Faculty Senate Agenda – September 2, 2014

 

 

·      Call Meeting to Order

• Approval of May 6, 2014 Minutes
• Presentation by Provost Stocks Regarding New Vice Chancellor Position
• Elections
  • Chair of the Senate
  • Vice-Chair of the Senate
  • Secretary of the Senate

·      Old Business

• New Business
  • Faculty Senate Representative to the Strategic Planning Council (we need one additional representative)
    • The University’s Strategic Planning Council is the University’s advisory body on institutional planning. The Council brings together representatives of various constituencies to promote a broader consideration of campus-wide strategic initiatives of major scope and importance that often include more than one

o    Faculty Senate Representative to the Faculty and Staff Appeals Committee

• The Faculty and Staff Appeals Committee shall hear and make final decisions on appeals from faculty and staff members on matters unrelated to tenure, promotion, other academic matters or pay/salary adjustments. This committee will hear appeals from faculty and staff concerning matters such as traffic violations, housing, bursar bills, and smoking violations.

·      Election of Committee Chairs

• Committees Breakout for Elections
  • Academic Affairs
  • Academic Support
  • Finance
  • University Services
  • Faculty Governance

·      Adjournment