UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FACULTY SENATE MEETING AGENDA
March 28, 2001
in the Brown Room of M. D. Anderson Library
 

 12:15 p.m.  1. Call to Order

                     2. Approval of Minutes -- February 21, 2001, meeting

                    3. Announcements - Kudos

 12:25 p.m. 4. Reports from the Faculty Senate Committees:

   -- Budget & Facilities Committee, Chair: John Antel
   -- Committee on Committees, Chair: Lewis Wheeler
   -- Educational Policies & Student Affairs Committee, Chair: Anne Jacobson
   -- Faculty Affairs Committee, Chair: Elizabeth Fletcher     -- Legislative & Community Relations Committee, Chair: Carolyn Meanley

 1:00 p.m. 5.  Proposed Changes to Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws -- First Reading

                 6.  Senate Climate Surveys

                 7.  Expanding Communications

                 8.  Scholarship & Community Conference Planning Committee:  Topics and Membership

 1:20 p.m. 9.  Report from and Discussion with University of Houston System Chancellor
                      and UH President: Arthur K. Smith

      10.  Report from University of Houston System Senior Vice Chancellor  &
             UH Senior VicePresident for Academic Affairs and Provost:
             Edward P. Sheridan

 1:40 p.m. 11. New Business

 1:45 p.m. 12. Adjournment

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The agenda below is provided as an information item.    Anyone who would like to make comments on a particular agenda item
may contact the Faculty Senate President or any member of the Executive Committee.
AGENDA FROM FACULTY SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - UH COUNCIL CHAIRS MEETING
WITH THE PRESIDENT, PROVOST & CFO
March 23, 2001
 
 1.    Task Forces and the Role of University Standing Committees
         a)  Representation on University Task Forces
         b)  Reporting Flow
2.    Ad Hoc Committee on the Reclassification of Courses in Addition to Student Reclassification
3.    Tier I Funding
        a) Status of HB 1839 -- SB 737
        b) Faculty Input into Allocation Process -- Set meeting date
4.    Scholarship & Community Conference X Planning Committee
5.    University Climate Survey
6.    Status of Charges for International Phone Calls
7.    Expanding Communications
       a) Faculty Senate Presidents Report to Board of Regents Meetings
       b) Executive Committee & Council Chairs - Deans Communication -- Set meeting dates
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