Senate Packet for April 16, 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) (29 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 April 2, 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)
    Instructions for accessing Nolij
  7. TIME CERTAIN: 4:15-4:30 PM – Open forum for the campus community (Procedures for Humboldt Academic Senate Open Forum)
  8. TIME CERTAIN: 4:45-5:00 PM - Resolution on Senate GEAR Reform Task Force (#34-12/13-EX) - First Reading
    GEAR PowerPoint presentation ; GEAR Handout (2 p.)
  9. Approval of Graduation Lists for Spring 2013
  10. Resolution on Suspension of the Campus Climate Committee (#31-12/13-Gold) - Second Reading
  11. Resolution on Legislation Requiring Humboldt to Accept Courses Delivered by Private Corporations (#32-12/13-EX) - Second Reading
  12. TIME CERTAIN: 5:00-5:30 PM - Resolution on Revision of the Humboldt Policy for the Protection of Human Subject in Research (#33-12/13-Gahtan) - First Reading
    Attachment: Proposed policy revision
  13. [Executive Session] – Discussion of University Senate Leadership

Summary of Actions Taken at the April 2, 2013 Meeting:

  • Resolution on Electronic Working Personnel Action Files (#25-12/13-FAC) (2nd Reading) - Passed unanimously; made an Emergency Item; to be forwarded to the General Faculty for a vote
  • Resolution on the Student Evaluations of Teaching in Low Enrollment Courses (#29-12/13-FAC) (2nd Reading) - Passed; forwarded as an Emergency Item to the President
  • Resolution on Course Numbering (#30-12/13-APC) (2nd Reading) - Passed unanimously
  • 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) (2nd Reading) - Passed; to be forwarded to the General Faculty for a vote
  • Resolution on Amendment to General Faculty Constitution Regarding the Election of the General Faculty and Senate Officers (#24-12/13-CBC) (2nd Reading) - Passed; to be forwarded to the General Faculty for a vote

Other Senate materials: