NUMBER 8

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Kingston, Rhode Island

FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, April 15, 2004 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

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

2. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #7, March 25, 2004 (attached).

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements.

B. Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #23 and #24 attached pp. 3-8) -- Vice Chairperson Boudreaux-Bartels.

C. Activities of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of February 26, 2004 Meeting (attached pp. 9-10) -- Vice Chairperson Boudreaux-Bartels.

D. Recommendations of the Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Boudreaux-Bartels:

1) That the Faculty Senate adopt the proposed schedule of meetings for the 2004-05 academic year (attached p. 11).

2) That the Faculty Senate approve the following nominating committee for officers of the 2004-05 Faculty Senate:

Senator Martin Bide, TMD

Senator James Loy, APG

Senator Deborah Mongeau, LIB

E. Report of the Executive Committee on the JSPC and recommendation for the 2004-05 Executive Committee (oral) -- Chairperson Beckman.

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers.

A. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:

B. Announcements.

5. SPECIAL ORDER

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions to the Providence Campus (AdHocProvCmteReptRev.htm) -- Senator Feldman.

6. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. The Four Hundred Twenty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 12-17) -- Professor Kaufman.

B. Curricular Report No. 2003-2004-6A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics (attached pp. 18-22) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.

C. Curricular Report No. 2003-2004-6 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. (attached pp. 23-24) -- Vice Provost Trubatch.

D. University College and General Education Committee Report #2003-04-8 (attached pp. 25-29) -- Senator Jackson.

E. University College and General Education Committee Report #2003-04-9 (attached pp. 30-33) -- Senator Jackson.

F. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #03-04--1 Resubmitted (attached pp. 34-36) -- Professor Hickox.

G. Report of the Investigatory Ad Hoc Committee on Reorganization (oral) -- Dean Joseph.

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS