NUMBER 5


UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 
FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA

 
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, January 31, 2008 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 20, 2007 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements.
    
B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #13, #14, and #15 attached pp. 4-10) -- Vice Chairperson Martin.

C. Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of November 29, 2007 attached pp. 11-12) – Vice Chairperson Martin.

D. Recommendation of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Martin

That the Faculty Senate elect one of the following two Senators to serve on the FSEC for the remainder of the 2007-08 academic year:

Senator James Agostinucci, PHT

Senator Margaret Ordonez, TMD

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:

Bills:

#07-08—9 The Four Hundred Fifty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on December 28, 2007.

#07-08—10 The Four Hundred Fifty-Fifth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Proposal for a School of Communication. Approved by President Carothers on December 28, 2007, subject to final approval by the Board

#07-08--11 The Four Hundred Fifty-Sixth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on December 28, 2007.

#07-08--12 Curricular Report No. 2007-08-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on December 28, 2007.

#07-08--13 Curricular Report No. 2007-08-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on December 28, 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-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 13-15) – Senator Honhart.

B. Curricular Report No. 2007-08-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached pp. 16-17) – Vice Provost Pasquerella.

C. Curricular Report No. 2007-08-1A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate:  Proposal for a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education (attached pp. 18-36) – Vice Provost Pasquerella.

D. The University College and General Education Committee Report #2007-08-2 (attached p. 37-38)  – Professor Hicks.

E. Report of the Library Committee for 2007-08 (attached pp. 39-40) -- Professor Carson.

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

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