2001-2002 Hot Topics and Projects

2000-2001 Hot Topics

• Restructuring the University
  • New Governance Structure
    • Governor Appoints Board of Trustees for the University (summer 01)
    • New process for approval of degree programs (New Degree Pre-Proposal Form .doc,.pdf; Cover Page for New Degree Program Proposal, .doc,.pdf, process approved 12/06/01)
  • Structural Changes
    • Creation of Biomedical Engineering Department (approved by Senate 3/14/02)
    • Merger of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (approved by Senate 4/11/02)
  • Strategic Planning
    • The Presidential Task Force on the Future of the University (May 2002)
  • Proposed Alternate Governance Structure
    • Educational Excellence for Florida Amendment website
    • Draft UF Faculty Senate Resolution on Education Excellence (.doc, .pdf, December 2001)
      (This resolution was not voted on.)
• Shared governance
  • Rules Changes
  • Shared Governance Statement (pdf, approved April 2001)
  • Memo on Senate Elections (with Colburn, March 8, 2002)
  • Power point report of April 11, 2002
    • College of Education Constitution recommended as a model constitution for colleges without one.
  • Rules Development (March, 2002)
  • University Committee Nomination Form
• Academic Freedom, Professional Relations and Standards
  Meeting of the Inquiry Panel in the matter of
  Dr. C. Niblett v. Vice-Pres. M. MartinCommittee on Academic Freedom, Tenure, Professional Relations and Standards
  Monday, May 13, 2002
  10 am to 12 noon
  215 Dauer Hall
• Student Affairs
  • Report of Committee on Alcohol and Other Drug Education and Policy (doc, 11/08/01)
  • Health benefits for graduate students (president of Graduate Student Council)
  • Minority recruitment and retention: Cooperative Alliance for Positive Change (student organization addressed senate January 17, 2002)
• Sustainability
  • Call for creation of task force (November 2000)
  • Sustainability Task Force Report (Word document, 9493 K, April 2002)
  • Sustainability Task Force website
• The University and the Community
  • Town Gown Committee created
• Constitutional Changes
  • Constitutional Amendments (change from regents to trustees, revamp committee structure, ...)
  • Constitutional Revisions proposed by the Graduate Council (pdf)
• Miscellaneous
  • Honorary Degree Nominations
  • Miscellaneous Evaluation of administrators, mentoring, overseas programs (March 14, 2002)