UFC Agenda – June 12, 2020 Special Meeting

Agenda – University Faculty Council Special Meeting

June 12, 2020; 3:00-5:00 PM

Location: Remote

1) Call to Order

2) Reports

• President, Troy Paino
• Provost, Nina Mikhalevsky
• UFC Chair, Andrew Dolby – Chair’s Report
• UFC Past Chair, Anand Rao – Virginia Education Work Group

3) Action item from FSEM Committee

• FSEM Committee June 11 Action Item  [Approved]

4) Action item from Honors Committee

• Honors Committee June 8 Action Item. [Approved]

5) Items for discussion

• Fall and spring academic calendar changes
  • DRAFT Spring 2021 Academic Calendar for UFC Discussion
  • Possible 3-week pilot January Term
    • Rationale
    • Links to January Term at other institutions:
      • UVA
      • JMU
      • An incorrect link was posted here. Saint Mary’s College of Maryland does not have a winter term.
    • Motion: The UFC endorses a voluntary 3-week 2021 January term. [Approved]
• Proposed time blocks for courses
  • DRAFT Course Time Blocks for Fall 2020 -UFC Discussion
• Remote teaching for fall courses
• Role of faculty in maintaining COVID-19 related health and safety guidelines during the 2020-21 academic year.
• Class attendance policies for the 2020-21 academic year
  • UFC proposed class attendance policy statement [Endorsed]
• Possible extension of CR/P-19/NCRT grading to Fall 2020 semester.
• Role of University Police in local law enforcement’s coordinated response to Fredericksburg community demonstration activity.
  • Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events In Charlottesville, Virginia for additional background information and context pertinent to discussion
  • 105 – Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid

6) Resolutions in support of Black Lives Matter movement, re-commitment to diversity and inclusion, and re-examination of University Police Mutual Aid agreement.

• • Full text of resolutions – Prepared and submitted by Kristin Marsh
  • Revised full text of resolutions – [Endorsed]