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The Faculty Senate at UMass Amherst is a representative body which is responsible for faculty participation in university planning and governance. Full Senate meetings are open to the public.

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Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule

All meetings are held at 3:30 pm in 227 Herter Hall (unless otherwise noted) and are open to the public.

Current Agenda & Agenda Items

News & Updates

Innovation and Impact: Renewing the Promise of the Public Research University--Phase One Report: Setting the Agenda

Electronic Mail Policies and Practices Review

Report of the Joint Task Force on Strategic Oversight: "Innovation and Impact: Renewing the Promise of the Public Research University"
Sen. Doc. No. 13-064

Proposed Senate Redistricting Plan for September 2013

School of Education
--Appendices

Strategic Planning Process 2012-2013 -- Office of the Provost

UMass Amherst 2008-2012 Progress and Short Term Projections - Report from the Board of Trustees, October 16, 2012

Joint Task Force on Strategic Oversight (JTFSO) Draft Planning Guide, October 10, 2012: "Impact, Innovation and Integration: Renewing the Promise of the Public Research University"

Chronicle of Higher Education Article on Faculty Involvement in the Creation of MOOCs

Mellenbrook Policy Advisors' Report on Online Education at the University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Capital Plan Update

Video of University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret's Inaugural Address - November 1, 2011

Interim Approval for the UMass Innovation Institute (UMII) - August 1, 2011

Capital Plan FY2012 - FY2016

Responses to the Board of Higher Education Vision Project Working Group on Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment (WGSLOA) by the Joint Task Force on Accountability (JTFA)
--Thoughts on the Use of LEAP ELOs for Summative Performance Assessment - November 1, 2011
--Response to the Phase Two Report of the Working Group on Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment - October 14, 2011
--Response to the Phase One Report of the Working Group on Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment - November 11, 2010

Athletic Department Strategic Plan for 2010-2015
--Athletic Deptartment Financial Overview FY11 - FY12

UNIVRSTY 298A - Faculty Senate Practicum Course Information

Course Instructional Guidelines

Administrative Policies

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Councils

Academic Matters
Academic Priorities
Athletic
Campus Physical Planning
Commonwealth Honors College
General Education
Graduate
Health
Information and Communication Technology
International Studies
Program and Budget
Research
Research Library
Status of Diversity
Status of Women
Student Affairs and University Life
Undergraduate Education
University Relations and Advancement
University Service, Public Service and Outreach

Committees

Admissions and Records
Committee on Committees
Rules
University Computer and Electronic Communications
University Press
University Writing

Ad Hoc Committees

Capital Asset Task Force (CATF)
Executive Advisory Council (EAC)
Ad Hoc Committee on FBS Football (ACFBS)
Ad Hoc Committee on General Education Revision and Implementation (GERICO)
Ad Hoc Committee on Health Insurance for International Students
Ad Hoc Committee on the Impact and Implications of Digital Scholarship
Ad Hoc Committee on Open Educational Resources (AHCOOER)
Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Oversight (AHCSO)
Ad Hoc Committee on System Performance and System Structure (ACOSS)
Joint Task Force on Accountability (JTFA)
Joint Task Force on Curriculum, Credits and Costs (JTFCCC)
Joint Task Force on Strategic Oversight (JTFSO)
Joint Task Force on Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (JTFSLOA)
UMA 250 Task Force