University Senate Meeting Agenda

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University Senate Meeting
Thursday, December 10, 2015 -- 3:45 p.m.
Faculty House

 

Copy of Agenda

A.  Approve November Minutes

B.  Reports:

1.  Chair – Kate Hudepohl

2.  Vice Chair – Julie Shadoan

a.  President Ransdell Memo Re: Benefits Committee Nominees

3.  Secretary – Heidi Alvarez

4.  Coalition of Senate and Faculty Leadership for Higher Education – Molly Kerby

5.  AAUP President - Margaret Crowder

6.  Advisory:

a.  Faculty Regent – Barbara Burch
b.  Provost – David Lee
c.  SGA President – Jay Todd Richey
     i.  Richey Testimony
     ii.  SGA Judicial Council Opinion

C.  Committee Reports and Recommendations

1.  Graduate Council: Kurt Neelly (Report posted; Endorsed by SEC)

a.  Resolution regarding India Pilot Project - International Student Recruitment

2.  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee: Liz Sturgeon (Report posted; Endorsed by SEC)

3.  Colonnade General Education Committee:  Marko Dumancic (Report posted; Endorsed by SEC)

4.  Academic Quality: Jeremy Maddox (No Report)

5.  Budget and Finance Committee: Claus Ernst (No Report)

6.  Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibility: Patti Minter (Report posted; Endorsed by SEC)

7.  Faculty Handbook Committee: Margaret Crowder (Report posted; Endorsed by SEC)

D.  Old Business

E.  New Business

1.  Resolution on Public Information, Open Records Laws, and First Amendment Concerns

a.  Office of the Attorney General Opinion
b.  Dr. Patti Minter Memo

2.  Policy 1.2122 Summer Sessions and Winter Term Compensation and Distribution

3.  Policy 1.4012 Substantive Change

F.  Information items

1.  Response re: timing of SITEs