THE

UNIVERSITY

OF RHODE ISLAND

FACULTY SENATE

NUMBER 5

FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate on Thursday, February 19, 2009 in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester Kirk Building

1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

2. Disposition of Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting #4, December 18, 2008 (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FS_04m_12-18-08.htm)

3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements

B.   Activities of the Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #13, http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_13m08-09.htm, #14,     http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_14m08-09.htm, #15, http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_15m08-09.html and #16 http://www.uri.edu/facsen/FSEC_16m08-09.html ) -- 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

Bill #08-09--7 The Four Hundred Sixty-Fifth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Carothers on January 13, 2009.

Bill #08-09--8 Curricular Report No. 2008-09-4 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Carothers on January 13, 2009.

B. Announcements.

5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. The Four Hundred Sixty-Sixth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/466_CAC.pdf) -- Professor Mundorf

B. The Four Hundred Sixty-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/467_CAC.pdf) -- Professor Mundorf

C.  Curricular Report No. 2008-2009-5 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/GC_CURRICULAR_REPORT_08-09-5.pdf) -- Dean Killingbeck

D.  Curricular Report No. 2008-2009-6 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/GC_CURRICULAR_REPORT_08-09-6.pdf) -- Dean Killingbeck

E. Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2008-091: Add Period (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/AS&C_08-09-1.pdf) -- Senator DiCioccio

F. Recommendation of the Athletics Advisory Board (http://www.uri.edu/facsen/AAB_Feb_09.pdf) -- Senator Blissmer

6. SPECIAL FORUM -- Provost DeHayes

Report on the Academic Planning Summit and Next Steps.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS

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