NUMBER 1
FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on
Thursday,
September 24, 2009 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building
A reception
at the
University Club sponsored by Provost DeHayes will immediately follow
the Meeting.
1. Call
to order at 3:00 p.m.
Please note that prior to the call to
order there
will be a meeting of the General Faculty-Graduate Faculty.
2. Disposition
of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #8, May 14, 2009 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FS_8m_5-14-09.html)
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Announcements and Opening
Remarks -- Chairperson Swallow
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee
(Minutes of 2008-2009 Executive Committee Meetings #21,
#22,
#23,
#24,
#25,
#26,
#27
and #28 http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_08-09.html
and 2009-2010 Executive Committee Meetings #1,
#2,
#3,
#4,
#5,
#6, #7
and #8 http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_09-10.html) -- Vice Chairperson Ordonez
C.
Recommendations of the Executive
Committee -- Vice Chairperson Ordonez:
1) That the
Faculty Senate approve Committee Appointments for 2009-10 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Committees_09-10.html)
2)
That the Faculty Senate amend section
10.90.13 at the request of the Provost and the
Administrator Evaluation Coordinator to read as follows
(amendment is in CAPS):
10.90.13 Administrator Evaluation Committees (see 5.76.10) shall be established within each administrative unit to review faculty letters and determine how the letters and any additional data are to be summarized and presented. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WORK OF THESE COMMITTEES SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE SEMESTER. See sections 5.76.10 - 5.76.12 for descriptions of Administrator Evaluation Committees.
D. Annual Report of the University
Ombud for
2008-09 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Annual_Report_Ombud08-09.pdf)
-- Ombud Rose.
4. REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Dooley
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the
President
(http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Bills08-09.html)
B.
Announcements.
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Annual Report of the
Council for
Research for 2008-09 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Annual_Report_08-09_CFR.pdf;
http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Centers_Approval_Flowchart.pdf)
-- Professor King.
B. The University College and
General Education
Committee Report #2009-10-1 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/UCGE_09-10-1.pdf
) -- Senator Hicks
6. SPECIAL
FORUM
Discussion of the Draft Academic Plan (Draft
can be
downloaded at http://www.uri.edu/provost/)
7. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
8. NEW
BUSINESS
9. ADJOURNMENT
A reception for the Faculty Senate sponsored
by
Provost DeHayes will immediately follow the meeting at the University
Club