Meeting of November 2, 2015

Senators A = Absent Ex Officio Members and Guests Present

Alhurani, Abdullah A Nursing Mara Merlino

Amusan, Ibukun Math & Sciences Tierra Freeman (Ex Officio Executive Committee)

Andries, Ken AFE Hunt Butler

Capriles, Nancy BSS Elgie McFayden (Faculty Regent)

Graham, William Education James Obielodan (Director of Graduate Studies)

Griffin, Robert Fine Arts Jim Thornton

Griffis, Bruce Math & Sciences Greg Goletz (Registrar)

Grimes, Kristopher AFE John Sedlacek

Gyawali, Buddhi E at-large

Kumar, Ashok at-large

Landy, Tucker Whitney Young

Liu, Zhanping Computer Science

Moffett, Joe LLP

Ray, Andrew Aquaculture

Ross, Scott E Fine Arts

Rye, Reba at-large

Sharma, Rita Math & Sciences

Sipes, Kim at-large

Smith, Peter LLP

Tate, Debbra Library

Tope, Avinash AFE

Ulrich, Stephen PUA,SW,CJ

Wang, Changzheng A at-large

Representative still needed from School of Business, 1 from Behavioral & Social Sciences, 1 from Nursing

The fifth meeting of the AY 2015-16 Faculty Senate was called to order at 3:11 pm on Monday, November 2, 2015, Hathaway Hall Room 123. Agenda was approved and the Faculty Senate minutes of October 12, 2015 were approved with modifications and corrections.

The agenda was approved with an amendment to change Professional Concerns Committee time to 15 minutes.

President Smith made a statement that he was not the faculty member who gave information to The State-Journal anonymously regarding a potential vote of no confidence in President Burse. He said that