Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., Feb. 3, 2025

Where

  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. Open Session. Keiron Bailey, Parliamentarian Mark Stegeman, Senator Joel Smith. Time limit is 2 minutes. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
     
  4. Report from the Chair of the Faculty – Leila Hudson (10 minutes)
     
  5. Report from the President – President Suresh Garimella (10 minutes)
     
  6. Report from the Provost – Interim Provost Ron Marx (10 minutes)
     
  7. Consent agenda – Co-chairs of the Undergraduate Council, Joost Van Haren and Lisa Rezende (5 minutes)
    Policy revision-Bachelor’s Degree Requirements, Multiple Majors and Degrees
     
  8. Old business
    A. Effects of HR and Business Centralization – Senator Lucy Ziurys (5-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
    B. Resolution on Political Activity and Code of Conduct First Reading, Senator Ted Downing (10 minutes)
     
  9. New Business
    A. Introduction of Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Impact, Tomás Díaz de la Rubia (10 minutes)
    B. Resolution on Provost Search Committee – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson (10 minutes)
    C. Update on Campus Connect Initiative – Joe Harting, Executive Director, IT Business Affairs Technology Services (10 minutes)
    D. Update from Career Track Faculty Working Group – Co-Chairs Romi Wittman and Kristin Little (15 minutes)
    E. Constitution and Bylaws Update with timeline of changes from 2020 and revised Bylaws - Chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Katie Zeiders (10 minutes)
     
  10. Written reports from the President, Provost, Faculty Officers, APPC, RPC, SAPC, UCRC, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, SGRC, Graduate Council, Undergraduate Council, SPBAC, ASUA, GPSC, UArizona Staff Council, Gen Ed Office with UWGEC, C11 (2 minutes)
     
  11. Adjournment at precisely 5:00 p.m. 

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