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Acts of the Senate
August 2021 – June 2022

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June 14, 2022
Approval of Sentate Committee nominees by Rules Committee.

May 17, 2022
Approval of 2023-24 Academic Calendar to add the Juneteenth Holiday. [52 yes, 3 No, 2 Abstain]

Approval of 2024-25 Academic Calendar. [55 yes, 2 No, 3 Abstain]

Rules Committee nominations for presented Senate Committees approved. [56 yes, 1 No, 1 Abstain]

Approval of Research Data Policy [48 yes, 5 No, 3 Abstain].

April 19,  2022
Rules Committee nominations for presented Senate Committees approved.

Approval of Faculty Handbook change to DEI Committee to add Libraries faculty to the roster [60 yes, 0 no].

Approval of 2022-23 Academic Calendar to add Juneteenth Holiday.

March 15, 2022
Vote on Rules Committee nominees with 52 responses resulted in votes for Kasia Leousis, David Han, and David Blersch to serve for the next 2-year term.

Vote on statement regarding Russian invasion and war in Ukraine passed [98% in favor].

Vote on statement re: Devisive Concepts Bill submitted by DEI committee passed with 46 yes of 53 votes submitted.

February 22, 2022
Reaffirmation of Academic Freedom (FH 3.1) passes [48 yes, 2 no, 0 abstain]

January 25, 2022
Nominees to Senate Committees passes. [53 yes, 2 no, 2 abstain]

Faculty Handbook changes to BOT should be presented at regular meetings instead of only once per year. [52, yes, 1 no, 4 abstain]

Resolution regarding Graduate Student Fees passes [49 yes, 2 no, 8 abstain]

Nominees to Senate Committees passes. [59 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain]

November 16, 2021
Vote for Senate Committee replacement nominee passes [59 yes, 1 no].

October 19, 2021

Faculty Handbook Committee proposed change re: removal of Lectures Committee. Passes [61 yes, 3 no, 1 abstain]

Faculty Handbook changes re: Senate Constitution and Zoom meetings. Passes. [61 yes, 7 no]

Faculty Handbook changes to Post Tenure Review 3.7.3. Passes. [47 yes, 12 no, 8 abstain]

Nominees to Senate Committees passes. [64 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain]

September 21, 2021

Nominees to Senate Committees passes. [63 yes, 2 no]

Faculty Handbook addition on Classroom Policy – Faculty Handbook Committee Proposed changes to Chapter 4 on classroom Visitors. Passes [53 yes, 5 no, 5 abstain]

Changes to Senate Meeting Rules re: Voting procedures #11 of Zoom Meeting Rules. Passes [54 yes, 0 no, 3 abstain]  
This motion had an amendment that passed [56 yes, 4 no, 2 abstain]
and an amendment to the amendment that passed (which of course had to pass first before the amendment and then the vote on the motion) [51 yes, 8 no, 6 abstain]

August 31, 2021

Nominees to Senate Committees passes [71 yes, 1 no]

Nominees to DEI Committee passes [72 yes, 2 no]

Use of Zoom for Senate meetings passes [68 yes, 2 no]

Zoom Rules for Senate meetings passes [57 yes, 3 no]

Last Updated: June 30, 2022