Senate Packet for April 10, 2012

Academic Senate packets are sent via campus mail to all members of the Senate and others by request, the Friday prior to the next scheduled meeting.

Agenda (.pdf) for printing

  • Announcement of Proxies
  • Approval of and Adoption of Agenda
  • Approval of Minutes from the Meeting of March 27, 2012
  • Reports, Announcements, and Communications of the Chair
  • Reports of Standing Committees, Statewide Senators, and Ex-officio Members
    Written Reports
  • Consent Calendar from the Integrated Curriculum Committee (ICC) - No items
  • TIME CERTAIN: 4:15-4:30 – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt Academic Senate Open Forum)

OLD BUSINESS

  • Resolution on the Delegation of Authority for the Interpretation of the General Faculty Constitution (#29-11/12-Constitution & Bylaws Committee) –2nd Reading
  • Resolution on Academic Program Discontinuance Procedure (#31-11/12-APC) – 2nd Reading
    Attachment 1 - Discontinuance Procedure
    Attachment 2 - Flow Chart for Discontinuance Procedure

NEW BUSINESS

  • Resolution on Revision of the ICC Constitution (#35-11/12-ICC) - First Reading
    Attachment: Proposed Revision to ICC Constitution
  • Resolution on Guidelines for Approving New Degree and Credential Programs at Humboldt (#36-11/12-ICC) - First Reading
    Attachment: Proposed Guidelines
  • Resolution on Revision of Appendix J: Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures for Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (#37-11/12-FAC) - First Reading
    Attachment #1: Proposed Revision to Appendix J w/changes marked
    Attachment #2: Proposed Revision to Appendix J w/changes accepted
    Attachment #3: Memo from UFPC to Provost Snyder (3/4/11)
    Attachment #4: Report from Senate Task Force (12/5/11)

Summary of Action Taken at the Meeting on March 27, 2012:

  • Resolution on the Humboldt Policy on the Voluntary Reassignment of Faculty (#20-11/12-FAC) -2nd Reading - Passed Unanimously
    Attachment: Policy on the Voluntary Reassignment of Faculty
  • Resolution on Humboldt Policy on Field Trips (#21-11/12-APC) -2nd Reading
    Attachment: Humboldt Policy on Field Trips - Passed Unanimously
  • Resolution on Humboldt Policy on Internships (#22-11/12-APC) -2nd Reading
    Attachment: Humboldt Policy on Internships - Passed Unanimously
  • Resolution on Policy Regarding Graduate Program Culminating Experience Requirements (#23-11/12-APC) - 2nd Reading - Passed Unanimously
    Attachment
  • Resolution on the Open Forum (#24-11/12-APC) - 2nd Reading - Failed
  • Resolution on Amendments Process for the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of the University Senate (#25-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading - Passed Unanimously
  • Resolution on Amendments Process for the Constitution of the University Senate (#26-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading - Postponed; forwarded to SenEx
  • Resolution to Amend Section 4.0 “Proxies” of the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of the University Senate (#27-11/12-Constitution and Bylaws Committee) – 2nd Reading - Passed Unanimously
  • Resolution to Establish a Stand-Alone Major: B.S. in Marine Biology (#34-11/12-ICC) - Passed Unanimously

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