University Senate                                                                               

Proposed:  April 29, 2016

Adopted:   

PROPOSED AGENDA
University Senate
Friday, April 29, 2016
1:15 pm, 1501 International Affairs

1.  Adoption of the agenda

2.  Adoption of the minutes of April 1, 2016

3.  President’s remarks

4.  Executive Committee chair’s remarks:

• Research Officers’ quality-of-life survey

5.  New business

     Resolutions

• M.S. in Data Journalism (Journalism)
• M.S. in Insurance Management (School of Professional Studies)
• Resolution Concerning Summer Powers

     Reports

• Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing—ACSRI Chair Jeffrey Gordon on the work of the committee this year, including demands for university divestment from fossil fuels. See packet documents:

                 ASCRI mission statement, February 25, 2000
                 ACSRI membership 2015-16
                 ACSRI response to CDCJ petition and CDCJ petition, November 17, 2015
                 Earth Institute statement, March 1, 2016
                 ACSRI CDP recommendation, April 20, 2016

• Analysis of the results of the Faculty Quality-of-Life Survey—Sen. O’Halloran

   Annual committee reports

• Diversity Commission
• Student Affairs
• Faculty Affairs
• Education
• External Relations
• Alumni Relations (written report attached; full report to be given in the fall)
• Rules