Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, November 16, 2020

4:00 - 5:30 PM on Teams

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Agenda

4:00

1.  Faculty Senate President’s Welcome Remarks – Thomas Chittenden [5 min]

  • Admissions Policy Extension Motion from the Student Affairs Committee
  • Leadership Transition       

4:05

2.     Consent Agenda (vote) [3 min]

·      Minutes of the 10/19/20 Faculty Senate Meeting

·      Curricular Affairs Report Out (no vote required)

4:08

3.     General Education – Pablo Bose (vote) [10 min]

Note: 4 categories that total 9 credits are being considered for Faculty Senate vote at this meeting, including: 

  • Core Skills
    • QD - Quantitative and Data Literacy (3 credits)
    • WIL 2 - Writing and Information Literacy Tier 2 or OC - Oral Communication (3 credits)
  • Common Ground Values
    • GC - Clobal Citizenship (3 credits)

4:18

4.   Re-Org Preliminary Report - Dean Jenemann [30 min]

4:48

5.     Faculty of Color Resolution - Faculty of Color Group (vote) [20 min]

5:08

6.     Resolution supporting the UVM Libraries in their negotiations with Elsevier - Meredith Niles, Jennifer Sisk & Mary Cushman (vote) [20 min]

Elsevier Resolution and FAQs

5:28

7.     New Business [2 min]

5:30

8.     Adjourn