NUMBER 7
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Faculty Senate
AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2006 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

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

2. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #6, February 23, 2006 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements.

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #22, #23 and #24 attached pp. 4-11) -- Vice Chairperson Martin.

C. Recommendation of the Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Martin:

That the Faculty Senate approve changes to the UNIVERSITY MANUAL on Academic Program Review (attached pp. 12-16).

D. Update on URI’s activities in preparation for the NEASC Accreditation Self-Study – Senator Kowalski.    

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President.
    
Bills:

#05-06--16 The Four Hundred Thirty-Ninth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Proposal to Establish a Department of Physical Therapy. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006, subject to final approval by the Board of Governors.

#05-06—17 The Four Hundred Fortieth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006.

#05-06—18 Curricular Report No. 2005-2006-5 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006.

#05-06—19 University College and General Education Committee Report #2005-06-2. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006.
        
#05-06—20 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #05-06-2: Calendars for Summer 2007 and Summer 2008. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006.

#05-06—21 Report of the Constitution, By-Laws and University Manual Committee #05-06—2. Approved by President Carothers on March 1, 2006.

B. Announcements.

C. Update on Fraternities and Sororities at URI (oral) – Vice President Dougan.

5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. The Four Hundred Forty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 17-24) – Senator Luebke.

B. Curricular Report No. 2005-06-6 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached pp. 25-26) – Vice Provost Pasquerella.

C. University College and General Education Committee Report #2005-06-3 (attached pp. 27-28) – Professor Honhart.

D. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2005-06-1 Resubmitted: Revised Proposed Modification to Calendar for Spring 2009 (attached pp. 29-30) – Professor Loy.

E. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2005-06-3 Resubmitted: Revised Proposed Calendar for 2011-2012 (attached pp. 31-34) – Professor Loy.

F. Annual Report of the Council for Research (attached pp. 35-39)  - Vice Provost Pasquerella.

G. Annual Report of the Admissions Advisory Board for 2005-06 (attached pp. 40-42) – Senator Karen Ramsay.

H. Report on the Activities of the Athletics Advisory Board (oral) – Professor Ramstad.

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

























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