2016-2017 Senate Proposals and Reports

Senate

Proposal or Report	Date Received in Senate Office	Committee Referral	Senate Floor Introduction	Senate Result	Administrative Response
Proposal 1-17: Proposed Revisions to Senate Procedures 507.1.1, "Procedure to Enhance Confidentiality and Anonymity in Department Chairs/School Deans Review Surveys and Balloting"	10-03-16	Administrative Policy	10-05-16	Senate rejected proposal 10-19-16	none needed
Proposal 2-17: Proposed Revisions to Senate Procedures 506.1.1, "Evaluation Procedures for Department Chairs and School Deans"	10-03-16	Administrative Policy	10-05-16	Senate substituted this proposal with Proposal 3-17 10-19-16	none needed
Proposal 3-17: Amendment to Senate Procedures 506.1.1, "Evaluation Procedures for Department Chairs and School Deans"	10-03-16	Administrative Policy	10-19-16	Senate approved proposal 11-02-16 Senate approved the Administration's editorial changes 02-01-17	Approved by Administration pending editorial changes 01-20-17
Proposal 4-17: Proposed Revisions to Senate Procedures 502.1.1, "Review and Reappointment of Deans of Colleges"	10-11-16	Administrative Policy	10-19-16	Senate split proposal in two 11-02-16 Senate amended proposal 11-16-16 Senate approved proposal 01-18-17	Approved by Administration 01-30-17
Proposal 05-17: Proposed Amendment to Senate Procedures 502.1.1, "Review and Reappointment of Deans of Colleges"	11-02-16	Administrative Policy	11-02-16	Senate approved proposal 11-16-16 Senate approved edits 03-01-17	Approved by Administration pending acceptance of edits 02-03-17
Proposal 06-17: Proposal to shelve the Interdisciplinary Minor in Remote Sensing	11-10-16	Curricular Policy	11-16-16	Senate approved proposal 12-07-16	Approved by Administration 01-30-17
Proposal 07-17: A Proposal to Establish a Concentration in Electric Power Engineering as part of the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering	01-12-17	Curricular Policy	01-18-17	Senate Approved Proposal 02-01-17	Approved by Administration 02-15-17
Senate Resolution on laptop requirement	01-18-17	Senator Saeid Nooshabadi	01-18-17	Senate Approved Resolution 01-18-17	None needed
Proposal 08-17: Proposed Laptop Requirement for Students in Engineering Fundamentals First-Year Courses	01-25-17	Academic & Instructional Policy	02-01-17	Senate Approved Proposal 02-01-17	Approved by Administration 02-23-17
Proposal 09-17: Proposed Revisions to Board of Trustees Policy 6.4	01-25-17	Academic & Instructional Policy	1-24-18	Senate Approved Proposal 2-7-18 Senate Approved Modified Proposal 4-11-18	Approved by Administration 4-20-18
Proposal 10-17: Resolution in Support of our International Colleagues and Students	02-01-17	Sent directly to Senate by Stefaan DeWinter	02-01-17	Senate approved proposal 02-01-17	Acknowledged by Administration 02-09-17
Proposal 11-17: Proposal for a Minor in Naval Systems Engineering	02-07-17	Curricular Policy	03-01-17	Senate Approved Proposal 03-22-17	Approved by Administration 04-05-17
Proposal 12-17: Undergraduate Minor Program Proposal Bioethics Minor	02-07-17	Curricular Policy	02-15-17	Senate approved proposal 03-01-17	Approved by Administration 03-13-17
Proposal 13-17: Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program in Integrative Physiology	02-07-17	Curricular Policy	02-15-17	Senate approved proposal 03-01-17	Approved by Administration 03-13-17 Approved by the state 6-8-17
Proposal 14-17: Graduate Certificate in Automotive Systems and Controls	02-09-17	Curricular Policy	03-16-17	Senate Approved 04-05-17	Approved by Administration 04-19-17
Proposal 15-17: Amending Senate Procedure 803.1.1 Search Procedures for Dean of the Graduate School	02-21-17	Administrative Policy	03-01-17	Senate Approved Proposal 03-22-17	Approved by Administration 05-22-17
Proposal 16-17: Amending Senate Procedure 801.1.1 Search Procedure for University Administrators	02-21-17	Administrative Policy	03-01-17	Senate Amended Proposal 03-22-17 Senate Approved Amendment 04-05-17
Proposal 17-17: Faculty Distinguished Service Award	02-22-17	Administrative Policy	Time Expired to Present	Reassigned a new Proposal number (17-18)
Proposal 18-17: Online Course Examination Policies and Procedures (Amended 03-15-17) (Amended 3-16-17)	02-22-17	Academic and Instructional Policy	03-01-17	Senate Approved Proposal 03-22-17	Approved by Administration 04-05-17
Proposal 19-17: Revisions to the Senate Constitution	02-27-17	Constitution and Bylaw Ad Hoc Committee	03-01-17	Senate Approved Proposal 04-05-17 Referendum 04-12-17 Of the 1078 constituents 445 responded with 311 approve, 26 reject, 108 abstain	Administrative Approval Approved by the Board of Trustees 10-20-17
Proposal 20-17: Proposal to Modify Senate Policy 413.1: Accelerated Master's Program (Amended 03-22-17)	03-15-17	Curricular Policy	03-22-17	Approved by Senate 04-05-17	Approved by Administration 04-19-17
Proposal 21-17: Academic Calendar 2018-19 and Provisional Calendar 2019-20	03-17-17	Academic and Instructional Policy	03-22-17	Approved by Senate 04-05-17	Approved by Administration 04-25-17
Proposal 22-17: Revisions to the Bylaws	03-31-17	Ad-Hoc Constitution and Bylaws Committee	04-05-17	Approved by Senate 04-19-17
Proposal 23-17: Proposed Changes to Faculty Handbook Section 1.5.5 Non-Tenure Track Academic Rank Definitions	04-03-17	Academic and Instructional Policy	1-24-18	Senate Approved Proposal 2-7-18 Senate Approved Modified Proposal 4-11-18	Approved by Administration 4-20-18

