Senate Packet for March 12, 2013

University Senate packet materials are available in electronic form on the Friday prior to the next scheduled meeting.

Agenda (PDF) for printing

Senate Packet (PDF) (56 p.) - For ease of printing the entire packet, this PDF includes all documents listed below;

  1. Announcement of Proxies
  2. Approval of and Adoption of Agenda
  3. Approval of Draft Minutes from the Meeting of February 26, 2013
  4. Reports, Announcements, and Communications of the Chair
  5. Reports of Standing Committees, Statewide Senators, and Ex-officio Members
    Written Reports
  6. Consent Calendar from the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) - No items.
  7. TIME CERTAIN: 4:15-4:30 PM – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt Academic Senate Open Forum)
  8. Approval of Academic Calendar 2014-2015
    Draft Calendar ; Calendar Norms and Definitions
  9. Resolution on Change to Policy on Second Bachelor’s Degree (#22-12/13-APC) – Second Reading ; Attachment
  10. Resolution on Amending the University Senate Bylaws and Rules of Procedure (#26-12/13-CBC) – Second Reading ; Attachment ; Current Senate Bylaws
  11. Resolution on the Pilot of Electronic Anonymous Student Evaluations of Teaching (#27-12/13-FAC) – Second Reading
  12. Resolution on Electronic Working Personnel Action Files (#25-12/13-FAC) – First Reading
  13. Feedback on First Year Seminar Proposal from the First Year Experience Task Force ; Attachment
  14. Resolution on the Student Evaluations of Teaching in Low Enrollment Courses (#29-12/13-FAC) – First Reading
  15. Resolution on Course Numbering (#30-12/13-APC) – First Reading ; Attachment

    TIME CERTAIN: 5:29 PM - Faculty Session
  16. Resolution on Amendment to General Faculty Constitution Regarding the Election of the General Faculty and Senate Officers (#24-12/13-CBC) – First Reading
  17. Resolution on Amendments to General Faculty Constitution Regarding Eligibility and Term Limits for the Position of General Faculty Representative to the Statewide Senate (#23-12/13-EX) – First Reading

Summary of Actions Taken at the February 26, 2013 Meeting:

  • M/S/U that the University Senate forward the recommendations of the Faculty Awards Committee for the Humboldt 2012/13 Distinguished Faculty Awards to President Richmond
  • Resolution Requesting Partial Extension of the Deadline for Curricular Revision of Programs Requiring 121-129 Units (#28-12/13-EX) (2nd Reading Waived) – Passed without dissent; forwarded as an Emergency Item.
  • Resolution on Addendum to Existing Policy on Academic Probation (#21-12/13-APC) – Second Reading – Passed Unanimously.

Other Senate materials: