Senate CouncilOctober 2, 20121:30 P.M. Room 102 Kern

Call to Order

--Please turn off cell phones and other devices that make noise

Joining us by video conference are Stephen Ross from Hershey and Zach Irwin and Rod Troester from Erie. Please keep your microphones muted unless you wish to speak.

Please identify yourselves when you speak

Approve Minutes

Announcements and Remarks

Faculty Advisory Committee meeting

Campus visits

Charges of Committees including Special Committees

External Matters

Senate Self-Study

Task Force on Student Research

Student Conduct Code

Announcements Cont.

Committees Still workingSpecial Committee on University Governance continues its work

Senate Council Task Force on Freeh Group Recommendations just getting started.

Advisory Council for Freeh Group Recommendation Implementation has just met

Remarks

Interim Provost Pangborn

Senate Officers

Others

Action Items

Constitutions:Berks

Nursing

Discussion Items

University Ombudsperson Deborah Atwater is here to present the 2011-12 report which was included in the Senate Council agenda. This report will be posted on the Ombudsperson website and included in the Senate agenda.

2. Councilor Comments

3. Vice Presidents’ and Vice Provosts’ Comments

Report of Grad Council Rep

Graduate Council minutes from the September 19 meeting are posted on the Graduate School website.

Comments by Carey Eckhardt?

Agenda Items for October 16 Senate Meeting

Forensic Business item entitled

Presentation of “Report Based on an Invitation from the President, Provost, and the Chair of the University Faculty Senate to Examine General Education, August

2012

Agenda Items, Cont.

Informational report from Faculty Benefits entitled Dependent Eligibility Verification Program?

Informational report from University Planning entitled University Budget and Strategic Planning Report

For information only—the two motions carried over from the last Senate meeting

Approval of Agenda

May I have a motion to approve the Senate Agenda for October 16, 2012?

Second?

All in favor, say aye.

Opposed, nay.

New Business