Executive Committee of the University Senate (ECUS)

MEETING AGENDA

Scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM

Location: Parks 301

ITEM

PRESENTER

VOTE NEEDED?

Call to Order

John R. Swinton

No

Approval of Agenda

All

Yes

Review and Approval of Previous ECUS Minutes

See attached

Yes

Reports

·         Presiding Officer

John R. Swinton

No

·         Past Presiding Officer

Susan Steele

No

·         Presiding Officer Elect

Chavonda Mills

No

·         Secretary

Craig Turner

No

·         Library Senator

Jolene Cole

No

·         USGFC Summary

Chavonda Mills

No

Unfinished Business

·         Storyteller update (if any)

Jolene Cole

No

• Update (if any) on getting word to Staff Council leadership (Daniel McDonald) about the relevant bylaws for selected staff senators for 2016-2017

Chavonda Mills

No

• Has the $500 foundation account of the university senate been discontinued?  Paper trail …

John R. Swinton

No

New Business

·         Steering policy/procedure on applying for and garnering academic department status (or other related status changes) if Costas Spirou doc is available

John R. Swinton

No

·         Assign a point person to archive the operating procedures of the committees.

John R. Swinton

No

• Assign a point person for the at-large election preparation (typically implemented during Feb, Must be done by 1 Mar 2016)

John R. Swinton

No

• Assign a point person for the drafting of the 2016-2017 Governance Calendar (MUST be done by 1 Apr 2016

John R. Swinton

No

Information Items

• Apportionment has been announced to university senate Received operating procedures from every Committee
• Deans’ letters are sent for oversight to elected faculty senator election oversight

·         Ten AAUP Redbooks are now available in library

No

o   Considerations

o   Do we need a formalized mechanism for cancelling meetings of university senate? There are bylaws that address this.

o   Plan for test-driving the "new" university senate electronic presence .... when should it go ‘live’?

o   Consider whether university senate leaders (committee officers and ECUS members) receive a copy of the 11th Edition Redbook

·         Senate budget status

John R. Swinton

No