Governance Council
Monday, June 15, 2016
2:00 PM
UNH 306
Jim Collins, Chair
Minutes
PRESENT: Collins, Jim; Janiszewski, Caitlin; Kearney, Ann; Kressner, Ilka;
Moslehi, Roxana; Reinhold, Karin; Scheck, Helene
The meeting convened at 2:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of May 12 were to be voted upon at the first meeting of the
upcoming fall semester.
CHAIR’S REPORT
Chair Collins submitted to Bill Hedberg GOV's recommendations for individuals to
serve on the Blue Ribbon Panels implementation committees. GOV had voted via e-
mail to approve a recommendation for the individual to serve on the Provost's
Review of Deans Committee. Chair Collins thanked those who assisted with fully
populating the 2 UPPC subcommittees. The writing team was working to finish up
the Survey of Governance report. On Thursday, 6/9 Senate Vice Chair Collins and
Senate Chair Fox met with campus leadership at the regular monthly meeting and
discussed compact budget and strategic planning consultation. GOV will keep a
running list of potential nominees for various requests for service.
NEW BUSINESS
The main item on the agenda was the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Information Science reorganization. GOV reviewed the proposal process prior to
the official announcement by the Dean of the new College of Engineering that
would constitute putting together the 2 departments of Information Studies and
Informatics. It was understood that department faculty had been involved in the
discussion; however according to the Bylaws and Charter, GOV determined that
this reorganization should follow the standard review process.
A motion was made and unanimously approved that the CEAS develop a bill for
this proposed change to be sent, through the Senate Chair, to UPPC, GAC, and
UAC for review, and then for an ultimate vote by the Senate.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Elisa Lopez, Recorder
