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Senate Year 2011-2012

Semester	Meeting Date	Meeting Minutes	Description
Fall 2011	Sept 1	Download Minutes	Special Report: Campus Update from Provost Moore Special Report and discussion: Grade Changes; Certificate Approval Process, Civic Engagement, from AVC for Undergraduate Education Michael Grant Bylaws Committee: Notice of Motion to revise the Bylaws and Standing Rules to create the BFA's Standing Committee on Instructor-Track Faculty Affairs, and to correct minor errors and inconsistencies throughout the Bylaws of Standing Rules. Faculty Affairs Committee: Notice of Resolution to endorse a new review process for Instructor-Track faculty.
	Oct 6	Download Minutes	Special Report Faculty Council: Proposed Revision of Regents' Law 5.C. Dismissal for Cause, including a revised approach to severance pay. Faculty Affairs Committee: Resolution to endorse a new review process for Instructor-Track faculty (APPROVED).
	Nov 3	Download Minutes	Special Report: Government Relations. Special Report: New Emphasis on Attracting Foreign Students. Special Report: Legal status of firearms on campus. Bylaws Committee: Motion to Revise the BFA Bylaws and Standing Rules to correct minor inconsistencies, and to create a Standing Cmte on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Affairs. (APPROVED). Motion: Policy on Dismissal and Severance Pay. Motion to approve the Faculty Council's proposed revision. (APPROVED).
	Dec 1	Download Minutes	ANNUAL MEETING of the BOULDER FACULTY SENATE Special Report: New, three-tiered grading protocol in ISIS, for failing grades, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning Bill Kaempfer. Special Report: Fiscal update, Ric Porreca, Sr. Vice Chancellor and CFO. Special Report: Faculty Hiring Process, Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs Jeff Cox. Nominations and Elections Committee: Election of the inaugural members of the BFA Standing Committee on Instructor-Track Faculty Affairs

Spring 2012	Feb 2
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	April 5
	May 3

Senate Year 2010-2011

Semester	Meeting Date	Meeting Minutes	Description
Fall 2010	Sept 2	Download Minutes	Special Report: Registrar Barbara Todd, I.S.I.S. implementation. Special Report: Clayton Lewis, Privilege & Tenure Cmte re-organization
	Oct 7	Download Minutes	Special Report: CU Foundation Special Report: Honor Code
	Nov 4 - Wolf Law Room 207	Download Minutes	ANNUAL MEETING of the BOULDER FACULTY SENATE Special Report: CU President Bruce Benson Special Report: UCB Chancellor Phil Distefano Special Report: UCB Alumni Assn Exec Dir. Deborah Fowlkes
	Dec 9	Download Minutes	Special Report: I.S.I.S. grading advice Special Report: University Counsel Dan Wilkerson, on the BFA's Program Discontinuance motions, and Colorado law with regard to instructor status Special Report: Vice President Jill Pollock on self-funded health insurance Special Report: Provost Russell Moore

Spring 2011	Feb 3	Download Minutes	Special Report: Student Behavior Consultation Process Special Report: Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA), and the Collegiate Learning Assessment test (CLA) Special Report: Budget Update, Provost Moore; and Senior Vice Chancellor and C.F.O. Ric Porreca Diversity Committee: Notice of Motion
	March 3	Download Minutes	Discussion: Faculty Council's Proposed Policy on Severance Pay Special Report: Regent Joe Neguse Diversity Committee Resolution: Resolution of BFA Support on Issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Report: Athletics Director Mike Bohn (Annual Report to the Faculty)
	April 7	Download Minutes	Notices of Motion: - Resolution to Reinstitute Standing Committee Composition Rules. - Resolution to Amend AAP Committee Policies - Resolution to Establish a BFA Committee for Instructors Special Report: C.I.O. Larry Levine on 'Desire 2 Learn,' PC procurement.
	April 28	Download Minutes	Special Report: Sr. Vice Chancellor and C.F.O. Ric Porreca, Budget Update BFA Election of Officers, Executive Cmte At-Large members, & Cmte members Bylaws Committee Resolution to amend the BFA Standing Rules Administrator Appraisal Cmte Resolution: Returned to the Cmte for further review Instructors' Resolution to establish a BFA standing Cmte for instructors

Senate Year 2009-2010

Semester	Meeting Date	Meeting Agenda	Meeting Minutes	Description
Fall 2009	September 3	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	October 1	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	November 5	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	December 3	Download Agenda	Download Minutes

Spring 2010	February 4	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	March 4	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	April 1	Download Agenda	Download Minutes
	April 29	Download Agenda	Download Minutes

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