April 28, 2015

Approved 4-28-15

2014-15:7

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

April 28, 2015

3:15-5:00 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL CENTER, ROOM 115

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. Approval of Agenda for April 28, 2015
3. Public Comments (2 minute time limit per speaker; 10 minutes total for comments)
4. Approval of Draft Minutes for March 24, 2015 (Attachment #1)
5. President’s Remarks –  Lou Anna K. Simon – out of town
6. Provost’s Remarks – June Youatt
7. The Steering Committee Chairperson’s Remarks – Professor Deborah Moriarty
8. University Committee on Faculty Affairs (UCFA) – A Revised Background Check Policy Recommendation - Chairperson Phyllis Floyd {Info Item} (Attachment #2)
9. University Committee on Undergraduate Education (UCUE) - Grief Absence Policy Recommendation, Chairperson Cynthia Taggart {Action Item} (Attachment #3)
10. Sexual Assault Task Force and the Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct (RVSM) e-Learning Video – Update – Paulette Granberry Russell, Office for Inclusion and Sr. Advisor to the President {Info Item}

Attachments: 

1. Draft Minutes for March 24, 2015
2. A Revised Background Check Policy Recommendation
3. Grief Absence Policy Recommendation