Department Charters	Date Received	Place Received	Administration Results
Biomedical Engineering	10-27-16	Provost Office	Approved by Administration 01-31-17

Reports/Presentations	Date	Committee/Presenter
Campus Civility and Inclusivity Working Statement	09-21-16	Ann Kitalong-Will, Steering Committee Chair
Report of Senate Activities 2013-2016	10-03-16	Submitted by President Marty Thompson for use in the Senate Self Evaluation
Observations of a Changing Educational Environment: Opportunities for Senate Leadership	10-05-16	Mike Meyer. Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Committee on Academic Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment (CATPR) Annual Report	10-19-16	Paul Bergstrom, Committee Chair
Results of Senate Evaluation	11-02-16	Shane Mueller, Administrative Policy Committee
Parental Leave	11-16-16	Ellen Horsch, VP for Administration
Mid-Year Base Budget Adjustment Allocations	11-16-16	Jacqueline Huntoon, Provost & VP for Academic Affairs
Finance & Institutional Planning Committee Report on Senate Budget	11-16-16	Stefaan DeWinter, Chair
Ad-Hoc Textbook Committee Proposal	11-16-16	W. Charles Kerfoot, Research Policy Chair
IT Committee Report	12-07-16	Cayce Will, Chair
Sustainability and Recycling	01-18-17	Jay Meldrum, Executive Director
Library Annual Update	02-01-17	Ellen Marks, Director
Cyber Security Update	02-15-17	Yu Cai
Preliminary Results of the President's Evaluation	02-15-17	Saeid Nooshabadi, Administrative Policy Committee Chair
Summary Results of President's Evaluation	03-01-17	Shane Mueller
Summary of 2016 Employee Benefits Survey Full Report of 2016 Employee Benefits Survey	03-22-17	Jake Guter, Co-Chair Fringe Benefits Committee
Finance and Institutional Planning Committee Budget Report	04-05-17	Stefaan DeWinter, Chair
Presentation on Proposal 22-17	04-05-17	Robert Froese, Chair Ad- Hoc Constitution Committee
Accelerated Master's Program	04-05-17	Pushpa Murthy, Associate Provost and Graduate School Dean
Memo to the Board of Trustees	04-19-17	Martin Thompson, Senate President
IT Presentation	04-19-17	Cayce Will, Chair IT Committee