Senate council meeting 10 2-2012

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Larry Catá Backer

Education

Senate Council
October 2, 2012
1:30 P.M. Room 102 Kern

Call to Order
--Please turn off cell phones and other devices
that make noise

Joining us by video conference are Stephen
Ross from Hershey and Zach Irwin and Rod
Troester from Erie. Please keep your
microphones muted unless you wish to speak.

Please identify yourselves when you speak

Announcements and
Remarks
Faculty Advisory Committee meeting

Campus visits

Charges of Committees including Special
Committees
External Matters
Senate Self-Study
Task Force on Student Research
Student Conduct Code

Announcements Cont.
Committees Still working
Special Committee on University Governance
continues its work
Senate Council Task Force on Freeh Group
Recommendations just getting started.

Advisory Council for Freeh Group
Recommendation Implementation has just met

Remarks

Interim Provost Pangborn

Senate Officers

Others

Action Items
Constitutions:
Berks
Nursing

Discussion Items
University Ombudsperson Deborah Atwater is
here to present the 2011-12 report which was
included in the Senate Council agenda. This
report will be posted on the Ombudsperson
website and included in the Senate agenda.
2. Councilor Comments
3. Vice Presidents’ and Vice Provosts’
Comments

Report of Grad Council
Rep
Graduate Council minutes from the September
19 meeting are posted on the Graduate School
website.

Comments by Carey Eckhardt?

Agenda Items for October 16 Senate
Meeting

Forensic Business item entitled

Presentation of “Report Based on an Invitation
from the President, Provost, and the Chair of the
University Faculty Senate to Examine General
Education, August 2012

Agenda Items, Cont.
Informational report from Faculty Benefits
entitled Dependent Eligibility Verification
Program?

Informational report from University Planning
entitled University Budget and Strategic Planning
Report

For information only—the two motions carried
over from the last Senate meeting

Approval of Agenda
May I have a motion to approve the Senate
Agenda for
October 16, 2012?
Second?
All in favor, say aye.
Opposed, nay.

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