Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., May 3, 2021

AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

  1. Call to order
     
  2. *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. Senate Election Candidate Statements (Will be voted on via Qualtrics survey)
  1. *Action Item: Approval of the minutes of April 5, 2021 and April 26, 2021.
     
  2. Open Session: Statements at the podium not to exceed two minutes, maximum number of speakers is four. No votes will be taken. 8 minutes
     
  3. President’s, Provost’s, Faculty Officers’, ASUA, GPSC, APAC, CSC, RPC, APPC, SAPC, GCSAC Final Report.
     
  4. *Action Item: Non-consent agenda - New Academic Unit Approval Request-School of Mining and Mineral Resources – College of Engineering Dean, David Hahn, and Interim College of Science Dean, Elliott Cheu. 
     
  5. *Action Item: Consent Agenda – Undergraduate Minor in Life Sciences Education. Chair of the Undergraduate Council, Neel Ghosh. 
     
  6. *Action Item: Consent Agenda – MS in Data Science – Chair of the Graduate Council, Ron Hammer.  
     
  7. *Action Item: Non-consent Agenda – BS in Medicine, Med School Prerequisites, and Memo regarding response from College of Medicine – Chair of the Undergraduate Council, Neel Ghosh.
     
  8. *Action Item: Academic Calendar Changes - Registrar, Alex Underwood. (5 Minutes)
     
  9. Information Item: Updated Extended Orientation Proposal for Main Campus Students with PowerPoint - Vice President for Enrollment Management, Kasey Urquidez (5 minutes)
     
  10. *Action Item:  - Secretary of the Faculty, Michael Brewer. (10 minutes)
  11. Information Item: Athletics Update – Faculty Athletic and COIA Representative, Ricardo Valerdi. (10 minutes)
     
  12. Information Item: Revision of UHAP definition of Professor of Practice – Senator Bill Neumann. (5 minutes)
     
  13. Discussion and Possible Action Item: General Election voting mechanism – Vice Chair of the Faculty, Melanie Hingle. (20 minutes)
     
  14. New business. 2 minutes.
     
  15. Adjournment

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