October 17, 2023 Agenda

1:30 p.m.

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

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Voting Instructions: https://senate.psu.edu/senators/voting-attendance-instructions/ 

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

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Senate Agenda (DOCX / PDF)

ALL OCTOBER 17, 2023 MEETING FILES

1. MINUTES OF THE PRECEDING MEETING

• Minutes of the September 12, 2023 Meeting in The Senate Record
  

2. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SENATE

• Senate Curriculum Report of October 3, 2023 – Appendix A
• 2023-2024 Senate Governance Documents Editorial Changes from V0 to V2 – Appendix B

3. REPORT OF SENATE COUNCIL

• Senate Council Minutes October 3, 2023
• Advisory/Consultative Report Implementation Update October 3, 2023

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE CHAIR

• Board of Trustees Presentation
  Matthew W. Schuyler, Chief Brand Officer at Hilton
  Chair of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees
  David M. Kleppinger, Chairman Emeritus, McNees Wallace and Nurick, LLC and Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees
• Strategic Plan Presentation
  Michael Wade Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff 

5. COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

6. COMMENTS BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY

7. FORENSIC BUSINESS – None

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None

9. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

Senate Committee on Committees and Rules and Senate Self-Study Special Committee

• Aligning Legacy Special Rules Restricting Motions from the Floor to Instead Follow the Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedures and Forensic Session Modernization: Revisions to Standing Rules, Article I – Rules of Procedure, Section 8 – Appendix C

Senate Committee on Committees and Rules and Senate Self-Study Special Committee

• Data Analysis Subcommittee of Officers and Chairs: Revision to Bylaws Article I Officers, Section 2; Revision to Standing Rules Article II, Section 6(q) Officers and Chairs Standing Committee – Appendix D

Senate Committee on Committees and Rules and Senate Self-Study Special Committee

• Modernization of the Order of Business: Revision to the Standing Rules, Article I Section 2 – Order of Business – Appendix E

Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs

• Revisions to Senate Policies 130-50 Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements and 130-51 Structure of Bachelor of Arts and Deletion of Appendix B: Bachelor of Arts Requirements in the Policies and Rules for Undergraduate Students – Appendix F

10. ADVISORY/CONSULTATIVE REPORTS

Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs 

• Revisions of AC17 “Sabbatical Leave” to Include Full-Time Teaching and Clinical Faculty – Appendix G
  Report delayed to November 28, 2023 Plenary Meeting.
  

10. POSITIONAL REPORTS – None

12. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

Senate Committee on Global Engagement 

• *Survey of Education Abroad Leaders – Appendix H    

Senate Committee on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity 

• Report on Penn State Undergraduate Research Faculty Survey – Appendix I
  [15 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

Senate Council 

• Report on Fall 2022 Academic Unit Visits –  Appendix J
  [10 minutes allotted for presentation and discussion] 

*Web-only reports. 

13. NEW LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS – None

14. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE UNIVERSITY

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 1:30 p.m.  This meeting will be held in person in 112 Kern AND via ZOOM.  

Commonwealth Caucus Agenda

Senators are reminded to wait to be unmuted and identify themselves and their voting unit before speaking on the floor. Members of the University community, who are not Senators, may not speak at a Senate meeting unless they request and are granted the privilege of the floor from the Senate Chair at least five days in advance of the meeting.

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Erin Eckley at ele2@psu.edu or call 814-863-1204 at least 2 weeks prior to the next meeting (November 28, 2023) to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

We have enabled ZOOM automatic transcriptions for our meeting and invite you to turn that on if you wish. Future requests for live captioning will be fulfilled through Automatic Sync Technologies. All Plenary meetings are transcribed, and published in an accessible format: https://senate.psu.edu/senators/agendas-records/