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Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., April 6, 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 March 2, 2026 (2 minutes) (Top Hat voting system)
     
  4. Open Session. Time limit is 2 minutes. Clarissa Siebern, Russell Witte, Jeremy Vetter, Senator Cindy Rishel. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
     
  5. Action Item: Approval of the 2026-2027 Faculty Senate schedule. (2 minutes)
     
  6. Q and A with University and Faculty Leadership 
    A. Chair Hudson (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
         Convocation 2026
    B. President Garimella (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
    C. Provost Prelock (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
     
  7. Action Item: Consent agenda – Chair of Undergraduate Council, Joost van Haren, and Chair of Graduate Council, Philip Waddell. (5 minutes)
    Proposal Undergraduate Minor in Sustainable Business Consumption
     
  8. Old Business
    A. Draft Resolution on Hiring Practices first reading – Senator Ted Downing (10 minutes)
    B. Micro-campus ad hoc committee update – Senator Roy Spece (5 minutes)
    C. Information Technology Update – CIO Elliott Cheu (questions answered – 10 minutes)
     
  9. New Business 
    A. Kyl Institute for National Security and various projects – Senior Vice President for Research and Partnerships, 
        Tomás Díaz de la Rubia (2 minutes presentation, 8 minutes questions)
    B. Guidance for law enforcement on campus – Deputy Chief and Safety Officer, Eric Kazmerczak and Chief 
         International Affairs Officer, Jenny Lee (2 minute presentation, 8 minutes questions)     
    C. Admissions/Enrollment Update – Vice President for Enrollment Management, Kristina Wong Davis (2 minutes 
         presentation, 8 minutes questions)
    D. Grievance Reform discussions, Chair of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, Roberto Guzmán, and Chair 
         of the Faculty, Leila Hudson. (2 minutes presentation, 8 minutes questions)
     
  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 no later than 5:00 p.m.

    NOTIFICATION ONLY-DISESTABLISHED COURSES
    Disestablish UCERT Digital Retailing
    Disestablish UG Minor Digital Retailing
    BA in Gender and Women's Studies
    BA in Human Rights Practice
    BA in Judaic Studies
    BA in Latin American Studies
    BA in Middle Eastern and North African Studies

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