Agenda for Upcoming Senate Council Meeting of February 19 2013

The agenda for the Penn State Senate Council meeting scheduled for February 19, 2013 has been finalized. It is set out here.  

(Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2013)

The agenda includes consideration of a number of important informational reports.  In an effort to make our work more transparent I have included many of them here as well, or will posy them shortly.  It would be useful for stakeholders to read these before our meeting and send comments either via this post or directly to the Senate officers (www.senate.psu.edu ).

 

 

SENATE COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 – 1:30 p.m.
102 Kern Graduate Building

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 15, 2013

C. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMARKS

1. Chair Backer
2. Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Pangborn
3. Vice Presidents’ and Vice Provosts’ Comments
4. Senate Officers
5. Executive Director Youtz
6. Councilor Comments

D. ACTION ITEMS


College of the Liberal Arts proposal to change the name of the
Department of Labor Studies
and Employment Relations
[posted in ANGEL]


Harrisburg Constitution revision
[posted in ANGEL]

2013-14 CC&R Election

Reversing spring 2014 Senate meeting times. Follow-up to January 15 discussion.
Motion:

For the academic year 2013-14, the order of all Senate meetings scheduled for Spring term 2014 will be as follows: (a) Senate general meeting will be held in the morning commencing no later than 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 11:00 a.m. and (b) all committee meetings will be held in the afternoon, commencing no later than 1:30 p.m. and concluding no later than 3:30 p.m. absent consent of the members thereof to extend the time for either. Commonwealth and student caucuses would continue to meet at their customary times.

E. DISCUSSION ITEMS

F. REPORT OF GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR JANUARY 16

G. SENATE AGENDA ITEMS FOR MARCH 12, 2013

FORENSIC BUSINESS

LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

Intercollegiate Athletics
Revision to Senate Policy 67-00, Section 5(2) Athletic Schedules Monitoring Student-Athlete Time Absent from Class

Senate Self-Study Committee

Recommendations on Structure and Organization of the University Faculty Senate

ADVISORY/CONSULTATIVE REPORTS

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

Committees and Rules
Nominating Report for 2013-2014 Senate Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Standing Joint Committee on Tenure University Promotion and Tenure Review Committee

Senate Council

Nominating Committee Report for 2013-2014
Chair-Elect, Secretary, Faculty Advisory Committee to the President

Elections Commission
Roster of Senators by Voting Units for 2013-2014

Educational Equity and Campus Environment
Update on the Activities of the Commission for Women

External Matters Subcommittee
Mapping Public Higher Education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Faculty Affairs
Digital Measures Faculty Activity Reporting System

Faculty Tenure Rates: 2012-13 Annual Report

Faculty Benefits
2012-2013 Report on Faculty Salaries

Global Programs
Towards the Global Penn State – Progress Report

Special Committee on University Governance
Improving the Governance of Penn State, Revising the Structure of its Board of Trustees, and Furthering the Academic Mission of the University: Report and Recommendations of the Special Committee on University Governance

H. APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR MARCH 12, 2013

I. NEW BUSINESS

J. ADJOURNMENT