2025-2026 Faculty Senate Meetings

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes - Pending

Consent Agenda:  

1. Motion: Adopt the 2026-2027 meeting schedule - pending approval
2. Motion: Adopt the 2026-2027 committee assignments - pending approval
3. Motion: Authorize the 2025-2026 Administrative Committee to act on behalf of the Senate over the summer - pending approval

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes - Pending

Consent Agenda: 

1. Motion: Ad Hoc Committee on Program Review Process Revision - pending approval
2. Motion: Ad Hoc Committee on Exploring a First-Year Experience - pending approval
3. Motion: Approve the Continuation of the GER Revision Adhoc Committee - pending approval
4. Motion: ASUAF Advocacy Statement - pending approval
5. Motion: Justice Unit Criteria - pending approval
   1. Tracked Changes
   2. Clean Version - Unit Criteria
6. Motion: Oceanography Unit Criteria (No Change) - pending approval
7. Motion: Marine Biology Unit Criteria (No Change) - pending approval
8. Motion: Approve list of 2025-2026 graduates - pending approval
9. Resolution of Appreciation for President Berman - Approved (Faculty Senate-level) 
10. Resolution for Outstanding Senate Service of the Year Award (OSSYA) Recipient - Jak Maier - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
11. Recognition of Committee Chairs

New Business:

1. Motion: Update The Catalog Language Regarding Graduate Academic Standing - Removed from the agenda
2. Motion: Updated Policy On Proctoring For Student Athletes - pending approval
   1. Policy: Associated Athletics Proctoring Procedure 
3. Motion: Cross-listed courses - pending approval
4. Motion: Program Review Motion - MATH PhD - pending approval
   1. Memo: Provost’s Recommendation RE: Math PhD U-Wide APR
   2. Mathematics - Doctor of Philosophy
   3. 2026 - MathPhD - Response To Provost
   4. UW APR Math PhD Recommendation 02092026
   5. Graduate Student Presentation Rubric
   6. SLOAPlan-PhD-Math-Fall2025
   7. Mathematics PhD Mid 23-24.pdf
5. Motion: Program Review Motion - HLRM Certificate - pending approval
   1. Memo: Provost’s Recommendation RE: HLRM Cert U-Wide APR
   2. APR UW Recommendation - HLRM Cert
   3. HLRM Response_APR25-26
   4. NSHC letter of support - NWC HLRM
   5. Program Review Motion.docx
6. Resolution: Requesting the Withdrawal of the University of Alaska Board of Regent’s Anti-DEI Motion - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
7. Resolution: Defend Academic Freedom And Freedom Of Speech - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
8. Resolution: Rescind Former Chancellor Daniel White’s 25 June 2025 Memo - Assess Faculty for Their Professionalism - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
   1. Memo: Faculty Annual Review Guidance, Dated June 25, 2025
   2. Letter to Chancellor Sfraga from FAC
   3. 2026 04 21 - Response to FAC regarding Faculty Annual Review Guidance
   4. AAUP statement on Collegiality

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

New Business: 

• Resolution: Recognize Immigrant Contributions to UAF and broader Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Community - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
• Resolution: Defend Privacy Rights of the UAF Community - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
• Resolution: Alaska Native Language Center - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

New Business:

1. Motion: Update Assessment Cycle for the GER Learning Outcomes - Approved
2. Motion: Course Sharing Policy for Undergraduates - Approved
3. Motion: MAP unit criteria (UCC) - Approved
1. MAP Unit Criteria - Clean
2. MAP Unit Criteria - Track Changes
4. Resolution: Oppose Non-Transparent Presidential Search Process - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

Unfinished Business:

1. Motion 2025/2026-294-1: Accept the Report of the One-Time Program Prioritization -  Approved 
   1. Report: New Program Prioritization List 
2. Motion 2025/2026-294-2: American Sign Language, Certificate (New Program) - Approved 
3. Motion 2025/2026-294-3: Legal Assisting, Certificate (New Program) - Deferred 
4. Motion 2025/2026-294-5: Tribal Governance, Bachelor of Arts (New Program) - Approved 
5. Motion 2025/2026-294-5: Data Science, Bachelor of Science (New Program) - Deferred 
6. Motion 2025/2026-294-6: Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science (New Program) - Deferred 

New Business: 

1. Motion 2025/2026-294-7: Clarify the Catalog Language Regarding -92 Seminar Courses - Approved 
2. Motion 2025/2026-294-8: Eligibility of Department Chairs - Approved 
3. Motion 2025/2026-294-9: Updated Regular and Substantive Interactions (RSI) guidelines - Approved 

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

New Business:

1. Motion: Development of a one-time prioritization list for new programs - Approved
2. Motion: Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation, Graduate Certificate (New Program) - Approved
3. Motion: Updates in Preparation for Course Program of Study (CPoS) - Approved
4. Resolution: UAF Bookstore Bundle Program - Faculty Senate Approved
   1. Memo: Response from Interim Chancellor Sfraga

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

Consent Agenda

1. 1. Motion: Deactivation of Geophysics, MS - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   2. Motion: Deactivation of Geophysics, PhD - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   3. Motion: Deactivation of Geoscience, MS - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   4. Motion: Deactivation of Geoscience, PhD - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   5. Motion: Deactivation of Atmospheric Sciences, MS - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   6. Motion: Deactivation of Atmospheric Sciences, PhD - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   7. Motion: Deactivation of Medical/Dental Reception Certificate - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   8. Motion: Deactivation of Drafting Technology Certificate - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   9. Motion: Deactivation of Medical Office Reception, Occupational Endorsement - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   10. Motion: Deactivation of Rural Surface Water Quality Testing, Occupational Endorsement - Approved
       1. Courseleaf

Old Business:

1. Resolution Regarding Faculty Pay 9 over 12 months -  Faculty Senate Approved
2. Resolution: PATH support - Faculty Senate Approved

New Business :

1. 1. Motion: American Sign Language, Certificate (New Program) - Returned to committee
      1. Courseleaf
   2. Motion: Economics, Minor (New Program) - Approved
      1. Courseleaf
   3. Motion: Senate Role of FR Administrator - Deferred
      1. Extension Request Memo
      2. Faculty Senate President approval of extension
   4. Resolution: Against the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” - Faculty Senate Approved
   5. Resolution: Support of Improved Communication Regarding the Essential Anonymity of Student Evaluation of Instruction - Faculty Senate Approved

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes

New Business: 

1. Motion: History Unit Criteria - Approved
   1. UNAC Unit Criteria Letter
   2. Unit Criteria
      
2. Motion: High School Core Curriculum in the Baccalaureate Admissions requirements - Chancellor Acknowledged
   1. Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions
3. Resolution on Peer Unit Committee Composition - Faculty Senate Approved
   1. Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions
4. Resolution regarding Faculty Pay 9 over 12 months - Rolled over to the next meeting on Monday, November 3, 2025.
5. Resolution: PATH support - Rolled over to the next meeting on Monday, November 3, 2025. 
6. Resolution: Protest and Challenge the Cancellation of Awarded Title III Funding for Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Programming - Faculty Senate Approved
   1. Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions

• Agenda
• Recording
• Meeting Minutes