April 14, 2026 Dear President Akono and Members of the Faculty Senate: Thank you for your April 3 letter regarding the leadership and future direction of the University of Maine. We appreciate the thoughtful and constructive manner in which you have solicited and shared faculty perspectives. We take the concerns expressed seriously. The University of […]
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From: Joan Ferrini-MundyPresident, University of Maine To: Henri Akono-Ada, President of the Faculty Senate CC: William Biberstein, Chief of StaffKelly Straub, Executive Assistant to the PresidentGabriel Paquette, Executive Vice President for Faculty Affairs and ProvostWilliam Somes, Senior Administrative Coordinator RE: Response to Motions SM2605, SM2606, SM2607 and Acknowledgement of receipt of Motions SM2608 and SM2609 […]
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Click here to view written statements for the 2026-27 candidates for Faculty Senate President, Vice President, and Secretary.
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Title: Program Elimination Proposal for the Undergraduate Major in Romance Languages Proposer Names: Carlos Villacorta, Dean Emily Haddad, Associate Dean Tim Cole Proposal Description: The BA in Romance Languages combines requirements in French and Spanish. A BA in Modern Languages that combined requirements in French or Spanish and German was previously discontinued. After the self-study […]
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Disclaimer: These are draft minutes, which are scheduled for approval at the next open meeting of the University of Maine Faculty Senate. Attendance Present: Senators: Henri Akono, Dean Astumian, Jonathan Barron, Karen Beeftink, Keith Berube, Amy Booth (Nicholas May), Timothy Bowden, Seth Campbell (Aaron Putnam), Erin P. Carter, Matthew Chatfield, Bill DeSisto, Paula Drewniany, Sara […]
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On Wednesday, March 11 the Faculty Senate approved five motions/resolutions from three of its standing committees: SM 2605 Submitted by: Faculty Information Technology CommitteeTitle: Resolution Regarding Evaluation of a Per-Credit-Hour Fee Model for Artificial Intelligence Tools Resolved, That the Faculty Senate affirms the importance of deliberate, transparent, and faculty-informed evaluation of any proposed per-credit-hour fee […]
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Board of Trustees Representative – Colleen Marzilli Program Creation and Reorganization Review Committee (PCRRC) – Glenda Pereira (Chair) & MJ Sedlock (Co-Chair) Environment Committee (EC) – Tim Waring (Chair) Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) – Jen Perry (Chair) Cultural Environment Subcommittee (CESC) – Michael Grillo (Chair) and Sara Flanagan (Co-Chair) We are at stasis, still awaiting […]
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Faculty Governance Council Representative – Bill DeSisto The motion regarding fossil fuel investments was forwarded to FGC representatives on December 15, 2025 and requested that Faculty Senates consider it. The FGC has not met since last November and will meet later this month. Jeff St. John shared an intent to plan for the following: He […]
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Attendance Present: Senators: Henri Akono, Dean Astumian, Jonathan Barron, Seth Campbell, Erin P. Carter, Sudarshan Chawathe, Matthew Chatfield, Bill DeSisto, Paula Drewniany, Heather Falconer, Sara Flanagan, Kathleen Gillon, William Gramlich, Michael Grillo, Jianjun Hao, Nils Haentjens, Liliana Herakova, Greg Howard, Kelly Jaksa, Lauren Jacobs, Lee Karp-Boss, Steven Kimball, Benjamin L. King, Amanda Klemmer, Eric Landis, […]
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To: Amanda Klemmer, President of the Faculty Senate From: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President CC: Joe DiSalvo, Interim Chief of StaffGabriel Paquette, Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and ProvostKelly Straub, Executive Assistant to the PresidentWilliam Somes, Senior Administrative Coordinator, Faculty Senate Re: Response to Faculty Senate Motions from November 19, 2025 meeting, and received for […]
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