April 2023 Senate Agenda

AU Senate Agenda

Meeting will open 15 minutes prior. Feel free to join early.

All senators in attendance must participate in the canvas quorum poll (this is equivalent to the sign-in sheet during in-person meetings). Attendance records will be based on this poll.
Approval of minutes for the Senate meeting of March 14, 2023.

Vote on Senate Committee Rotations/Replacement Nominees
- Presenter: Octavia Tripp, Senate Secretary and Rules Committee Chair
- Senate Committees Nominees for New Rotations and Replacement of Vacancies (pdf)
Vote on Changes to the Faculty Handbook (Proposed in March Senate Meeting)
- Presenter: Mitchell Brown, Chair, Senate Faculty Handbook Review Committee
- Proposed Changes - Retention Committee (pdf)
- There are four substantive changes (presented during the March Senate Meeting) to be voted on during this meeting (see link to proposed changes). A two-thirds majority on the retention committee membership vote of the whole Senate is required for each proposal to pass. Therefore, attendance at the April meeting is required. The other three items only require a majority vote.

Senate Committee Report: Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF)
- Presenter: Ash Curtiss, NTTF Committee Chair and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Non-Tenure Track Faculty Update (pdf)
Public Access to Senate Committee Reports
- Presenter: Mark Carpenter, Senate Chair
- Point of information during Spring 2023 Faculty meeting.
Solicitation of a Parliamentarian for the 2023/2024 School Year
- Presenter: Lisa Kensler, Chair-Elect
- Please contact Lisa Kensler (lisakensler@auburn.edu) regarding your interest in serving by May 1, 2023. This position carries a $6000 stipend/academic year from the Provost’s Office.

More Proposed Changes to the P&T Section of the Faculty Handbook
- Presenter: Mitchell Brown, Chair, Senate Faculty Handbook Review Committee
- Proposed Changes to P&T Section of FHB (pdf)

Mark Carpenter, Senate Chair