Faculty Senate Meeting

1. Call to order. 
    
2. Approval of the Agenda: Vice Chair of the Faculty, Presiding Officer Mona Hymel (30 discretionary minutes will be allotted) Time limits will be enforced.
    
3. Approval of the minutes for the December 2, 2024 Faculty Senate Meeting. (2 minutes)
    
4. Open Session. Rob Jackson, Holly Andrews, Senator Lucy Ziurys, Senator Stacey Cochran. Time limit is 2 minutes. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
    
5. Report from the Chair of the Faculty – Leila Hudson (10 minutes)
    
6. Report from the President – President Suresh Garimella (10 minutes)
    
7. Report from the Provost – Interim Provost Rox Marx (10 minutes)
    
8. Action Item: Consent Agenda – (5 minutes) Co-chairs of the Undergraduate Council, Joost van Haren and Lisa Rezende
    Proposal UG Minor in Food Science and Fermentation
       Request to Establish Minor in Food Science and Fermentation (Information only)
   Proposal Minor in English Applied Linguistics
       Request to Establish UG Minor English Applied Linguistics (Information only)
   Proposal BS in Integrated Business Engineering
      Request to Establish BS in Integrated Business Engineering (Information only)
   Proposal BS in Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology
      Request to Establish BS in Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Information only)
   Proposal BA in Public Relations
     Request to Establish New Academic Program BA in Public Relations (Information only)
   Proposal UG Minor in Insights into Healthy Aging
    
9. Old Business
   A. Multi-year contracts – Interim Provost, Ron Marx, and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Andrea Romero (10 minutes)
    
10. New Business
    A. Update on considering alternative voting software for University Elections – Chair of the Committee on Elections, Senator Lee Medovoi (5 minutes)
    B. Update on the Shared Governance Review Committee – Senator Russell Witte (5 minutes)
    C. Student Basic Needs and Services – SAPC Co-chairs, Kristin Little and Tim Ottusch, and Assistant Director, Basic Needs and Services, Bridgette Riebe (5 minutes)
    D. Code of Conduct and Political Activity Policies – Chair of APPC, Keith Maggert (10 minutes)
    E. UA Staff Council Report – Staff Council Chair, Melanie Madden (5 minutes)
    F. Effects of HR and Business Centralization – Senator Lucy Ziurys (5-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
     
11. Written reports from the President, Provost, Faculty Officers, APPC, RPC, SAPC, DEI, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, SGRC, Graduate Council, Undergraduate Council, SPBAC, ASUA, GPSC, UArizona Staff Council, Gen Ed Office with UWGEC, C11 (2 minutes)
     
12. Adjournment at precisely 5:00 p.m.

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