I. Call to Order

II. Meeting Minutes –

October 23, 2019 UFC Meeting Minutes

III. Reports

1. President Paino
   1. President’s Report to the UFC – December 2019 
   2. BOV Report – Capital Projects Summary – Nov 2019
   3. BOV Report – Capital Outlay Progress Photos – Nov 2019
2. Provost Mikhalevsky
   1. BOV Report – Academic Affairs – Nov 2019
   2. Violence Prevention & Threat Assessment
3. College Deans
   1. Dean Pete Kelly, CoE
   2. Dean Keith Mellinger, CAS
   3. Dean Lynne Richardson, CoB
4. SGA Representative’s Report (Aneesa Noor)
5. SAC Representative Report (Christy Pack)
   1. SAC Report to BOV – Nov 2019
6. UFC Chair’s Report (Anand Rao)
   1. Faculty Representative Report to the BOV – Nov 15, 2019
7. UFC Vice Chair’s Report (Andrew Dolby)
8. Faculty Senate of Virginia (Marcel Rotter)
9. University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items
   1. 1. University Academic Affairs Committee
         1. Draft Meeting Minutes – Nov 4, 2019
         2. Revised Motion – low-cost materials
         3. Motion – mid-semester progress reports
         4. Response to the UFOC
      2. University Budget Advisory Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 4, 2019
         2. Meeting Minutes – Nov 26, 2019
            1. PowerPoint Slides from Paul Messplay’s presentation
      3. University Curriculum Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 7, 2019
         2. November 2019 Action Items
      4. University Faculty Affairs Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 21, 2019
      5. University Faculty Organization Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 20, 2019
      6. University General Education Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 6, 2019
         2. Approved 2020 General Education Courses
      7. University Sabbaticals, Fellowships & Faculty Awards Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes of Oct 11 and 16, 2019
      8. University Student Affairs & Campus Life Advisory Committee
         1. Draft Meeting Minutes of October 2019
      9. Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) Committee
         1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 8, 2019
      10. Distance and Blended Learning Committee
          1. Meeting Minutes – November 2019
      11. First Year Seminar Committee
          1. Meeting Minute – Nov 15, 2019
      12. Honors Program Committee
          1. Action Items – Nov 20, 2019
      13. James Farmer Multicultural Center Advisory Committee
          1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 20, 2019
          2. Programming Report – Nov 20, 2019
      14. Journalism Advisory Committee
          1. Meeting Minutes – Oct 28, 2019
      15. Speaking Intensive Committee
          1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 18, 2019
      16. Teaching Center Advisory Committee
          1. Meeting Minutes – Nov 18, 2019
          2. Center for Teaching Mid-Year Report
      17. Writing Intensive Committee
          1. no report

IV. Unfinished Business

1. Action Item – new General Education Requirements for the BLS Program – includes rationale for how the requirements comply with SACSCOC requirements
2. Action Item – UFAC interpretation of faculty expectations during winter break – discussion of interpretation offered by UFAC at the request of a faculty member

V. New Business

1. Action Items – University Curriculum Committee (approval of new courses), Distance and Blended Learning (new courses to be taught online), FSEM Committee (approval of new courses), Honors Program (approval of new course designation)
2. Action Item – 2020 General Education Courses – approval of courses that fit each category of the new general education curriculum
3. Campus Environment Committees – discussion of faculty representation on both committees
4. Day on Democracy – discussion of implementation of previously approved motion for 2020-2021 Academic Calendar
   1. Day on Democracy Motion – passed by UFC on March 27, 2019
   2. Civic Engagement at UMW – Fall 2019 report from the Center for Community Engagement
   3. Day on Democracy Working Group – with an elected faculty co-chair
5. Motion: Changes to Section 6 “Faculty Evaluation Procedures” of the Faculty Handbook – motion from UFAC after consideration of faculty evaluation procedures. Included here are:
   1. Section 6 – Track Changes Document
   2. Section 6 – Revised Copy
6. Faculty Governance – suggestions for changes to the faculty governance structure– recommendations from the CAS Faculty Council
7. Motion: Identifying Low-Cost Materials on the Course Schedule – motion from UAAC
8. Motion: Mid-Semester Progress Reports – motion from UAAC

VI. Announcements

VII. Adjournment

The next UFC meeting will be held on January 29, 2020, from 3:30-5:30pm in the HCC Digital Auditorium.