UFC Agenda
– October 20, 2021 (4:00 p.m.; remote via Zoom)
I. Call to Order
II. Meeting Minutes
Approval of September 22 UFC Meeting Minutes
III. Reports
1. President Troy Paino
2. Provost Tim O’Donnell
3. College Deans
-Dean Pete Kelly, CoE
-Dean Keith Mellinger, CAS
-Dean Ken Machande, CoB
4. SGA Representative’s Report (Brianna Reeves)
5. USC Representative’s Report (Justin Wilkes)
6. UFC Chair’s Report (Kristin Marsh)
7. UFC Vice Chair’s Report (Rachel Graefe-Anderson)
8. Faculty Senate of Virginia Report (Marcel Rotter)
10. University Committees – UFC acceptance of Minutes/Reports
–University Academic Affairs Committee
–University Budget Advisory Committee UBAC Minutes 9/20/21 UBAC Minutes 9/27/21
–University Curriculum Committee
–University Faculty Affairs Committee; Meeting Minutes 10.13.21
–University Faculty Organization Committee UFOC Minutes 10/4/21
–University General Education Committee GEC Minutes 9/15/21 GEC Minutes 10/13/21
–University Sabbaticals, Fellowships & Faculty Awards Committee
–University Student Affairs & Campus Life Advisory Committee
–Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) Committee
– Digital Intensive Committee
–Distance and Blended Learning Committee (no October meeting; action items listed below)
–First Year Seminar Committee
–Honors Program Committee no October meeting; action items listed below)
–James Farmer Multicultural Center Advisory Committee
–Journalism Advisory Committee Minutes 8/18/21
–Speaking Intensive Committee
–Teaching Center Advisory Committee
–Writing Intensive Committee
IV. Committee Action Items
This first set of action items were “accepted” along with minutes at 9/22/21 UFC meeting, but were not voted on explicitly as action items. UFC determined to vote on these at 10/20/21 meeting.
- General Education Committee Course Approvals, from 9.14.21
- Speaking Intensive Committee Course Approvals, from 9.14.21
- University Faculty Organization Committee, correction to Faculty Handbook from 9.10.21
- Honors Program Committee Course Approvals, from 9.21 via e-mail
- Distance & Blended Learning Committee Action Items (course approvals) from 9.13.21
These action items are from committee meetings or on-line decisions on record after 9.22.21 UFC meeting
- UFOC Action Items, 10.4.21 (rationale and motion regarding change to faculty marshal structure)
- General Education Committee Action Items, 10.13.2021
- UCC Report from 10.15.21 meeting (new courses, course changes, program changes)
- D&BL Committee Action Items October
V. Unfinished Business
- Consideration of whether we are experiencing expanding off-contract governance business (brought my KMarsh at 8.16 meeting) (KM recommending tabling until further notice).
- Discussion of UFC leadership elections (timing, especially for chair, for planning hire-behinds and encouraging shadowing of chair) (see motion below)
VI. New Business
- UFAC Discussion of Faculty Equity with recommendation for 3rd party Study, from UFAC meeting, 10.13.21 (no motion on table as of 10.13.21; UFAC leadership plan to attend UFC meeting)
- UFAC Discussion of Space Equity with recommendations for greater transparency and rational protocol for space distribution, from UFAC meeting 10.13.21 (no motion on table as of 10.18.21; UFAC leadership plan to attend UFC meeting)
- Motion to hold UFC leadership elections in January (brought by K Marsh)
VII. Announcements
The next regularly scheduled UFC meeting is Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (via Zoom).
In the meantime, please enjoy and stay healthy through our 4-day November break.
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