GENERAL POLICY REPORT #21

October 25, 2002

MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO FACULTY

The items listed below have been approved by Faculty Council and will be considered to have the necessary faculty approval unless a petition requesting further consideration of this item is signed by five faculty members and submitted to the chair of the Faculty Council within 14 calendar days after the date of circulation – November 8, 2002. Petitions should be addressed to the Faculty Council and addressed to the Office of the Faculty Secretary – Campus Zip 1106.

If no petition is received within those 14 days, the report will be submitted to the president for approval and transmittal to the regents, if regents' action is required.

If a petition is received, the report will be referred to the Faculty Council. On items referred to it, the council may: (1) affirm the action and report it to a meeting of the university faculty, (2) amend the action and report it to a meeting of the university faculty, or (3) rescind the action.

This policy report covers the following items:

1.     Corrections to FSH 3140, Performance Expectations for Faculty - Editorial to Already Approved Language

2.  Proposed Change to FSH 4930, Honorary Degrees, extending the scope of eligibility

3.  Proposed Changes in the Degree Offerings in Geography by the College of Science

4.  Proposed Changes in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures B. A. Degree Offerings, One Degree and Several Options

5.  Proposed Change in a School of Family and Consumer Sciences Degree Option