Faculty Council on Campus Planning and Stewardship – They introduced themselves and discussed any questions new members had about the orientation materials. They also rewrote the charge letter to better assess the scope of possible work over the academic year. There was a request for a member to serve on the University Transportation Committee (UTC). There was also an update from the Director of Transportation Services.
Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs – They introduced themselves and the chair gave background on upcoming legislative work. There was an update from APF about the P&T work. There was discussion of the charge letter and it was voted on and approved.
Faculty Council on Academic Standards – They introduced themselves and discussed and approved the charge letter. The item regarding deliverables for the discussion of how FCAS acts as a tri-campus body was removed. There was then discussion of grading on attendance policies and the history of the myth that it was banned. They voted to remove a document on the FCAS website which discussed grading on attendance.