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Faculty Senate – May 10, 2023

Agenda for Faculty Senate Meeting

May 10, 2023 — 3:30-5:00PM
Physical location: Statler Hall 198; reception to follow in the Park Atrium
Contact your unit’s Faculty Senator for the zoom link.

Powerpoint Slides

Gayogo̱hónǫʼ Land Acknowledgement
Call to order
Approval of Minutes: April 12, 2023
Senate Speaker Jonathan Ochshorn, Emeritus, Architecture  [4 minutes]

Senate Update on Racial Justice and Equitable Futures – An Educational Requirement for Students
Deputy Provost, Avery August, Microbiology & Immunology [5 minutes]
Senate Discussion [5 minutes]

Senate Announcements and Updates
Eve De Rosa, Dean of Faculty, Chair of the University Faculty Committee, Psychology
Chelsea Specht, Associate Dean of Faculty, Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee, Plant Biology
[5 minutes]
Q&A [10 minutes]

Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (CIS) resolution to use all ranks of the Professor of Practice and Research Professor Titles
Presentation of the resolution – Charlie Van Loan, Professor Emeritus, Computer Science, CIS  [5 minutes]

Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Proposal for the Academic Title of Professor of the Practice
Presentation —  Jeff Niederdeppe, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Communication [5 minutes]
Senate Discussion [10 minutes]

Proposed Resolution on Graded Academic Coursework During Scheduled Breaks
Presentation — Lisa Nishii, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Human Resource Studies [10 minutes]
Senate Discussion [10 minutes]

Structural Equity and Inclusion for Research, Teaching, and Extension (“RTE”) faculty
Presentation — Senators John Callister, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Kim Kopko, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research [5 minutes]
Senate Discussion [10 minutes]

Good of the Order [5 minutes]
Michael Ryan Clarkson, Computer Science

Adjournment [1 minute]
Senate Speaker Jonathan Ochshorn, Emeritus, Architecture

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