AU Senate Agenda

Agenda

03/14/2023 | Via Zoom | 3:30 PM

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

Establish a Quorum

  • All senators present 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 (and backed up by monitoring of zoom records).

  • Approval of minutes for the Senate meeting of February 21, 2023.

Remarks and Announcements

  • AU Senate Chair: Mark Carpenter

  • AU President: Christopher B. Roberts

  • AU Interim-Provost: Vini Nathan

Action Items

  • Vote on Rules Committee Nominations to replace the three senators rotating off the Rules Committee*. Terms begin in August 2023. 

    • Presenter: L. Octavia Tripp, Senate Secretary.

    • Five nominations were taken from the floor during the February Senate meeting. One nominee withdrew, so the vote will be on four candidates (see bios). Senate will vote in 3 out of the 4 nominees.

Pending Items

  • Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook

    • Presenter: Mitchell Brown, Chair, Senate Faculty Handbook Review Committee.

    • Proposed FHB Changes (pdf)

New Business

Mark Carpenter, Senate Chair

Adjournment

Mark Carpenter, Senate Chair

*Restrictions on Rules Committee Membership: Elected members shall serve two-year staggered terms. Election of members to two-year terms shall be held by secret ballot at each March meeting of the Senate. Candidates who receive a majority vote shall be elected and their appointment shall become effective the following August. Nominations shall be made from the floor at the Senate's February meeting. Information about candidates shall be distributed to all Senators with the agenda for the March meeting. All members of the committee must be members of the Senate at the time of their election.