The Weekly Update

Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.

​Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), March 20, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​Policy Review: Business Expense Policy, Hospitality & Other Expenses; Future of Faculty and Staff Compensation Increases in the Current Budget and Tuition Environment; Tax Law Implications

Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), March 22, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​Employee Engagement Survey Results; Administrative Policy Review––Equity and Access: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names and Pronouns; Parental Leave Policy: Next Steps; JFS Pain Points: Workgroup Update; Chairs Report; Subcommittee Reports; Vote to Approve CS Senate Seats

Senate Library Committee (SLC), March 28, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​Working Session: Affordable Content Statement​

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​Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs (SCFA), February 13, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Overview of Graduate Education Data Resources; Update on SCFA Child Development Center Statement; Draft/revised policies – Parental Leave for Employees, Postdoctoral Appointments, Family and Medical Leave Act

​Student Senate, March 1, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Student Senate Nomination Subcommittee - Approval of Appointed Senators; Minutes for November 9, 2017; Assembly/Association Updates; Student Senate/Student Senate Consultative Committee Chair Report; System-Wide Strategic Planning; Resolution: Measuring and Maintaining Adequate Campus Mental Health Services

Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee (AHC SCC), March 21, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Solicitation of Nominations for AHC SCC Chair for Next Year; Discussion of Possible Changes to be Made to the AHC SCC Committee Charge

​Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC), March 23, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​Discussion of Student-Police Interactions and the Philosophy of the UMPD; Approval of the Docket for April 5, 2018 Student Senate Meeting; Endorsement of Two Organics Resolutions; Discussion of Student Code of Conduct Expungement Process

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​P&A Senate, February 9, 2018 (Minutes approved at April 6, 2018 P&A Senate meeting)
In these minutes: ​​P&A Consultative Committee Report; Subcommittee Reports; Campus Climate and Bias Response and Referral Network Update; Civil Service Senate Report; Letter on University of Minnesota Child Development Center; Discussion of Subcommittee Structure

University/Faculty Senate, March 1, 2018 (Minutes approved at April 5, 2018 University/Faculty Senate meeting)
In these minutes: Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; Morris Academic Calendars; Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Report; P&A Senate Letter on Child Development Center Closure; SCFA Statement on Decision to Close the Child Development Center; FCC/SCC Resolution Seeking a Commitment to High-Quality Campus Child Care; P&A Senate Parental Leave Equity Statement; Proposed New Parental Leave Policy; Resolution on U.S. House Tax Proposal; Crookston Academic Calendars; President Kaler's State of the University Address

Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC), March 22, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Employee Benefits Update; Delta Dental Plan Review; Employee Comments - Delta Dental; UPlan 2018 Open Enrollment Report

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​Student Academic Integrity Committee (SAIC), March 7, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Ethnicity Breakdown for Academic Reports; Policy Review: Resolving Alleged Student Conduct Code Violations; Committee Recommendations on International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) Surveys

Senate Committee on Student Affairs (SCSA), March 7, 2018
In these minutes: ​Policy Review: Resolving Alleged Student Conduct Code Violations; Discussion of the Need for Legal Services Related to Off Campus Housing

 

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​Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), February 6, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​​Overview of University Debt; Academic Units with Significant Financial Concerns; Benefits for Fellows; 2017 Economic Impact Study

Senate Research Committee (SRC), February 12, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Child Development Center Closure Update; CTSI Hub; GCC Research Priorities; Sample/Specimen Retention Policies for Retired PIs; Policy Review with the Office of Human Resources: Parental Leave and Postdoc Policy; Decline of Total Award Amounts (Annual Report)

​Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), February 20, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Discussion with Deans of Design, Education and Human Development, and Continuing Education; Organics Recycling Recap; Overview of Annual Financial Report; Superbowl Financial Transactions Related to the U of MN

Joint Meeting of the Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee (AHC SCC) and Academic Health Center Faculty Consultative Committee (AHC FCC), February 21, 2018
In these minutes: Health Sciences Education Center: How Faculty are Preparing to Use the New Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs); Update on AHC Survey and Report to the President; Discussion of Student Concerns over New AHC Social Media Policy

Senate Library Committee, February 28, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Faculty Communications on MyU and Other Outlets for Communications About Affordable Content; Discussion of the Specific Content that SLC Wants to Advance

Senate Research Committee (SRC), March 5, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​​Policy Review: Business Expense Policy, Hospitality and Other Special Expenses Policy; Policy Review: Equity and Access: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names and Pronouns; Required Reporting for Sexual Misconduct in Research; Current Postdocs at U/ how affected by change in salary floor

Senate Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), March 6, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​​​Social Media at the University of Minnesota; PeopleSoft

