Minutes of Faculty Senate, 9/12/16 Meeting 123 Hathaway Hall
SenatorsNarayanan Rajendran (at large)
Abdullah Alhurani (Nursing) AReba Rye (at Large)
Ibukun Amusan (Math & Sci)Kimberly Sipes (at large)
Ken Andries (AFE)Peter Smith (LLP)
Nancy Capriles (BSS)Stephen Ulrich (PUA, CJ, SW)
Rene Desborde (Business)Changzheng Wang (at large)
Gary Elliott (WYS) E
Maheteme Gebremedhin (AFE) AEx Officio Members and Guests
Caroline Gibson (FIAR)Aaron Thompson (President)
Cindy Glass (BSS)Marquettia Bivens (Registrar)
William Graham (EDU) ADavid Shabazz (LLP)
Robert Griffin (FIAR)Mara Merlino (BSS)
Buddhi Gywali (AFE)James Obielodan (Grad Director)
Dantrea Hampton (Library)Karen Heavin (Math & Sci)
Jens Hannemann (Comp Sci)Donavan Ramon (WYS)
Robert Hebble (Math & Sci)John Sedlacek (AFE)
Ashok Kumar (at large)Cynthia Shelton (WYS)
Vikas Kumar (AQU) AFariba Bigdeli-Jahed (Math & Sci)
Li Lu (Math & Sci)
Joe Moffett (LLP)
1. Call to Order
Faculty Senate President Sipes called the meeting to order at 3:12. Sixteen senators were present.
2. Approval of agenda
President Sipes asked for a motion, made by a senator and then seconded, that the Student Regent be added to the agenda after the Faculty Regent.
3. Approval of minutes
A motion to approve the Minutes from the 8/22/16 meeting was made and seconded.
4. Introduction of new members and administrative assistant
This year’s Administrative Assistant, Chandee Felder, was introduced, as well as new members Dr. Jens Hanneman from Computer Science, Dr. Caroline Gibson from Fine Arts, and Dr. Donavan Ramon from Whitney Young, a non-Senator member of the Curriculum Committee.
5. President Thompson