NUMBER 4
UNIVERSITY
OF
RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007 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/Graduate Faculty for the purpose of approving degrees.
2. Disposition of Minutes of
Faculty Senate Meeting #2, October 25, 2007 (attached).
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, and #12 attached
pp. 3-20) -- Vice Chairperson Martin.
C. Activities of the Joint
Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of October 4,
and November
1, 2007 attached pp. 21-22) – Vice Chairperson Martin.
4. REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bills:
#07-08--5 The Four
Hundred Fifty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee.
Approved by President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
#07-08--6
University College and General Education Committee Report #07-08-1.
Approved by President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
#07-08--7
Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2007-08-2. Approved
by President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
#07-08—8
Amendments to Sections 4.4, 4.56 and 4.60 of the By-Laws of the Faculty
Senate. Approved by President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Fifty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee (attached pp. 23-28)
– Professor Luebke.
B. The Four Hundred Fifty-Fifth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Proposal for a School of
Communication (attached pp. 29-38)
– Professor Luebke.
C. The Four Hundred Fifty-Sixth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 39-43) – Professor
Luebke.
D.
Curricular Report No. 2007-08-1 from the Graduate Council to the
Faculty Senate (attached pp. 44-45) – Vice
Provost Pasquerella.
E.
Curricular Report No. 2007-08-2 from the Graduate Council to the
Faculty Senate (attached pp. 46-48) –
Vice
Provost Pasquerella.
6. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
7. NEW
BUSINESS
FULL AGENDA ARE IN THE HANDS OF ALL
SENATORS AND
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS.
THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH
E-MAIL ON FACSEN-BUS AND
ON THE FACULTY SENATE HOME PAGE
AT http://www.uri.edu/facsen/.
CONTACT THE FACULTY SENATE FOR
DETAILS.