TO: Members of the Senate

FROM: Secretary of the Senate

SUBJECT: Senate Meeting on March 13, 2008

DATE: March 4, 2008

The March meeting of the University Senate will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 4:05 p.m. in Room 7, Gamble Hall.

AGENDA

1) Announcements:

a. Parking update – Bob Gallager, VP for Finance & Operations

b. Branding update – Don Kojich, Director, University Relations

c. Essential Studies update – Tom Steen, Essential Studies Steering Committee

2) Minutes of the previous meeting and business arising from the minutes

3) Question period

CONSENT CALENDAR:

4) Annual Report of the Student Academic Standards Committee, Suzanne Anderson, Chair, Student Academic Standards Committee

5) Annual Report of the Administrative Procedures Committee, Suzanne Anderson, Chair, Administrative Procedures Committee

6) Annual Report of the Academic Policies and Admissions Committee, Katherine Campbell, Chair, Academic Policies and Admissions Committee

7) Annual Report of the General Education Requirements Committee, Matthew Cavalli, Past Chair, General Education Requirements Committee

BUSINESS CALENDAR:

8) Proposed revision to the Council of College Faculties constitution, Jon Jackson

9) Proposed revision to the Faculty Handbook, Dan Rice

10) Report from the Curriculum Committee, Matthew Cavalli, Chair, Curriculum Committee

11) Discussion, demonstration and request for support on clicker standard, Lynn Kubeck, Chief Information Officer

12) Report from the Committee on Committees on the slate of candidates for election to Senate committees, Michele Iiams, Chair, Committee on Committees

13) Preferred Parking Resolution, James Haskins and several co-sponsors, College of Business and Public Administration