That seems to be what is happening now. The Faculty Senate is moving towards becoming a body that can define and articulate faculty concerns, and effectively present them to the administration. Other units on the campus seem to be moving in that direction too, both in response to what is happening in the Senate and on their own.
Energy generates more energy.
We reaffirmed our commitment to Robert's Rules, and Chair Loncar valiantly struggled to keep discussions on topic and to recognize people in proper order. Mostly it worked, though sometimes things got chaotic. We did run over time, and several of the items on the Agenda had to be deferred until the next meeting. Since we were committed to running by Robert's Rules we needed a Parliamentarian. We also needed an effective way of setting Agendas, so that we discussed the issues Senators thought were important.