The Faculty Senate will be meeting, via Zoom, on Tuesday, May 11, 7:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Faculty may attend the Zoom meeting as a guest. Please refer to the email you receive from your school’s Faculty Senate Liaison, for Zoom link and information (also available on the agenda, posted on the Faculty Senate information page: click on white button labeled “Meeting Minutes & Agendas” and follow important log-in instructions).

During the meeting, faculty have the opportunity to indicate their questions, input, faculty-advice, concerns, ideas, feedback, etc., by texting such to a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee – their cell phone number will be posted in the chat box at the Zoom meeting. Alternatively, you may utilize the “raise your hand” Zoom feature to be recognized to speak by the Faculty Senate Chair.

If you prefer a more private setting to raise your concern or suggestion, please contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Mike Sloane, at sloane@uab.edu.

Agenda

(Items and Order Subject to Change)

• Chair’s Report – Mike Sloane
• Senate Committees Reports & Faculty/Senate Representatives on University-wide Committees Reports
  • Curriculum – Joe March
  • Research – Karen Cropsey
  • Faculty Development – Ken Gunnells
  • Finance – Mike Bertram
  • Governance and Operations – Emma O’Hagan
  • Faculty Policies and Procedures – Dan Givan
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Cmte – Doug Moellering
  • Graduate Curriculum Cmte – Daniel Smith
  • Senate-Representatives’ Reports to the FSEC – Mike Sloane; Ria Hearld; Senators-at-Large
• Presentation-Collaborations Sessions
  • President’s Watts Spring Update (about 8:15am)
  • Fall enrollment; impact of test-optional admissions, etc. – Bradley Barnes VP Enrollment Management
• New Business
  • Update on Senate Elections and Preliminary Transition Information to the Upcoming Senate Term - Senate Committee and UWCs Appointment Options, Senator-at-Large Opportunity, and Q&A – Claudio Busettini
• Open Forum & Suggestions of items that Senate Committees Should Address
• Announcements

If you have any questions regarding the meeting or agenda items, you may contact the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Mike Sloane at sloane@uab.edu, or the Associate Chair of the Faculty Senate, Claudio Busettini at cbus@uab.edu. Agenda items and order are subject to change.

Due to an unforseen conflict, UA System Chancellor Finis St. John IV has rescheduled his session to the June 8th Faculty Senate meeting.