University Senate Meeting Summary - November 10, 2015

The University Senate meeting on November 10, 2015, covered various topics including the Board of Regents Staff Awards, CIC Governance Conference, academic leadership in college athletics, funding for higher education, disability resources, and a resolution supporting shared university governance. Several schools signed a resolution, urging ethical behavior and transparency in university governance.

• University Senate
• Staff Awards
• Governance Conference
• Higher Education
• Shared Governance

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1. University Senate November 10, 2015

2. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Senate Chair s Report BOR Staff Awards - The Staff Affairs Committee is currently accepting nominations for the prestigious Board of Regents Staff Awards. Eight individuals within the University System will be chosen to receive awards: one non-exempt and one exempt staff member for each of the first three categories, and one staff member (exempt or non-exempt) for both parts of the fourth award category. Recipients will receive a $1,000 award and system-wide recognition. Nomination packages must be submitted to the Senate Office via email by Friday, November 20th. Go to: http://www.senate.umd.edu/news/archives/2016BORInstructions.cfm for more information. This is an excellent opportunity for our staff employees to be recognized for the amazing work that they do.

3. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary CIC Governance Conference - From September 23 25, the Senate Chair (Willie Brown), Director of the Senate (Reka Montfort) and immediate Past Chair of the Senate (Donald Webster) attended the CIC Faculty Governance Leadership Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The topics for the meeting although mostly geared towards what Illinois was doing were:

4. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary The Role of Academic Leadership in College Athletics Funding for Higher Education Disability Resources and Educational Services College Affordability and Accessibility Academic Freedom and Tenure Non Tenure Track Faculty Open Access to Research Articles Faculty Benefits and Compensation Shared Governance Interacting with the Media and Institutional Roundtable that led to a proposal to sign a resolution to support the faculty of Iowa.

5. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Regarding the resolution, After several iterations, the following schools initially signed on: Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska at Lincoln, Wisconsin at Madison, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Schools that did not sign off are: Iowa (was not at the conference), Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers At the SEC meeting on Friday, October 30, the SEC voted to have me sign the resolution on behalf of the Senate Executive Committee. The resolution reads in part: We call on the Board of Regents, State of Iowa to adhere to the principles of shared university governance and to ethical behavior and transparency.

6. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Special Order of the Day - Ken Ulman, Chief Strategy Officer, Economic Development Our Fearless Idea: Transform College Park Into a Top College Town

7. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Special Order of the Day - Wallace D. Loh, President of the University of Maryland 2015 State of the Campus Address

8. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Review of Interim University of Maryland Policy and Procedures Concerning Credit for Prior Learning (Senate Doc. No. 14-15-18) The Senate voted to approve the revised policy

9. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program (Senate Doc. No. 14-15-05) The Senate voted to approve the committee s recommendations

10. University Senate November 10, 2015 Summary Revision to the Senate Bylaws to include Postdoctoral Scholar Title within the Single Member Constituency for Entry-Level Professional Track Faculty (Senate Doc. No. 15-16-10) The Senate voted to approve the revision to the Senate Bylaws

11. University Senate Relevant Links http://www.senate.umd.edu/news/archives/2016BORInstr uctions.cfm http://www.senate.umd.edu/meetings/materials/2015to201 6/111015/KU_CPRedevelopment.pdf https://youtu.be/LJTF2kBQgXM http://www.senate.umd.edu/meetings/materials/2015to201 6/111015/APAS_Credit_for_Prior_Learning_14-15-18.pdf http://www.senate.umd.edu/meetings/materials/2015to201 6/111015/CAC_AED_Program_14-15-05.pdf http://www.senate.umd.edu/meetings/materials/2015to201 6/111015/ERG_Post-Doc_Scholar_SMC_15-16-10.pdf