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The Senate is a University-wide legislature, representing faculty, students, and other constituencies. It makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school, including educational programs and priorities, the budget, academic freedom and tenure, the conduct of research, the libraries, information technology, Columbia's external relations, student sexual misconduct, rules governing political demonstrations, and the welfare of faculty, students, and research officers. Trustee concurrence is required for acts of the Senate. The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research, 2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries. All members of the Columbia community are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."	A Resolution to Adopt a Tobacco Products Reduction and Control Policy was discussed at the April 5 plenary and passed at the May 3 meeting. Above, Parliamentarian Howard Jacobson; Senate Chair Sharyn O'Halloran; and Sens. Francis Y. Lee (Tenured, P&S) and Brendan O'Flaherty (Tenured, A&S/SS) of the Task Force on Smoking Policy. The task force held a town hall meeting on January 24. Here is a transcript of that session, and here are background documents on smoking policy. A number of people who could not attend the town hall wrote in with their opinions; here are those emails.	The next plenary meeting will be in September 2013, date and location to be announced. Anyone with CUID is welcome. SENATE PLENARIES All Fridays at 1:15 p.m. 2012-2013 September 28 October 19 November 9 December 13 February 1 March 1 April 5 May 3 Click on dates of past Senate meetings to see agendas with links to documents.
Highlights of 2011-2012 Senate Hearing on Open Course Evaluations The Senate held a hearing on open course evaluations on April 11, 2012. Here are documents relating to that issue. Email privileges for Senators New academic tracks at CUMC Committee Annual Reports 2011-2012 New Policy on Consensual Relations University policies adopted by the Senate in recent years Committee and plenary agendas In the interest of greater transparency, some Senate committees are making their agendas public after their meetings. Honors and prizes nomination form Use this form to nominate candidates for Columbia University honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence

The Senate is a University-wide legislature, representing faculty, students, and other constituencies. It makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school, including educational programs and priorities, the budget, academic freedom and tenure, the conduct of research, the libraries, information technology, Columbia's external relations, student sexual misconduct, rules governing political demonstrations, and the welfare of faculty, students, and research officers. Trustee concurrence is required for acts of the Senate.

The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research,
2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries.

All members of the Columbia community
are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."

photograph by Jessica Raimi

A Resolution to Adopt a Tobacco Products Reduction and Control Policy was discussed at the April 5 plenary and passed at the May 3 meeting. Above, Parliamentarian Howard Jacobson; Senate Chair Sharyn O'Halloran; and Sens. Francis Y. Lee (Tenured, P&S) and Brendan O'Flaherty (Tenured, A&S/SS) of the Task Force on Smoking Policy.

The task force held a town hall meeting on January 24. Here is a transcript of that session, and here are background documents on smoking policy. A number of people who could not attend the town hall wrote in with their opinions; here are those emails.

The next plenary meeting will be in September 2013, date and location to be announced.

Anyone with CUID is welcome.

SENATE PLENARIES

All Fridays at 1:15 p.m.

2012-2013

Click on dates of past Senate meetings to see agendas with links to documents.

Highlights of 2011-2012

Senate Hearing on
Open Course Evaluations

The Senate held a hearing on open course evaluations on April 11, 2012. Here are documents relating to that issue.

Email privileges for Senators

New academic tracks at CUMC

Committee Annual Reports 2011-2012

New Policy on Consensual Relations

University policies adopted by the
Senate in recent years

Committee and plenary agendas
In the interest of greater transparency,
some Senate committees are making
their agendas public after their meetings.

Honors and prizes nomination form
Use this form to nominate candidates for Columbia University honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence

The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research, 2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries.

All members of the Columbia community are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."