NUMBER 5

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
FACUTY SENATE
AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday January 27, 2005 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

2. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #4, December 9, 2004 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE    

A. Announcements.

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #13, #14, #15 and #16 attached pp. 3-16) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.

C. Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of Meeting for October 21 attached p. 17) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.
            
D. Recommendations of the Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.
            
4.REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:

Bill:

#04-05—8  The Four Hundred Twenty-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on December 15, 2004.

B. Announcements.

5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. The Four Hundred Twenty-Eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Providence Campus Option for Freshmen (attached pp. 18-24) – Senator Luebke.

B. The Four Hundred Twenty-Ninth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 25-27) – Senator Luebke.

C. University College and General Education Committee Report #2004-05-3 (attached p. 28) – Senator Jackson.

D. Council for Research Report #2004-05-1: Center for Personal Financial Education (attached pp. 29-32) – Vice Provost Trubatch.

6.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.    NEW BUSINESS