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    Spring 2023 Enrollment Report
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2024-01-19) Adaikkalavan, Raman
    Presentation gives spring 2024 enrollment data by headcount and credit hours, compares the enrollment to spring 2023, shows spring enrollment for all IU campuses for the years 2022-2024, and provides an analysis of the IU South Bend's spring 2024 enrollment.
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    2024-01-19 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2024-01-19) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including introduction of 1) two questions to be added to student course evaluations, 2) changes to the membership of the Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment Committee, 3) proposal to allow voting privileges for visiting faculty, 4) changes to the membership of the Admissions, Advising, and Student Affairs Committee, The General Education Committee, and the Research and Development Committee; a report on Spring enrollment; an update on the Academic Master Plan; presentation of a petition by the campus chapter of the American Association of University Professors about the Academic Master plan and Academic Organizational Design processes; and an University Faculty Council Report
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    2023-11-17 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-11-17) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including introduction of an amendment to change the membership of the Academic Senate Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment Committee; Report by the Academic Organizational Design-Implementation Steering Committee; a report by the Chancellor about her external campus representation and advocacy activities; an University Faculty Council report about the creation of an artificial intelligence task force and the policy on employee relationships involving students
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    2023-10-20 Budget Update
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-10-20) Williams, Andy
    Presentation by the Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance on the budget, including year end cash surplus, regional campus reserves, distribution of year end cash surplus, current year finances, and A Balancing Act, a budget modeling software tool.
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    AOD-I Steering Committee Update 2023-10-20
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-10-20) Academic Organizaiton Design Implementation Steering Committee
    This presentation on the activities of the steering committee includes current tasks and their connections to the committee's charge, and an introduction to Clickup where progress on completing implementation tasks can be tracked.
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    2023-10-20 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-10-20) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including introduction of a proposal for open-ended questions on course evaluations by the Teaching Committee; presentation by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Diversity on Timely Care, an online mental health resources; Hispanic Serving Institution Steering Committee report by the Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement; a update by the Academic Organizational Design-Implementation Steering Committee; a budget update by the Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance; a question and answer session on the Academic Master Plan; an University Faculty report about a updated Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct, updated Academic Appointee Conduct policy and discussion of a new policy on employee relationships involving students.
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    2023-09-15 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-09-15) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including an announcement that the following ballots passed 1) motion to allow up to two staff representative to serve on various Senate committee, 2) reduce committee member numbers to 5-7 on various Senate committees, 3) combine the Admission and Advising Committee with the Student Affairs Committee, 4) combine the Budget Committee with the Vendor Review Board, 5) combine the Faculty Welfare Committee with the Personnel Committee 6) add a representation from the School of Social Work to the General Education Committee; Report from the Academic Organizational Design Implementation Steering Committee ; updates from Academic Affairs on enrollment, central advising, the capacity model (research release time), an updated emeritus faculty policy, and the academic master planning; and a University Faculty Council Update. Minutes include a special section on action taken by the Curriculum Committee to approve revisions to the Indiana College Core Certificate.
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    Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Construction
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-04-21) Williams, Andy
    Presentation by the Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance on the budget construction, including both positive and negative influences, with emphasis on distance education changes that will effect the budget.
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    2023-04-21 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-04-21) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including the passing of a motion by the Academic Affairs Committee to move the automatic withdrawal deadline to week 10-12 of the fall and spring semesters; endorsement of the UFC statement on academic freedom and faculty governance; action to send to ballot 1) motion to allow up to two staff representative to serve on various Senate committee, 2) reduce committee member numbers to 5-7 on various Senate committees, 3) combine the Admission and Advising Committee with the Student Affairs Committee, 4) combine the Budget Committee with the Vendor Review Board, 5) combine the Faculty Welfare Committee with the Personnel Committee, 6) add a member from the Social Work Department to the General Education Committee; report on the 2030 Strategic Plan by the Campus Directions Committee; a budget and facilities update; a question and answer session with the Chancellor, and a University Faculty Council Update.
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    Academic Master Plan Update 2023-03-24
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-03-24) Pearon, Jill
    Presentation defines what the academic master plan is, states the outcomes of the current review, presents a timeline for the review, and states sequencing priorities.
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    Academic Organizational Design (AOD) Task Force 2023-02-17
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-03-24) McMillen, Doug W.
    Report contains results from a faculty and staff survey about the models, the final four models, ranking of the models, and major themes discerned from the survey for each model
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    Regional Research Task Force
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-03-22) Sciame-Giesecke, Susan
    Includes the charge of the task force, research goals from the Indiana University 2030 strategic plan, and operational questions that the task force is to address
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    CBAC Update 2023-03-24
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-03-24) Cheng, Yi
    Report on the activities of CBAC during the 2023 spring semester
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    2023-03-24 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-03-24) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including introduction of following amendment 1) proposal to allow up to two staff representatives on some Senate committees 2) proposal to reduce membership on some Senate committees 3) proposal to consolidate Academic Personnel and Faculty Welfare Committees 4) proposal to consolidate Admissions & Advising and Faculty Welfare Committees 5) proposal to an a representative from Social Work to the General Education Committee; Reports from 1) the Campus Directions Committee on IU strategic plan 2030, 2) Campus Budget Advisory Council, 3) Regional Research Task Force, 4) Academic Organizational Design Task Force about it's final four models, and 5) Academic Master Plan Update
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    Academic Master Plan Update 2023-02-17
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-02-17) Pearon, Jill
    Presentation define what the academic master is, the intended outcome of the current review, and describes the process and estimated timeline for the review.
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    Academic Organizational Design (AOD) Task Force 2023-02-17
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-02-17) McMillen, Doug W.
    Presentation of four models developed by the task force
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    2023-02-17 Academic Senate Minutes
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-02-17) Indiana University South Bend. Academic Senate
    Contains minutes of Senate meeting including announcement that following three ballot proposals passed 1) a revised Faculty Board of Review policy, 2) changes to the Athletics Committee membership and charge, 3) adoption of a Regional Common Calendar; Teaching Committee report on the implementation of the University Faculty Council's recommendations for student course evaluations; Academic Organizational Design Task Force update; Academic Master Plan update; and a Centralized Advising update
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    December UFC Meeting
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-01-20) Nichols-Boyle, Shawn
    Reports on the December 2022 University Faculty Council meeting including an update on the Graduate Faculty Council, revised IU Code of Academic Ethics, course evaluation changes approved by the IU Board of Trustees, UFC Research Affairs Committee's report with recommendations, and the Indiana funding formula for higher education proposal.
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    Academic Organizational Design (AOD) Task Force 2023-01-20
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-01-20) McMillen, Doug W.
    Contains the charge of the task force, recent activities, membership, and planned activities for the spring semester
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    Spring 2023 Enrollment Report
    (Indiana University South Bend, 2023-01-20) Adaikkalavan, Raman
    Presentation gives spring 2023 enrollment data by headcount, by credit hours, by college/school as well as enrollment projections and targets.