Apr 15, 2019BoardMeeting
BoardBishop's University Senate Minutes
The Senate meeting covered various academic and administrative items, including the welcoming of new student leadership and updates on convocation planning, lecture series, and the library project. Business arising involved defining the mechanism for creating new academic departments and finalizing the wording for an Abenaki land acknowledgement. The Senate discussed promoting second-language education across programs and reviewed reports from the Senate Research Committee and the Senate Program Academic Review Committee. Additionally, committee appointments were approved, updates on strategic hires and enrollment were presented, and recommendations regarding new course creations and modifications were reviewed.