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            "text": "President Clay reported that the poll regarding the Faculty Senate Resolution on University Governance had 59 respondents. Forty said that the Senate should go forward with the resolution. Nineteen said we should not. The Professional Concerns Committee will consider this information and recommend further action, or inaction, at the next Senate meeting."
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            "text": "Senator Wang reported that the committee has a new secretary, Yun Jiang. There were no proposals at the last meeting, so they discussed the program review process and a program approvals document that is forthcoming. He said that Dr. Graves' work with the committee has been very helpful, and he hopes Dr. Schneller will be able to continue that or designate someone to fill that role."
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