NUMBER 6
UNIVERSITY
OF
RHODE ISLAND
FACULTY
SENATE
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Faculty
Senate on Thursday, February 21, 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
#5, January 31, 2008 (attached).
3. REPORTS
OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A.
Announcements.
B. Activities of the
Executive Committee (Minutes of Executive
Committee Meetings #16, #17, and #18 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—14
The Four Hundred
Fifty-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by
President Carothers on February 6, 2008.
#07-08—15
Curricular Report
No. 2007-08-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved
by President Carothers on February 6, 2008.
#07-08--16
Curricular Report No. 2007-08-1A from the Graduate
Council to the Faculty Senate: Proposal for a Master of Arts
Degree in Special Education. Approved by President Carothers on
February 6, 2008, subject to final approval by the Board of Governors.
#07-08--17
University College
and General Education Committee
Report #07-08-2. Approved by President Carothers on February 6, 2008.
Resolutions:
#07-08—2
Library Committee
Resolution on Open Access. Supported by President Carothers on February
6, 2008.
#07-07—3
Expression of
Gratitude to M. Beverly Swan, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs. Supported by President Carothers on February 6, 2008.
B.
Announcements.
5. REPORTS
OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A.
The Four Hundred Fifty-Eighth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 12-16) –
Senator Honhart.
B. The Four Hundred Fifty-Ninth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee (attached pp. 17-22) –
Senator Honhart.
C. Curricular Report No.
2007-08-4
from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate (attached pp. 23-27) –
Vice Provost Pasquerella.
D. The University College and
General Education Committee Report #2007-08-3 (attached pp. 28-29) –
Professor Hicks.
E. Academic Standards and
Calendar
Committee Report 2007-08-2 (attached pp. 30-31) –
Senator Dicioccio.
6. SPECIAL
REPORT
Understanding the Student
Veteran – Dr. Jennifer
Lambert.
7. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
8. 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.