University Senate Meeting

Meeting Time: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:32 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Meeting Location: A&S 2-72

Present: Susan C. Allen, Myron Alberto Avila, Dean Baker, Andrei Barkovskii, Ryan Brown, Sara Buck Doude, Amy Burt, Lee Digiovanni, Ken Farr, Jennifer Flory, Lee Gillis, Mike Gleason, Tanya Goette, Liz Havey, Jude Hirsch, Donna Ingram, Sandra Jordan, Karynne Kleine, Dorothy Leland, Judith Malachowski, Jen Maraziti, Chrispen Matsika, Kayla McCollam, Ken McGill, Shaina McGill, Macon L. C. McGinley, Fadhili Mshana, Zach Mullins, Lyndall Muschell, Amy Pinney, William Risch, Barbara Roquemore, Mike Rose, John R. Swinton, Craig Turner, Charles Ubah, Deborah Vess, Robert Viau, Erin Weston, Edward Whatley, Mike Whitfield, W. Clifton Wilkinson, Jr., Joe Windish, Howard Woodard, Christine Zuger

Regrets: Joseph L. DeVitis, Catherine Whelan

Absent: Stephen Auerbach, Sandra Gangstead, Rebecca McMullen

Guests: Mike Augustine (Senior Director, Advising and Retention); Greg Brown (Manager, Parking and Transportation Services); David Groseclose (Assistant Vice President for Public Safety); Katelyn Hebert (Student Reporter, Colonnade); David Muschell (Parliamentarian); Alison Prock (Graduate Assistant, 2009-2010 University Senate); Pete Shields (Chief Business Officer); Quintus Sibley (Director of Legal Affairs)

  1. Karynne Kleine, Presiding Officer of the 2009-2010 University Senate, called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.
  2. Karynne Kleine reviewed the meeting etiquette document and parliamentary procedure "cheat sheet" with University Senators reminding them of debate protocols.
  3. A motion to approve the October 26, 2009 minutes as corrected was made, seconded and approved.
  4. A motion "To amend the minutes of the September 28, 2009 University Senate meeting by inserting the sentence 'A motion to approve the August 31, 2009 minutes as circulated was made, seconded, and approved.' between the call to order and the President's Report." was made, seconded, and approved.
  5. President Leland did not provide a report in light of the recent update she provided to the university community as well as the full agenda of this meeting.
  6. A motion from the Executive Committee "To approve the 30 Nov 2009 University Senate agenda incorporating time limits on debate for each motion with reports from committees with no motions to be filed electronically rather than given orally." was made, seconded, and approved.
  7. Committee Reports were given in the following order.
  8. Unfinished Business -- There was no unfinished business.
  9. New Business -- There was no new business.
  10. There being no time to consider further business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved. The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.