NUMBER 2
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
Kingston, Rhode
Island
FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate
on Thursday, October 30, 2003 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk
Building
1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.
(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. 3-17) -- 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