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Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., Jan. 26, 2026

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 December 1, 2025 (2 minutes)
     
  4. Open Session. Steve Schwartz, Senator Bill Neumann, Melanie Madden, Lisa Elfring. Time limit is 2 minutes. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
     
  5. Q and A with University and Faculty Leadership 
    A. Chair Hudson (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
         Honorary Degree Draft Motion first reading
    B. Provost Prelock (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
    C. President Garimella (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
     
  6. Action Item: Consent agenda – Chair of Undergraduate Council, Joost van Haren, and Chair of Graduate Council, Philip Waddell. (5 minutes)
    Proposal Personal Brand and Money Management
    Proposal BS Cyber Operations
     
  7. Old Business
    A. Discussion on ABOR 6-201K – Senator Roy Spece, Senator Keith Maggert (5 minutes
         presentation, 15 minutes questions)
     
  8. New Business 
    A. University Budget, overview of All Funds budget, projections for FY 2027, Provost
          Patricia Prelock, Chief Financial Officer, John Arnold (10 minutes presentation, 10
          minutes questions)
    B. Legislative Update – Chief Government Relations Officer, Steve Voeller (10 minutes)
    C. Campus-wide IT Centralization issues – CIO Elliott Cheu (15 minutes)
    D. Action Item: Motion for open national search for CIO position – Senator Theodore
          Downing (5 minutes)
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Adjournment at 5:00 p.m.

NOTIFICATION ONLY – DISESTABLISHED COURSES
Disestablish THARMING
Disestablish THARMFA


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