THE
UNIVERSITY
OF RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY SENATE


NUMBER 3 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, November 20, 2008 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

1.   Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

2.   Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #2, October 23, 2008 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FS_02m_10-23-08.htm)

3.   REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

             A.   Announcements

             B.   Activities of the Executive Committee (Meetings #6, http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_06m08-09.htm, #7, http://www,uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_07m08-09.htm,  #8,   http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_08m08-09.htm, and #9, http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_09m08-09.htm) -- Vice Chairperson Costello

             C.   Report on the Presidential Search -- Chairperson Martin

 4.   REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers  

           A.     Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:              

Bills:   

#08-09--1 The Four Hundred Sixty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on November 3, 2008.

#08-09--2 University College and General Education Committee Report #08-09-1. Approved by President Carothers on November 3, 2008.       

Resolution: 

#08-09--1 Expression of Support for Equity and Fairness for the URI Part-Time Faculty United (AAUP). Returned by President Carothers with the following notation: ”As this is a matter of collective bargaining, it is a matter outside the purview of the Faculty Senate.”


             B.     Announcements.

             C.   State of the Budget Address (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FY09_Faculty_Senate_Present.pdf) -- Vice President Weygand.

5.  REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

           A.     The Four Hundred Sixty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee  (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/464_CAC.pdf) -- Professor Mundorf        

           B.    Curricular Report No. 2008-2009-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/GC_CURRICULAR_REPORT_08-09-3.pdf)-- Dean Killingbeck

           C.      Curricular Report No. 2007-2008-7A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Proposal for a Doctor of Nursing Practice  (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/GC_CURRICULAR_REPORT_07-08-7A.pdf) -- Dean Killingbeck

           D.   University College and General Education Committee Report #2008-09-2 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/UCGE_08-09-2.pdf) -- Senator Hicks. 

6.   SPECIAL FORUM -- Professor Rice

                Proposed h5230 An Act Relating to Education University of Rhode Island (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/h5230.pdf)

 7.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS

               Recommendation of the Executive Committee -- Vice Chairperson Costello:

That the Faculty Senate resume informal consideration various models of alternative funding for the University. (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Alternative_Funding_links.htm)

        [The Executive Committee is reintroducing this item in order to include President Carothers and Vice President Weygand in the discussion]

8.   NEW BUSINESS