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Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., March 2, 2026

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. (2 minutes)
     
  3. Approval of the minutes of January 26, 2026 and February 2, 2026 (2 minutes)
     
  4. Open Session. Time limit is 2 minutes. Keiron Bailey, Senator Danielle Barefoot, Secretary of the Faculty, Katie Zeiders, Lisa Kiser. 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. President Garimella (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
    C. Provost Prelock  (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)
           Acceptability of Graduate Transfer Credit and Policy Benchmarking
           Substitutions for Approved General Education Courses
           Posthumous Degree and Posthumous Certification of Achievement
           Course Types and Components
     
  7. Old Business
    A. Constitution and Bylaws Update – Secretary of the Faculty, Katie Zeiders (10
         minutes)
    B. Discussion on Honorary Degrees – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson (5 
          minutes)
    C. Discussion of the Master Space Plan – Chief Facilities and Planning Officer, Josh Wright (10 minutes)
     
  8. New Business 
    A. Top Hat Voting Platform for Faculty Senate, Presiding Officer, Mona Hymel…(5-minute presentation, 5 minutes questions)
    B. Information Technology Update – CIO Elliott Cheu (10-minute presentation, 10
         minutes questions)
    C. Kyl Institute for National Security and various projects – Senior Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Tomás Díaz
         de la Rubia (5 minutes presentation, 10 minutes questions)
    D. Guidance on law enforcement on campus – Steve Patterson (5 minutes presentation, 10 minutes questions)
     
  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
    BA in Live and Immersive Arts (Fine Arts)
    BAS in Justice Global Security (InfoSci)
    BAS in Organizational Leadership (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Forensics (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Certificate in Enterprise Leadership (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Minor in Enterprise Leadership (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Certificate in Natural Language Processing (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Certificate in Security Computing (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Minor in Justice and Global Security (InfoSci)
    Undergraduate Certificate in Social Innovation (Eller)
    Graduate Certificate in Community-Based Participatory Action Research (SBS)
    Graduate Certificate in Program Design and Evaluation (SBS)
    MA in Program Design and Evaluation (SBS)
    Graduate Certificate in Evaluation Research (SBS)


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