Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda September 17, 2024

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Faculty Senate Meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 2024
Meeting Location– Zoom: https://ullafayette.zoom.us/j/91747908691 Passcode: [removed]

3:30 – 4:00: Rap session with Dr. Jaimie Hebert
4:00 – 5:30: Regular Meeting
Senate Moodle Page: https://moodle.louisiana.edu/course/view.php?id=16588
Senate Website: https://facultysenate.louisiana.edu/

I. Call to Order

II. Quorum Call

III. Approval of the Meeting Agenda

IV. Report of Executive Officer

V. Approval of the Previous Business Meeting Minutes

VI. Critical New Business – (Moved to beginning due to importance of items. Voting by Zoom polling feature.)

a. Vote on proposed AY 24-25 meeting dates. (See Appendix 1 for schedule).

VII. Committee Reports

a. Faculty Senate Committees

 i. Faculty Senate Executive Committee
ii. Other standing committees.

b. Ad Hoc Committees

i. Status of Women and Under-Represented Faculty
ii. Tenure & Promotion – Leah Orr
iii. Faculty Handbook – Phil Auter (About edits.)
iv. Rapid Ad Hoc Committee on Salary Market Adjustment – Dave Khey
v. Other ad hoc committee reports.

c. University Committees

i. Any university committee reports.

VIII. Old Business – (Voting by the Zoom polling feature.)

a. First Discussion of Faculty Handbook Amendment 05 – Author Matthew Green

• Amendment will be discussed and may receive friendly amendments. Vote on amendment will occur in October
• Original amendment available at: https://tinyurl.com/3n8dy4zm Moodle login required.)

IX. New Business – (Voting by the Zoom polling feature.)

a. First Discussion of Faculty Handbook Amendment 09 – Executive Committee. Guest Allen Latour
    [Mistakenly listed as #06 in previous agenda draft.]

• Amendment will be discussed and may receive friendly amendments. Vote on amendment will occur in October
• Original amendment available at: https://tinyurl.com/5cmysdxh (Moodle login required.)
• [Link in previous agenda draft directed to Amendment 06 by mistake.]

b. Other

X. Announcements

a. Request all interested full professors contact Kelly Robinson (kelly.robinson@louisiana.edu) cc Phil
Auter (philip.auter@louisiana.edu) to be added to list of active senators.

b. Leah Orr about upcoming amendment to correct policy on pay for taking over a class.

c. Rap Session guests schedule coming.

d. SGA president will Rap with us in the future about some of their initiatives.

e. AVPAA will speak to us next Tuesday at 2:30 about Handbook edits for accuracy.

f. Reminders: Senator elections in March. Executive officer elections in April.

g. Other

XI. Adjournment

Philip Auter
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