NUMBER 2
UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday October 28, 2004 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester
Kirk Building
1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Disposition of Minutes of
Faculty Senate Meetings #1, September 23, 2004 (attached).
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 attached pp.
3-19) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.
C. Activities of the Joint
Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of August
5, 2004 and September
9, 2004 Meetings attached pp. 20-23) -- Vice Chairperson
Rosen.
D. Discussion of initial goals
established by the Executive Committee (see Memorandum from Chairperson
Boudreaux-Bartels to the faculty at http://www.uri.edu/facsen/GFBB_Welcome.html)
4. REPORT OF
THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bill
#04-05—1
Curricular Report No. 2003-2004-5a from the Graduate Council to
the Faculty Senate Approved by President Carothers on October 4, 2004.
B. Announcements.
C.
State of
the Budget Address for 2004-05 (attached pp. 24-31) – Ms. Barrett.
Postponed until November 18, 2004
5. REPORTS OF
STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Twenty-Sixth Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee (attached pp. 32-34) – Professor
Peters.
B. Curricular Report No.
2004-2005-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached
pp. 35-37) -- Vice Provost
Trubatch.
C. University College and
General Education Committee Report #2004-05-1 (attached pp. 38) –
Senator Jackson.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
At the September 23 meeting of
the Faculty Senate the following recommendation to change Section 4.22
of the By-Laws was introduced. Because By-Laws changes may not be
voted upon at the meeting at which they are first moved. The
recommendation is returned to the Faculty Senate at this time:
That
section 4.22 of the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate be amended by adding
“ and the Vice President for Student Affairs or designee “ to the list
of ex-officio members of the Academic Standards and Calendar Committee.
*
7. NEW BUSINESS
*NOTE:
Amendments to the Faculty Senate By-Laws require a 2/3-majority vote.