2014-2015 Agendas

May 5, 2015  |  April 15, 2015  |  December 2, 2014  |  October 1, 2014

May 5, 2015

DATE: April 30, 2015
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – MAY 5, 2015

The fourth Faculty Senate meeting of the 2014-2015 academic year will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2015 beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of April 21, 2015 meeting (.pdf, 91kb)
  2. New Business
    1. Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major (.pdf, 684kb)
    2. Advanced certificate for Social Work in Health Care (.pdf, 2.3mb)
  3. Reports
    1. Prof. Randall McGuire, University Faculty Senator

April 15, 2015

TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – APRIL 21

President Harvey G. Stenger's semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the third Faculty Senate meeting of the 2014- 2015 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of December 2, 2014 meeting (.pdf, 168kb)
  2. Obituary Notices
    1. Prof. Florence Margai, Geography
    2. Harold Llewellyn Geisse, University Libraries
    3. Prof. Emeritus Wolfgang Kappe, Mathematics
    4. Prof. John David Walker, English
    5. Bartle Prof. Jean Schmittau, Graduate School of Education
    6. Prof. Paul Jordan, Music
    7. Prof. Barbara Abou-el-Haj, Art History
    8. Prof. Emeritus Stuart Landry, Biological Sciences
  3. Approval of degree candidates: Undergraduate (.pdf, 9mb) | Graduate (.pdf, 3mb)
  4. New business
    1. New degree proposal – MA/MS in Sustainable Communities (.pdf, 866kb)
    2. Revision of the Pluralism in the U.S. (P) requirement (.pdf, 99kb)
    3. Faculty ByLaws -- Changes in Article VII Faculty Personnel Policies (.pdf, 23kb)
    4. “Eight Keys to Veteran’s Success” (.pdf, 168kb)
  5. Election of 2015-2016 Faculty Senate Procedures Committee. Pursuant to Article III, Title B, 10.c. of the Faculty Bylaws, the Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the following slate of nominees:
    • Chair - Fernando Guzman, Mathematics
    • Vice Chair - Sandra Michael, Biological Sciences
    • Secretary - Sara Reiter, School of Management
  6. Reports
    1. Prof. Thomas Sinclair, Chair of Faculty Senate Executive Committee

December 2, 2014

DATE: November 25, 2014
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – DECEMBER 2, 2014

The second Faculty Senate meeting of the 2014-2015 academic year will be held Tuesday, December 2, 2014 beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of October 21, 2014 meeting (.pdf, 85kb)
  2. Approval of degree candidates: Undergraduate (.pdf, 1.8mb) | Graduate (.pdf, 436kb)
  3. New Business
    1. Budget Review Committee report (.pdf, 4.6mb)
  4. Reports
    1. Prof. Thomas Sinclair, Chair of Faculty Senate Executive Committee
    2. Prof. Randall McGuire, University Faculty Senator

October 1, 2014

DATE: October 16, 2014
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Alistair Lees, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – OCTOBER 21

President Harvey G. Stenger’s semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 21, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union. Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2014- 2015 academic year will be held.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of May 6, 2014 meeting (.pdf, 97kb)
  2. Obituary Notices
    1. Frank Mols, University Libraries
    2. Prof. Bruce McDuffie, Chemistry
    3. Prof. Edwin Rutkowski, Political Science
    4. Dean John Colligan, School of Advanced Technology
    5. Prof. Ali Mazrui, Institute of Global Cultural Studies
  3. New business
    1. Annual reports of 2013-2014 Faculty Senate standing committees and others (.pdf, 2.3mb)