University Senate                                                                 

Proposed:  May 1, 2009

Adopted: May 1, 2009 

FINAL AGENDA

University Senate

Friday, May 1, 2009

Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Engineering

1. Adoption of the agenda

2. Adoption of the minutes of April 3, 2009 

3. President’s remarks

--Impact of the economic downturn on Columbia’s endowment, budget, and fundraising

4. Executive Committee co-chairs' remarks

--Update on resolution on disclosure of non-university income from April 3

plenary           

--Update on trustee-nominating effort

--Resolution concerning summer powers       

5. Committee reports

—Alumni Relations

 ―Budget Review

 ―Education

 ―External Relations

 ―Faculty Affairs

 ―Housing Policy

 ―Information and Communications Technology

―Libraries

―Physical Development (to be given in the fall)

―Officers of Research (to be given in the fall)

―Rules

―Commission on the Status of Women

―Structure and Operations

―Student Affairs

―Task Force on Campus Planning

--Report on Sexual Misconduct

6.  New business:

—Resolution to Require Course Descriptions, Textbook Information, and Reading Lists to Be Posted Online Prior to the Start of Each Semester (Student Affairs and Education)

 --Resolution to Honor Paul Duby for His Senate Service