Motion Passed

Kenneth McCormick (Economics) has retired and applied for emeritus status.

Mary Stichter (Teaching) has retired and applied for emeritus status.

Dennis Clayson (Marketing) has retired and is applying for emeritus status.

Northern Iowa Student Government passed a resolution in Spring 2020, requesting to change policy 3.06 to require instructors to excuse students from absences due to religious observance.  Although the current policy provides for discretionary excuse of such absences, the NISG resolution requests a policy change to make excuse of those absences mandatory.  Under the policy, students must be allowed to make-up missed work or complete an alternative assignment when an absence is due to a reason that falls under the class of events that qualify as mandatory excused absences.  The Educational Po

Be it resolved that the emeritus request is approved for Carol Weisenberger, Department of History. 

Be it resolved that the emeritus request be approved for Christopher Edginton, Health, Recreation, & Community Services. 

Be it resolved that the emeritus application for Mary Christ be approved. 

The Committee on Committees voted February 27 to discharge the University Writing Committee as a Senate committee.  This action was taken in response to its annual report dated December 10, 2018, and is consistent with the committee's own recommendation #1 on page 3 of the attached report.  That report outlined the futility of its charge to infuse writing objectives and activities across the curriculum, and resulting frustration of its membership, due largely to its organization as a Senate committee.  Discharge of the University Writing Committee in no way precludes its re-constitutio