REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

November 3, 2008 – MITCHELL  HALL

 

 

 

 

October 27, 2008

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Charles E. Mason, Vice President  

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting November 3, 2008

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. 

 

I certify that hard copies of the approval page for each undergraduate and graduate studies academic item on the agenda are filed in the Faculty Senate Office with the appropriate signatures of approval up through the Chair of the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education.  The Agenda will be as follows:

 

AGENDA

 

 

I.                   Adoption of the Agenda

 

II.                Approval of the Minutes: October 6, 2008

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

a.         Presentation on Responsibility-Based Budgeting (RBB): Vice President for Finance Robert Specter, Assistant Provost Peggy Bottorff, and

Budget Director Carol Rylee

b.                  Presentation on University Communications & Marketing: David Brond

c.                   Dean of Students: George Brelsford

                               

IV.           Announcements: Senate President Amy Johnson

 

V.                 Consent Agenda

 

    1. Announcements for Challenge:  None

 

VI.              Regular Agenda

 

1.   Resolutions

 

a.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Rules (Don Lehman, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Amy Johnson, Chair) to amend the Faculty Handbook – Section I: Organization of the Faculty – Bylaws and Regulations of the University Faculty Senate: III Standing Committee System of the Faculty and its Senate – General Education Committee

 

Whereas,    the Charge of the Standing Committee on General Education states: This committee shall consist of 15 members, including the “Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies,” and

 

Whereas,    the position of Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies has been eliminated, and

 

Whereas,    the Faculty Senate Committee on Rules recommends the “Provost or Designee” replace “Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies,” as is stated in the charge of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, be it therefore

 

Resolved,   that the Charge of the General Education Committee be amended to read: “Provost or Designee” 

 

    1. Old Business:  None

 

    1. New Business: None

 

 

VII.     Introduction of New Business

Such items as may come before the Senate.  (No motion introduced under new business, except a motion to refer to committee, shall be acted upon until the next meeting of the Senate.)

 

  

 

/khs