NUMBER 2
FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on
Thursday,
October 22, 2009 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building
A reception
at the
University Club sponsored by President Dooley will immediately follow
the Meeting.
1. Call
to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Disposition
of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #1, September 24, 2009 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FS_01m_9-24-09.html)
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Announcements
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee
(Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #9,
#10 and #11 http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_09-10.html) -- Vice Chairperson Ordoñez
C. Recommendation of the Executive Committee that the Faculty Senate adopt a resolution in support of the goals of the Academic Plan-- Vice Chairperson Ordoñez
(http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_Resolution_10-22-09.pdf)
4. REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Dooley
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the
President:
#09-10--1 Amendment
to Section 10.90.13 of the UNIVERSITY MANUAL: Administrator
Evaluation. Approved by President Dooley on
October 1, 2009.
#09-10--2 Council for
Research: Recommendation for
Elimination of Non-Functioning Centers. Approved by President Dooley on
October
1, 2009.
#09-10--3
University
College and General Education Committee Report #09-10-1. Approved by
President
Dooley on October 1, 2009.
B.
Announcements.
As part of his
announcements President Dooley will discuss a proposed new Strategic
Budget and Planning Council (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/SBPC_10-22-09.pdf)
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Seventy-Second Report of the Curricular
Affairs Committee (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/472_CAC.pdf)
-- Senator Honhart
B. The University College and
General
Education Committee Report #2009-10-2 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/UCGE_09-10-2.pdf)
-- Senator Hicks
C. UCGE Subcommittee on Assessment
of
General Education (SAGE) Report on Assessment of URI's General
Education
Program (PowerPoint Presentation: http://www.uri.edu/facsen/UCGE_SAGE_Assessment-GenEd.ppt)
-- Professor Stevenson and Senator Hicks
D. Annual Report of the Honors
Program and
Visiting Scholars Committee for 2008-09 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Annual_Report_08-09_HPVS.pdf) -- Professor McIntyre
6. SPECIAL
FORUM
Update on the Branding Initiative -- Ms.
Acciardo and
Professor R. Dholakia
7. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
8. NEW
BUSINESS
9. ADJOURNMENT
A reception for the Faculty Senate at the
University
Club, sponsored by President Dooley, will immediately follow the
meeting.