Senate Reports, Minutes & Publications 2010-2011

Senate documents from other academic years are available in the archives.
All documents on this page are in pdf format, except where noted.

Faculty Senate Retreat

Faculty Senate Retreat Agenda, 2010

Presentations:

• Opening Remarks- Joseph DiPietro (ppt)
• “Focus on Faculty”- Joan Heminway (ppt)
• Vol Vision Initiative- Susan Martin (ppt)
• Top 25 Initiative- Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek (ppt)
• Faculty Evaluation Demo- Sarah Gardial and Shane Colter (ppt)
• Budget/Finances/Campus Master Plan- Chris Cimino (ppt)
• UT Solar Decathlon 2011, "Living Light"- Edgar Stach

NRC Forum

Materials

Agendas of Faculty Senate Meetings

September 20, 2010

• Outline for Senate President's Report (September 2010)
• Sustainability Courses (Fall 2010)
• TUFS Proposed Resolutions (August 2010)

October 18, 2010

• Outline for Senate President's Report (October 2010)
• Letter from TUFS President to AAUP Secretary General (October 11, 2010)
• Faculty Senate Proposed Calendar for 2011-2012
• Final Report of the Chancellor's Task Force on Civility and Community (August 23, 2010)
• Motions re: Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
• Pages from Graduate Council Minutes for Sept. 23, 2010 re: CIRE
• Reply to Proposed Amendments-ESE PhD. Proposal

November 22, 2010

• Outline for Senate President's Report (November 2010)
• Resolution from Faculty Affairs Committee re. Faculty Handbook Amendment
• Resolution from Faculty Affairs Committee re. Manual for Faculty Evaluation Amendment 

Work-Life Climate Report (Supplemental Information Item)

February 7, 2011

• Senate President's Report (February 2011)
• Memorandum on Bylaws Revisions
• Clean Version of the Proposed Amended Bylaws
• Marked (Track Changes) Version of the Proposed and Amended Bylaws

Updated Work-Life Climate Report (Supplemental Information Item)

March 7, 2011 

• Senate President's Report (March 2011)
• Faculty Senate President-elect Candidate Statement
• Faculty Affairs Resolution on Antidiscrimination Provisions in the Faculty Handbook

• Guns on Campus Resolution
• Guns on Campus Handout
• Outreach Report

April 4, 2011

• Outline for Senate President's Report
• Memorandum Regarding Proposed Bylaw Changes
• Related Proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws (Marked)
• Proposed Resolution Regarding Salary Increases

May 2, 2011

• Senate President's Report
• Draft Faculty Research Incentive Plan (March 2011)
• Draft Resolution of UT Library Directors and Deans
• Memorandum re. Proposed Faculty Senate Bylaw Changes
• Related Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws (Marked)
• 2010-2011 Faculty Salary Study
• Faculty Salary FAQs
• Proposed Resolution re. Faculty Salaries
• 2010-2011 Living Wage Study
• Proposed Resolution re. Living Wage
• Report on Assessment of Non-Academic Programs
• Proposed TUFS Resolution re. Campus Governance and Academic Freedom
• Proposed Resolution re. COIA Endorsement of Knight Commission Report
 

Agendas of Executive Council Meetings

August 30, 2010

• Attachment 1 - TUFS Report (August 2010)
• Attachment 2 - TUFS Proposed Resolutions (August 2010)
• Attachment 3 - Sustainability Courses (Fall 2010)
• Attachment 4 - Resolution of Appreciation (B. Fenwick)

October 4, 2010 (Updated)

1. Attachment 1 - Outline for President's Report
2. Attachment 2 - Proposed Senate Calendar for 2011-2012
3. Attachment 3 - Civility Task Force Report
4. Attachment 4 - Proposed PhD Program in Energy Science & Eng.

November 8, 2010

• Attachment 1 - Outline of President's Report
• Attachment 2 - Slides re. Recruitment Process
• Attachment 3 - Proposed Resolution re. Amendment to Section 3.10 of the Faculty Handbook
• Attachment 4 - Proposed Resoltuion re. Amendment to Part II.B.2. of the Manual for Faculty Evaluation
• Attachment 5 - Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws

January 24, 2011

• Attachment 1 - Outline of President's Report
• Attachment 2 - Revised THEC Proposal for CIRE
• Attachment 3 - Memo and Final Report on the Chancellor's Task Force on Civility and Community
• Attachment 4 - Notes Regarding Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws

February 21, 2011

• Attachment 1 - Outline of President's Report
• Attachment 2 - Memorandum re. Proposed Substantive Changes to Faculty Senate Bylaws
• Attachment 3 - Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Amendments to Amendments Provisions in the Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
• Attachment 4 - Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Amendments on the Dean Search Process Provisions in the Faculty Handbook
• Attachment 5 - Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Antidiscrimination Provisions in the Faculty Handbook

March 21, 2011

• Attachment 1 - Outline of President's Report
• Attachment 2 - Marked Copy of Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
• Attachment 3 - Clean Copy of Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
• Attachment 4 - Resolutions regarding Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
• Attachment 5 - Summary of Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation ("Proposed Revisions document")

2011 Great Colleges Survey

April 18, 2011

• Attachment 1 - Outline of President's Report
• Attachment 2 - Resolutions regarding Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
• Attachment 3 - CV of David Patterson
• Attachment 4 - Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics - Knight Commission Endorsements
• Attachment 5 - Tennessee University Faculty Senates Resolution and Related Links

May 9, 2011 (special called meeting)

• Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook
• Proposed Amendments to Manual for Faculty Evaluation
• Revised Policy on Misconduct in Research and Service
• Proposed Resolution on the Allocation of F&A

Minutes, Senate Meetings

September 20, 2010

October 18, 2010

November 22, 2010

February 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

April 4, 2011, UNAPPROVED

Minutes, Executive Council Meetings

August 30, 2010

October 4, 2010

November 8, 2010

January 24, 2011

February 21, 2011

March 21, 2011

April 18, 2011, UNAPPROVED

Senate Newsletters

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

Year-End Committee Reports

Benefits & Professional Development Committee

Teaching and Learning Council 

University System Relations Committee

Minutes, Athletics Committee

September 27, 2010

November 1, 2010

Minutes, Benefits and Professional Development Committee

September 23, 2010

October 15, 2010

November 30, 2010

January 24, 2011

March 29, 2011

Minutes, Budget and Planning Committee

August 23, 2010

September 27, 2010

November 1, 2010

November 29, 2010 

Minutes, Faculty Affairs Committee

September 29, 2010

October 20, 2010

December 8, 2011 

Minutes, Nominations and Appointments Committee

November 19, 2010

Minutes, University System Relations Committee

August 25, 2010

September 27, 2010

December 1, 2010

February, 2, 2011

April 6, 2011

Graduate and Undergraduate Councils

Minutes, Graduate Council

Minutes, Undergraduate Council

• Summary, September 7, 2010, Meeting
• Summary, October 26, 2010, Meeting
• Summary, February 1, 2011, Meeting
• Summary, March 1 and April 12, 2011, Meetings

Contact Information

Sharonne Winston
Administrative Assistant to the Faculty Senate
865-974-2483
swinston@utk.edu
812 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37996-4226