Senators Ibukun Amusan (Math & Sci) Ken Andries (AFE) Nancy Capriles (BSS) Rene Desborde (Business) Gary Elliott (WYS) E Maheteme Gebremedhin (AFE) Caroline Gibson (FIAR) Cindy Glass (BSS) William Graham (EDU) Robert Griffin (FIAR) Buddhi Gywali (AFE) Dantrea Hampton (Library) Jens Hannemann (Comp Sci) Ashok Kumar (at large) Vikas Kumar (AQU) A Li Lu (Math & Sci) Rebecca McCoy (Nursing) Joe Moffett (LLP) Narayanan Rajendran (at large) Rita Sharma (Math & Sci) Reba Rye (at large) Kimberly Sipes (at large)

Peter Smith (LLP) Stephen Ulrich (PUA, CJ, SW) A Changzheng Wang (at large)

Ex Officio Members and Guests

Candice Jackson (VP Academic Affairs)

Chandee Felder (Senate Admin)

Tierra Freeman (BSS)

Elgie McFayden (Faculty Regent)

James Obielodan (Grad Director)

Donavan Ramon (WYS)

Cynthia Shelton (WYS)

James Obielodan (Grad Director)

Jennifer Miles (Distance Education)

John Sedlacek (AFE)

Mara Merlino (BSS)

The meeting was called to order at 3:14pm. Fourteen senators were present.

The agenda was approved unanimously.

The Minutes for the 10/31/2016 meeting were approved unanimously as distributed.

Faculty Senate President Sipes reported that a new Senate Parliamentarian would need to be elected since Alice Collins has left the university. Chair Andries nominated Dantrea Hampton, who accepted. With no other nominations, President Sipes asked for a motion to close nominations, which passed unanimously. Senator Hampton will serve as the new Senate Parliamentarian.