Steering Committee Historical Meeting Documents

2025-2026

Agenda PDF and Word

Advice to the President on the Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI) Search - PDF and Word


Minutes PDFWatch Recording

Agenda PDF and Word

8.1. One Team, One Health Vision Presentation - PDF


Minutes PDFWatch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

5.1 Report of Committee on Institutional Support for Research and Creative Activities - PDF and Word

5.2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ad Hoc Committee - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

6.3 Proposed Change to the Student Athlete Missed Class Policy - PDF

6.4 Search Process: Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education - PDF

6.5 Letter from FRIB regarding Representation - PDF


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

6.1. Letter regarding ICER and ORI Bylaws Interpretation - PDF

6.4. Letter regarding Libraries Representation - PDF


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Draft Resolution regarding University Leadership - PDF

Opening remarks from the Chair of the Academic Congress - PDF

Resolution regarding “Confidence and trust” in President Guskiewicz to “effectively lead” Michigan State University - PDF

Resolution regarding “Confidence and trust” in the Board of Trustees to “effectively oversee” Michigan State University - PDF

Results of the Academic Congress Resolution Vote on July 14, 2026 - PDF

Statement from the At-Large Members - PDF


Minutes - PDFWatch Recording

2024-2025

Agenda PDF and Word

Attachment A: Monthly Standing Committee Report Template - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Schedule of Standing Guests PDF and Word

Attachment C: BoT Policy 01-01-06 Faculty Liaison Group PDF and Word

Attachment D: Letter to Steering Committee Re DRAP - PDF and Word

Attachment E: Disability & Reasonable Accommodation Policy University Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Memorandum Retaliation Policy Committee PDF and Word

Attachment G: Interim Protection from Retaliation Policy PDF and Word

Attachment H: SPDC Consolidation - Full Packet to TSC - PDF and Word

Attachment I: Update Fixed-term Faculty Promotion PDF and Word

Attachment J: Work on Faculty Terminology PDF and Word

Draft Minutes of April 2, 2024 PDF and Word

Draft Minutes of May 20, 2024 PDF and Word


Minutes PDF and Word 

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Instructions on Verbal Reports - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Conflict of Interest Policy for Faculty - PDF

Attachment B: Vice President of Student Affairs Search Committee Composition PDF

Attachment D1: Faculty Senate Resolution on Future of Institutionally Supported Research and Creative Activities - PDF

Attachment D2: Rationale on the Future of Institutionally Supported Research and Creative Activities - PDF


Minutes - PDF and Word

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: University Committee on Graduate Studies Report - PDF

Attachment B: University Committee on Faculty Tenure Report - PDF

Attachment C: Council of Graduate Students Report - PDF

Attachment D: University Committee on Curriculum Report - PDF

Attachment E: University Committee on Academic Governance Report - PDF

Attachment F: Associate Students of Michigan State University Report - PDF

Attachment G University Committee on Faculty Affairs Report - PDF

Attachment H: University Committee on Libraries Report - PDF

Attachment I: University Committee on Undergraduate Education Report - PDF

Attachment J: Office of Academic Governance Report - PDF

Attachment K: Presentation on Intellectual Property and Patent Handbook Revisions - PDF

Attachment L: Develop and Finalize Speaker's List for UC and FS for Spring 2025- PDF


Minutes - PDF and Word 

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

4.6. Athletic Council FAR Report Fall 2024 - PDF

6.1. Honors Dean Search Feedback Organization - PDF


Minutes - PDF and Word 

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

6.1.1. RCAH Discussion - Memo from Provost to Steering Committee Chair - PDF

6.1.2. RCAH Discussion - Charge Memo to Committee - PDF


Minutes - PDF and Word 

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word 

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

4.3. University Committee on Faculty Affairs Report - PDF

4.4. University Committee on Faculty Tenure Report - PDF

4.6. University Committee on the Libraries Report - PDF

4.7. University Committee on Student Life and Engagement Report - PDF

4.8. University Committee on Undergraduate Education Report - PDF

4.9. Associated Students of Michigan State University Report - PDF

5.1. RCAH Consultation Process - PDF

6.1.1. Learning Goals Initiatives Briefing - PDF

6.1.2. Learning Goals Initiatives Presentation - PDF

6.3. Appointment for Secretary for Academic Governance - PDF


Minutes - PDF and Word Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Resolution on University Budget Cuts - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word Watch Recording

2023-2024

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A - Steering Report Template - PDF and Word

