Members present:  Aigbedo, Berven, D., Berven, K., Butler, Connery, Condic, Doman, Dvir, Eis, Estes, Folberg, Frick, Fu, Giberson, Graetz, Grossman, Hay, Hoag, Hoffman, Jhashi, Latcha, Lim, Meehan, Pickard, Rammel, Riley-Doucet, Russell, Schartman,  Shablin, Stano, Stein, Thompson, Tiegs, Wells, Williams, Zhang
Members absent:  Bee, Chamra, Cole, Dalton, Dulio, Dunn, Gallien, Gamble, Giblin, Grimm, Guessous, Hightower, Lauer, Leibert, LeMarbe, Miller, Mourdjian, Polis, Reger, Roth, Schuiling, Sethi, Solomonson, Spagnuolo, Tanniru, Taschereau, Thor, Wood

Interim Provost Susan Awbrey called the meeting to order at 3:10 P.M.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

1.  Appointment of Senate Parliamentarian

2. Appointment of Senate Secretary

3. Appointment of Senate Elections Committee

4. Provost Updates -- Interim Provost Susan Awbrey

• Ms. Awbrey reported that bargaining had led to a proposed faculty contract currently undergoing the ratification process.

• Regarding the Commencement ceremonies,  Ms. Awbrey reminded Senate members that a committee of faculty and staff had been appointed to review commencement process.  The committee subsequently recommended that we have two ceremonies (undergraduate and graduate) at the Palace.  Unfortunately, however, the Palace cannot guarantee dates because of playoffs. Therefore commencement ceremonies will take place on campus, and there will be four ceremonies in one day.  Technology will be used to enhance the process.

• September 21 is the official opening of the new Human Health Building.

• Groundbreaking for the Engineering Building will be on September 21.

• Ms. Awbrey announced that Tamara Jhashi is the new Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,and Mary Stein is new Interim Associate Provost.

• Ms. Awbrey thanked Kris Condic and Laila Guessous for serving on the Senate Steering Committee last year, and she welcomed back Henry Aigbedo and Mark Doman to that committee for the upcoming year.

The minutes of the meetings of April 19, 2012 and May 10, 2012 were approved (motion by Mr.  Frick, second by Mr. Stano).

1.  Election of Senate Steering Committee for 2011-2013Senate Elections Committee

The Senate needed to fill a one-semester vacancy on the Senate Steering Committee.  Kellie Hay conducted the election.  Jay Meehan was unanimously elected to serve.  Current membership of the Steering Committee includes:  Henry Aigbedo (SBA), Mark Doman (SEHS), Andrea Eis (CAS), Mike Latcha (SECS), and Kris Thompson (SHS).

2.  Procedural Motion to Staff Senate Committees

ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE