Meeting of the Faculty Senate Thursday, April 21, 2016 Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

A reception at 95 Upper College Road (former University Club)
sponsored by Dean Wright will immediately follow the meeting.

1. Call to order of the General Faculty – Graduate Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.

2. Call to order of the regular Faculty Senate Meeting immediately following the General Faculty – Graduate Faculty Meeting.

3. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #7, March 31, 2016

4. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements – Senate Chairperson Rollo-Koster

B. Activities of the Executive Committee – Senate Vice Chairperson Welters

    Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting #26

5. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

A. Announcements

B. Status of Actions from the Previous Senate Meeting

Bill #15-16-25 Curricular Report No. 2015-16-4 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by the Faculty Senate on March 31, 2016.

Bill #15-16-26A The Five Hundred and Thirty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by the Faculty Senate on March 31, 2016.

Bill #15-16-26B The Five Hundred and Thirty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: New Course Code for SAF. Pending approval.

Bill #15-16-27 General Education Committee Report #2015-16-10: New General Education Courses. Approved by the Faculty Senate on March 31, 2016. 

Bill #15-16-28 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2015-16-3. Pending approval.

Bill #15-16-29 Changes to By-Laws 2.2 and Editorial Changes to University Manual Chapter 4. Pending approval.

Bill #15-16-30 Recommendations of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for Changes to the University Manual Chapter 8, Selected Sections. Pending approval.

6. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A.  The Five Hundred and Thirty Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix F – Professor Owens

B. General Education Committee Report 2015-16-11 and Report 2015-16-12 – Senator Mead

C. Report of the Library Committee – Professor Lang

D. Report of the Joint Classroom Steering Committee – Senator Sullivan

E. Report of the Council for Research – Professor Webb

7. PRESENTATION

URI Gateways to Completion Project – Professor Brittain, Department of Chemistry and Assistant Director Caulkins, Faculty Development, Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9. NEW BUSINESS

10. ADJOURNMENT