Minutes - Faculty Senate

Recent minutes from Academic Board, Faculty Council, and Graduate Council (academic years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 and the first half of 2015-2016) are included on this page for continuity during the transition to Faculty Senate, which began in January 2016. The historical documents are provided for reference purposes only.

Minutes from each Faculty Senate meeting are distributed in draft and then formally adopted at the next Senate meeting. When draft minutes are posted, the word DRAFT will appear in the link to indicate that the minutes have been distributed but not yet formally adopted. When adopted, the link to the final corrected version of the minutes will omit the word “DRAFT.” Suggestions about changes to the draft minutes should be forwarded to the Recording Secretary.

Minutes to be Approved/Adopted at the Next Faculty Senate Meeting

Draft & Adopted Minutes

Academic Year 2021-2022

Academic Year 2020-2021

Academic Year 2019-2020

Academic Year 2018-2019

Academic Year 2017-2018

Academic Year 2016-2017

Academic Year 2015-2016

Historical Minutes from Academic Board

Academic Board consisted of the administrative leadership of each of the academic departments and the Library, the deans of the five schools, and representatives from the Provost Office, and the Registrar. The chairs of Faculty Council and Graduate Council also sat on Academic Board.

Academic Year 2013-2014

Academic Year 2014-2015

Academic Year 2015-2016

Historical Minutes from Faculty Council

Constituted in the 1970s to provide input to the administration on faculty concerns, Faculty Council consisted of representatives from the each of the academic departments and the Library. Membership was allocated based on headcount in the various departments. Faculty Council’s Academic Year began with an organizational meeting at the end of the prior academic year to alleviate transition problems caused by the summer break. Therefore, the April 2013 meeting of the Faculty Council was considered the first meeting of the 2013-2014 year, even though the summer hiatus came in between that meeting and the August 2013 meeting.

Academic Year 2013-2014

Faculty Council Minutes – April 23, 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – August 27, 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – September 24, 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – October 22, 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – November 19, 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Unofficial Notes from the January 28, 2014 Faculty Council Meeting (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – February 25, 2014 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – March 18, 2014 (opens in a new tab)
Faculty Council Minutes – April 22, 2014 (opens in a new tab)
End-of-Year Briefing to Faculty on Faculty Council Activities – April, 2014 (opens in a new tab)

Academic Year 2014-2015

Academic Year 2015-2016

Faculty Council Minutes – May 05, 2015
Faculty Council Minutes – October 27, 2015
Faculty Council Minutes – November 17, 2015

Recent Historical Minutes from Graduate Council

Chaired by the Dean of CGC, the Graduate Council included representatives from each of the academic units that operated a graduate program. Departments or stand-alone schools that had an average enrollment of more than 150 students over a three-year period were entitled to one additional representative, and the Registrar and the Chair of Faculty Council were ex-officio, non-voting members. The council was replaced by the Graduate Curriculum Committee as part of the governance reorganization in early 2016.

This is the link to the Historic Minutes of the Graduate Council.