faculty Senate)"; p. 2 of a ltr dtd 11/10/70 from Dr. Jerome L. Rosenberg, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences to NvV in re criteria for faculty advancement in Oakland; memorandum dtd 2/11/71 from C.F. Poke, Dean of Instruction to All Full-Time Faculty [UPG], subject, "Criteria for Appointment and Promotion"; document [1974]. "Senate Educational Policies Committee Evaluation of Tenure Commission Report"; memorandum 3/21/78 from Joanne J. Viano to members of the UPG Senate, subject, "Statement of Tenure" [at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg]; draft document 4/7/78, memorandum, documents from the Ad Hoc Committee to Review UPG Policies and Procedures Pertaining to Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and the Conferral of Tenure; Proposed Revisions o Tenure and Promotion Documents, 1/6/03.

See Also

See also: Ser.: Committees. Faculty Welfare Committee.

Scope and Content Notes

Contains: an undtd (1973?) paper which gives reasons for bringing basketball back to UPG, budgetary considerations, estimated 1973-74 budget-basketball program, and a proposed 1974-75 budget-basketball program.

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Contains: copy of the resolution on "Benefits" amended and passed by the UPG Senate on 4/2/76.

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Contains a draft letter to faculty in re support for the Building of the Future Capital Campaign.

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Contains a copy of a resolution dealing with the cancellation of classes due to inclement weather.

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Contains: a memorandum from Donald T. Reilly to the Academic Standards Committee transmitting a report entitled, "A Report to the Academic Standards Committee on Student Writing"; a memorandum from D.T. Reilly to Members of the UPG Senate, subject, "Proposal on Student Writing".

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Contains: text of resolutions concerning Student Evaluation of Teaching.

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Contains a copy of the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model [c. 1975].

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Contains copy of [1976?] Interim Report, Academic Standards Committee.

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Contains: copy of University of Pittsburgh FAS Gazette, Nov. 15, 1976 which has "Statement on the Grading Policies" prepared by E.T. Newman, "Grade Inflation" in Context: an Attempt at Clarification" by Philip K. Wion and a "Questionnaire on Grading"; copy of FAS Gazette 6/15/77 which deals, in part, with "Numerical Equivalents of Plus and Minus Grading" and the "Honors Program"; "motion concerning a change in the grading policy at UPG" [10/6/78]; report by the Academic Standards Committee and Facilities and Supplies Committee dtd 12/1/78, subject, "Committees' recommendation regarding the "motion concerning a change in the grading policy at UPG""; memorandum dtd 1/14/82 from Joanne J. Viano to All Faculty, Subj.: "Grades and Grading Policy".

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Contains copy of "Higher Education Guidelines Executive Order 11246 ["Nondiscrimination Under Federal Contracts"]. Document issued by U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights.

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Subjects: Kenneth E. Bell Memorial Fund; Nature Preserve; Kenneth E. Bell Trail.

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(1970, 1980, [1983?])

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Document, "Statement of Mission and Goals of the University of Pittsburgh", Office of Planning and Budget, University of Pittsburgh, 1974.

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Discussion of School of Pharmacy Proposal at UPG.

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Document, "The Planning and Resource Management System University of Pittsburgh", November, 1980. 23 p.

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Contains a memorandum from C.F. Poke dtd 9/17/87, subject, "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Public Service".

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Contains: Position Paper, "Minority Recruiting for Greensburg Campus" [1975?]; memorandum from Larry J. Whatule to Kenneth Wenger dtd 1/8/76, subject, "Recruitment of Minority Students"; Report to UPG Affirmative Action Committee dtd 2/20/76 in re recruiting; report 4/7/76, subject, "Findings/recommendations concerning 1) staff hiring, 2) faculty hiring, 3) student admissions, and 4) housing lists with regard to possible discrimination" from the Affirmative Action Committee; guidelines (1977), "Affirmative Action Policy for Recruitment, Selection and Advancement of Personnel at the University of Pittsburgh" on the Greensburg Campus; memorandum from Larry J. Whatule to Greensburg Senate dtd 12/12/77, subject, "Affirmative Action Report: Student Recruiting"; Affirmative Action Report for 1981-82.

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Contains minutes of UPG Senate meeting of 11/29/79 at which Assoc. Provost Nossen spoke on the proposed closing of the Titusville campus and the future of UPG.

