Subject:                       University Senate Meeting Report

Date:                           29 August 2005

Committee:                 Executive Committee

Submitted by:             Dr. Cheryl Reynolds, Chair

Members of the 2005-2006 Executive Committee have met twice this semester.  We have taken action in the following areas:

• Appointed Dr. Ken Farr as parliamentarian of University Senate for 2005-2006
• Appointed Ms. Nancy Davis Bray as archivist of the Senate for 2005-2006.
• Appointed Dr. Craig Turner as University Senate webmaster for 2005-2006.
• Drafted the ECUS Operating Procedures for 2005-2006
• Agreed to request AAUP to perform a survey to determine perceptions of the University Community on governance and the effectiveness of the University Senate.
• Sent information to standing committee members from the US Bylaws regarding committee work and organizational meetings.
• Clarified the bylaws on election procedures for standing committee officers
• Also, faculty representatives from the Executive Committee will serve as liaisons to your committees throughout the year.  Please feel free to contact them if you need the Executive Committee to consider something on your behalf or if you have questions.
  • Mike Whitfield – Academic Governance
  • Jude Hirsch – Budget and Planning
  • Cheryl Reynolds – Student Affairs
  • Craig Turner – University Services
  • Last Friday (August 26, 2005) these liaisons shared information on officer duties, senate business flow, priority meeting calendar, and University Senate Bylaws relevant to standing committees and held elections at the organizational meetings of the respective standing committee.
• Routed the Faculty Professional Leave Policy DRAFT created by the Professional Leave Administrative Committee to the Academic Governance Committee for review.
• Routed two issues for study to the Council of Deans:
  • Non-graduate participation in commencement
  • Qualifications for deans and presidents list

Finally, on behalf of the Executive Committee, I recommend that: MOTION 0405.EC.004.B be taken from the table and approved.  The text of this motion is "To recommend that the supporting document entitled "University Senate Bylaws, Revisions proposed by the Statutes and Bylaws Team (April 6, 2005) DRAFT" replace the existing University Senate Bylaws".