The Weekly Update

Friday, November 5, 2021

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

Senate Research Committee (SRC), September 13, 2021
In these minutes:
 PEAK Initiative; COVID-19 Update and How it Impacts the Research Mission; National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Updates on Harassment and University Response; Innovation Corridor and Corporate Engagement; 2021-22 SRC Topics

Student Senate, September 30, 2021
In these minutes:
 Administrative​ ​Response​ ​to​ ​Senate​ ​Actions​; Student​ ​Senate​ ​Nominating​ ​Subcommittee​ ​-​ ​Approval​ ​of​ ​Appointed​ ​Senators; Approval of the Minutes​ ​for​ Previous Student Senate​ ​Meetings; Assembly/Association​ ​Updates; Student​ ​Senate/Student​ ​Senate​ ​Consultative​ ​Committee​ ​Chair​ ​Report; Election of a System Campus Senator to the 2021-22; Update on the Twin Cities Master Plan; Update on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policies from Boynton Health; Resolution Concerning Caste-Based Discrimination

University Senate, September 30, 2021
In these minutes:
Tribute to Deceased Members of the University Community; Senator Responsibilities and Orientation; Approval of Minutes; President’s Report; Questions to the President; Provost’s Report; Questions to the Provost; Senate Consultative Committee Report; Motion to Suspend the Rules; Proposed New Administrative Policy: Discrimination

Faculty Senate, September 30, 2021
In these minutes: Approval of Minutes; Faculty Consultative Committee Report; Action on COVID-19 Vaccine Attestation Advisory Committee Proposal; Educational Policies 

Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs (SCFA), October 5, 2021
In these minutes:
 Updates from the Fixed Term Faculty and Instructors Task Force; Term Appointments and Academic Freedom Protections at the University; Faculty Vaccine Attestation Process

Special Faculty Senate, October 6, 2021
In these minutes:
 Resolution on Classroom Health and Safety under COVID-19

Special University Senate, October 6, 2021
In these minutes: Resolution on Classroom Health and Safety under COVID-19

 

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