NUMBER 5

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Kingston, Rhode Island

FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday January 30, 2003 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 12, 2002 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements.

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #12, #13, and #14 attached pp. 3-8) -- Vice Chairperson Hollinshead.

C. That the Faculty Senate approve the changes in sections 8.90.21, 8.90.22 and 8.90.30 recommended by the Council for Research Partnership Review Committee (attached pp. 9-10) -- Vice Chairperson Hollinshead

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers.

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President.

Bills:

#02-03--6 The Four Hundred Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on December 4, 2002.

#02-03--7 Curricular Report No. 2002-2003-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on December 4, 2002.

#02-03--8 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #02-03--1: Modifications to the Approved Academic Calendars Spring 2003, Fall 2003, and Spring 2004. Approved by President Carothers on December 4, 2002.

#02-03--9 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #02-03--2: Proposed Academic Calendar for 2006-07. Disapproved by President Carothers on December 4, 2002.

#02-03--10 URI World Wide Web Policy. Approved by President Carothers on December 20, 2002.

#02-03--11 Policy on the Protection of Human Subjects. Approved by President Carothers on December 20, 2002.

#02-03--12 The Four Hundred Eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on December 20, 2002.

#02-03--13 Curricular Report No. 2002-2003-4 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on December 20, 2002.

 B. Announcements.

5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. The Four Hundred Ninth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 11-13) -- Senator Kaufman.

B. Curricular Report No. 2002-2003-5 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached p. 14 ) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.

C. Interim Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Education and Research (oral) -- Senator Kester.

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

Discussion of the concept of shared governance at the University and what might be done to enable it to work more effectively.