Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, February 1, 2021

4:00 - 5:30 PM on MS Teams

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Here is the link to the Faculty Senate February 1, 2021 Meeting on Teams: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

Here is the dial-in option (not recommeded for senators) - Dial-in participants will not have access to voting forms): +1 802-489-6040 United States, Burlington (toll) Conference ID: 411 863 459#

Agenda

4:00

1.Faculty Senate President’s Welcome Remarks – Chris Burns [10 min]

·      Call for Nominations for Member at Large for Executive Council

·      Comprehensive Bylaws Review Committee Report 

4:10

2.     Consent Agenda (vote) [5 min]

·      Minutes of the 12/14/20 Faculty Senate Meeting

·      Curricular Affairs

a.     No-Contest Deactivation MS in Athletic Training (GC/CNHS)

b.     Name Change PhD in Bioengineering (GC/CEMS/LCOM)

c.     No-Contest Termination MS in Bioengineering (GC/CEMS/LCOM)

4:15

3.     Conferral of Degrees (vote) [5 min]

4:20

4.     Faculty of Color Retention Resolution (vote) [30 min]

4:50

5.     Child Care Working Group Update [25 min] - Rocki-Lee DeWitt

5:15

6.     Academic Freedom Policy [10 min] - Mary Cushman, Chair of the Research, Scholarship and the Creative Arts Committee

5:25

7.  New Business [5 min]

5:30

8.   Adjourn