NUMBER 2
UNIVERSITY
OF
RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday, October 26, 2006 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester
Kirk Building
1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Disposition of Minutes of
Faculty Senate Meeting #1, September 28, 2006 (attached).
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #3, #4, #5 and #6
attached pp. 3-15) – Senator Kinnie.
C. Activities of the Joint
Strategic Planning Committee (Minutes of September 14, 2006 attached
pp. 16-17)
– Senator Kinnie.
D. Update on NEASC Accreditation
Self-Study -- Senator Kowalski.
4. REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bills:
#06-07--1
Authorization of a
Referendum of the General Faculty to Amend the Constitution of the
Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on October 11,
2006.
#06-07—2
Curricular Report No.
2005-2006-8a from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Proposal
for a Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics. Approved by
President Carothers on October 11, 2006.
Resolution:
#06-07—1 Expression
of
Appreciation to Dr. Barbara Costello, Associate Professor of Sociology
and Anthropology. Supported by President Carothers on October 11, 2006.
B.
Announcements.
C. State of the Budget Address
(attached pp. 18-26) –
Vice President Weygand.
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Forty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee (attached pp. 27-35)
B. Curricular Report No.
2006-07-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached pp.
36-37) – Dean
Bibb.
C. Report of the Ad Hoc
Committee on Administrator Evaluation (oral) – Senator Rosen.
6. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
A.
The following recommendation of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee
was introduced on September 28. It is now returned to the Faculty
Senate for action:
That
the Faculty Senate authorize a change in Article III by replacing the
title of Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Research and Outreach with
“Vice Provost for Research, Graduate Studies and Outreach and Dean of
the Graduate School” in accordance with the provisions of Article VII,
paragraphs 3 and 4, until such time as the constitutional amendment is
approved by a referendum of the faculty.
B.
At the September 28, 2006 meeting the following recommendation to amend
section 5.70.11 of the UNIVERSITY MANUAL was postponed
definitely until President Carothers was available to participate in
the discussion (the change is underlined):
5.70.11 The Joint Strategic Planning
Committee shall be comprised of the President, who shall serve as
Chair, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice
Presidents for Administration, Student Affairs, and University
Advancement, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, a Dean representing the Council of
Deans, two administrative staff members appointed by the
President, the President of the Student Senate, and the President of
the Graduate Student Association. It shall be staffed by the
Executive Assistants to the President and Directors of Planning
Services.
7. NEW
BUSINESS
FULL
AGENDA ARE IN THE HANDS OF ALL SENATORS AND
DEPARTMENT
CHAIRS.
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