UFC Meeting Agenda – March 30, 2016
Agenda: University Faculty Council Meeting
March 30, 2016 – Digital Auditorium (ITCC)
3:30-5:30pm
I. Call to Order
II. Previous Meeting Minutes
III. Reports
- President Hurley
- University budget recommendations
- Special Report on Divestment at the University of Mary Washington
- Provost Levin
- Five-Year Academic Calendar
- Workload Analysis Group Update
- College Deans
- SGA Representative Report
- UFC Chair’s Report
- Update on UC Faculty/Staff Dining
- UMW representation at the Faculty Senate of Virginia meeting – April 16, 2016
- UFC Chair Report to the BOV Executive Committee – March 2016
- UFC Vice-Chair’s Report
- University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [unanimous vote to accept all reports, action items, and curricular changes]
- University Academic Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes – Feb 9, 2016 (late addition to last meeting’s agenda)
- FSEM Committee Meeting Minutes – Feb. 11, 2016
- General Education Committee Meeting Minutes – Feb. 10, 2016
- University Faculty Appeals and Grievances Committee – February 18, 2016
- University Curriculum Committee Minutes – March 9, 2016
- James Farmer Multicultural Committee – February 24, 2016 Meeting Minutes
IV. Unfinished Business
- Faculty Morale Survey – update on survey distribution
- Outside Letters in Promotion & Tenure – discussion of feedback from college promotion and tenure committees
- Feedback from the CAS P&T Committee
- Feedback from the COB P&T Committee
- Feedback from the COE P&T Committee
V. New Business
- University Governance Calendar – UFC and University Committee Meeting Dates for 2016-2017
- List of UFC meeting dates for 2016-2017 [UFC Meeting Schedule was approved]
- Full draft governance calendar
- Motion to show support for the recommendations included in the Special Report on Divestment at the University of Mary Washington [motion passed]
- Motion to create a University Journalism Advisory Committee – from the UFOC [motion passed]
- Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
VI. Announcements
- The next UFC meeting will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016, from 3:30-5:30pm in the ITCC Digital Auditorium
VII. Adjournment
I am a member of UBAC and am opposed to the addition of a student rep on UBAC. This is a faculty committee, answering to UFC. Students have their own committee organizations to offer input into the university’s direction. Thank you.