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NUMBER 8
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
FACUTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, April 21, 2005 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 for the purpose of approving certification of
candidates for graduation.
2.
Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #7, March 24,
2005 (attached).
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B.
Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive
Committee Meetings #23, #24, #25, #26 and #27 attached
pp. 6-26) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.
C.
Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of February 7
and March
7, 2005
Meetings (attached pp. 27-32) -- Vice Chairperson Rosen.
D. Recommendations of the
Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Rosen:
1)
That the Faculty Senate adopt the proposed schedule of meetings
for the 2005-06 academic year (attached p. 33).
2)
That the Faculty Senate approve the following nominating
committee for officers of the 2005-06 Faculty Senate:
Stephen
Grubman-Black, Arts and Sciences
Sandy Hicks, EDC, Human
Science and Services
Linda Hufnagel, College
of the Environment and Life Sciences
3)
That the Faculty Senate approve the following proposed changes to
the By-Laws** of the Faculty Senate which were first moved on March 24,
2005 (changes are in boldface):
5.1 Each
year at its organizational meeting, the Senate shall elect for one-year
terms a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and one
member of the Executive Committee. In order to ensure continuity, the remaining three members of the Executive Committee
shall be elected to serve for two years. To stagger their terms, two of the
2-year term members shall be elected on even numbered
years and the other 2-year term member on
odd numbered years ...
5.2 At its regular
meeting in April of each year the Senate shall elect a nominating
committee of three members chosen from the members whose terms expire
that May. This committee shall present two nominations for each
position to be filled by election at the organization meeting at the
end of the academic year. In selecting its nominees, this committee
shall consider the senators newly elected as well as those who have
served for one or two years, shall consider continuity of membership,
and shall, moreover,
seek to maintain a reasonable distribution and rotation of the
positions to be filled among the various colleges and schools.
5.4 The election
of officers shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
For any
term of office on the Executive Committee for which two candidates are being
elected, a candidate shall be declared elected on the
first ballot if she/he receives a majority of the votes cast. If only
one candidate is elected on the first ballot, a run-off election shall
be held for the other position between the two candidates who have
received the highest number of first-ballot votes. If no candidate is
elected on the first ballot, a run-off election shall be held among the
four candidates who have received the highest number of first-ballot
votes. A majority
vote is required for election.
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers.
A. Status of
Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bills:
#04-05—19 The
Four Hundred Thirtieth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee.
Approved
by President Carothers on April 8, 2005.
#04-05--20 The Four Hundred Thirty-First Report of the
Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on April
8, 2005.
#04-05--21 Curricular Report No. 2004-05-6 from the Graduate
Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on April
8, 2005.
#04-05--22 Curricular Report No. 2004-05-6A from the
Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Proposal for a Post
Baccalaureate Certificate in Fashion Merchandising. Approved by
President Carothers on April 8, 2005.
#04-05--23 University College and General Education
Committee Report #2004-05-4. Approved by President Carothers on April
8, 2005.
#04-05--24
Academic Standards and Calendar
Committee Report #04-05-3: Proposed University Calendars for
2005-06 through 2010-11. Thirty-day extension of time requested by the
President.
Resolution:
#04-05—3 Resolution in Support of the B.A. in Film Media.
Supporteby President Carothers on April 8, 2005.
B. Announcements.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Thirty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee (attached pp. 34-44)
–
Senator Luebke.
B.
Curricular Report No. 2004-2005-7 from the Graduate Council to
the Faculty Senate (attached
p. 45) --
Vice Provost Trubatch.
C.
University College and General Education Committee Report
#2004-05-5 (attached p. 46) --
Senator
Jackson.
D.
Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #04-05--4
(attached pp. 47-48) --
Professor Loy.
E.
Report of the Athletics Advisory Board (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/AAB_Report_2005.pdf)
-- Professor
Ramstad.
6. SPECIAL REPORT
Report on Survey
of Students on Diversity (power
point presentation) – Vice President Dougan and Ms. Bettina
Hoppner.
7. UNIFINISHED BUSINESS
When the March 24
meeting of the Faculty Senate adjourned the following amendment to
Senator Leo’s resolution was on the floor and is now returned to the
Faculty Senate for consideration (Changes are in boldface):
WHEREAS The University of Rhode Island
is committed to furthering, to the fullest possible extent, the
principles of full tolerance and respect for all individuals both on
its own campus
and In the state and nation beyond; and
WHEREAS
The University states,
in its legally binding equal opportunity policy, that “The University
of
Rhode Island prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex,
religion,
age, color, creed, national origin, handicap, or sexual orientation,
and
discrimination against disabled and Vietnam Era veterans, in the
recruitment,
admission, or treatment of students . . . "; and
WHEREAS
There are questions and urgent concerns about our commitment to our
principles when our policies are violated and not enforced with
respect
to sexual orientation, specifically the use of the office and services
of Career Services on the URI campus by military recruiters and
interviewers who must follow the so-called "Don't ask, don't
tell" policy
affecting gays in the military; yet
WHEREAS
The University is obliged
to follow applicable Federal laws in this matter, putting us in
conflict with our avowed principles;
THEREFORE
We urge vehemently that
the President of the University inform the Rhode Island Congressional
delegation of our opposition to the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and
to work with them
and other Federal lawmakers to eliminate this policy in favor of one
which
does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
The main motion (Senator
Leo’s Resolution) reads as follows:
WHEREAS
The University of Rhode
Island states, in its legally binding equal opportunity policy, that
"The University of Rhode Island prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national origin, handicap,
or sexual orientation,
and discrimination against disabled and Vietnam Era veterans, in the
recruitment,
admission, or treatment of students . . . ", and
WHEREAS
There are questions and
urgent concerns when these unambiguous and legally binding policies are
violated and not enforced with respect to sexual orientation,
specifically the use of the office and services of Career Services on
the URI campus by military recruiters and interviewers operating under
the cover of the so-called "Don't ask, don't tell" policy affecting
gays in the military,
THEREFORE
We urge vehemently that
the President of the University reaffirm its current non-discrimination
policy and that he enforce its current prohibitions against
discrimination to the fullest possible legal extent with respect to
military recruitment on the campus.
8. NEW BUSINESS