3:30 P.M. University Center

SENATE MEETING

3:30 P.M. UNIVERSITY CENTER

SHILOH ROOM

Louis Gross, PresidentOtis Stephens, Parliamentarian

Suzanne Kurth, Secretary to the SenateDavid Patterson, President-Elect

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Establishment of Quorum (S. Kurth)

Senate President's Report (L. Gross)

Chancellor's Report (L. Crabtree)

Provost's Report (R. Holub)

University Faculty Council Report (C. White)

MINUTES

Faculty Senate Meeting, November 20, 2006 (for approval)

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting, January 22, 2007 (information item)

MINUTES POSTED ELECTRONICALLY

Minutes from the Graduate Council of November 16, 2006, were distributed to Senators electronically prior to the meeting.

Implementation of these minutes takes place after approval of the Faculty Senate.

Resolution from Information Technology Committee regarding use of Social Security Numbers(attached). The Executive

Committeediscussed and voted its support for this resolution at its January 22, 2007 meeting.

NEW BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Item 1: Approval of Proposed Faculty Senate and Executive Committee Meeting Dates for 2007-2008

Item 2: The following amendment to the Faculty Senate Bylaws comes to the Senate for first reading, recommended by the

Undergraduate Council and the Executive Committee.

Amend Article III Section 3 Subsection O Undergraduate Council by replacing the sentence:

Ex-officio members (without vote) shall be the Dean of Admissions and Records, the Dean of Outreach and Continuing Education,

the Dean of Libraries, the Director of the Center for International Education, and the Chair of the Standing Committee on Advising

(or their designees).

with

Ex-officio members (without vote) shall be the Dean of Admissions and Records, the Dean of Outreach and Continuing Education,

the Dean of Libraries, the Director of the Center for International Education, the Director of the Chancellor's Honors Program and

the Chair of the Standing Committee on Advising (or their designees).

ATTACHMENTS:

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, November 20, 2006 (for approval)

Proposed Faculty Senate Meeting Dates for 2007-2008 (for approval)

Resolution from Information Technology Committee regarding use of Social Security Numbers (for approval)

Department Heads/Directors Reappointment Review Schedule (information item)

DISTRIBUTED BY:Sharonne L. Winston, Clerical Secretary for the Faculty Senate

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE:Louis Gross

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