Following several disturbing campus incidents at the beginning of the fall semester 2013, the Faculty Senate charged a special task force consisting on faculty, administrators and students to investigate and suggest reforms to Student Government elections, campus diversity, and fraternity and sorority diversity.
The Senate resolution – 24 September 2014.
Composition of and charge to the Task Force
Minutes of Task Force meetings
Three reports were submitted to and adopted by the Faculty Senate in Fall 2014. An addendum to Report 1 and Report 4 were submitted in Fall 2015.
Report 1. WORKING AS A UNIVERSITY TO HELP SHAPE A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
(Approved by the Faculty Senate 19 August 2014)
Additions to Report 1. RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING THE 2014 SGA ELECTIONS.
(Presented to the Faculty Senate 15 September 2015)
Report 2. BUILDING ON STRENGTHS AND CAPITALIZING ON NEW OPPORTUNITiES TO REALIZE OUR FULL POTENTIAL FOR EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND MULTICULTURAL RICHNESS
(Approved by the Faculty Senate 21 October 2014)
Report 3. ENTERING A NEW ERA: COMING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A GREEK SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY
(Approved by the Faculty Senate 21 October 2014)
Priorities of Task Force report 3
(As reported to the Senate December 2014)
Report 4. COMING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP MODEL CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY CITIZENS
(Presented to the Faculty Senate 15 September 2015}
In subsequent years the Senate attempted to achieve the implementation of Task Force recommendations. Activities during the 2015-16 academic year are contained in the following reports:
Report on Task Force Report 1 – AY 2015-16