FACULTY SENATE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
April 14, 2020
3:00 PM – ZOOM
Roll Call and Quorum Check – (Barb Dahlbach)
Approval/Corrections to the Minutes for March 10th – (Barb Dahlbach)
President’s Report – (Rona Donahoe)
- Committee year-end reports due on or before Friday, 5/8
- UAH BOT Meeting
- Alabama Ethics Commission Statement of Economic Interests – Due 4/30
- Parental Leave Policies – On hold
- Provost Search: https://www.ua.edu/provostsearch/
- Five Finalists will interview via ZOOM
- Public Presentations – 4:15 0 5:15 PM:
- April 13, 16, 20, 23, 27
- Steering Committee Meetings with Candidates – 1:30 – 2:15 PM:
- April 14, 17, 21, 24, 28
- COVID-19 and LBO
- Courses will continue online for first summer term and full summer term. Decision will be made about second summer term course format by 4/30.
- Faculty Handbook
- No response yet on Faculty Senate recommended change.
- Asked Joel Brouwer to add OCR and header navigation links to Handbook pdf.
- ZOOM Faculty Senate Meeting?
Vice President’s Report – (Chapman Greer)
- GET Update
Secretary’s Report – (Barb Dahlbach)
- Approval of Committee Assignments
Senate Committee Reports:
- IT & Strategic Communications – (Matthew Hudnall & Dan Meissner)
- Non-DUO protected access to MyBama.
- Research & Service – (Ajay Agrawal & Si Blackstock)
- Disclosure of External Activities Draft Policy – Committee concerns:
- Definition of part-time faculty? Should the policy apply to them, or should they be in the same category as adjunct faculty?
- Disclosure of External Activities Draft Policy – Committee concerns:
- Academic Affairs – (John Vincent & Andre Denham)
- P/F Grading Policy for Spring 2020
- LBO Tenure Clock Extension Policy
- Faculty Handbook Change (Grandfathering for promotion to Full Professor)
- Community & Legislative Affairs – (Joy Burnham & Steven Yates)
- The Brewer-Porch Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon will be May 5th. This luncheon provides a measure of thanks to about 80 faculty and staff members at Brewer-Porch Children’s Center.
- Faculty & Senate Governance – (Ibrahim Çemen & Janie Hubbard)
- Mediation Committee Election – Replacement for Alan Tidwell (C&BA)
- Election Results:
- Senate Officer Election
- GET Statement Endorsement and Comments
- Tenure Clock Extension Policy
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – (Mirit Eyal-Cohen & Ignacio Rodeno) – No Report
- Faculty Life – (Jenni Cox & Andrea Glenn) – No Report
- Financial Affairs – (Christopher Lynn & Rainer Schad) – No Report
- Student Life – (Kabe Moen & Amy Traylor) – No Report
Reports from Other Committees
- Campus Culture Taskforce Update – (Barb Dahlbach)
Old Business
New Business
Reminders
- Next meeting: May 12th (ZOOM)
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