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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.

News & Updates

Letter from University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret concerning FBS Football - January 6, 2012

Letter to Chancellor Holub and Provost Staros regarding the Integrative Experience - February 25, 2011
--Senate Document approving the Integrative Experience (Sen. Doc. No. 11-039A)

Presentation by Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement - 711th Faculty Senate meeting, November 17,2011

Special Report of the Program and Budget Council concerning Differential Fees - Sen. Doc. No. 12-012A

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

Remarks Given by Provost Staros at the 708th Faculty Senate Meeting (September 15, 2011)

The Center Report on the Sports Imperative in America's Research Universities (2003)

Faculty Senate Council Reports with respect to CHASS

Statement by Provost Staros concerning the Reappointments of Interim Deans in HFA and SBS and the Appointment of John McCarthy as Special Assistant to the Provost, presented at the 704th Meeting of the Faculty Senate - March 24, 2011

Statement by Provost Staros concerning the CHASS Proposal, presented at the 703rd Meeting of the Faculty Senate - February 24, 2011

Other documents relating to the proposed establishment of a College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
Proposal for the Establishment of a College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) by Provost James Staros - January 20, 2011*
*This proposal was drafted following meetings with a Provostial Committee made up of ten department chairs in CSBS and CHFA. Committee members read the proposal and responded before submission to the Faculty Senate, but did not draft the proposal and were not asked to approve it. The proposal has not been reviewed or approved by any faculty groups.
Draft Vision Statement for a Proposed College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
--Developed by a group of ten department chairs from CHFA and CSBS who served as the Provost's Working Group in the fall of 2010 and winter of 2011.
Research Development Memorandum for HFA and SBS
Report of the CHFA-CSBS Reorganization Committee Convened by the Deans of CHFA and CSBS - March 28, 2010
Memo from the SBS Chairs and Directors Concerning Proposed Reorganization - January 31, 2011

Association of American Universities (AAU) Membership Policy

Address by Chancellor Robert C. Holub at the 702nd Meeting of the Faculty Senate - February 3, 2011

Faculty Convocation 2010 - Delivered by Chancellor Robert C. Holub, October 1, 2010
--Video of Convocation, courtesy of In the Loop

Information Regarding First-Year Seminar Proposals

Faculty Senate Campus Reorganization Survey - Item-by-Item Results - June 8, 2009

Faculty Senate Campus Reorganization Survey - Item-by-Item Results by School/College - June 8, 2009

Reorganization Task Force: Preliminary Report to the Chancellor - March 6, 2009

Reorganization Task Force: Preliminary Report to the Chancellor (PowerPoint Presentation) - March 6, 2009

Memo from Chancellor Robert C. Holub, February 4, 2009 - "Reorganization Proposal"

UMass Amherst Faculty Convocation Address by Chancellor Robert C. Holub - September 12, 2008

UNIVRSTY 298A - Faculty Senate Practicum Course Information

Course Instructional Guidelines

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UMA 250 Task Force
Joint Task Force on Accountability (JTFA)
Health Insurance for International Students
Joint Task Force on Curriculum, Credits and Costs (JTFCCC)