The agenda was adopted. Minutes were approved. The proposed Senate Constitution has made the rounds of all constituencies.
Discussions appear to be favorable.
The Governance Committee has received some suggestions, particularly from the Graduate Student Association, the Student Government Association, the College of Liberal Arts and the Theological School, and the suggestions have been incorporated. Cathy Messmer's leadership of the meeting was very helpful, and Lessie Culmer-Nier made useful revisions. If the changes are approved at this meeting, the proposed Constitution will go to all eight constituencies in the spring semester for a vote, and then to the Board of Trustees for acceptance at their May meeting. The responsibility of determining whether a condition of financial exigency exists will rest with the Board of Trustees, in consultation with the existing membership of the Resources and Revenues and the Expenditures and Allocations Committees. The Senate will then be responsible for establishing the Committee on Financial Exigency.