Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Senate Committee on Finance and Planning (SCFP), October 16, 2018
In these minutes: Childcare Update; Financial Implications of the Federal Tax Reform; Retirement Plan Updates; Twin Cities Undergraduate Non-Resident/ Non-Reciprocity Tuition Update
Senate Library Committee (SLC), October 17, 2018
In these minutes: University Senate Overview; Review of Affordable Content Statement; Goals for 2018-19
Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), October 18, 2018
In these minutes: Senate Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT) Update; At-large Name Change to “Administrative and Central Services” and vote; Presidential Search update; Report on HR Projects Regarding CSCC; Joint Compensation Commission Resolution Discussion and Vote; Chairs Report; Subcommittee Reports; Update on Optional Retirement Plan Administrator
Senate Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT), October 22, 2018
In these minutes: Works Overview; Experts@Minnesota Overview; Other Business
Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (AF&T), November 2, 2018
In these minutes: Reaffirm Vote to Close Meeting; Discussion of Delayed Reproductive Services Fellowship
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Generation Z Comes to College
In this session, you will learn about the current research on our emerging new generation of college students. You will have the opportunity to share your observations and ideas as well as discuss how the characteristics of Gen Z students may affect our practices. How are they similar to and different from the Millennial Generation? How might we best promote their success in college?
Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
P&A Senate, October 12, 2018
In these minutes: P&A Consultative Committee Report; Subcommittee Reports; Civil Service Senate Report; Student Senate Report; P&A Senate Involvement in the Presidential Search; Update on Child Development Center; Discussion on Ethical Compensation
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Feature: 2019 State Legislature Watch
2019 promises to be another interesting year in the Minnesota legislature. The University of Minnesota community will be especially interested in the University’s biennial budget request, a capital request, and selection of new regents.
In October 2018, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved the University’s biennial budget request and a capital request to the State of Minnesota for the 2019 legislative session. Both requests focus on the University’s core needs in order to maintain excellence and positive impact across the state.
Biennial Budget Request
The University’s biennial budget request totals $30 million in fiscal year 2020 and $27 million in fiscal year 2021 for core mission activities. This reflects a 6.7% increase in base funding from 2018-19 biennium. The requested funds will allow the University to continue serving the state through research, outreach, and the advancement of Minnesota's skilled workforce. This entire request is focused on the core missions of the University with special emphasis on maintaining our excellence through investments in our students, faculty, and staff.
Capital Request
The University’s capital request focuses on funds to be used for facilities improvements and includes a request for $200 million in Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) funds. These dollars will preserve and maintain existing laboratories, research centers, classrooms and outreach spaces across Minnesota. Projects fall into four categories: health, safety, and accessibility; building systems; utility infrastructure; and energy efficiency. The capital request also includes $28 million for the Child Development building replacement on the Twin Cities campus and $4.3 million for the renovation of A.B. Anderson Hall on the Duluth campus.
The president and regents feel these requests are reasonable, sustainable, and strategic to allow the University to maintain high quality faculty and staff, repair critical facility and technology needs, support unit specific needs, and support statewide initiatives.
As employees and students, we can help this happen by encouraging our lawmakers to support this request. State funding represents 17% of the University’s budget and supports our everyday activities. In recent years state support has dwindled, putting added pressure on the University to identify alternate sources of revenue. Without an increased investment from the state for core operations, the Board of Regents will face difficult choices in the year ahead.
Additionally, four of the current regents will reach the end of their current terms in 2019. It is rare for regents to serve more than two terms (each term is six years) which means at least two of these seats are expected to have new occupants in 2019. The positions to be filled include one student at-large position, two at-large positions, and one fifth congressional district position. The Regent Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC) was established by the Minnesota State legislature and is responsible for recruiting, screening and recommending regent candidates to the legislature for election. From the pool of applicants, the RCAC will invite selected candidates for public interviews in early January 2019, and then will submit finalists to the Joint Legislative Committee. The Joint Committee, in turn, makes recommendations of candidates for final approval by a Joint Convention of the legislature. The Joint Convention will then elect regents to fill the vacancies. The application deadline is Friday, November 30, 2018.
The 2019 Minnesota legislature will convene on January 8, 2019, and end no later than May 20, 2019. Starting in January, keep track of updates at the Government and Community Relations website, follow Government Relations and the P&A Senate on Twitter, and sign up for action alerts from UMN Advocates.
Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Equity, Access, and Diversity Committee (EAD), September 24, 2018
In these minutes: Committee Orientation; Committee Discussion of Proposed Administrative Policy: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names, and Pronouns; Lactation Support
Social Concerns Committee, September 24, 2018
In these minutes: Committee Orientation; Chair’s Updates; Framework for Issues; Outreach and Engagement Plan; New Business
University/Faculty Senate, October 4, 2018
In these minutes: Administrative Response to Senate Actions; Clerk of the Senate Report: Electronic Vote Results; Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; Minutes for May 3, 2018; Faculty Senate Constitution Ammendment; University Senate Constitution Amendments; University Senate Bylaw Amendments; Faculty/Senate Consultative Committee Report; Board of Regents Policy: Research Involving Human Subjects; Senator Responsibilities; Presidential Search Discussion
Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (AF&T), October 5, 2018
In these minutes: Administrative Policy: Faculty Development Leaves; Discussion of the Reproductive Services Fellowship
Senate Research Committee (SRC), October 8, 2018
In these minutes: Presidential Search Update; Public Engagement Council Update; International Students on Campus; Policy Review: Relocating Employees; Policy Review: Traveling on University Business Policy for Faculty and Staff to Request Reimbursement for Certain Expenses Related to Dependent Care; Policy Review: Education in the Responsible Conduct of Sponsored Research and Grants Management; Sexual Misconduct Reporting for NSF/ NIH; Priorities for the SRC for 2018-2019
Senate Committee on Student Affairs (SCSA), October 17, 2018
In these minutes: Update on Federal Law Changes with an Emphasis on Immigration; Discussion of the Bias Response and Referral Network (BRRN) Year-Two Report; Overview of the Disability Resource Center (DRC)
Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee (AHC SCC), October 17, 2018
In these minutes: Senate Orientation and Overview; Overview of AHC Re-Organization and Health System Integration; Solicitation of Committee Topics for the Year
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Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Student Academic Integrity Committee (SAIC), October 10, 2018
In these minutes: College Review - University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) School of Fine Arts; College Review - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS); Campus Committee on Student Behavior (CCSB) Overview
Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC), October 12, 2018
In these minutes: SSCC Updates; Debrief about Student Senate Retreat; Discussion of Docket for November 1, 2018 Student Senate Meeting
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