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​Student Senate, November 9, 2017 (minutes approved at March 1, 2018 Student Senate meeting)
In these minutes: ​​​Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Assembly/Association Updates; Student Senate/Student Senate Consultative Committee Chair Report; Discussion on Building Infrastructure Across the System; Expanding On-Campus Childcare Resolution

University/Faculty Senate, November 9, 2017 (minutes approved at March 1, 2018 University/Faculty Senate meeting)
In these minutes: ​​Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Clerk of the Senate Report: Electronic Vote Results; Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; University Senate Constitution Amendment; Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Report; President's Report; Questions to the President; Provost's Report; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Statement Regarding U of M Intercollegiate Athletics Department's Efforts on Sexual Misconduct and Harrassment; Sexual Misconduct Discussion; Amendments to Administrative Policies 

Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), January 18, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Office of Human Resources Policy Review; JFS Issues Update; Chair Report; Subcommittee Reports

Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC), February 16, 2018
In these minutes: ​Discussion About Laboratory Spaces Being Used as Offices or Meeting Spaces and the Potential Health Risks Posed to Students; Discussion of the Possible Revisions to the Board of Regents Student Code of Conduct; Approval of the Docket for March 1, 2018 Student Senate Meeting; Updates from SSCC Members]

 

 

 

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​Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), January 23, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​FY19 Cost Pool Review; Retirement Outlook and Readiness; Financial Implications for the University under a Trump Presidency; Board of Regents Policy Review: Endowment Fund

Social Concerns Committee, January 29, 2018
In these minutes: ​​Update on Organics Recycling Resolutions; Update on Sanctuary Campus Resolution; Discussion of the Closure of the Child Development Center; Update on the President and Provost’s Advisory Committee on University History; Discussion of the Proposed Changes to the Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code

Disabilities Issues Committee, January 31, 2018
In these minutes: ​Update from Rural Mental Health Care Disparity Working Group, Discussion of Accommodated Testing Space

Student Academic Integrity Committee (SAIC), February 7, 2018
In these minutes: Policy Review: Resolving Alleged Student Conduct Code Violations; Update on IACI Survey; Solicitation of Future Agenda Items from Committee Members; Discussion of the Disability Resource Center’s (DRC) Role and Accountability in Scholastic Dishonesty

Senate Committee on Student Affairs (SCSA), February 7, 2018
In these minutes: ​Student Affairs update (Twin Cities); Resolution: Measuring and Maintaining Adequate Campus Mental Health Services; Student Affairs Update (Morris)

Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), February 15, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​​Organics Recycling Resolutions; Civil Service Rep to University Recreation and Wellness Advisory Board; JFS Pain Points––Next Steps; Chairs Report; Subcommittee Reports; Child Development Center Closure

 

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​Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), December 14, 2017
In these minutes: ​​Discussion with Council of Graduate Students (COGS), Postdoctoral Association (PDA), Professional Student Government (PSG), and Minnesota Student Association Student Leaders; Brainstorm How to Move Forward the Grand Challenges Research Effort

Senate Library Committee, January 24, 2018
In these minutes: ​Review of Feedback and Vote on New Committee Charge; Suggestions for New Members or Leadership for the Library Committee for 2018-2019; Canvas Presentation and Discussion of Possible Recommendations, Resolutions, Action Items, or Requests; Discussion of February and March Meetings Focus

Senate Committee on Educational Policy (SCEP), January 24, 2018
In these minutes: ​Graduate School Strategic Plan; DACA/Immigration Effect on Graduate Education; Trends in International Recruitment; Action on Morris and Crookston Academic Calendars; Administrative Policy: Grading and Transcripts

P&A Consultative Committee (PACC), January 25, 2018
In these minutes: ​​​Chair’s Report; Consultation on Proposed New Parental Leave Policy; Subcommittee Reports; Discussion of Child Development Center Closing

Senate Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), February 6, 2018
In these minutes:​ ​Motivating/ Supporting the Use of New Technologies in Teaching; Motivating/Supporting the Use of New Technologies in Research; Agenda Items for April SCIT Meeting

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​Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC), December 7, 2017
In these minutes: ​​Employee Benefits Update; Wellbeing Metrics for 2016-2017 Program Year, and RedBrick Program Information; UPlan Pharmacy Program & Pharmacy Program Trend; Open Enrollment Participation Reports

Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), December 12, 2017
In these minutes: ​Endowments Status and Payout Rates; Board of Regents Agendas; Organics Recycling Resolutions from Social Concerns; University’s Strategy Around Naming of Buildings

Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC), January 25, 2018
In these minutes: ​Available Meditation Spaces System-Wide; Updates on Upcoming Crookston Support the U Day; Updates from SSCC Members

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