Motions 2024-2025

Resolution 1: Resolution of concern regarding UW System Intellectual Property Policy Faculty

Resolution 2: UWRF Faculty Senate approval of the attached resolution of endorsement for the faculty of Colorado's four-year institutions of higher education regarding reduced-credit degree programs.

Resolution 3: UWRF Faculty Senate resolves that for the purposes of counting enrollment for program budgeting purposes, all majors (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) must be counted as part of a program’s enrollment numbers.

Resolution 4: UWRF Faculty Senate resolves that no further outsourcing occur without shared governance approval; and further resolves that university administration make the case for why any future outsourcing at the university level cannot be done by current faculty, staff, or students; and further resolves that the Chancellor make an annual report of all outsourcing that occurred during the year, listing who work was outsourced to, why it was necessary, the full cost of the outsourcing, and the receivables obtained.

Resolution 5: When requested at least twenty-four hours prior to its convening, the UWRF Faculty Senate and associated committees shall continue to provide a virtual access option to all members of our campus community.

Resolution 6: Resolution to endorse the establishment of a mutual defense compact for the universities of the Big Ten academic alliance in defense of academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise.

Motion 1: Motion to approve Neuroscience program change request.

Motion 2: Motion to approve Broad Field Soc program change request.

Motion 3: Motion to approve El Ed Math program change request.

Motion 4: Motion regarding the Engineering program has been returned to Senate for reconsideration.

Motion 5: Motion to approve standing committee chairs for 24-25 (Compensation, Calendar, Advising, and  Disability Advisory).

Motion 6: Motion to approve the appointment of James Cortright as chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

Motion 7: Motion to appoint Shaheer Burney to the Search and Screen Committee to hire a new Admissions and Recruitment Coordinator.

Motion 8: Motion to approve Standing Committee Chairs for the term 2024-25 (Athletic, External Relations, Faculty Hearing, Grievance and Appeals, GEUR, Graduate Studies Curriculum, Learning Resources, and Sustainability Working Group).

Motion 9: Motion to approve Standing Committee appointments for specific terms.

Motion 10: Motion to approve Dr. Paige Miller as Chair of the Technology Committee (2024-2025).

Motion 11: Motion to approve Katie Purington to the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee (2024-2025).

Motion 12: Motion to approve Dr. Christopher Holtkamp as Chair of the International Programs Committee (2024-2025).

Motion 13: Motion to approve program change request for the Elementary Education graduate program.

Motion 14: Motion to approve an extension to UWRF's strategic plan, Soaring to New Heights, through 2026-2027.

Motion 15: Motion to approve three new graduate certificate programs: Leadership, Innovation, and Project Management.

Motion 16: Motion to approve numerous standing and administrative committee appointments.

Motion 17: Motion to approve Kiril Petkov to chair the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (2024-2025).

Motion 18: Motion from the Executive Committee to approve the appointment of Scott Woitaszewski to Faculty Hearing, Grievance, and Appeals (CEBAH faculty) for the 2024-2027 term.

Motion 19: Motion from the Executive Committee to approve several CAS Dean Search faculty appointments.

Motion 20: Motion to change 1.5 (Chapter 1, 1.5) of the UWRF Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Motion 21: Motion to change 1.5.5 (Chapter 1, 1.5.5) of the UWRF Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Motion 22: Motion to approve the program change proposal for the Computer Science and Information Systems major program (CAS).

Motion 23: Motion from the Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies Committee to approve changes to 4.5.2.d and 4.5.2.e of the Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Motion 24: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Criminology major program.

Motion 25: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Sociology major program.

Motion 26: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Exercise and Sport Science major program.

Motion 27: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Environmental Planning minor program.

Motion 28: Motion to enact the attached program change request for a new designator for the Environmental Planning minor program.

Motion 29: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Outdoor Education minor program.

Motion 30: Motion to enact the attached program change request for the Coaching minor program.

Motion 31: Motion to enact the attached program request for a new MSE program in Special Education.

Motion 32: Motion to include the attached addition, Academic Policy on AI, to the Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Motion 33: Motion to appoint John Ivens to the Sustainability Working Group (as replacement for Mary Wright, who has retired) 2022-2025.

Motion 34: Motion to appoint Stacy Furness to serve on the Search and Screen Committee for a new Career Services Director.

Motion 35: Motion to appoint Tammy Kincaid to the AP&P Committee (as spring 2025 substitute for Dr. Caroline Baker, who is currently serving as Interim AVCAA) - 2022-2025.

Motion 36: Motion to appoint Stacy Vollmers to the AP&P Committee (as replacement for Mark Gillen, who has retired) - 2022-2025.

Motion 37: Motion to appoint Trevor Tomesh to the Academics Standard Committee - CAS faculty (2023-2026).

Motion 38: Motion to appoint Eunjee Jang to the Graduate Studies Cirriculum Committee - Graduate faculty member at large (2024-2027).

Motion 39: Motion to appoint Jacob Hendricks to the University Cirriculum Committee - Graduate faculty member at large (2023-2026).

Motion 40: Motion to appoint Tammy Kincaid to the Counseling Director Search Committee.

Motion 41: Motion to appoint Kurt Vogel (CAFES) to the Chancellor's Student Award Committee (2024-2027).

Motion 42: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the Marketing Communications major.

Motion 43: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the B.A. Music major.

Motion 44: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the Communication Studies major.

Motion 45: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached new academic program proposal for a B.S. in Integrated Studies by a vote of 9-6-6 (9 aye, 6 nay, and 6 abstentions).

Motion 46: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the Journalism major.

Motion 47: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program reactivation proposal for M.S. in Computer Science by 11-3-5 (11 aye, 3 nay, and 5 abstentions).

Motion 48: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the department name change request for the Modern Languages Department.

Motion 49: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve a new Crime Analysis certificate program.

Motion 50: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve a new Astrophysics certificate program.

Motion 51: Motion from Academic Standards to add 9.2.41(a) - Montessori "Prior Learning Credit" policy to the Faculty Senate and Staff Handbook.

Motion 52: Motion from the Calendar Committee to approve the attached 2027-2028 Academic Calendar.

Motion 53: Motion to approve Logan Kelly as the Academic Assessment Committee Chair for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Motion 54: Motion to approve Charlie Corcoran as the University Cirriculum Committee Chair for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Motion 55: Motion from the Faculty Senate Restructure Committee to approve changes to the UWRF Faculty Senate and Staff Handbook (sections 3.3.3.1 and 3.3.3.2 and 3.3.3.3 and 3.3.3.5 and 3.3.3.7 and 3.3.3.10 and 3.3.3.17 and 3.3.3.19 and 3.3.3.20 and 3.3.3.22).

Motion 56: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve a new program request for a certificate in Screen Scoring.

Motion 57: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve a new program request for an M.S. in Healthcare Analytics by a vote of 18-1-1.

Motion 58: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the B.S. in Music.

Motion 59: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the English - Creative Writing program.

Motion 60: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the Exercise Sport Science program.

Motion 61: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program change proposal for the Environmental Engineering program.

Motion 62: (Currently being reviewed by the Chancellor)

Motion 63: Motion from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee to appoint Professor Alex Tupan as the 2025-2026 Chair of the Academic Program and Policy Committee.

Motion 64: Motion to appoint the 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Chair to the search and screen committee for UWRF Chief Information Officer.

Motion 65: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached department name change to Department of Agricultural Engineering Technology.

Motion 66: Motion from the Academic Program and Policy Committee to approve the attached program suspension request for the German minor.