A discussion on the university’s electronic infrastructure will be the main focus at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

Mihir Chatterji, assistant vice president for information technology services, will join the senate to talk about one of the foremost concerns of the faculty, said Faculty Senate Chair Anne Zahlan, professor of English.

Zahlan said the topic of electronic infrastructure is popular among faculty members since there has been problems with computers and online courses functioning this year.

“People depend on technology to help with teaching, and sometimes technology fails them,” Zahlan said.

Failing computer technology on campus is bad for everyone, she said, but for teachers, it’s even worse.

Chatterji is expected to assess the situation on campus and share his ideas on what he thinks needs to be done.

Zahlan said the Faculty Senate has many pending agenda items to get to, and she’s reluctant to invite any more speakers to meetings, but Chatterji is an important guest.

“I didn’t want to postpone his visit,” Zahlan said. “Everyone is interested in talking to him.”

Recruitment, enrollment and enrollment-management policies and practice are old business items Zahlan would like the senate to act on in the near future.

Last week, Frank Hohengarten, dean of enrollment management, and faculty representatives on the enrollment management advisory committee discussed the university’s recruitment policies at last week’s meeting, but the Faculty Senate did not act on this item yet.

Zahlan also hopes to consider recommendations for the Radio/TV Board bylaws after board members joined the Faculty Senate two weeks ago to discuss WEIU concerns.

Other agenda items will eventually be discussed and acted on if time allows. Next week, the Faculty Senate will not invite anyone to its meeting, and resolutions will be completed.

The Faculty Senate meets at 2 p.m. every Tuesday in Booth Library Conference Room 4440.