03/06/08 Senate Agenda

SenD#6061

TO MEMBERS OF THE FORTIETH SENATE
OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
March 6, 2008

The Fortieth Senate of the Academic Council
will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2008
Beginning promptly at 3:15 p.m., Room 180, School of Law

AGENDA

Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the February 7, 2008 Meeting of Senate XL SenD#6062
Action Calendar
Standing Reports
1. Steering Committee
2. Committee on Committees
3. President and Provost
Other Reports
1. NCAA Accreditation report (Cordell) SenD#6067
2. Committee on Graduate Studies (C-GS): recommendation to approve MS and PhD degree-nominating authority for the new department of Environmental Earth System Science in the School of Earth Sciences (Lavori) Senate Action Required SenD#6056
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment

Rex L. Jamison
Academic Secretary to the University

*4:30 p.m.: Winter Executive Session (Law School Lounge, ground floor)

Senate materials are available on the
Academic Secretary’s Office website at
http://facultysenate.stanford.edu

Documents and proposals are not final until acted upon by the Senate and/or cognizant University officers —
see published Senate Minutes and Summary of Senate Actions

Forthcoming Senate Agenda (tentative

4/17/08	Committee on Graduate Studies: Joint Degrees Policy (Senate Action); ASSU and GSC student representatives report. 4:30 p.m. Executive Session, Faculty Lounge, 2nd Floor
5/01/08	Committee on Research: report on Army High Performance Computing Research Center (Monismith/Arvin); Status of Women Faculty; Faculty Gains & Losses (Jones) 4:50 p.m.: Executive Session, Faculty Lounge, 2nd Floor
5/15/08	C-USP: recommendation on Area One GER (Gelber) (Senate Action); 4:30 PM: Annual Academic Council meeting
5/29/08	Provost’s Budget Report
6/12/08	Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid; 4:30 PM President’s reception for incoming and outgoing Senates

Return to schedule of meetings

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