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Agenda (.pdf) for printing

• Approval of Minutes from the Meeting of March 6, 2012

• Reports, Announcements, and Communications of the Chair
• Reports of Standing Committees, Statewide Senators, and Ex-officio Members
  Written Reports
• Consent Calendar from the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) - No items
• TIME CERTAIN: 4:15-4:30 – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt Academic Senate Open Forum)
• TIME CERTAIN: 4:30-4:40 - Presentation on Branding (Frank Whitlatch, Interim VP for University Advancement)

OLD BUSINESS

• Resolution on the Humboldt Policy on the Voluntary Reassignment of Faculty (#20-11/12-FAC) -2nd Reading
  Attachment: Policy on the Voluntary Reassignment of Faculty
• Resolution on Humboldt Policy on Field Trips (#21-11/12-APC) -2nd Reading
  Attachment: Humboldt Policy on Field Trips
• Resolution on Humboldt Policy on Internships (#22-11/12-APC) -2nd Reading
  Attachment: Humboldt Policy on Internships
• Resolution on Policy Regarding Graduate Program Culminating Experience Requirements (#23-11/12-APC) - 2nd Reading
  Attachment
• Resolution on the Open Forum (#24-11/12-APC) - 2nd Reading

• Resolution on Amendments Process for the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of the University Senate (#25-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading
• Resolution on Amendments Process for the Constitution of the University Senate (#26-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading
• Resolution to Amend Section 4.0 “Proxies” of the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of the University Senate (#27-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading

NEW BUSINESS

• Resolution on Interpretation of the General Faculty Constitution by the University Senate (#28-11/12-Constitution & Bylaws Committee) – 1st Reading
• Resolution on the Delegation of Authority for the Interpretation of the General Faculty Constitution (#29-11/12-Constitution & Bylaws Committee) – 1st Reading
• Resolution on Academic Program Discontinuance Procedure (#31-11/12-APC) – 1st Reading
  Attachment 1 - Discontinuance Procedure
  Attachment 2 - Flow Chart for Discontinuance Procedure
• Resolution on Creating More Inclusive Membership of the Academic Policies Committee (#32-11/12-Constitution & Bylaws Committee) – 1st Reading
• Resolution on Altering the Status of the Appointments and Elections Committee to a Standing Committee of the University Senate (#33-11/12-Constitution & Bylaws Committee) – 1st Reading
• Resolution to Establish a Stand-Alone Major: B.S. in Marine Biology (#34-11/12-ICC)
• Resolution on Guidelines for Adding Online Version of Existing Face-to-Face Programs (#30-11/12-ICC) – 1st Reading
  Attachment - Guidelines

Summary of Action Taken at the Meeting on March 6, 2012:

• Resolution to Change the Order of Business for University Senate Meetings (#12-11/12-EX) - Second Reading - Passed Unanimously
• Resolution on the Campus Climate Committee (#19-11/12-EX) (2nd Reading Waived) - Passed Unanimously

Other Senate materials:

• Senate Roster - Spring 2012
• Senate Meeting Schedule –2011/2012
• Guide to Parliamentary Rules