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Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., May 4, 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. Action Item: Senate Elections for University Committee on Ethics and Commitment, Committee on Conciliation, University Hearing Board, Shared Governance Review Committee, Grievance Clearinghouse Committee, Senate Executive Committee (Voting via OpaVote) (5 minutes)
     
  4. Approval of the minutes of April 6, 2026 (2 minutes) (Top Hat voting system)
     
  5. Open Session. Time limit is 2 minutes. Senator Lucy Ziurys, Senator Marlys Witte, Senator Ted Downing. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
     
  6. 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)
     
  7. Action Item: Consent agenda – Chair of Undergraduate Council, Joost van Haren (5 minutes)
    Proposal UG Minor Forensic Anthropology
    Undergraduate Transfer Credit policy proposal
    Undergraduate course Syllabus Policy &Template proposal
     
  8. Action Item: Non-consent agenda – Chair of Graduate Council, Philip Waddell (5 minutes)
    Graduate Course Syllabus policy proposal and UGC response to questions
     
  9. Old Business
    A. Vote on the Resolution on Hiring Practices – Senator Ted Downing (10 minutes)
    B. Information Technology update – CIO Elliott Cheu (questions answered – 10 minutes) 
    C. 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)
    D. Constitution and Bylaws update – Secretary of the Faculty, Katie Zeiders (5 minutes presentation, 
        5 minutes questions)
     
  10. 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. Career Track Faculty Needs Committee update – Senator Kristin Little and Senator Romi Wittman (5 
        minutes)
    C. Email policy proposal – CIO Elliott Cheu (5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
    D. Athletics Report – Faculty Athletics Representative, Ricardo Valerdi (5 minutes)
     
  11. 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
     
  12. Adjournment no later than 5:00 p.m.

    COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORTS

PANELIST INVITE: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84330656606

ATTENDEE LINK: https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LIUQdanAQ0C-q_61McWWMg 

 

 

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