AU Steering Minutes

Senate Steering Meeting

02/13/2024 | 107 Samford | 3:30 PM

Attendance

Present: Lisa Kensler (Chair), Linda Gibson-Young (Secretary), Jaena Alabi (Secretary-elect), Laura Kloberg (Admin Asst), Lori Eckhardt (Chair elect), Robert Cochran, J Brian Anderson, Evelyn Hunter; Mark Carpenter (Past Chair)

Absent: Vini Nathan (Provost); L. Octavia Tripp; Allison Batts (Parliamentarian)

Guests: Dan Svyantek (Nominating Committee); Hollie Cost (ad hoc committee on Sustainability); Eve Brantley (ad hoc committee on Sustainability); Kerry Inger (Strategic Planning Co-Chair); Hari Narayanan (Strategic Plan Co-Chair)

Minutes

  • Steering Minutes from January 16, 2024. Approved unanimously as posted.

  • Reviewing Draft Senate Agenda for February 20, 2024.

Information Items

Strategic Plan Update

Presented by Strategic Planning Committee Co-chairs Kerry Inger and Hari Narayanan.

  • Team has completed Strategic Planning Listening Sessions (60+ hours), White Paper Submissions (n = 33), and Survey responses (n = 1100+, closes March 1, 2024). Will place last on the agenda, so time remaining may allow for questions/answers.

Committee Reports

Nominating Committee Chair Report

Presented by Dan Syvantek.

  • Candidates:

    • Chair-elect: Luke Oeding (COSAM); Virginia Davis (COE)

    • Secretary-elect: David Lucscko (CLA); Rachel Prado (COSAM).

Sustainability Presentation from Ad Hoc Committee

Presented by Ad Hoc Committee Co-chairs, Hollie Cost and Eve Brantley.

  • Senate Chair identified ad hoc committee with 13 members in August 2023. Handouts accompanying presentation: White paper (also submitted to the Strategic Planning process, and Proposed Senate Committee. Will present committee report with motion to accept report and create a new Senate Committee for Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability and Engagement (AU RISE).

New Business

  • Senate Steering practiced voting process for University Faculty elections (chair-elect/secretary-elect) scheduled for March, with results announced at the Faculty Meeting on March 26. Few areas to tweak prior to release in March.

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.