Research Development Fund (1977-78)

UPG Senate minutes of 3/1/76 contains item, "Scholarly Research and the Greensburg Campus" with Stanley Katzman, discussion leader.

Scope and Content Notes

Subjects include: minority recruitment; procedures in recruiting; staff hiring; a proposed motion (undtd) to the UPG Senate in re a staff salary scale, staff promotion, annual written job evaluations.

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Contains: copy of proposed resolution dtd 1/17/73 to Senate Council concerning third term teaching; minutes of UPG Senate 3/8/73 which contain Appendix 2, A nine point plan proposed by the Faculty Welfare Committee in re third term employment; memorandum dtd 2/17/78 from Carl F. Poke to All Full-Time Faculty, subject, "Teaching Loads and Compensation for Over-Loads and Third Term Teaching"; resolution dtd 3/7/78 from the Faculty Welfare Committee titled, "Resolution on Administration Proposals in Regard to Overloads, Third Term Teaching and Basic Overloads"; minutes of UPG Senate 4/4/78 which contain a report on responses to an opinion poll by Carl F. Poke in re "Third term guideline"; memorandum dtd 4/5/78 from Carl F. Poke to All Full-Time Faculty, subject, "Report on Faculty Response to Polling of March 14, 1978."

Scope and Content Notes

(Edition, Jan., 1971; Edition, Apr., 1971; Proposed Revisions, 1998; Proposal For Revised Senate By Laws, 1999; Proposed Revisions, undtd)

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Numerous gaps. Mainly agendas, lists of standing committees, necrology; some minutes. [Extract from University Times April 28, 2011] Senate Plenary Session [April 14, 2011]: Teaching excellence & tenure. 13 p.

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Numerous gaps. Mainly agendas, rosters of members of council.

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Annual Report, June 30, 1975.

Scope and Content Notes

Contains: Report, "On the University Senate, Governance and Educational Policy at the University of Pittsburgh", Dec. 8, 1971; motion by various faculty members, "that the Senate adopt the recommendations of the Educational Policies Committee as expressed in the 12/8/71 report; 1974 evaluation of the Report of the Tenure Commission by the Educational Policies Committee.

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Ballot for 1971-72. Call for nominees for Standing Committees (1979); undtd report on nominees for office [Senate] and for Faculty assembly.

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Memorandum 10/31/75 from the Senate Library Committee to Senate Council in re "Salaries in the University of Pittsburgh Libraries"; memorandum 11/12/75 from Wesley W. Posvar to VC Jack Freeman, Provost Rhothen Smith, VC Joseph Dutton, subject, "Library Study".

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Guidelines for the Nominating Committee (1972).

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"Final Report for Presentation at Faculty Assembly on Feb. 10, 2015".

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Report [Recommendations for Senate Council [from] Subcommittee on Full Time NTS Faculty, November 27, 2012].

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Proposal to Change the Way in Which Senate By-laws May Be Amended (Distributed for first reading), 5/8/75.

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Evaluation of the Tenure Commission Report (5/13/74); Report (1987/88) of the committee; position paper on tenure from the Tenure Committee, Pitt Professional Union; Position Paper on the Role of Teaching by N. Austern, (undtd).

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Annual Report, 1974/75.

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Proposal for the Establishment of a University Women's Center (1972).

Annual Reports. 1969/70; 1974/75; 1976/77; 1980/81; 1983/84; 1984/85; 1987/88.

Scope and Content Notes

Subjects include: Parliamentary Procedure (1974);

Part-Time Faculty (Resolution on Part-Time Faculty, 1975);

Registration/Student Records (Resolution, 1972);

Senate Staffing (Paper, "Staffing the Work of the Senate of the University of Pittsburgh: A Discussion and Suggested Directions" (1971);

Student Government (Oakland) (undtd report, "Issues On Which Student Government Is Presently Working");

Reorganization/Termination of Academic Programs ("University Policies Relating to Reorganization or Termination of Academic Programs (11-3-80);

Planning and Resource Management System University of Pittsburgh (Nov., 1980);

ltr 10/12/05 from Irene H. Frieze, Pres., University Senate, in which IHF provides information on the University Senate and Faculty Assembly and invites faculty participation in those forums for representing faculty opinion in an ongoing dialogue with administrators, students and staff. Ltr includes list of members of the Faculty Assembly including elected representatives of the Faculty Assembly, Chairs, co-chairs of Senate Standing Committees, dates of 2005/06 Faculty Assembly and Senate Council Meetings.