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Faculty Senate Agenda

Number 2

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, October 30, 2003 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

1. Call to order at 3:00pm

2. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #1, September 25, 2003 (Attached)

3. Reports of Officers and Executive Committee

A. Annoucements

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 attached pp. 3-17) -- Vice Chairperson Hollinshead.

C. Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of September 4, 2003 Meeting attached pp. 18-19) -- Vice Chairperson Hollinshead.

D. Recommendations of the Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Hollinshead:

  1. That the Faculty Senate approve the Small Research Vessel Policy for the University of Rhode Island (attached pp. 20-21);
  2. That the Faculty Senate approve the replacement of the title "Vice President for Business and Finance" with "Vice President for Administration" in accordance with Article VII, paragraph 3 of the Faculty Senate Constitution (attached pp. 22-23).

4. Report of the President - President Carothers

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bills:

#03-04--1 - Curricular Report No. 2003-2004-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on October 9, 2003.

#03-04--2 - University College and General Education Committee Report #2002-2003-4. Approved by President Carothers on October 9, 2003.

B. Announcements

C. State of the Budget Address for 2003-04 (to be distributed) -- Vice President Barrett.

5. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

A. The Four Hundred Sixteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 24-27) -- Senator Kaufman.

B. Curricular Report No. 2003-2004-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached p. 28) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.

C. University College and General Education Committee Report #2003-04-1 (attached pp.29-30) -- Professor Jackson.

6. Unfinished Business

7. New Business