Attachment B - Proposed Annual FS and UC Guest Schedule - PDF and Word

Attachment C - BoT Policy 01-01-06 Faculty Liaison Group - PDF and Word

Attachment D - Honorary Degree Committee - PDF and Word

Attachment E - Referring Items to Academic Governance Bodies - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Secretary's Report - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Committee and Student Government Reports - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Secretary for Academic Governance's Report - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Summary of Proposed Students and Employees Affected by Pregnancy Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment D: Draft Students and Employees Affected by Pregnancy Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment E: Proposed Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Speech - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Posthumous Degrees Policy - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word 

Agenda - PDF and Word

Draft Minutes of November 7, 2023 Meeting - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Secretary's Report - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Status of Free Speech at MSU - PDF and PPT

Attachment C: University Council Action on Ad Hoc Committee on Free Speech - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Secretary for Academic Governance's Report - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Status of Free Speech at MSU - PPTX

Attachment C: University Council Action on Ad Hoc Committee on Free Speech - PDF and Word

Attachment D: Composition of Recent Ad Hoc Committees - PDF and Word

Attachment FS-A: 2024-2025 UCFA Annual Faculty Raise Recommendation - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

 

Agenda - PDF and Word

Draft Minutes of 2024-1-09 - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Faculty Senate Divestment - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Letter to Faculty Senate - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Ad Hoc Committee on Free Speech and Hate Speech - PDF and Word

Attachment D: 10-17-23 Resolution Update - PDF and Word

Link to Video: video1994054243.mp4


Minutes - PDF and Word

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Committee and Student Government Reports - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Digital Accessibility Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Draft Changes to Digital Accessibility Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment E: Ad Hoc Committee for Complementary Digital Learning - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Request for MSU Survey Committee - PDF

Resolution on Trustee Misconduct - Academic Congress - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

Due to a technical issue, the recording of faculty senate March 5, 2024, is not available.

Draft meeting minutes available and give an accurate summary of what was discussed and the decisions made.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Office of Academic Governance at acadgov@msu.edu

Agenda - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Vice Provost and Dean of International Studies and Programs Search - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Procedures for Participation Policy - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF

Watch Recording

2022-2023

Minutes - PDF and Word 

 


Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health Request 20220126 - PDF and Word
Attachment B: Consent Business Overview - PDF and Word 
Attachment C: SIRS Revision - PDF and Word 
Attachment D: WRAC Department Name Change Proposal - PDF and Word
Attachment E: Department of Writing Rhetoric and American Culture Response Memo - PDF and Word 
Attachment F: Memo on Annual Faculty Senate and University Council Guest Schedule - PDF and Word 
Attachment G: University Committee on Student Affairs Name Change - PDF and Word
Attachment H: Dean of the Libraries Search Procedures - PDF and Word 
Attachment I: Faculty Healthcare Council Vacancies - PDF and Word

Attachment FS-A: University Committee on Curriculum Short Report - PDF and Word
Attachment FS-B: University Committee on Curriculum Long Report - PDF and Word 

 

Observers are invited to watch via the livestream on Kaltura MediaSpace.
 

Minutes - PDF and Word 

 

 

Observers are invited to watch via Livestream

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Request for Changes to Course Fee Courtesy Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Memo to the Steering Committee re: Bereavement - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Funeral and Bereavement Leave for Faculty and Academic Staff - PDF and Word

Attachment D: Request re: Monitoring Students with Artificial Intelligence - PDF and Word

Attachment E: Proposed Annual Schedule of Faculty Senate and University Council Guests - PDF and Word 

Attachment UC-A: Proposed Revised Religious Observance Policy (Track Changes) - PDF and Word

Attachment UC-B: Proposed Revised Religious Observance Policy (Clean) - PDF and Word

Attachment UC-C: Voting Encouragement Resolution - PDF and Word

Attachment UC-D: Proposed Bylaws Amendment - Steering Committee Composition - PDF and Word

Attachment UC-E: Proposed Bylaws Amendment - UCSA Name Change - PDF and Word 

Minutes - PDF and Word 

 

Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Steering Committee Reports - PDF and Word 

Attachment B: Secretary's Report - PDF and Word 

Attachment C: Memo re: Lauren's Promise - PDF and Word 

Attachment D: Memo re: Presence - Absence Policy - PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-A: UCC Short Report - PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-B: UCC Long Report - PDF and Word 

Attachment UC-A: Bylaws Amendment re: Faculty Senate Elections - PDF and Word 

 

Minutes - PDF and Word

 

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Reports - PDF and Word 

Minutes - PDF and Word  

 

Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Committee Reports - PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-C: Bereavement Policy - PDF and Word 

Minutes - PDF and Word 

Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Committee Reports - PDF and Word 

Attachment B: Presidential Searches at MSU - Link

Donor Accountability Letter - PDF and Word 

Minutes Pending 

 

Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Steering Committee Reports - PDF and Word 

