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The Senate is a University-wide legislature, representing faculty, students, and other constituencies. It makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school, including educational programs and priorities, the budget, academic freedom and tenure, the conduct of research, the libraries, information technology, Columbia's external relations, student sexual misconduct, rules governing political demonstrations, and the welfare of faculty, students, and research officers. Trustee concurrence is required for acts of the Senate. The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research, 2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries. All members of the Columbia community are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."	The Senate Executive Committee 2011-2012: Front row: Senate Chair Sharyn O'Halloran (Tenured, SIPA), President Lee Bollinger, Letty Moss-Salentijn (Tenured, College of Dental Medicine). Back row: Adil Ahamed (Student, Business), Bette Gordon (Nontenured, Arts), Mi Wang (Student, GSAS/Natural Sciences), Alex Frouman (Student, Columbia College), James Applegate (Tenured, A&S/Natural Sciences), Soulaymane Kachani (Nontenured, SEAS), Fran Pritchett (Tenured, A&S/Humanities), Debra Wolgemuth (Tenured, P&S). Not shown: Samuel Silverstein (Tenured, P&S), Provost John Coatsworth.
Highlights of 2011-2012 Senate Hearing on Open Course Evaluations The Senate held a hearing on open course evaluations on April 11, 2012. Here are documents relating to that issue. Senate Hearing on Columbia Smoking Policy The Senate held a hearing on Morningside smoking policy on October 10. A transcript is available here. Email privileges for Senators New academic tracks at CUMC Committee Annual Reports 2011-2012 New Policy on Consensual Relations University policies adopted by the Senate in recent years Committee and plenary agendas In the interest of greater transparency, some Senate committees are making their agendas public after their meetings. Honors and prizes nomination form Use this form to nominate candidates for Columbia University honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence	The next plenary meeting will be on Friday, September 28, 1:15 p.m., location to be announced. Anyone with CUID is welcome. SENATE PLENARIES All Fridays at 1:15 p.m., except where noted; locations to be announced. 2011-2012 September 23 October 14 November 17 (Thursday) December 2 February 3 March 2 March 30 April 27 2012-2013 All Fridays at 1:15 p.m., locations to be announced. September 28 October 19 November 9 December 7 February 1 March 1 April 5 May 3 Click on dates of past Senate meetings to see agendas with links to documents.

The Senate is a University-wide legislature, representing faculty, students, and other constituencies. It makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school, including educational programs and priorities, the budget, academic freedom and tenure, the conduct of research, the libraries, information technology, Columbia's external relations, student sexual misconduct, rules governing political demonstrations, and the welfare of faculty, students, and research officers. Trustee concurrence is required for acts of the Senate.

The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research,
2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries.

All members of the Columbia community
are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."

photograph by Jessica Raimi

The Senate Executive Committee 2011-2012: Front row: Senate Chair Sharyn O'Halloran (Tenured, SIPA), President Lee Bollinger, Letty Moss-Salentijn (Tenured, College of Dental Medicine). Back row: Adil Ahamed (Student, Business), Bette Gordon (Nontenured, Arts), Mi Wang (Student, GSAS/Natural Sciences), Alex Frouman (Student, Columbia College), James Applegate (Tenured, A&S/Natural Sciences), Soulaymane Kachani (Nontenured, SEAS), Fran Pritchett (Tenured, A&S/Humanities), Debra Wolgemuth (Tenured, P&S). Not shown: Samuel Silverstein (Tenured, P&S), Provost John Coatsworth.

Highlights of 2011-2012

Senate Hearing on
Open Course Evaluations

The Senate held a hearing on open course evaluations on April 11, 2012. Here are documents relating to that issue.

Senate Hearing on
Columbia Smoking Policy

The Senate held a hearing on Morningside smoking policy on October 10. A transcript is available here.

Committee and plenary agendas
In the interest of greater transparency,
some Senate committees are making
their agendas public after their meetings.

Honors and prizes nomination form
Use this form to nominate candidates for Columbia University honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence

The next plenary meeting will be on Friday,
September 28, 1:15 p.m.,
location to be announced.

Anyone with CUID is welcome.

SENATE PLENARIES

All Fridays at 1:15 p.m., except where noted; locations to be announced.

2011-2012

September 23

October 14

November 17 (Thursday)

2012-2013

All Fridays at 1:15 p.m., locations to be announced.

September 28

October 19

November 9

December 7

February 1

March 1

April 5

May 3

Click on dates of past Senate meetings to see agendas with links to documents.

The Senate has 108 voting seats, with 63 reserved for faculty, 24 for students, 6 for officers of research, 2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries.

All members of the Columbia community are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate."

Highlights of 2011-2012

Senate Hearing on Open Course Evaluations

Senate Hearing on Columbia Smoking Policy

Email privileges for Senators

New academic tracks at CUMC

Committee Annual Reports 2011-2012

New Policy on Consensual Relations

University policies adopted by the Senate in recent years

Committee and plenary agendas In the interest of greater transparency, some Senate committees are making their agendas public after their meetings.

Honors and prizes nomination form Use this form to nominate candidates for Columbia University honorary degrees and the University Medal for Excellence

The next plenary meeting will be on Friday, September 28, 1:15 p.m., location to be announced.