Executive Committee Minutes

01/31/2024 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room - Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on January 31, 2024, in the Peabody Board Room.  A quorum being present, Chair Elizabeth St. Pierre called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
 
Chair Brock Woodson of the Faculty Affairs Committee and Chair Barbara Biesecker of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees were on-hand to present action and information items. Other guests to the meeting included Matthew Auer, Michael Fulford, Guinevere Grant, Nathan Moore, Michelle Nuss, Susan Sanchez, Kelly Smith, and Elizabeth Weeks.
 
  1. As the first order of business, the minutes of the November 1, 2023, meeting were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the Faculty Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposed Revisions to the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Rank Faculty. An extensive discussion occurred regarding the proposal. Executive Committee member Laura Bierema provided a statement to the committee. During discussion, a motion to call the question was defeated, and discussion continued among committee members. When discussion concluded, a vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be sent back to the Faculty Affairs Committee for further consideration.
      2. Proposed Revisions to the UGA Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Librarians and Archivists. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 14, 2024, University Council agenda with 21 in favor and 1 abstention.
  3. Information Items:
    1. From the Strategic Planning Committee:
      1. Report from the Strategic Planning Committee. This report will appear on the February 14, 2024, University Council agenda as an information item.
    2. From the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Second Reading: Proposal to change the bylaws concerning the Chair of the Committee on Student Experiences. This proposal will appear on the February 14, 2024, University Council agenda for a second required reading and vote.
  4. There was no old business to come before the committee:
  5. New Business: A motion was made by Janet Westpheling to put forward a proposal on behalf of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees to revise the bylaws of the University Curriculum Committee. The motion was seconded by Derrick Lemons. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 14, 2024, University Council agenda. 
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:42 p.m.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council
 
 
Executive Committee Members Present
Mumbi Anderson
Laura Bierema
John Brocato
Byron Freeman
Abigail Grimes
Savannah Hembree
Janette Hill
Jack Hu
Tom Jones
Derrick Lemons
Fiona Liken
Anthony Madonna
George Moore
Jeff Netter
Rachel Reed
Jennifer Rice
Eric Rubenstein
Jacek Siry
Elizabeth St. Pierre
Rebecca Stone
Pamela Turner
Janet Westpheling