University Senate                                                                               

Proposed: April 1, 2016

Adopted:   

PROPOSED AGENDA
University Senate
Friday, April 1, 2016
1:15 pm, 104 Jerome Greene Hall

1.  Adoption of the agenda

2.  Adoption of the minutes of February 26, 2016

3.  President’s remarks       

4.  Executive Committee chair’s remarks:

• Plans for the final plenary (April 29)

5.  Votes on resolutions

• Third attempt to present the Resolution to Approve a Doctorate of Medical Science in Dental Medicine (Med. Sc.D.; CDM); Education; three-fifths majority of all incumbent senators required.
• Resolution to Approve the B.S./M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Education)

6.  Reports

• Safwan Masri, EVP for Global Centers, on efforts to support research through the Global Centers; Sen. Susan McGregor (NT, Journ.) will talk about her project with the Istanbul GC to build networks for the secure transfer of data for journalists, NGOs, and scholars in the Middle East.
• Initial presentation of results of the faculty quality-of-life survey (O’Halloran).

7.  Committee reports

• Libraries
• Update from the Rules Committee on training for the new University Judicial Board and Appeals Board and a guidance document for implementing the new Rules
• Student Affairs annual report