THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
The University Faculty Senate
AGENDA
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 – 1:30 p.m.
112 Kern Graduate Building
In the event of severe weather conditions or other emergencies that would necessitate the cancellation of a Senate meeting, a communication will be posted on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/.
A. MINUTES OF THE PRECEDING MEETING
Minutes of the December 7, 2010, meeting in The Senate Record 44:3
[www.senate.psu.edu/record/index.html]
B. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SENATE
Senate Curriculum Report of January 11, 2011 - Appendix A
[http://www.senate.psu.edu/curriculum_resources/bluesheet/bluex.html]
C. REPORT OF SENATE COUNCIL - Meeting of January 11, 2011
D. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE CHAIR
E. COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
F. FORENSIC BUSINESS
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS
Committees and Rules
Proposal to Combine the Senate Committees on Libraries and Computing and Information Systems - Appendix B
Revision to Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 4 (Membership) Change to Senate Representation Model - Appendix C
I. ADVISORY/CONSULTATIVE REPORTS
J. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
University Planning
Status of University Construction Projects (slide presentation included) - Appendix D
[10 minutes allocated for discussion]
Educational Equity and Campus Environment
Final Report on A Framework to Foster Diversity at Penn State: 2004–09
Overview of A Framework to Foster Diversity at Penn State: 2010–15 (slide presentation included) - Appendix E
[15 minutes allocated for presentation and discussion]
Faculty Affairs
Digital Measures Faculty Activity Reporting System - Appendix F
[15 minutes allocated for discussion]
Admissions, Records, Scheduling, and Student Aid
Annual Report on the Reserved Spaces Program - Appendix G
Elections Commission
University Faculty Census Report for 2011-2012 - Appendix H
Outreach
Penn State World Campus Update - Appendix I
[15 minutes allocated for discussion]Course Enrollment Trends Across Penn State: An Examination of Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Web, and World Campus Enrollment Data - Appendix J
Senate Council
Report of Fall 2010 Campus Visits - Appendix K
K. NEW LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
L. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE UNIVERSITY
Senate Committees meeting times and locations
Commonwealth Caucus Agenda
The next meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 112 Kern Graduate Building.
All members of the Faculty Senate are asked to sit in their assigned seats for each Senate meeting. The assignment of seats is made to enable the Senate Chair to distinguish members from visitors and to be able to recognize members appropriately. Senators are reminded to wait for the microphone and identify themselves and their voting unit before speaking on the floor. Members of the University community, who are not senators, may not speak at a Senate meeting unless they request the privilege of the floor from the Senate Chair in advance of the meeting.