Faculty Senate Meeting #7

(Held Electronically Using WebEx)

Thursday, March 19, 2020 

3 PM to 5 PM

Edwards Auditorium

JOIN WEBEX MEETING https://rhody.webex.com/rhody/j.php?MTID=mb4c38bdd3bc22de33463b55d658e415b
Meeting number: 732 502 026 Meeting password: BadCOVID-19 

Electronic Attendance

1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE FACULTY SENATE MEETING

2. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES of Faculty Senate Meeting #6 February 20, 2020

3. REPORT OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a. Announcements – Senate Chair Nassersharif

b. Activities of the Executive Committee – Senate Vice-Chair Echevarria

i. Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings – #31 February 12, 2020, #32, February 29, 2020, and #33, February 26, 2020. 

ii. Sheila Black Grubman Faculty Outstanding Service Award Announcement

iii. The Fritz Wenisch Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Faculty Senate Announcement

iv. Proposed Schedule for 2020-2021 Faculty Senate Meetings

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

a. Announcements

b. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President after February 20, 2020:

i. Bill #19-20-18B Curricular Report #2019-20-8 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Curricular Change. Approved by President Dooley on February 28, 2020.

ii. Bill #19-20-19 Joint Report of the Curriculum and Standards and Graduate Council Report #2019-20-1 to the Faculty Senate: Abbreviated Bachelors/Masters Programs. Approved by President Dooley on February 28, 2020.

iii. Bill #19-20-20B Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-8: Curricular Proposals. Approved by President Dooley on February 28, 2020.

5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

a. Graduate Council Curricular Report No. 2019-20-9, Appendices A-D — Associate  Dean DeBoef

b. Curriculum and Standards Committee Report No. 9, Appendices A-F — Senator Cardany

1. Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Reports – Senator Rice

6. FORUM ON URI RESPONSE TO COVID-19

a. President David Dooley

b. Provost Don DeHayes

c. Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, Dean Libutti

d. Vice President for Students, Kathy Collins

e. Chief Information Officer, Karlis Kaugars

f. Director of Online Programs, Diane Goldsmith

g. Director of IT Teaching & Learning, Michelle Rogers-Estable

7 OLD BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS

9. ADJOURNMENT

 

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