NUMBER 4
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday, December 8, 2005 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester
Kirk Building
1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.
Please note
that prior to the call to order there will be a brief meeting
of the General Faculty for the purpose of approving certification of
degree
candidates.
2. Disposition of Minutes of
Faculty Senate Meeting #3, November 17, 2005 (attached).
3. REPORTS OF
OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee
Meetings #11, #12, #13 and #14 attached pp.
3-16) -- Vice Chairperson Martin.
C. Recommendation of the
Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Martin:
That the Faculty Senate approve
the following new section 4.69* of the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate:
4.69 The
University College and General Education Committee shall be responsible
for the assessment of General Education student learning
outcomes. The UCGE
Committee shall appoint a subcommittee on General Education Assessment
which
includes faculty members who have interest and expertise in assessment
of
learning outcomes and faculty who represent the General Education core
areas,
as well as representatives from the UCGE committee. This subcommittee
shall
develop a process and be responsible for assessing General Education
learning
outcomes on a continuing basis. The subcommittee shall report at least
once
each semester to the University College and General Education
Committee.
The UCGE Committee will forward subsequent recommendations to the
Faculty
Senate for approval.
D.
Report of the Executive Committee on Senate Action #05-06—3 “Student
Senate Bill SS-05/06-23 Referred to the Faculty Senate Executive
Committee
for Consideration” (attached p. 17) -- Vice
Chairperson
Martin.
4. REPORT OF THE
PRESIDENT -- President Carothers
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the President.
B. Announcements.
5. REPORTS OF
STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. The Four Hundred Thirty-Sixth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee:
Proposal for a B.A. Degree in Writing and Rhetoric (attached pp.
18-25)
– Senator Luebke.
B. The Four
Hundred Thirty-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee
(attached pp. 26-28)
– Senator Luebke.
C. Curricular
Report No. 2005-06-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty
Senate (attached pp. 29-31)
– Vice Provost Pasquerella.
D. Report of the Constitution,
By-Laws and University Manual Committee #05-06-1 (attached pp. 32-33).
– Senator Wenisch.
E. Report of the Ad Hoc
Committee on Graduate Education and Research (attached pp. 34-35) –
Professor Rodgers.
6. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
FULL AGENDA ARE IN THE HANDS OF
ALL SENATORS AND
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS.
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E-MAIL ON FACSEN-BUS AND
ON THE FACULTY SENATE HOME PAGE
AT http://www.uri.edu/facsen/.
CONTACT THE FACULTY SENATE FOR
DETAILS.