03.19.24 Senate Agenda

Establish a Quorum

Approval of the Senate meeting minutes from February 20, 2024.

Remarks and Announcements

• University Senate Chair: Lisa Kensler

• University Senate Secretary: Linda Gibson-Young

• President: Christopher Roberts

• Provost: Vini Nathan

Action Items

• Motion re: Accept report and recommendation from AU RISE (ad hoc Senate committee for Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability, and Engagement)
  Presenter: Hollie Cost, Eve Brantley

  • AU RISE Presentation (pdf)

  • White Paper (pdf)

  • Proposed Committee Structure (pdf)

• Vote re: Rules Committee Nominees (Debate, Vote)
  Presenter: Linda Gibson-Young

  • Rules Committee nominees (pdf)

• Vote re: Senate Committee Membership (Nominations from Rules Committee)
  Presenter: Linda Gibson-Young

  • Senate Committees replacement membership (pdf)

Committee Reports

• Salary Study from Faculty Salaries & Welfare Committee
  Presenter: Duha Tore Altindag, Joseph Majdalani, Michael Stern

  • (Report follows motion passed in November 2023: The Senate Requests that the Faculty Salary & Welfare Committee broadly investigate the raises and increases in compensation for administrators and staff versus the faculty compensation overall and present at a future Senate Meeting.)

  • Report (pdf)

  • Salary Study Slide Presentation (pdf)

• Faculty Handbook
  Presenter: Mitchell Brown

  • Proposed FHB changes re: Hiring Guidelines (pdf)

  • Proposed FHB changes re: College P&T Committee Guidelines (pdf)

Information Items

• AU Student Counseling & Psychological Services
  Presenters: Joeleen Cooper Bhatia, Associate Director

  • Slide Presentation (pdf)

New Business

Lisa Kensler, Senate Chair

Adjournment

Lisa Kensler, Senate Chair