Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
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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Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), February 1, 2018
In these minutes: Conversation with Gopher Athletics Director Mark Coyle; Discussion regarding FCC Membership and Structure
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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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The Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC) is in the process of revising the Civil Service Employment Rules. Two public hearings will be held in order to hear constituent feedback on the proposed revisions. The hearings will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2018, in 300 Morrill Hall, or by video or phone conference.
If you would like to participate by video conference, use this link at the time of the meeting: http://z.umn.edu/300morrill.
To connect via conference call, please call 855-693-0288 and enter conference ID 649243411.
View the proposed revisions here.