SENATE MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007
3:30 P.M. UNIVERSITY CENTER
SHILOH ROOM
Agenda
Louis Gross, President
Suzanne Kurth, Secretary to the Senate
Otis Stephens, Parliamentarian
David Patterson, President-Elect
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Establishment of Quorum (S. Kurth)
Senate President's Report (L. Gross)
Chancellor's Report (L. Crabtree)
Provost's Report (R. Holub)
University Faculty Council Report (C. White)
MINUTES
Faculty Senate Meeting, November 20, 2006 (for approval)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting, January 22, 2007 (information item)
MINUTES POSTED ELECTRONICALLY
Minutes from the Graduate Council of November 16, 2006, were distributed to Senators electronically prior to the meeting.
Implementation of these minutes takes place after approval of the Faculty Senate.
PREVIOUS BUSINESS
Resolution from Information Technology Committee regarding use of Social Security Numbers (attached). The Executive
Committee discussed and voted its support for this resolution at its January 22, 2007 meeting.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
NEW BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item 1: Approval of Proposed Faculty Senate and Executive Committee Meeting Dates for 2007-2008
Item 2: The following amendment to the Faculty Senate Bylaws comes to the Senate for first reading, recommended by the
Undergraduate Council and the Executive Committee.
Amend Article III Section 3 Subsection O Undergraduate Council by replacing the sentence:
Ex-officio members (without vote) shall be the Dean of Admissions and Records, the Dean of Outreach and Continuing Education,
the Dean of Libraries, the Director of the Center for International Education, and the Chair of the Standing Committee on Advising
(or their designees).
with
Ex-officio members (without vote) shall be the Dean of Admissions and Records, the Dean of Outreach and Continuing Education,
the Dean of Libraries, the Director of the Center for International Education, the Director of the Chancellor's Honors Program and
the Chair of the Standing Committee on Advising (or their designees).
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS:
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, November 20, 2006 (for approval)
Proposed Faculty Senate Meeting Dates for 2007-2008 (for approval)
Resolution from Information Technology Committee regarding use of Social Security Numbers (for approval)
Department Heads/Directors Reappointment Review Schedule (information item)
DISTRIBUTED BY:
Sharonne L. Winston, Clerical Secretary for the Faculty Senate
812 Volunteer Boulevard
974-2483
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:
Louis Gross
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
974-4295; facpres@utk.edu