November 28, 2023 Agenda

1:30 p.m.

112 Kern Building or Via ZOOM at 1:30 p.m

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Senators are reminded to bring their laptop or smartphone for the purpose of logging into PowerApps to vote.

Senate Agenda (DOCX / PDF)

ALL NOVEMBER 28, 2023 MEETING FILES

1. CALL TO ORDER

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

   • Minutes of the October 17, 2023 Meeting in The Senate Record

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

   • Senate Council Minutes November 7, 2023 
   • Change to the Senate Calendar for April/May 2024 –  Appendix A 
   • 2023-24 Senate Governance Documents Editorial Changes from V2 to V3 – Appendix B

4. QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

• Provost Presentation

5. GENERAL DISCUSSION – None

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Voteable) – None

7. NEW BUSINESS (Voteable)

Senate Committee on Committees & Rules 

• Revision to Bylaws, Article IV – Committees, Section 1; Clarification of Rules on Closed Committee Meetings  (Legislative) – Appendix C

(presentation at 11/28 Plenary Meeting, vote will occur at January 23rd Plenary)

Senate Committee on Committees & Rules 

• Revisions to Standing Rules Article II – Senate Committee Structure, Section C – Updates to Curricular Affairs Subcommittee Structure  (Legislative) – Appendix D 

Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs 

• Revisions of AC17 “Sabbatical Leave” to Include Full-Time Teaching and Clinical Faculty  (Advisory/Consultative) – Appendix E 
  [President’s Response]

8. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS (non-voteable)

• *Senate Curriculum Report of November 7, 2023 – Appendix F 
• *Advisory/Consultative Report Implementation Update November 7, 2023 – Appendix G 

Senate Committee on Committees & Rules 

• Senate Elections Guidelines and Pilot – Appendix H
  [5 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

Senate Committee on Educational Equity and Campus Environment 

• Employee Disability Services and Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act –  Appendix I
  [10 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

Senate Committee on Faculty Benefits 

• Benefits Mentor Tool –  Appendix J
  [10 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

Senate Committee on Libraries, Information Systems, and Technology 

• The Myths and Facts about the Penn State Telephony Transformation –  Appendix K
  [15 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

Senate Committee on Outreach 

• Artificial Intelligence – Appendix L
  [10 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion]
  Report postponed to the January 23, 2024 meeting.
  

Senate Committee on Student Life 

• Update on Student Need (Food and Housing) Across Penn State –  Appendix M
  [20 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

*Web-only reports. 

9. COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will be held by ZOOM only.

Commonwealth Caucus Agenda

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