President Teresa Davidian called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M. Eighteen senators or representatives were in attendance. David Kattes, Dennis Jones, Donna Mitchell, and Steve Simpson were absent.

I. Minutes of the March, 2002 meeting were approved.
II. The treasurer reported a balance of $2676.45.
III. Announcements
A. Regents Professor Process (Jones) - No report.
B. Senate Elections Process
The Senate Executive Board forwarded their nominations for officers. Janet Whitley was nominated for President-Elect. No secretary was nominated at this time. Elections will be held in May and further nominations from the floor will be considered.
C. Student Evaluation of Faculty Form (Davidian)
The new form is ready to be used on a trial basis and is being distributed through Dwayne Snider's office.
D. Status of Committee Requests
The committee assignments were reviewed, and four assignments were added to the list. The list will be forwarded to the administration for approval.
E. Proposal: Faculty Advisory Council for TAMUS
A proposal for a new advisory board, comprised of faculty senate presidents in the A&M system, was given to Chancellor Graves by Richard Carlson, Senate Speaker at A&M.
F. Other Announcements
There was a reminder that since department heads are full-time faculty members, they should receive all senate material.

IV. Motions to Approve
A. Evaluation of Administrators (Policy and Form)
There was some discussion on this item and a few minor language changes were suggested. On a motion by Allan Nelson, seconded by Richard Winton the evaluation policy and form were approved. These will be forwarded to Dr. Peer for consideration.
B. Grievance Policy
The new faculty Grievance policy was reviewed. On a motion by Janis Petronis, seconded by Gene Atkinson the policy was approved. It will be forwarded to the administration for consideration.
C. Student Appeals Policy
The new student appeals policy was reviewed. On a motion by David Weissenburger, seconded by Janet Whitley the policy was approved. It will be forwarded to the administration for consideration.

V. University Committee Reports
A. Academic Council: Faculty Development Leave Policy (Davidian)
The leave policy was approved by the Academic Council and is being sent to President McCabe for his consideration.
B. Faculty Load Committee (Petronis)
A report was presented to Dr. Peer for review.
C. Excellence in Scholarship Awards (Jones)
No report.
D. Faculty Survey (Atkinson)
A faculty survey form was handed out to the senators. Completed forms will be collected at the May meeting and will be used to guide the senate for next year.
E. Other Committee Reports (Benefits, Calendar, Etc.)
The Benefits Committee survey indicated overall satisfaction with the benefits package at TSU.

VI. New Business
A. Raises
It was mentioned that faculty members who are given promotion raises do not also get the merit raises that are given out.
B. Expenses for President-Elect
The senate approved payment of expenses up to $200 for the Summer Fellow program with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in May.