February 27, 2024 Agenda

1:30 p.m.

REMOTE ONLY Via ZOOM

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Senate Agenda

ALL FEBRUARY 27, 2024 MEETING FILES

1. CALL TO ORDER

• Senate Council Minutes February 13, 2024

2. READING, CORRECTING, APPROVING, OR DISPOSING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING 

• Minutes of the November 28, 2023 Meeting in The Senate Record
• Minutes of the January 23, 2024 Meeting in The Senate Record

3. COMMENTS OR REPORTS OF THE SENATE OFFICERS AND INVITED GUESTS

4. QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

5. GENERAL DISCUSSION – None

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Voteable) – None

7. NEW BUSINESS (Voteable)

Committee on Committees and Rules

• Revisions to Senate Standing Rules, Article II, Senate Committee Structure, Section 6(a) Committee on Committees and Rules (Legislative) – Appendix A

Committee on Committees and Rules

• Revisions to Senate Standing Rules, Article I, Rules of Procedure, Sections 11 and 12; Nominations and Elections Timeline (Legislative) – Appendix B

8. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS (non-voteable)

• *Senate Curriculum Report of February 13, 2024 – Appendix C
• *Advisory/Consultative Report Implementation Update, February 13, 2024 – Appendix D

Senate Committee on Education

• Summary of Petitions by College, Campus, and Unit, 2022-2023 – Appendix E
  [5 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]

Senate Committee on Educational Equity and Campus Environment

• Council of College Multicultural Leadership (CCML) – Appendix F
  [10 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]

Senate Committee on Faculty Benefits

• Supportlinc: Penn State’s New Employee Assistance Program – Appendix G
  [20 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]

Senate Committee on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

• SIMBA: The End User POV – Appendix H
  [15 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]

Senate Committee on Student Life

• Update on Student Health Resources and Services Across Penn State – Appendix I
  [15 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]

Senate Council

• *2022-2023 University Faculty Ombudsperson Report – Appendix J

9. COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format.

Commonwealth Caucus Agenda

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