CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Martha Cotter, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY

• Approval of Agenda* (including time limits)
• Minutes of October 27, 2006 Senate Meeting

• Questions and Answers

Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee - Ann Gould and Paul Panayotatos, Co-chairs
Report and Recommendations on Charge S-0502: Status of Full-time, Non-tenure-track, Non-clinical Faculty

The Committee was charged as follows: Charge S-0502, Status of Full-time, Non-tenure-track, Non-clinical Faculty - Review the status of full-time non-tenure-track faculty who are not clinical faculty, including teaching as well as research faculty. Consider whether changes in university regulations or policies should be proposed that would provide improved conditions for full-time non-tenure-track faculty with respect to length and continuity of appointment, reappointment, performance evaluation, governance rights, and access to internal research funding, in order to enhance the delivery of high-quality undergraduate education by this group of faculty. Recommend specific policy changes as appropriate. Recommend guidelines and general principles for proposals that might be formulated by the administration on these matters.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT- Samuel Rabinowitz, Vice Chairperson

REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT
 

*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote. There is an overall time limit of 2-1/2 hours for Senate meetings. Specific time and limits are set for questions and debate; not for presentation of reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds vote.