Senate Reports, Minutes & Publications 2010-2011
Senate documents from other academic years are available in the archives.
All documents on this page are in pdf format, except where noted. 
Faculty Senate Retreat
Faculty Senate Retreat Agenda, 2010 Presentations:
- Opening Remarks- Joseph DiPietro (ppt)
- “Focus on Faculty”- Joan Heminway (ppt)
- Vol Vision Initiative- Susan Martin (ppt)
- Top 25 Initiative- Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek (ppt)
- Faculty Evaluation Demo- Sarah Gardial and Shane Colter (ppt)
- Budget/Finances/Campus Master Plan- Chris Cimino (ppt)
- UT Solar Decathlon 2011, “Living Light”- Edgar Stach
NRC Forum
Agendas of Faculty Senate Meetings
- Outline for Senate President’s Report (September 2010)
- Sustainability Courses (Fall 2010)
- TUFS Proposed Resolutions (August 2010)
- Outline for Senate President’s Report (October 2010)
- Letter from TUFS President to AAUP Secretary General (October 11, 2010)
- Faculty Senate Proposed Calendar for 2011-2012
- Final Report of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Civility and Community (August 23, 2010)
- Motions re: Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
- Pages from Graduate Council Minutes for Sept. 23, 2010 re: CIRE
- Reply to Proposed Amendments-ESE PhD. Proposal
- Outline for Senate President’s Report (November 2010)
- Resolution from Faculty Affairs Committee re. Faculty Handbook Amendment
- Resolution from Faculty Affairs Committee re. Manual for Faculty Evaluation Amendment
Work-Life Climate Report (Supplemental Information Item) February 7, 2011
- Senate President’s Report (February 2011)
- Memorandum on Bylaws Revisions
- Clean Version of the Proposed Amended Bylaws
- Marked (Track Changes) Version of the Proposed and Amended Bylaws
Updated Work-Life Climate Report (Supplemental Information Item)
- Senate President’s Report (March 2011)
- Faculty Senate President-elect Candidate Statement
- Faculty Affairs Resolution on Antidiscrimination Provisions in the Faculty Handbook
- Guns on Campus Resolution
- Guns on Campus Handout
- Outreach Report
- Outline for Senate President’s Report
- Memorandum Regarding Proposed Bylaw Changes
- Related Proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws (Marked)
- Proposed Resolution Regarding Salary Increases
- Senate President’s Report
- Draft Faculty Research Incentive Plan (March 2011)
- Draft Resolution of UT Library Directors and Deans
- Memorandum re. Proposed Faculty Senate Bylaw Changes
- Related Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws (Marked)
- 2010-2011 Faculty Salary Study
- Faculty Salary FAQs
- Proposed Resolution re. Faculty Salaries
- 2010-2011 Living Wage Study
- Proposed Resolution re. Living Wage
- Report on Assessment of Non-Academic Programs
- Proposed TUFS Resolution re. Campus Governance and Academic Freedom
- Proposed Resolution re. COIA Endorsement of Knight Commission Report
Agendas of Executive Council Meetings
- Attachment 1 – TUFS Report (August 2010)
- Attachment 2 – TUFS Proposed Resolutions (August 2010)
- Attachment 3 – Sustainability Courses (Fall 2010)
- Attachment 4 – Resolution of Appreciation (B. Fenwick)
October 4, 2010 (Updated)
- Attachment 1 – Outline for President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Proposed Senate Calendar for 2011-2012
- Attachment 3 – Civility Task Force Report
- Attachment 4 – Proposed PhD Program in Energy Science & Eng.
- Attachment 1 – Outline of President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Slides re. Recruitment Process
- Attachment 3 – Proposed Resolution re. Amendment to Section 3.10 of the Faculty Handbook
- Attachment 4 – Proposed Resoltuion re. Amendment to Part II.B.2. of the Manual for Faculty Evaluation
- Attachment 5 – Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Attachment 1 – Outline of President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Revised THEC Proposal for CIRE
- Attachment 3 – Memo and Final Report on the Chancellor’s Task Force on Civility and Community
- Attachment 4 – Notes Regarding Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Attachment 1 – Outline of President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Memorandum re. Proposed Substantive Changes to Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Attachment 3 – Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Amendments to Amendments Provisions in the Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
- Attachment 4 – Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Amendments on the Dean Search Process Provisions in the Faculty Handbook
- Attachment 5 – Faculty Affairs Resolution re. Antidiscrimination Provisions in the Faculty Handbook
- Attachment 1 – Outline of President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Marked Copy of Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Attachment 3 – Clean Copy of Proposed Amended and Restated Faculty Senate Bylaws
- Attachment 4 – Resolutions regarding Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
- Attachment 5 – Summary of Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation (“Proposed Revisions document”)
- Attachment 1 – Outline of President’s Report
- Attachment 2 – Resolutions regarding Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook and Manual for Faculty Evaluation
- Attachment 3 – CV of David Patterson
- Attachment 4 – Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics – Knight Commission Endorsements
- Attachment 5 – Tennessee University Faculty Senates Resolution and Related Links
May 9, 2011 (special called meeting)
- Proposed Amendments to Faculty Handbook
- Proposed Amendments to Manual for Faculty Evaluation
- Revised Policy on Misconduct in Research and Service
- Proposed Resolution on the Allocation of F&A
Minutes, Senate Meetings
- September 20, 2010
- October 18, 2010
- November 22, 2010
- February 7, 2011
- March 7, 2011
- April 4, 2011
- May 2, 2011
Minutes, Executive Council Meetings
- August 30, 2010
- October 4, 2010
- November 8, 2010
- January 24, 2011
- February 21, 2011
- March 21, 2011
- April 18, 2011, UNAPPROVED
- May 9, 2011 (Updated, Sept. 1, 2011) UNAPPROVED
Senate Newsletters
Year-End Committee Reports
- Appeals Committee
- Benefits & Professional Development Committee
- Budget and Planning Committee
- Teaching and Learning Council
- University System Relations Committee
Minutes, Athletics Committee
Minutes, Benefits and Professional Development Committee
Minutes, Budget and Planning Committee
- August 23, 2010
- September 27, 2010
- November 1, 2010
- November 29, 2010
- February 14, 2011
- March 28, 2011
- April 25, 2011