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AGENDA
2015- 2016 Faculty Senate
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 2:15 p.m.
UC 259
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
1. Senators present
2. Senators absent (*informed Secretary)
3. Approval of Minutes
1. Minutes of the 2015-2016 Faculty Senate Meeting, March 8, 2016 (attached)
4. Announcements:
1. Reminder about grading resolution (FS0506-28) (see handout)
2. Faculty Senate Chair and Executive Committee Elections at the May Faculty Senate meeting (see handout)
3. Faculty Elections (Note: The election of representative from each college to the Academic Plan Committee)
4. Seniority Policy Seeking Feedback – To be discussed further in May (see handout)
5. Old Business:
6. New Business:
1.
University Curriculum Committee:
a. Transmittal of actions of the University Curriculum Committee March 18, 2016 (action item,
attached) (For more information refer to: http://www.uww.edu/acadaff/facstaff/ucc)
2.
Graduation Resolution – Spring 2016 (action item, see handout)
Resolved that the Faculty Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recommends to the University
of Wisconsin System Board of Regents that the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students who have
applied for graduation in May 2016 and who have been certified by the University Registrar to have met all
academic requirements and completed all of their courses of study be granted their degrees at the May 2016
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater commencement exercises.
3.
Resolutions Conferring Emeritus Status (action items: attached)
a. Nikki Mandell – History
b. Donald Norman – Counselor Education
4.
Faculty Senate Representative University Outreach Committee– Nominations and election (action item, see
handout)
5.
Proposed Faculty Personnel Rule Change
a. UWW Chapter VI
6.
Chancellor Listening Session with Faculty Senate - Open discussion with the Chancellor
7.
Consider a Second Diversity Learning Requirement – Lauren Smith & Kim Clarksen
(presentation/discussion)
8.
Tobacco Task Force Presentation - Whitney Henley (15 min.)
9.
Strategic Plan – Report from Interim Provost Stone
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7. Reports of Committees:
1. Committee Reports: Continue this year with summary reports and calls for potential actions by Faculty
Senate Committees (See: http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/committees)
a. Faculty Budget Committee – Nikki Mandell
b. Landscape & Planning Committee – Tony Gulig
c. University Standards Committee – Hepsi Kumpaty
d. General Education Review – Jonathan Ivry
8. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
1. Chancellor’s Report
2. Report of Provost
3. Report of the Faculty Senate Chair
a. BoR rejected all three Faculty Reps Amendments to the Tenure Proposals
b. Faculty Senate meeting schedule for 2016-17 provided below
c. Chancellor’s response to:
i.
Faculty Base Salary Adjustment Fund Distribution (FS 1516-13)
ii.
Status of Faculty Resolution on Shared Governance (FS 1516-14)
d. Events:
i.
Nikki Mandell - Freedom Fighters for American Democracy – 4/12, 5pm, Hyer 322
ii.
Whitewater Dream Fund Potluck (Suggested Donation $10)– 4/13, 11am-2pm, Winther 3003 –
register you dish with Annie Stinson (stinsona@uww.edu)
iii.
Jim Winship – The Last Lecture:
Storying a Higher Education Life – 4/20, 11:30am-2pm, Lecture
12-1pm, UC 259
iv.
AAUP Valedictory Celebration - Nikki Mandell & Zohreh Ghavamshadi, 4/21, 3-4pm, Hyland 2203
9. For the Good of the Order – Please share ideas that you recommend we address at a future Faculty Senate meeting.
Please also feel free to contact me or a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee to suggest agenda items.
10. Senate, Executive Committee, and All-Faculty Meeting Dates and Times
The schedule for the remaining Faculty Senate and Faculty Senate Executive Committee meetings are provided
below.
Meetings for 2015-16 (Also found at: http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/meeting-dates )
 Faculty Senate Meetings: 3/8 (UC 259), 4/12 (UC 259), 5/3 (UC 259)
o Faculty Senate: Meetings begin at 2:15 p.m. Faculty Senate meetings continue until business is finished,
potentially 5 PM or later.
 Faculty Senate Executive Meeting: 3/29, 4/19 (Hyland 3303, 2:15-4:15)
The Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, and the All-Faculty meeting schedules for 2016-17 are
provided below.
Meetings for 2016-17 (Also found at: http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/meeting-dates )
 Faculty Senate Executive Retreat: 8/23/Tues. (Hyland 3303; 9:00am-2:00pm)
 Faculty Senate Governance Reception 8/29 Mon. 12:00-1:00pm (Young Auditorium, Fern Young Terrace)
 Faculty Senate Meetings: 9/13 (259 UC), 10/11 (259 UC), 11/8 (259 UC), 12/13 (259 UC),
2/14 (TBD), 3/14 (TBD), 4/11 (TBD), 5/2 (TBD)
o Faculty Senate: Meetings begin at 2:00 p.m. Faculty Senate meetings continue until business is finished,
potentially 5 PM or later.
 Faculty Senate Executive Meeting: 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 1/31, 2/28, 3/28, 4/18 (Hyland 3303, 2:15-4:15)
 Fall Faculty Meeting 10/18 @ 3:30-5:00 (275b UC)
 Spring Faculty Meeting 2/21 @ 3:30-5:00 (TBD)
11. Adjournment