Attachment C: Current and Interim Policy - PDF and Word 

Attachment D: Draft Interim MSU COI for Researchers - PDF and Word 

Attachment UC-B: Bylaws Amendment re: Faculty Voting Rights - PDF and Word 

Attachment UC-C: Donor Accountability Letter - PDF and Word 

Minutes - PDF and Word

 

Agenda - PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Steering Committee Reports - PDF and Word


Minutes - PDF and Word

2021-2022

Minutes - PDF and Word


Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Form of Reports at Steering Committee - PDF and Word

Attachment B: "Regular" Faculty Terminology - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Search Procedures for the Dean of the Graduate School - PDF and Word

Attachment D: Proposed Committee to Develop Principles for Positive Collaboration between Administration, Faculty, and Students in Academic Governance - PDF and Word

Attachment E: Faculty Concerns Regarding Implementation of COVID-19 Requirements - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Procedures for Electing Chairperson and Vice Chairperson - PDF and Word

Minutes - PDF and Word

Transcript - Missing

  


Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Committee Reports - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Guidance on COVID-19 Grading Challenges - PDF and Word

Tentative Faculty Senate Attachment C: Resolution re: COVID-19 Finances - PDF and Word

Minutes - PDF and Word

Transcript - Missing

 


Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Committee Reports - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Discipline Process and Sanction Review Task Force Recommendations - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Religious Observance Policy Revisions - PDF and Word

Attachment DASMSU Bill 56-43 re Excused Absences Pre-Thanksgiving - PDF and Word

Attachment E: UCUE Referral re Use of Image for Minor - PDF and Word

Tentative Faculty Senate Attachment C: Resolution to Support Undocumented Students - PDF and Word

Tentative University Council Attachment A: Resolution re. Investment Taskforce - PDF and Word

Agenda: PDF and Word

Attachment A: Reports - PDF and Word

Attachment B: Engineering College Advisory Council Letter to Faculty Senate - PDF and Word

Attachment C: ECAC Literature Review on Subjective RPT Criteria - PDF and Word

Attachment D: Letter from Dissenting College of Engineering Faculty - PDF and Word

Attachment E: ECAC Chairperson Worden Notes following Meeting with Provost Woodruff - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Annual RPT Process Updates from Provost Woodruff - PDF and Word

Attachment G: Undergraduate Certificates Proposal - PDF and Word

Attachment H: UCUE Report on Required DEI Course - PDF and Word

Attachment I: UCUE/UCGS Report on Adequacy of Procedures for Challenging Grades - PDF and Word

Attachment J: Bylaws regarding Calling the Academic Congress - PDF and Word

Attachment K: Faculty Senate Resolution on Compensation and Benefits - PDF and Word

Tentative Faculty Senate Attachment A: University Committee on Curriculum Report (Short) - PDF and Word

Tentative Faculty Senate Attachment B: University Committee on Curriculum Report (Long) - PDF and Word

Tentative University Council Attachment A: Proposed Code of Academic Advising Responsibility - PDF and Word

Agenda -  PDF and Word

Attachment A: UCUE Report to Steering - PDF and Word 

Attachment B: UCFT Report to Steering - PDF and Word

Attachment C: Providing a Safe Environment UCFA to Steering - PDF and Word

Attachment D: UCUE Feedback on Proposed Religious Observance Policy - PDF and Word

Attachment E: MSU Policy Meeting Draft - PDF and Word 

Attachment F: MSU Policy Template Draft - PDF and Word

Attachment G: MSU University Policy Submission Form - PDF and Word 

Attachment H: University Policy Communication Plan - PDF and Word 

Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment A: Standing Committee and Student Government Reports - PDF and Word 

Agenda PDF and Word 

Attachment A: Standing Committee and Student Government Reports PDF and Word

Attachment B: Undergraduate Certificates PDF and Word

Attachment C: Religious Observance Policy Cover Memo PDF and Word

Attachment D: Proposed Revised Religious Observance Policy PDF and Word 

Attachment E: Updates to Religious Observance Policy PDF and Word 

Attachment F: Copy of Calendar with Holidays 2022-2023 PDF and Excel 

Attachment FS-D: Awarding of Emeritum Status - PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-E: Statement of Rationale for Emeritus Policy Changes PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-F: Crosswalk of Proposed Changes Emeritus-Emeritum Policy PDF and Word 

Attachment FS-G: Open Access Resolution PDF and Word 

2020-2021

Minutes PDF and Word

Transcript - PDF and Word


Agenda - PDF and Word

Attachment F: Post-Doc Representation in Academic Governance - PDF and Word

Attachment G: Status of EVP for Health Sciences in Bylaws - PDF and Word

Other Steering Committee documents can be found HERE