Minutes of Regular Meeting
November 7th, 2011
Full Meeting
The full meeting of the full senate
convened at 3:25 PM, Kendall-Cram
Room, LBC. 33 members were
present.
Presiding: The chair, President
Cowen.
Attendance:
Ex Officio: S. Cowen, M. Davies, M.
Bernstein, T. Lorino, Y. Jones, C.
Adams, C. Lane
Deans: R. Marksbury, C. Haber
A. B. Freeman School of Business: H
Sujan, M Sujan
Newcomb-Tulane College: None
Architecture: None
Continuing Studies: Kay McLennan
as proxy for L. Green
Law: R. Scalise
Liberal Arts: H. Sullivan, M.
Thompson
Medicine: L. Morici, R. Reitan, A.
Betancourt
Public Health and Tropical
Medicine: H. Long, N. Mock, S. Hassig,
J. Lefante
Science and Engineering: J. Ruscher
Social Work: L. Pearlmutter
Student Senators: C. Adams, E. Nicoll,
B Hambley, M. Lewis, N. Maples
Staff Senators: A. Slatkin, M. Miller
Senators at Large: L. Myers
Absent Voting Senators: B. Sachs, J.
Wiese, I. Solomon, L. Query, J.
MacLaren, K. Schwartz, D. Meyer, P.
Buekens, N. Altiero, R. Marks, J.
McFarland, G. Owen, W. Redfield, C.
Hancock, J. Carriere, F. Smith, M-S.
Yun, H. Howard, V. Mayer, D. Mushatt,
Z. Pursell, H. Andersson, H. Zhang, C.
Walker, D. Mullin, K. Johannesson, P.
Colombo, M. Lewis, V. John, L. Levy, M.
Kahn, J. Tasker, A. Gajda, J. Friedman,
L. Byers
Minutes:
The minutes of the September
meeting were approved with the
amendment of including Nancy Mock
as proxy for Susan Hassig. The final
amended minutes are posted on the
Senate Wiki under the September
meeting agenda.
Introduction of New
Members
The following new Senators were
introduced and welcomed to the
University Senate:
Chris Lane, Staff Advisory Council
Allan Slatkin, Staff Advisory Council
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Cowen provided no report,
but offered to answer questions about
any matters of interest to senators. In
response to a question about the
future of the hospital, the President
stated that the University has been in
conversation with multiple parties
about multiple options.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6. Student Affairs
There was no unfinished business.
The Vice-President for Student Affairs
of the Undergraduate Student
Government, Michael Lewis,
presented a proposal for an increase
in the student activity fee. The
increase had previously been
approved by referendum and by the
Undergraduate Student Government.
The proposal was adopted
unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Information Technology
The Chair of the Information
Technology Committee, David
Lesmond, was unable to provide the
Committee’s annual report because he
was unwell and not at the meeting.
2. Social Issues
The Chair of the Social Issues
Committee, Jeanne Carriere, provided
a written report stating that the
Committee had not been required to
take any further action since its last
report.
3. Committee on Committees
The Chair of the Social Issues
Committee, Martin Davies, provided a
written report on the Committee’s
progress in filling the vacant positions
on Senate standing committees.
4. Academic Freedom and
Responsibility of Students
The Committee provided no report as
it had not been called on to consider
any cases in the previous academic
year.
5. Educational Policy
The Chair of the Educational Policy
Committee, Martin Davies, provided a
report containing a recommendation
in relation to the University’s
academic calendar for 2012-13. The
proposed calendar was adopted
unanimously.
GAPSA presented a proposal for a
minor change to the GAPSA
Constitution. The proposal was
adopted unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Having no additional new business,
the meeting was adjourned at 3:30
PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Martin Davies
Vice President and Acting Secretary,
Tulane University Senate
Secretary’s Note: All written reports
mentioned in the minutes, together
with the full text of approved
Handbook revisions and other policy
changes, are available on the Tulane
University Senate Wiki located at:
tulanesenate.pbworks.com