May 2023 Senate Agenda

Establish a Quorum

• 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 April 18, 2023.

Remarks and Announcements

• AU Senate Chair: Mark Carpenter

• AU Interim-Provost: Vini Nathan

Information Items

• Senate Committee Report: Ad Hoc Audit Committee for Post-Tenure Review

  • Presenter: Bart Prorok, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

  • Non-Tenure Track Review Report (pdf)

Action Items

• 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 April Senate Meeting)

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

  • FHB Proposed Changes P&T (pdf)

  • There are six substantive changes (presented during the April Senate Meeting) to be voted on during the May meeting (see link to proposed changes).
    Presenter: Mitchell Brown, Chair, Senate Faculty Handbook Review Committee.

Pending Items

• Proposal to Create NTTF Teaching Professorships

  • Presenter: Ash Curtiss, NTTF Committee Chair and Senior Lecturer

  • Proposed NTTF Teaching Professor Presentation (pdf)

  • Proposal on Teaching Professorship (pdf)

New Business and Adjournment

Mark Carpenter, Senate Chair