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Faculty Senate – March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021, 3:30-5:00
Audio and chat are posted on this webpage shortly after the meeting.

Final Agenda

Announcements [slides , 5 min]

Four Resolutions from the AFPSF on Tenure-Related Matters [slides, 20 min]

College DocsNo-Contact Lists, Chair Letter, Reviewer Selection
C. Van Loan (DoF)

Resolution on Dean of Faculty Election Slate Size [slides, 10 min]

Discussion and Vote.
Vote Results: 630 yes; 58 no; 48 abstain

Resolution On Crime Alerts and Race [5 min]

Final Discussion prior to eVote (4/1-4/7)
February 24 Presentation
Background and Commenting
Vote Results: 67 yes; 14 no; 8 abstain; 39 DNV

Resolution in support of the Policy 1.2 (Academic Misconduct) revision [5 min]

Final discussion prior to eVote (4/1-4/7)
Feb 10 Presentation
Quick Overview
Background and Commenting
Vote Results: 85 yes; 0 no; 3 abstain; 40 DNV

A Possible IDDP Approval Process from the UFC [slides, 20 min]

C. Van Loan (DoF)

Resolution on the Vetting of International Dual Degree Programs [ slides, 10 min]

Joanie Mackowski (Literatures in English)
Vote Results: 72 yes; 6 no; 12 abstain; 38 DNV

Resolution on Joint or Dual Degree Programs Involving Other Academic Institutions [10 min]

Richard Bensel (Government)
Vote Results: 78 yes; 6 no; 7 abstain; 37 DNV

(Original) Sense of the Senate Vote on the SHA+PKU Dual Degree [slides, 5 min]
Sense of Senate vote tallies: 39 No; 17 Yes; and 20 Abstain

Proposed Dual Degree
February 10 Presentation 
Chat and Meeting Transcripts:  Feb 10,  Feb 24, Mar 10, Mar 17

Slidedeck
Chat without votes
Edited Chat with votes (vote tallies required review to confirm that voters were senators; private conversations removed and other information included)
Audio
meeting minutes

One thought on "Faculty Senate – March 31, 2021"

  1. Hi, everybody…

    Before the meeting, you might take a look at the text of this resolution that just unanimously passed the Cornell Student Assembly:

    https://assembly.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/sa_r39_-_calling_upon_cornell_to_uphold_its_ethical_guidelines_for_international_engagementspdf.pdf

    You might also look at this statement just issued by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard:

    https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/statement-on-recent-sanctions-against-academics-and-think-tanks/

    All the best to you all!

    Richard Bensel
    Faculty Senator
    Department of Government

    rfb2

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