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Time: <\/strong>Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
Location: <\/strong>Curtin 175 (in person only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Call to order<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Comments and Questions<\/strong>\n
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    1. Chancellor\u2019s Report (10 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Provost\u2019s Report (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. University Committee (UC) Report: Melinda Kavanaugh, Chair (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Academic Planning & Budget Committee Report: Derek Counts and Jarett Wilcoxen, Co-Chairs (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Academic Staff Committee Report: Jennifer Herriges, Chair (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Physical Environment Committee Report: Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Chair (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Research Policy and Advisory Committee: Victoria McCoy, Chair (5 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Student Association Report: Heather Maggio, Diversity and Inclusion Director (5 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Memorial Resolution (Not later than 3:15 p.m.)<\/strong>\n
        \n
      1. Professor Emerita Julia Snethen, School of Nursing (FD3591) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Senate Roll Call (Not later than 3:20 p.m.)<\/strong>
        If you miss roll call, please sign your name on the Attendance Sign In Sheet at the back of the room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Automatic Consent (Not later than 3:25 p.m.)<\/strong>\n
          \n
        1. Approval of the March 19, 2026 meeting minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Chancellor\u2019s Report<\/strong>\n
            \n
          1. SAAP 05-02; 07-03; 14-05<\/span>, 3\/19\/26: Recommendation to approved policy revisions regarding retaliation provisions. Approved by US Senate, 3\/17\/26. To AS Senate, 4\/14\/26.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Business<\/strong>\n
              \n
            1. Recommendation of the Graduate Program Review Committee (GPRC) to revise the procedures for Qualitative Reviews of Graduate Programs<\/span> (FD3197R2) (PDF & DOCX)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:30 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Joshua Mersky, Chair
              GPRC
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Hilary Snow, PhD, Teaching Professor<\/span> (FD3592) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:35 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Peter Sands, Director
              Honors College
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Alan Singer, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor<\/span> (FD3593) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:40 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Peter Sands, Director
              Honors College
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Benjamin Schneider, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor<\/span> (FD3594) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:45 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Peter Sands, Director
              Honors College
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            5. Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science Faculty to move the Departments of Geography (GEOG) and Conservation & Environmental Sciences (CES) into the Department of Geosciences (GEOSCI); to change the name of the Department of Geosciences to the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society (EES); and to dissolve the Department of Geography<\/span> (FD3595) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:50 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Anne Bonds, Chair, Department of Geography
              Lindsay McHenry, Chair, Department of Geosciences
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            6. Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science Faculty to dissolve the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (AMLLC) (FD3596) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 3:55 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Elisabetta Cova, Chair
              Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (AMLLC)
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            7. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and the Division of Finance & Administrative Affairs to revise the policy on Fiscal Misconduct (SAAP 08-02)<\/span> (PDF & DOCX)<\/a>
              (Not later than 4:00 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Robin Van Harpen, Vice Chancellor
              Finance & Administrative Affairs
              Presenting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            8. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Marketing & Communications to Create the policy on Social Media Usage Representing 51ÁÔÆæ (SAAP 11-03) (PDF)<\/a>
              (Not later than 4:05 p.m.)<\/strong>

              Jodie Tabak, Interim Vice Chancellor
              Marketing & Communications
              Presenting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            9. Unfinished Business (Not later than 4:10 p.m.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            10. General Good and Welfare (Not later than 4:15 p.m.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            11. Adjournment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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