November 19, 2008

Faculty Senate Minutes

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Present: Edward Ashworth, Daniel Belknap, Sandy Berkowitz, Rodney Bushway, Fei Chai, Steve Cohn, Ted Coladarci, William Congleton, Robert Dana, Mike Eckardt, Catherine Elliott, Cynthia Erdley, Susan Erich, Sue Estler, Jacques Ferland, Per Garden, John Gregory, Michael Grillo, William Halteman, Duane Hanselman, Dianne Hoff, Sue Hunter, Kirsten Jacobson, Blake James, Cary Jenson, Mel Johnson, Robert Kennedy, Deborah Killam, Irv Kornfield, Judy Kuhns-Hastings, Stuart Marrs, James McClymer, David Morrison, Lisa Neuman, Harlan Onsrud, Tina Passman, Robert Rice, Dylan Riley, Dan Sandweiss, Evelyn Silver, Kathryn Slott, Touradj Solouki, Patrick Spinney, Claire Strickland, Shihfen Tu, James Warhola, Stephanie Welcomer, Nate Wildes.

Absent: Andrei Alyokhin, Carla Billitteri, Douglas Bousfield, Thomas Brann, Chris Campbell, Raphael DiLuzio, Janet Fairman, Todd Gabe, Saundra Gardner, Scott Johnson, Michael Kinnison, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Karl Kreutz, Larry Latour, Craig Mason, Ngo Vinh Long, Howard Patterson, Justin Poland, Gregory Porter, Roy Turner, Mark Wells, Vivian Wu, Huiji Xue.

Senate President Dianne Hoff opened the meeting at 3:15 pm.

She introduced Nate Wildes, the new Undergraduate Student Rep to the senate.

The minutes from the October 22, 2008 senate meeting were approved.

Questions and Discussion with administrators: