2010-2011 Agendas

May 17, 2011  |  May 10, 2011  |  March 29, 2011  |  November 2, 2010

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May 17, 2011

DATE: May 12, 2011
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Sara Reiter, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – May 17

The fourth Faculty Senate meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year will be held on Tuesday, May 17 at 11:45 a.m. in UU 209.

The agenda is:

1. Approval of minutes of May 10, 2011 meeting (.pdf 160kb)
2. Reports
3. Election of 2011-2012 Faculty Senate Procedures Committee. Pursuant to Article III, Title B, 10.c. of the Faculty Bylaws, the Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the following slate of nominees:
   1. Chair – Susan Strehle, English
      Vice Chair – Alistair Lees
      Chemistry Secretary – Erin Rushton, Library
4. Faculty By-Laws Changes
   1. Changes/additions to Committee Charges:
      Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (.pdf, 88kb)
5. Guidelines for Assessment of General Education (.pdf, 75kb)
6. Evaluation Coordinating Committee guidelines and suggested procedures (.pdf, 51kb)

May 10, 2011

DATE: May 5, 2011
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Sara Reiter, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – May 10

The third Faculty Senate meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year will be held on Tuesday, May 10 at 11:45 a.m. in UU Mandela Room. Please note that there will be an additional Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, May 17, for continued discussion of this agenda, if necessary, and election of Faculty Senate Procedures Committee.

The agenda is:

1. Approval of minutes of March 29, 2011 meeting (.pdf 139kb)
2. Approval of degree candidates. The list will be available for review at the meeting.
3. Obituary Notices –Prof. Arthur Lessac, Professor Emeritus, Theatre
4. Reports
   1. Prof. Peter Knuepfer, University Faculty Senator
   2. Prof. Richard Lee, Chair, Faculty Senate Executive Committee
5. Resolution regarding Presidential Search Committee (.pdf 5kb)
6. Faculty By-Laws Changes
   1. Change to Nominating Procedure for the Faculty Senate Executive Committee (.pdf 25kb)
   2. Changes/additions to Committee Charges:
      • Committee for the University Environment (.pdf 11kb)
      • Evaluation Coordinating Committee (.pdf 43kb)
      • Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (.pdf 83kb)
      • Professional Standards Committee (.pdf 44kb)
7. Guidelines for Assessment of General Education (.pdf 76kb)
8. Evaluation Coordinating Committee guidelines and suggested procedures (.pdf 52kb)

March 29, 2011

DATE: March 18, 2011
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Sara Reiter, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – MARCH 29

Interim President C. Peter Magrath’s semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union.

Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the second Faculty Senate meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

1. Approval of minutes of November 2, 2010 meeting (pdf, 81KB)
2. Obituary Notices
   1. Professor Peter Hilton, Mathematics Department
   2. Professor Donald Quataert, History Department
   3. Professor Michael Middtlestadt, Classics Department
3. Reports
   1. a. Professor Sara Reiter, Chair of Faculty Senate - Receipt of the Report of the Task Force on General Education Issues (pdf, 138KB)
   2. b. Professor Peter Knuepfer, University Faculty Senator
4. New Business
   1. Resolution regarding proposed revision to the General Education appeals policy (pdf, 55KB)
   2. Resolution regarding proposed revision to the Student Academic Honesty Code (pdf, 80KB)
   3. Resolution regarding Global Interdependency (G) requirement (pdf, 73KB)
   4. Resolution regarding Foreign Language requirement for transfer students (pdf, 55KB)

November 2, 2010

Date: October 28, 2010

To: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty

From: Sara Reiter, Chair

Subject: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – NOVEMBER 2

Interim President C. Peter Magrath’s semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 2, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union. Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

1. Approval of minutes of May 4, 2010 meeting (pdf, 90kb)
2. Obituary Notices
   1. Professor Eugene Vasilew, English Department
   2. Professor James “Dick” Beerbower, Geological Sciences Department
3. Reports
   1. Professor Sara Reiter, Chair of Faculty Senate
   2. Professor Peter Knuepfer, University Faculty Senator
4. New Business
   1. Annual reports of 2009-2010 Faculty Senate standing committees and others (pdf, 962kb)
   2. Resolution regarding consultation with Governance (pdf, 37kb)
   3. Resolution regarding suspension of programs at the University of Albany (doc, 37kb)