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?
  • 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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Contact: Sarah Miesse, semiesse@culverhouse.ua.edu