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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate
Monday, December 5, 2022
3:10 – 5:15 pm
Zoom Webinar
AGENDA

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I.		Call to Order — H. George Friedman, Jr., Presiding Officer of the Senate

II.		Approval of Minutes — November 14, 2022

III.		Approval of Floor Privileges

IV.		Public Comment (no more than 3 minutes each)

V.		Senate Executive Committee Chair Remarks — Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, SEC Chair

VI.		Chancellor's Remarks — William Bernhard, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost

VII.		Questions (senators only; no more than 2 minutes each)

VIII.		Consent Agenda
		Any senator can request any item be moved from the Consent Agenda to Proposals.

	EP.23.018	Eliminate the Concentration in Railway Engineering in the Master of Engineering in Engineering in the Grainger College of Engineering and the Graduate College	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	EP.23.019	Establish a Concentration in Chemical Engineering Leadership in the Master of Engineering in Engineering in the Grainger College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate College	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	EP.23.020	Eliminate the Concentration in Applied Learning Science in the Bachelor of Science Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	EP.23.021	Revise the Concentration in Performance and Literature in the Master of Music in Music in the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Graduate College	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair

IX.

Proposals

	CC.23.15	Election of Members on Standing Committees of the Senate at the December 5, 2022 Senate Meeting	Committee on Committees C. Sandler, Chair
	EP.23.015	Change the Name of the Department of Geology to the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	GP.22.04	Guidelines on Departmental Statements [See AF Analysis AF.22.04 under Reports for Information] Updated GP.22.04	General University Policy N. Burbules, Chair
	HD.23.06	Nomination for Honorary Degree Award – Shotwell	Honorary Degrees P. Kalita, Chair
	SP.20.25	Revision to the Senate Constitution and Bylaws Providing for Routine and Emergency Electronic Participation in Meetings of the Senate and its Committees [First Reading; No Vote]	University Statutes & Senate Procedures S. Gilmore, Chair

X.

Committee of the Whole Discussion

	SP.23.04	Committee of the Whole Discussion Regarding Potential Revisions to the Statutes, Articles IX and X (as initiated by USC ST-83)	University Statutes & Senate Procedures S. Gilmore, Chair
	SP.23.05	Committee of the Whole Discussion Regarding the Proposed Elimination of the Category of “Academic Staff” and Proposed Changes to Academic Freedom in the Statutes (as initiated by USC ST-83)	University Statutes & Senate Procedures S. Gilmore, Chair
		Transmittal Letter from USC of ST-83 Statutes with markup (USC ST-83)

XI.

Reports for Information

	AF.22.04	Analysis of the Senate Committee on General University Policy Guidelines on Departmental Statements	Academic Freedom and Tenure D. Forsyth, Chair
	EP.23.022	Report of Administrative Approvals through November 28, 2022	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	EP.23.023	Report on 110 ILCS 118/5, and the University of Illinois Guaranteed Transfer Admission Program (GTP)	Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair
	SC.23.07	Report on the November 17, 2022 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois System in Chicago	Urbana Senate C. Sandler, Observer

XII.		New Business
		Matters not included in the agenda may not be presented to the Senate without concurrence of a majority of the members present and voting. Such matters may not be acted upon at the meeting in which they are introduced, according to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.

XIII..		Adjournment (5:15 pm)