Faculty Senate

The voting members of the Faculty Senate is composed of faculty representatives from each college at the University, the At-Large Faculty Representatives on the Steering Committee, and the individuals who sit as Chairpersons of the University-level Standing Committees. In addition, the President, the Provost, one elected member of ASMSU, one elected member of COGS, the Athletic Council Chairperson, a representative of the faculty emeriti and the Secretary of Academic Governance are ex-officio with voice only.

The Faculty Senate is a deliberative, representative, and legislative body for Michigan State University faculty. As such, the Faculty Senate is the major, regularly meeting body in which curricular issues, faculty tenure and promotion issues, and faculty salary and benefits issues are presented. The Faculty Senate’s roles include communicating its position to the administration making recommendations, provide advice, and speak for University faculty on proposals developed in the University-level Standing Committees. The Faculty Senate seeks broad faculty input on major initiatives before the University community.

Faculty Senate (Livestream)
3:15-5:00 p.m. | Zoom

September 13, 2022 - Special Meeting 
September 20, 2022 
October 11, 2022
November 15, 2022
December 20, 2022
January 24, 2023
February 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
April 18, 2023

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Resolutions that have been adopted by the Faculty Senate can be found below.

Faculty Senate Resolutions 

Historical Faculty Senate records can be found below.

Historical Records

 

Minutes - PDF and Word 

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Video Timestamps

Housekeeping

Approval of the Agenda: 2:15

Remarks

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr.: 4:41
Provost Teresa K. Woodruff: 8:50
EVPHS Norman Beauchamp Jr. 15:13
Faculty Senate Chairperson Karen Kelly-Blake: 18:00

Faculty Interests 20:14

Minutes - PDF and Word  

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Video Timestamps

Housekeeping

Approval of the Agenda: 0:20 
Approval of the Minutes: 0:41

Remarks

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr.: 1:12
Provost Teresa K. Woodruff: 2:31
EVPHS Norman Beauchamp Jr. 9:12
Faculty Senate Chairperson Karen Kelly-Blake: 12:40

Overview of Faculty Senate and Parliamentary Procedure 16:10

University Committee on Curriculum Report 1:07:03

Emeritum Policy Updates [2122-34] 1:07:59

Introduction to Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs & Faculty and Academic Staff Development 1:09:56

Minutes - PDF and Word  

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Video Timestamps

Housekeeping

Approval of the Agenda and Minutes: 1:20 

Remarks

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr.: 2:02
Provost Teresa K. Woodruff: 8:49
EVPHS Norman Beauchamp Jr. 16:04
Faculty Senate Chairperson Karen Kelly-Blake: 18:19

University Committee on Curriculum Report 21:50

Caregiving Update 22:34

Title IX and RVSM at MSU 26:00

Title IX Certification Process 50:28

Acceptable Engagement of the Board of Trustees when Reviewing Administrative Decisions and Vote of No Confidence in the Board of Trustees 58:07

Minutes - PDF and Word 

 

Video Timestamps

Housekeeping

Approval of the Agenda and Minutes: 0:27

Remarks

Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff.: 1:12
Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko: 11:30
EVPHS Norman Beauchamp Jr.: 15:05
Faculty Senate Chairperson Karen Kelly-Blake: 19:21

Research and Innovation: 20:40

Faculty Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, Promotion, and Tenure: 42:45

Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health: 1:07:39

University Committee on Curriculum Report: 1:11:30 

Minutes - PDF and Word

 

Minutes - PDF and Word  

 

Minutes - Pending