Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 – 5 p.m., April 7, 2025

Where

Old Main Silver and Sage Room
  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.
     
  3. Approval of the minutes of February 3, 2025 and March 3, 2025 (2 minutes)
     
  4. Open Session. Matthew Abraham, Senator Lucy Ziurys, Senator Susan Miller-Cochran. Time limit is 2 minutes. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. (8 minutes)
     
  5. Approval of 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Schedule – Vice Chair of the Faculty, Mona Hymel (2 minutes)
     
  6. Report from the Chair of the Faculty – Leila Hudson (5 minutes)
     
  7. Report from President Garimella and Interim CFO John Arnold on centralization part 2: Finances – (10-minute presentation, 30-minute Q & A)
     
  8. Report from the Provost – Interim Provost Ron Marx (10 minutes)
      

  9. New Business

    A.  Writing Program workload and salary changes – Senator Jamey Rogers (10 minutes)
    B. Constitution and Bylaws revisions – Chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Katie Zeiders (5 minutes) - SC11 Final Report and Proposed Changes
    C. Report on COACHE Survey and Internal Climate Survey – Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Andrea Romero (5 minutes)
    D. Amendments to UHAP adding appeals process with PowerPoint – Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Andrea Romero (5 minutes)
    E. Initial presentation of General Education Attributes and Foundations policy proposal – UWGEC Chair, Jeremy Vetter (5 minutes) 

  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. Executive Session - Honorary Degree (15 minutes)
     
  12. Adjournment at precisely 5:00 p.m.                     

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