Motion Passed

Arthur Cox (Finance) is retiring and has requested emeritus status.

Phil Fass has retired and has requested emeritus status.

Lynn Dykstra has retired and requested emeritus status.

Aricia Beckman is retiring and has requested emeritus status.

The GERC has asked the Senate to vote to approve the new Course & Multidisciplinary Certificate Proposal Guidelines (see attached). GERC co-chairs Brenda Bass and Ana Kogl will attend to answer questions.

David May (Geography) is retiring and has requested emeritus status.

The proposed change resolves a problematic provision and provides a reference to a new, related policy (9.03) on Conflicts of Interest.  The problematic provision established an expectation that faculty engaging in external consulting should limit those activities to the equivalent of one day per week.  We believe that limitation unreasonably constrains the ability of faculty to engage in the scholarly and creative activities they choose, thereby violating their academic freedom.  The Educational Policies Commission voted unanimously, by a vote of 6-0, with none abstaining, to adopt the pro

The University Curriculum Committee is requesting a change in the catalog description/requirements for the BS degree.
1. The cognate requirement has been removed.
2. The research requirement is unchanged, but a designation has been added to courses that fulfill this requirement to increase clarity for both the students and the registrar.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Patrick Pease will discuss this proposed change.

Policy 0.00 calls for 3 faculty representatives on the University Policy Review Committee, consisting of the United Faculty President, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, and a third member to be jointly determined by those two faculty leaders.  This proposed change specifies that the 3 faculty representatives on the University Policy Review Committee will be the Chair of the Faculty, United Faculty President, and the Chair of the Faculty Senate, or their designees.  This change will parallel the joint faculty leaders specified in the preamble to the Faculty Handbook, and specifies the roles t

Donna (Dolly) Maier is retiring and has applied for emeritus status.