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.

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

(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