FACULTY SENATE MEETING AGENDA
April 18, 2023
1008 Nursing
Senate Leadership Transition
Roll Call and Quorum Check – (Rona Donahoe)
Approval/Correction of the Minutes for Mar 21, 2023 – (Rona Donahoe)
President’s Report – (Matthew Hudnall)
- Senate introductory remarks
- Committee Approval and Co-Chair Selection Process
- Parliamentarian Affirmation
- Call for Webmaster
- CUC confirmation vote
- Legislation update
Vice President’s Report – (Steven Yates)
Secretary’s Report – (Rona Donahoe)
Senate Committee Reports:
- Faculty & Senate Governance
- Outcome of the Merger and Discontinuance vote
- Reminder about the Call for Nominations for the Mediation Committee that will close on 4/28/23
- Academic Affairs (Babs Davis and Rona Donahoe) – No report
- Community & Legislative Affairs (Serena Blount and John Giggie)
- Brewer Porch Appreciation Luncheon, May 11 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
- Research & Service (Shanlin Pan and Clay Voorhees)
- Research/IRB survey results analysis
- Subvention Efforts
- Faculty Life (Kim Colburn and Heather Elliott) – No report
- IT & Strategic Communications (Xiaoyan Hong and Patrick Kung)
- Option to use preferred last name in UA Email
- Simple Syllabus: Replaces Online Syllabus Management
- New OIT Communications Director: Barrett Elder
- ChatGPT
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Sheila Black and Thomas Herwig)
- DEI Summit
- Financial Affairs (Tom Baker and Shane Stinson)
- Faculty Salaries / Compensations
- Student Life (Dale Dickinson and Carrie Turner) – No report
Reports from Other Committees
- Compliance Committee (Babs Davis) – Proposed training window will be Sep 1 – Oct 31 again this year. Looking for participants for the pilot in July. Anyone who participates in a pilot won’t have to do that training during the official window.
- Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee (Rona Donahoe)
Old Business
New Business
Reminders
- Next FS Meeting: August 22nd, 2023 – Venue: 1008 Nursing
Adjourn