A Special Meeting of the Faculty Senate was called by President Smith and met at 12:00 pm, Feb. 18, 2016 in Hathaway 123. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. with a quorum of 14 Senators plus one Senator on speaker phone.

Senator Kim Sipes made a motion to rescind the motion and vote passed by the Faculty Senate at its last (Feb.15) regular meeting that placed a vote of confidence before the Full Faculty of President Burse and the Board of Regents.

The motion was seconded by Senator Bruce Griffiths.

After extensive discussion and debate a motion was made and seconded to vote by secret ballot and passed with 3 nays and 9 yeas.

Senator Sipes restated the motion to rescind the motion and vote passed by the Faculty Senate at its last (Feb 15, 2016) regular meeting that placed a vote of confidence before the full faculty of President Burse and the Board of Regents. The motion was seconded by Senator Griffiths. Motion passed by secret ballot with 9 yeas, 4 nays and 1 abstention.

The motion carried and the Senate adjourned at 1:33 pm.

Minutes submitted by Reba Rye, Faculty Senate Secretary