Senate Steering Meeting
February 15th, 2022
3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom: https://auburn.zoom.us/j/89595999899
Todd Steury, Donald Mulvaney, Ralph Kingston, Mark Carpenter, L. Octavia Tripp, Bill Hardgrave, Emmett Winn, Cheryl Seals, Robert Norton, Danilea Werner, Robert Cochran, Mark DeGoti, Jaime Hammer, Grant Garber
AGENDA
Steering Agenda (times are approximate)
- 3:30 Welcome
- Call to order
- Discussion/approval of Steering Minutes from November Meeting
- 3:35 Discussion, edit, and approval of Senate Agenda for 2/22/2022 at 3:30 p.m.
- 3:35 Presentation by Mark DeGoti, SACSCOC Liaison. SACSCOC re-accreditation process.
- 3:40 Presentation by Jaime Hammer, General Counsel; and Grant Garber, University Counsel on legal considerations for faculty
- 3:50 Action item: Reaffirmation of academic freedom
- 4:00 Pending action item: Change in FHB related to composition of DEI committee
- 4:05 Rules Committee Nominations
- 4:10 Report from Senate Officer Nominating Committee
- Updates and Announcements
- Additional ranks to Lecturer
- New Teaching Professor series (Non-Tenure Track)
- 4:20 Discussion of prayer before football games
- 4:30 Discussion of Interim Provost Search
- 4:40 Discussion of Faculty ranks above Full and inequality
- Unfinished or New Business
Mission: The Steering Committee acts on behalf of the AU Senate on matters requiring attention between meetings of that body and assists the chair of the Senate in setting the agenda for Senate meetings. In addition, it is concerned with the academic affairs of the University, with particular attention given to the need for developing and recommending policies under which these affairs are conducted. It works closely with other Senate committees to aid them in their assignments.