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.

B. Announcements.

C. State of the Budget Address (See http://www.uri.edu/facsen/State_of_Budget_07.pdf) – Vice President Weygand.

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


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