2002-2003 Hot Topics and Projects

2001-2002 Hot Topics
2000-2001 Hot Topics

• Presidential Search
• Strategic Planning
• Restructuring the University
  • President Young's transition site (announced 10/11/02)
  • Educational Excellence for Florida (Amendment 11 website)
• Shared governance
  • SEC Faculty Governance Conference (05/01-02/03)
  • The Role of the Chair (04/28/03)
  • Rules Changes
  • Shared Governance in UF Colleges (11/21/02 Senate report)
  • Electronic Elections (ppt, 11/21/02 Senate report)
  • Electronic Elections (ppt, 10/17/02 Senate report)
  • Campus Planning - SW 24th Avenue Extension
    • Natural Areas Teaching Laboratory, with information, timeline on the proposal.
    • Initial meeting of Focus Group on SW 24th Avenue Extension (05/06/03, called for by Senate and Vice President Poppell)
    • Senate passed a motion to place topic on agendas of the Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee and the Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Committee (03/20/03)
  • Campus Planning - Genetics Institute
    • President Young held a meeting/open forum 11/01/02 to discuss the Genetics Institute
    • Senate Cover Letter to President Charles Young on the Genetics Institute Resolution (sent 10/21/02)
    • Genetics Institute Resolution (approved 10/17/02)
    • Background Information (distributed 10/17/02)
    • Related site by Paul Gulig (he presented the resolution)
  • Report of the Committee on Overseas Programs (09/17/02)
• Sustainability
  • Sustainability Task Force Report, 03/18/03
    • Activity Report, March 2003
    • Implementation Proposals for High Priority Recommendations, March 2003
  • Sustainablity Task Force Resolution (approved 10/17/02)
  • Sustainability Public Hearing - October 10, 2002, JWRU 283.
  • Sustainable UF (for recent news)
  • Sustainability Task Force Report (Word document, 9493 K, posted April 2002)
  • Call for creation of task force (November 2000)
• The University and the Community
  • Town/Gown web site
    (part of UF Faculities Planning website)
  • Town/Gown Action Plan (pdf, finalized 09/18/02, to Senate 11/21/02)
  • Town Gown Committee created spring 2002 with Jane Brockmann (appointed by the Senate) and Ed Poppell as co-chairs.
• Academic Calendars, approved 11/21/02; moved homecoming to October
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