UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday November 18, 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 #2, October 28, 2004 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE    

A. Announcements.

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #8 and #9 attached pp. 3-7) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.

C. Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of October 7, 2004 Meeting attached pp. 8-9)  -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.

D. Discussion of Survey on Matters of Concern – Senators Ramsay and Kowalski

4 .REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President.

B. Announcements.

C. State of the Budget Address for 2004-05 (See pp. 24-31 of Agenda for Meeting #2 or http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FY05_BudPresent_FS.pdf) – - Vice President Weygand.

5.REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. Curricular Report No. 2004-2005-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached pp. 10-11) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.    

B. University College and General Education Committee Report #2004-05-2 (attached p. 12) – Senator Jackson.  

6. SPECIAL REPORT

Capital Improvement Plan for URI (oral) – Vice President Weygand.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS