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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate
Monday, December 4, 2023
3:10 – 5:15 pm
Illini Union Ballroom
AGENDA

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I.

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

II.

Public Comment (no more than 3 minutes each)

III.

Senate Executive Committee Chair's Remarks — Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, SEC Chair

IV.

Chancellor's Remarks — Robert Jones, Chancellor

V.

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

VI.

Approval of Floor Privileges

VII.

Approval of MinutesNovember 13, 2023

VIII.

Consent Agenda
Any senator may request an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to Proposals.

  EP.24.011 Eliminate the Institute for Competitive Manufacturing (ICM) in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering n/k/a Mechanical Science & Engineering (MechSE)

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.024 2030-2031 Academic Calendar

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.040

Revise the Concentration in Bilingual-Bicultural Education in the College of Education and the Graduate College

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.046 Revise the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education in the College of Fine and Applied Arts

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.047 Revise the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art & Art History in the College of Fine and Applied Arts

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.048 Eliminate the Concentration in Bioengineering in the Master of Science in Bioinformatics in the Grainger College of Engineering and the Graduate College

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  EP.24.049

Establish the Campus Graduate Certificate in Food Regulations, Nutrition Policy, and Personalized Nutrition in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, and the Graduate College

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair
  EP.24.050

Establish the Campus Graduate Certificate in Wetland Science and Conservation in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and the Graduate College

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair
IX.

Proposals

  CC.24.15 Election of Members on Standing Committees of the Senate and Senate Representatives to Other Bodies at the December 4, 2023 Senate Meeting

Committee on Committees
C. Sandler, Chair

  CC.24.16 Election of a University Senates Conference (USC) Member to Fill a Vacancy on the 2023-2024 Senate Executive Committee (SEC)

Committee on Committees
C. Sandler, Chair

  HD.24.06 Nominations for Honorary Degree Awards – Anderson, Lee, Smarr

Honorary Degrees
P. Kalita, Chair

  EP.24.044

Revise the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Residency Requirement and Update the Language in the Student Code Section 3-801 a.1 to Reflect this Revision

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  SP.24.04

Revision to the Bylaws, Part F.7 – Electronic Participation in Meetings of the Senate and its Committees
[Action - Vote]

University Statutes & Senate Procedures
D. Dalpiaz, Chair

  SP.24.01

Proposed Revision to the Constitution, Article IV – Student Representation
[First Reading - No Vote]

University Statutes & Senate Procedures
D. Dalpiaz, Chair

  SP.24.05

Proposed Revision to the Constitution, Article I, Section 5 and the Bylaws, Part A (quorum)
[Second Reading - Vote]

University Statutes & Senate Procedures
D. Dalpiaz, Chair

X.

Reports for Information

  EP.24.045

Report of Administrative Approvals through November 27, 2023

Educational Policy
N. Miller, Chair

  SC.24.14

Report on the September 21, 2023 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois System in Urbana

Urbana Senate
D. Dalpiaz, Observer

  SC.24.15

Report on the November 16, 2023 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois System in Chicago

Urbana Senate
C. Sandler, Observer

XI.

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.

XII. Adjournment (5:15 pm)