Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., Sept. 8, 2025

Where

Silver and Sage

 

  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. (2 minutes)
     
  3. Approval of the minutes of May 5, 2025 (2 minutes)
     
  4. Open Session. Senator Ted Downing, Senator Stacey Cochran, Kieron Bailey, Senator Mae Smith. 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 – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson (10 minutes)
     
  6. Report from President Garimella (5 minutes) with questions (5 minutes)
     
  7. Report from the Provost Patricia Prelock (10 minutes) with questions (10 minutes)
     
  8. Old Business
    A. First Reading of the General Education Policy Proposal Second Language-Civics-Supporting – Chair of
         UWGEC, Jeremy Vetter (5 minutes)
     
  9. New Business
    A. First Reading of the Conditions of Administrative Service in UHAP – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson
         (10 minutes)
    B. Kindness Initiative – Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Andrea Romero and Assistant Director, Faculty
         Mentoring Initiatives, Tara Chandler (5 minutes)
    C. Salary Increase Program (SIP) – Provost Patricia Prelock and CFO John Arnold (10 minutes)
    D. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) – Secretary of the Faculty, 
         Katie Zeiders (10 Minutes)
    E. Student Resource Update – Co-chairs of the Student Affairs Policy Committee, Kristin Little and Tim
         Ottusch (5 minutes)
    F. Writing Skills Improvement Program Elimination – GPSC President, Mourad Abdennebi (5 minutes)
     
  10. Written reports from the APPC, ASUA, C11, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Faculty Officers, Gen Ed Office with UWGEC, GPSC, Graduate Council, President, Provost, RPC, SAPC, SGRC, SPBAC, UA Staff Council, Undergraduate Council, University Community Relations Committee
     
  11. Adjournment

ZOOM LINKS:

PANELIST INVITE: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/85999243289

ATTENDEE LINK: https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i_LBfTgISOGj_J6zIzzj_w

 

 

 

Faculty Senate