The Faculty Senate will continue on Tuesday to discuss the three proposed administrative models for technology advanced and delivered education at Eastern.

“I like to describe the models as one that coordinates existing units, one that moves existing units and one that creates new units,” said Bob Augustine, chair of the Technology Enhanced and Delivered Education steering committee.

The recommended models were devised by the TEDE steering committee and were released Jan. 31 for campus input.

The senate discussed the models at last Tuesday’s meeting but did not come to an agreement on one model to endorse.

“The committee will accept feedback until March 2, and the committee will then analyze the comments and make a recommendation to (Lida Wall, interim vice president for academic affairs) near the end of the month,” Augustine said.

The senate also will hear updates on the vice president for academic affairs search committee and the vice president of business affairs search committee.

Senate member John Best, a member of the search committee and a professor of psychology, said the search committee for vice president for academic affairs has begun reviewing the 46 applications that have been received.

“The plan is to get the number down to about 12 and then contact references to get the number down to 5, who will be interviewed in Indianapolis,” Best said.

Senate Chair James Tidwell, professor of journalism, said search committee member Hank Davis, associate professor of accounting and finance, reported to him that the vice president of business affairs search committee has received about 30 applications for the position.

Tidwell said the committee plans to cut the number of applications down; and there is no time table yet for interviewing.