Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
The meeting addressed several significant items, including a proposal to change the meeting format to hybrid for the upcoming year and welcoming new senators. Committee reports involved several motions related to by-laws, such as renaming the Student Activities Committee to the Campus Engagement Committee, making the Facilities Committee a standing committee, updating nomenclature regarding the College of Nursing, redefining the title from Full-Time Lecturer to Teaching Professor, codifying the election of the Associate Representative to the Board of Trustees, and modifying the Secretary's role. The Facilities Committee is working to establish sub-committees focused on teaching space, research, infrastructure, and safety, with listening sessions planned. Unfinished business involved the second reading and eventual approval of changes related to the Fresh Start Policy (formerly Grade Amnesty Policy). New business included discussion of upcoming commencement, a joint statement with the Faculty Federation, the establishment of an ad hoc Committee on First Year Grading, and the awarding of Professor Emeriti status. The Provost provided an update on current undergraduate and graduate enrollment numbers.