UNIVERSITY
OF RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday, November 15, 2007 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 25, 2007 (attached).
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the Executive
Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #7, #8 and #9
attached pp. 3-11) -- Vice Chairperson Martin.
4. REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT -- President Carothers
A.
Status of Actions Forwarded to the President:
Bills:
#07-08--5
The Four Hundred Fifty-Third Report of the Curricular
Affairs
Committee. Approved by President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
#07-08--6
University College and General Education Committee Report #07-08-1. Approved by President Carothers on
October 31, 2007.
#07-08--7
Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2007-08-2. Approved by President Carothers on
October 31, 2007.
#07-08—8
Amendments to Sections 4.4, 4.56 and 4.60 of the By-Laws of the Faculty
Senate. Approved by
President Carothers on October 31, 2007.
B.
Announcements.
C. State of the Budget Address
(See http://www.uri.edu/facsen/State_of_Budget_07.pdf) – Vice President
Weygand.
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Fifty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee (attached pp. 12-17) – Senator Honhart.
B. Curricular Report No.
2007-08-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached
pp. 18-19) – Vice Provost Pasquerella.
6. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
7. NEW
BUSINESS
FULL AGENDA ARE IN
THE HANDS OF ALL SENATORS AND
DEPARTMENT
CHAIRS.
THEY ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE THROUGH E-MAIL ON FACSEN-BUS AND
ON THE
FACULTY SENATE HOME PAGE AT http://www.uri.edu/facsen/.
CONTACT THE
FACULTY SENATE FOR DETAILS.