Faculty Senate finishes semester with controversial discussions
Posted By: News Editor
November 11, 2020
Daniella Tebib
dtebib@murraystate.edu
During the Faculty Senate’s last meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 10, members discussed Provost Tim Todd’s change to scheduling, the Confederate monument and the role of the Instructional Assessment System.
Role of IAS
The Faculty Senate drafted resolution FSR-19-20-7 to discuss the role of IAS in instructional evaluations.
“IAS student evaluation instruments will continue to be administered, but will not be the sole basis for evaluating faculty’s teaching excellence,” according to resolution FSR-19-20-7. “Each department will submit to the Office of Academic Affairs and their faculty in writing a teaching evaluation plan that details how IAS teaching evaluations and other evaluative tools will be used in tenure, promotion and annual performance reviews. Faculty Development Center will offer evidenced-based tra