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Faculty Senate Meeting
September 19, 2019
BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105
3 PM to 5 PM
A reception sponsored by Provost DeHayes will immediately follow the meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE GENERAL FACULTY – GRADUATE FACULTY MEETING – President Dooley
2. MOMENT OF SILENCE for deceased Faculty members – President Dooley
3. PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES to be conferred degrees – Dean Zawia/Vice Provost Veeger
4. ADDRESS TO THE FACULTY – President Dooley
5. ADJOURNMENT of General Faculty-Graduate Faculty meeting – President Dooley
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1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE FACULTY SENATE MEETING immediately following the President’s Address.
2. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES of Faculty Senate Meeting #9, May 2, 2019
3. REPORT OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Announcements and Welcome Remarks – Senate Chair Nassersharif
b. Activities of the Executive Committee –
1. Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings – May 23 and 29, June 4, 18, 25, July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, and September 6th – Senate Vice-Chair Echevarria
2. Report of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Review Graduate School/Council Governance in Regard to Policy and Procedures – Senate Chair Nassersharif
3. Special Committee on Minors Report – Senate Vice-Chair Echevarria
4. Administrator Evaluations: President Dooley, Dean Riley, Dean Richmond, Dean Rolle, and General Education Director DiCioccio – Senate Chair Nassersharif
c. Recommendations of the Executive Committee – Senate Vice-Chair Echevarria
1. That the Faculty Senate consent to Committee Appointments for 2019-20
4. STATUS OF ACTIONS PENDING APPROVAL AFTER THE MAY 2ND, 2019 FACULTY SENATE MEETING
- Bill 18-19-28B Curricular Report No. 2018-19-13 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Curricular Changes
- Bill 18-19-29 Curricular Report No. 2018-19-14 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Online Masters in Education-Adult Education Track
- Bill 18-19-30 Curricular Report No. 2018-19-15 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources and the Environment
- Bill 18-19-31 Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Committee Report: Update of Parliamentary Authority Text, University Manual Sections 4.40.14 and 4.45.10, By-Laws Section 9.1
- Bill 18-19-32 Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Committee Report: Request from Honors Program for revisions to the University Manual and Senate By-Laws, University Manual Sections 2.20.20 and 8.64.10-12, By-Laws Section 4.33
- Bill 18-19-33 Request from Ad Hoc Committee to change University Manual Language on the Review of Administrator Evaluation Process
- Bill 18-19-34, Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Committee Report: Report on Proposed Changes to the University Manual, Sections 2.23.11, 2.23.40, 3.40.11-3.41.02, 4.60.14-15, 8.33.11, 8.38.13, 8.70.09-8.70.11, and 8.70.50-8.70.75
- Resolution 18-19-1 Honoring Hillary Leonard
5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
a. Curriculum and Standards Committee Report – #2019-20-1 – Senator Cardany
6. OLD BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURNMENT
