Spring 2019 Semester Update
Recognizing Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance
This year’s recipients are Mia Boos, Emily Hoover, and Raymond Muno.
University Senate Governance Working for U
Faculty Consultative Committee; Student Senate Consultative Committee; Civil Service Consultative Committee; P&A Consultative Committee
A View from the Inside: "Advocating to Meet Basic Student Needs"
Catalina Anampa Castro, chair, Student Senate and Student Senate Consultative Committee
The Big Issues
Coach/Faculty Conversation, Disabilities Issues Resolution, Voter Registration, Gender Identity Policy
Faculty/University Senate Meeting Recaps
March 14, 2019; April 4, 2019; May 2, 2019
Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Senate Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), March 11, 2019
In these minutes: Learning Analytics and Student Data
Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC), March 29, 2019
In these minutes: SSCC Updates; Approval of Docket for April 4 Student Senate Meeting; Discussion on Student Advisory Council’s Food Insecurity Proclamation by Governor Walz
Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), April 4, 2019
In these minutes: Resolution on Education Around Best Practices for Disability Accommodations and Support for Students with Disabilities; Institute for Advanced Study Forums Summary; Discussion with President Kaler; Miscellaneous Committee Business
Student Senate, April 4, 2019
In these minutes: Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Policy Review: Amended Procedures for the Campus Committee on Student Behavior; Minutes for March 14, 2019; Assembly/Association Updates; Student Senate/Student Senate Consultative Committee Chair Report; Resolution on Education Around Best Practices for Disability Accommodations and Supporting Students with Disabilities; Update from the Senate Committee on Student Affairs (SCSA)
University/Faculty Senate, April 4, 2019
In these minutes: Administrative Response to University/Faculty Senate Actions; Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; Minutes for March 14, 2019; Faculty Consultative Committee Election Slate; Morris Calendar; Introduction to the Senate; Faculty Legislative Liasons Report; Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Report; President's Report; Questions to the President; Discussion of Proposed Administrative Policy: Equity and Access: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names, and Pronouns; Faculty Consultative Committee Letter to Governer Tim Walz; Faculty Consultative Committee Letter to the Board of Regents; Senate Research Committee Letter; Social Concerns Committee and Equity, Access, and Diversity Committee Statement
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Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Disabilities Issues, March 27, 2019
In these minutes: Discussion of Disability in 7.12s; Resolution on Professional Development on Best Practices for Disability Accommodations and Supporting Students with Disabilities; Use Cases for Diversity Data
Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC), March 28, 2019
In these minutes: Employee Benefits Update; Plan Review - RedBrick Health, including Virgin Pulse Introduction; Employee Comments - RedBrick Health & Overall Wellbeing Program; PPI Drug Changes
Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs (SCFA), April 9, 2019
In these minutes: Evaluation of Teaching; Women’s Faculty Cabinet Proposal - Developing A More Holistic Teaching Evaluation Process: Alternatives to the Student Rating of Teaching (SRT); Policy Consultation
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Social Concerns Committee, March 25, 2019
In these minutes: Update on Proposed Administrative Policy: Equity and Access: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names and Pronouns; Discussion of Draft Statement on the Board of Regents Meeting on March 8, 2019; Update on Carbon Pricing Forum
Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), March 28, 2019
In these minutes: Research & Technology Commercialization 2018 Annual Report; Bereavement Policy for Students; Closed Session; Legislative Liaison Update
SCFA Retirement Subcommittee, April 1, 2019
In these minutes: Recordkeeper Transition Update; Pre-Retirement Workshop Update
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Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (AF&T), February 22, 2019
In these minutes: Review of Draft Statement to Administration Regarding the Reproductive Services Fellowship Delay; Academic Personnel Plan Discussion; 7-12 Memo Discussion; Suspending Business with Huawei
Senate Committee on Educational Policy (SCEP), March 13, 2019
In these minutes: Call to Order and Updates; Action on the 2022-23 Morris Academic Calendar; Disabilities Issues Resolution; Action on Administrative Policies: Holds on Records and Registration and Withholding Diplomas and Official Transcripts from Students;Discussion of Priority Registration; Graduate Education Goals
Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), March 18, 2019
In these minutes: Chair-elect Announcement; Civil Service Rules, Constitution, Bylaws Working Group Update; 2022-23 Floating Holiday Approval; Establishing a Relationship with the Board of Regents: Discussion; Communications Strategies Discussion; Chairs Report; Subcommittee Reports
Equity, Access, and Diversity Committee (EAD), March 25, 2019
In these minutes: Office for Equity and Diversity Updates; Discussion of Draft Statement on the Board of Regents Meeting on March 8, 2019; Discussion with Members of the Task Force on Building Names and Institutional History
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Student Senate, March 14, 2019
In these minutes: Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Policy Review: Administrative Policy: Using Email as Official Student Communitication; Student Senate Nominating Subcommittee - Approval of Appointed Senators; Minutes for November 1, 2018; Assembly/Association Updates; Student Senate/Student Senate Consultative Committee Chair Report; Update on the President's Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct; Resolution to Institutionalize Voter Registration; Update on the Task Force on Building Names and Institutional History; Procedures for Election of 2018-19 Student Senate Officers and Committee Members; Election of One (1) Twin Cities Graduate/Professional Student Senator to the Student Senate Nominating Subcommittee
Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), March 14, 2019
In these minutes: FCC response to March 8, 2019 Board of Regents discussion concerning the Report of the Task Force on Building Names and Institutional History; Lactation Support Policy Resolution; Retirement Plan Changes; Discussion with President Kaler
University/Faculty Senate, March 14, 2019
In these minutes: Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; Minutes for November 1, 2018; 2022-23 Twin Cities/Rochester Academic Calendar; Approval of Faculty Senate Officers; Classroom Advisory Subcommittee Charge Revisions; Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Report; Introduction; Michael Goh, Vice President for Equity and Diversity; State of the University Address
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