UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
FACULTY SENATE
NUMBER 8
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on
Thursday, May 9, 2002 in room 113 White Hall.
1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Announcements, including
introduction of new Senators (2002-03 apportionment attached
p. 4
).
B. Activities of the Executive Committee
(Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #22, #23, #24 and #25
attached pp. 5-17) -- Vice Chairperson Goldsmith.
C. Report of the Nominating Committee
(attached p.
18) -- Professor Grilli.
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -
President Carothers
A. Status of Actions Forwarded to
the President:
Bills:
#01-02--19 The Four Hundred Third Report of the
Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on
April 6, 2002.
#01-02--20 Curricular Report No. 2001-2002-6 from
the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President
Carothers on April 6, 2002.
#01-02--21 Constitution, By-Laws and University
Manual Report #2001-02-2: Part I - Article VII. Approved by President
Carothers on April 6, 2002.
#01-02--22 The Four Hundred Second Report of the
Curricular Affairs Committee: Section IV. Approved by President
Carothers on April 6, 2002.
Resolution:
#01-02--4 Endorsement of Academic Standards and Calendar
Committee Report on Plagiarism. Supported by President Carothers on
April 6, 2002.
B. Announcements.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.The Four Hundred Fifth Report of
the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 19-21) -- Senator Kaufman.
B. Curricular Report No. 2001-2002-8 from the
Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached p. 22) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.
C. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee
Report #2001-02-2 (attached pp. 23-29) -- Professor Luebke.
D.Academic Standards and Calendar Committee
Report #2001-02-3: University Calendar for 2005-06 (attached pp.
30-31) -- Professor Luebke.
E. Report of the Faculty Senate's appointees
to the Athletics Advisory Board (oral) -- Senator Ramstad
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. When the February 28, 2002
meeting of the Faculty Senate adjourned, PART II of the University
College and General Education Committee Report #2001-02-1 was under
consideration.
A motion to refer Part II back to the UCGE
Committee to reconsider the portion relating to the FL/CC core area
in light of the discussion was on the floor. (The report appears on
pages 44-47 of the Agenda for meeting #5, February 28,
2002.)
B. On March 28, 2002 action on the following
By-Laws change that appeared in the Report of the Constitution,
By-Laws and University Manual Committee #01-02--2 was postponed until
April 18 because amendments to the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate may
not be voted upon at the meeting they are first moved:
Amend section 2.7 of the By-Laws
as follows (changes are in boldface):
2.7 A senator whose three-year term expires
may not be re-elected until the lapse of one year, except that a senator who has not
served for two or more consecutive semesters of a three-year term on
account of an officially sanctioned leave (sabbatical, medical, and
the like) shall be eligible for re-election without a one-year
hiatus.
C. Reports of Ad Hoc Senate Committees on
Athletics and Academics:
1) Committee on Scheduling
Athletic Competitions during the Final Exam Period or Designated
Reading Days (attached pp. 32-34) -- Senator Ramstad.
2)Committee on Priority Registration for
Athletes (attached pp. 35-36) -- Senator Nippo.
D. Annual Report of the Council for Research
for 2001-02 (attached pp. 37-38) -- Professor Euler.
7. NEW BUSINESS