SENATE MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 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)
MINUTES
Faculty Senate Meeting, February 5, 2007 (for approval)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting, February 19, 2007 (information item)
MINUTES POSTED ELECTRONICALLY
Minutes from the Graduate Council of February 1, 2007 were distributed to Senators electronically prior to the meeting.
Implementation of these minutes takes place after approval of the Faculty Senate.
Minutes from the Undergraduate Council of January 30, 2007 were distributed to Senators electronically prior to the meeting.
Implementation of these minutes takes place after approval of the Faculty Senate.
PREVIOUS BUSINESS
Item 1: The following amendment to the Faculty Senate Bylaws comes to the Senate for second reading having been presented
at the February 5, 2007 Senate meeting.
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).
Item 2: The attached proposed amendment to the Faculty Senate Bylaws regarding the selection of a representative to the
University Faculty Council comes to the Senate for first reading having been requested by the Senate at its October 23, 2006
meeting. The proposed Bylaws revision has been approved by the Executive Committee at its February 19, 2007 meeting.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
NEW BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item 1: Resolution from the Undergraduate Council regarding primacy of faculty control of curricular decisions. This was
approved
by the Executive Committee on February 19, 2007.
Item 2: Resolution from the Senate Budget and Planning committee on Socially and Environmentally Responsible Coal Purchasing
Item 3: Proposed amendment to the Faculty Handbook to add section 4.2.6 regarding Joint Faculty appointments. The proposed
Handbook revision has been approved by the Faculty Affairs Committee following consultation with the Office of Provost. It comes
to the Senate for first reading.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS:
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, February 5, 2007 (for approval)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes (Draft), February 19, 2007
Proposed Bylaws amendments regarding election of University Faculty Council representative (For first reading).
Resolution from the Undergraduate Council regarding primacy of faculty control of curricular decisions (for approval)
Resolution from the Senate Budget and Planning committee on Socially and Environmentally Responsible Coal Purchasing (for
approval).
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