FACULTY SENATE
April 23, 2009 – 4:50 p.m.
Courtside Room, Burge Union

Approved April 30, 2009
PRESENT: Mary Berry, Marta Caminero-Santangelo, Ben Eggleston, Mohamed El-Hodiri, Ada Emmert, Mark Ezell, Joe Harrington, Bob Harrington, Nancy Kinnersley, Liz Kowalchuk, Chuck Marsh, Brent Metz, Jim Orr, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Barbara Phipps, Gitti Salami, Iris Smith Fisher, Kelli Thomas, Donna Tucker, Lisa Wolf-Wendel.  Ex-officio – Danny Anderson (for Provost Richard Lariviere)

EXCUSED: Melissa Birch, David Brackett, Matthew Burke, James Daugherty, Allen Ford, Lisa Friis, Man Kong, Alice Lieberman, Joyce McCray-Pearson, Jean Peterson, Dan Spencer, John Staniunas Jeff Staudinger, John Stratton, Stacey White, Rodolfo Torres.

ABSENT: Doug Huffman, Steve Maynard-Moody, Jean Phillips.
(Please contact Molly Mulloy if you were indeed present or excused)

ALSO PRESENT:  Molly Mulloy and Kathy Reed, Governance.  

            Faculty Senate President Nancy Kinnersley called the meeting to order at 4:50 p.m.

Approved April 30, 2009
MINUTES for April 9, 2009 were approved.

Nancy Kinnersley reported that she received nice notes from Regents CEO Reggie Robinson and Chancellor Search Committee chair Drue Jennings following their April 9th presentation to the Faculty Senate. 

Discussion of the amendments to the Faculty Senate Rules proposed by the SPPT (Standards and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure) Committee on today’s agenda will be postponed until next fall. Kinnersley has received a number of emails from faculty with questions about the proposal.

Due to the length of the University Senate meeting today, the Open Access Policy will be on the agenda for the April 30 Faculty Senate meeting. 

No further business.

Respectfully submitted,
Molly Mulloy