NUMBER 8A

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

Recess Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, April 29, 2004 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

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

6. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

F. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #03-04--1 Resubmitted (attached to the Agenda for Meeting #8, pp. 34-36 ) -- Professor Hickox.

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

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Report on the Status of the General Education Program for Fall 2004 (oral) -- Senator Jackson and Vice Provost Swift.

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee asked Senator Jackson and Vice Provost Swift to report to the Senate at the April 15 meeting on progress toward implementation of the General Education Program for fall 2004 Because there was a significant number of business items that required approval on April 15, this informational report was postponed until April 29.

8. NEW BUSINESS