Past Senate Chair John Pipkin said he would submit his 2002-2003 final report in September. He is still missing several reports from last year's councils, and is contacting the chairs of those councils to encourage them to complete this final responsibility.

· ULC - Professor Gwendolyn Moore, Chair. The first meeting is scheduled for next week. Old business includes revisiting the matter of the physical environment in the Lecture Centers, including adding more chairs for students, up to the maximum allowed by fire code.

· CPCA - Professor Glenna Spitze, Chair. The first meeting is scheduled for September 26th.

· EPC - Professor Elga Wulfert, Chair. The 2003-2004 EPC members met this summer regarding budgetary considerations and placing budget information on the web. The two URPAC representatives on EPC have met with the Provost and Vice President Lowery; this is an ongoing discussion and will continue Friday at EPC's next meeting.

The EPC Subcommittee on Research Centers met several times over the summer with center directors and the Interim Vice President for Research. The mission of the subcommittee is to inform the general faculty of proposals for, and the purposes and goals of, new centers.

· GAC - Professor Hara Charalambous, Chair. Three committees will be formed at the first meeting later this week and, among other issues, GAC this year will be exploring electronic thesis submission and the curriculum in the School of NanoSciences and NanoEngineering.

· UAC - Dr. Joan Savitt, Chair. The first meeting of UAC will be later this week. UAC is considering bringing a bill to the Senate this year that would restrict seniors from enrolling in 100 level classes. This is a complex issue affecting many students and, indeed, the entire undergraduate advisement process. UAC is urged to work with the Office of Institutional Research in gathering and analyzing data. It was suggested further that UAC include Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management Sheila Mahan in its deliberations.

· RES - Professor Lynn Videka, Chair. The first meeting of the Research Council is scheduled for next week. Even though the Council did meet several times over the summer, there are still several carryover items from last year. Items being discussed are the nominations to the President and Interim Vice President for Research for the Excellence Awards in Research, the FRAP program, the research center approval process, and a reactivation of the Research Liaison Committee.

· LISC - Professor David Wagner, Chair. While, the first meeting is scheduled for next week. there are no new issues on the agenda. However, several items will carry over from last year. These include the possible consequences of the Patriot Act, issues with PeopleSoft software, quick links on the main page, domain names, and the University policy link on the main page. The topic of students downloading music from the Internet was discussed. Since there are very real legal ramifications around this issue, President Hitchcock suggested that LISC work with University legal counsel to develop a proposed policy.

· CAFE - Professor Donna Armstrong, Interim Chair. CAFÉ has yet to meet this year.

· CERS - Professor Bruce Dudek, Chair. The main business of CERS will be to complete the merging of the framework on academic dishonesty into University policy, in cooperation with the Office of the Vice President for Research. The University is now operating under the framework that was adopted in the spring and Dr. Dudek emphasized that its specifications should be followed closely in the event of any allegations of academic misconduct by faculty.

· BYLAWS Group - Professor Bruce Dudek also reported for this group. The Bylaws Committee undertook to edit the text of the Senate Bylaws and now is working on a full revision to be effective fall of 2004. The Committee worked through the summer and has a first draft of the Senate Charter, including council definitions, completed. When completed, copies of the entire draft will be sent to the Senate membership for discussion.

Issues arising for possible forwarding to Senate Councils:

Reduction in services of the Career Development Center. Chair Pryse reported that Vice President Doellefeld spoke about the reduction in Career Development Services at the Executive Committee Orientation Meeting, and expressed the view that this matter should be discussed by ULC. The reduction was made as a result of the budget situation. For that reason, this decision was reviewed with, and accepted by, URPAC. Provost Santiago explained that the reduction in service would affect primarily the graduate level, where much of the career counseling activities take place at the academic departments. It was agreed that Vice President Doellefeld should speak with ULC, GAC and UAC about these reductions.

In a memo to Professor Pipkin, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Carl Martin raised questions concerning the size of student group public displays and printed materials posted on the Campus. He explained that last year he received several complaints about large displays. He reviewed the section in the Faculty Handbook pertaining to student public displays and discovered that a limit to the size of displays was not addressed. Professor Pipkin proposed that ULC study this matter. Chair Pryse recommended further that, because issues of academic freedom may arise, CAFE should be involved as well. The President suggested that University legal counsel be invited to any such discussions, in that First Amendment issues may well be factors.

Professor Pipkin also announced that the entire Faculty Handbook is now posted on the Senate website.

· Chair Pryse would like to have Chief Advancement Officer John Wolff speak to the Senate at its first   meeting about the Capital Campaign to outline the campaign itself and explain its specific components.

· Chair Pryse will call on each Council Chair to make a report at the first Senate meeting.

· Council membership will be the prime order of business.