Senate Packet for April 2, 2013

University Senate packet materials are available in electronic form on the Friday prior to the next scheduled meeting.

Agenda (PDF) for printing

Senate Packet (PDF) ( 32p.) - For ease of printing the entire packet, this PDF includes all documents listed below;

  1. Announcement of Proxies
  2. Approval of and Adoption of Agenda
  3. Approval of Draft Minutes from the Meeting of March 23, 2013
  4. Reports, Announcements, and Communications of the Chair
  5. Reports of Standing Committees, Statewide Senators, and Ex-officio Members
    Written Reports
  6. Consent Calendar from the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) - No items.
  7. TIME CERTAIN: 4:15-4:30 PM – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt Academic Senate Open Forum)
  8. TIME CERTAIN: 4:30-4:45 PM - Brief Introduction and Demonstration of Nolij (Bethany Rizzardi); Handout
  9. TIME CERTAIN: 4:45-5:00 PM - Conversation with VIce President Joyce Lopes
    Handout
    PowerPoint Presentation - Budget Overview
  10. Resolution on Electronic Working Personnel Action Files (#25-12/13-FAC) – Second Reading
  11. Resolution on the Student Evaluations of Teaching in Low Enrollment Courses (#29-12/13-FAC) – Second Reading
  12. Resolution on Course Numbering (#30-12/13-APC) – Second Reading ; Attachment
  13. Resolution on Suspension of the Campus Climate Committee (#31-12/13-Gold) - First Reading
  14. Resolution on Legislation Requiring Humboldt to Accept Courses Delivered by Private Corporations (#32-12/13-EX)

    Faculty Session (for rules of Faculty Session, See the University Senate Constitution, section 6.5):
  15. Resolution on Amendments to General Faculty Constitution Regarding Eligibility and Term Limits for the Position of General Faculty Representative to the Statewide Senate (#23-12/13-EX) – Second Reading
  16. Resolution on Amendment to General Faculty Constitution Regarding the Election of the General Faculty and Senate Officers (#24-12/13-CBC) – Second Reading

Summary of Actions Taken at the March 12, 2013 Meeting:

  • Approval of the draft Academic Calendar for 2014/2015 – Passed without dissent ; forwarded as an Emergency Item
  • Resolution on Change to Policy on Second Bachelor’s Degree (#22-12/13-APC) (2nd Reading) – Passed
  • Resolution on Amending the University Senate Bylaws and Rules of Procedure (#26-12/13-CBC) (2nd Reading) – Passed unanimously
  • Resolution on the Pilot of Electronic Anonymous Student Evaluations of Teaching (#27-12/13-FAC) (2nd Reading) – Passed ; forwarded as an Emergency Item

Other Senate materials: