Following additional nominations from the floor SEC voted by paper ballot on a slate of nominees for five faculty to serve on behalf of the Faculty Senate on the University Council Committee on Committees. The Chair called for volunteers to review each of the four draft NCAA Review Committee Reports. The SEC members were asked to frame questions for discussion at the December meeting. SEC member's raised concern about trustees or overseers serving on dean search committees as this is a conflict of interest. The Chair was instructed to discuss this with the president and provost.
Safety continues to be a concern.
SEC members asked whether the University was doing as much as it can. Several SEC members felt they did not have enough information about what was being done. Further concern was expressed about the need for better University support for education in the community's public and independent schools. A SEC member pointed out that other universities own several hundred houses around the campus for faculty and staff to occupy and purchase, resulting in a stabilizing effect on the community. It was also suggested that Penn increase its visibility beyond University City to farther West Philadelphia.