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Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., Feb. 2, 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 January 26, 2026 (2 minutes)
     
  4. Open Session. Time limit is 2 minutes. Dawn Hunziker. 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)
    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)
     
  7. Old Business
    A. Action Item: Vote on Honorary Degree Motion – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson
        (10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes)
    B. Senate Committee on ABOR policy 6-201(K) update – Chair of the Faculty, Leila
         Hudson, Vice Chair of the Faculty, Mona Hymel, and Senator Roy Spece (10
         minutes)
     
  8. New Business 
    A. Finance, budget, all funds process discussion – Provost Patty Prelock and CFO John 
         Arnold (10-minute presentation, 10 minutes questions)
    B. Draft Resolution on Hiring Practices first reading – Senator Ted Downing (15
         minutes)
    C. Report on UAGC Hiring – Secretary of the Faculty, Katie Zeiders, and Senator Bill
          Neumann (10 minutes)
    D. Facilities Management and Risk Assessment Group – Vice President for Facilities
          and Operations Administration, Josh Wright, and Senior Vice
          President for ORP, Tomas Díaz de la Rubia (15 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.

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Faculty Senate