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Faculty Senate Minutes
September 6, 2016
Meeting convened Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:03pm by Michael Barnett, Chair of the Faculty Senate.
Senators in attendance: Rachna Prakash, Patrick Alexander, Kris Belden-Adams, Patrick Curtis, Brice Noonan, Esteban Urena-Benavides, Randy Wadkins, Tossi Ikuta, Feng Wang, Mark Van Boening, Lei Cao, Mary Hayes, Katie McKee, Peter Reed, Andrew O’Reilly, Paul Loprinzi, Zachary Kagan Guthrie, Vivian Ibrahim, Antonia Eliason, Stacey Lantagne, Eric Lambert, Michelle Emanuel, Debra Riley-Huff, Lifeng Yang, Sandra Spiroff, Amy Hsieh, Sara Wellman, Thomas Peattie, Mary Roseman, Chalet Tan, Meagen Rosenthal, Travis King, James Bos, Breese Quinn, Ben Jones, Marilyn Mendolia, Christian Sellar, Javier Boyas, Marcos Mendoza
Senators excused:
Senators absent: Zia Shariat-Madar, Chris Mullen, Aileen Ajootian, Dennis Bunch, Christina Torbert, Sumali Conlon, Tejas Pendya, Minjoo Oh, Rory Ledbetter
Approval of May 10, 2016 Minutes
Minutes of May 10, 2016 meeting were approved by the Faculty Senate as a whole without comment.
Update on Ongoing Searches
Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement
The initial applicant pool included 79 applicants. Recently had airport interviews and there will be four candidates invited to campus. There will be open forums with the candidates, which will be announced on UMToday.
Associate Provost
Pool narrowed to four individuals. Interviews will take place over the next month.
Director of Budget
Phone interviews with six candidates, will interview 2 on campus this week.
Ombudsperson
Our first ombudsperson has accepted a new position. The search has commenced and the job is posted on the job website.
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Representative Needed for Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Accessibility
Zachary Guthrie volunteered.
Representative Needed for Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Traffic and Parking
Stacey Lantagne volunteered.
Representative Needed for Campus Internationalization Committee
Randy Wadkins volunteered.
Elections
Chair of the Senate
Nominated Brice Noonan. Motion passed by acclamation.
Vice-Chair of the Senate
Nominated Stacey Lantagne. Motion passed by acclamation.
Secretary of the Senate
Nominated Meagen Rosenthal. Motion passed by acclamation.
Old Business
Nothing to report.
New Business
Nothing to report.
Election of Committee Chairs
Academic Instructional Affairs – Michelle Emanuel
Academic Conduct – Vivian Ibrahim
Development & Planning – Peter Reed
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Finance & Benefits – Travis King
Governance – Mary Roseman
Research & Creative Achievement – Debra Riley-Huff
University Services – Katie McKee
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned. Next meeting, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Bryant Hall.