The faculty senate voted to move the tobacco
ban on campus forward for the board of governors to make a final decision at
their meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The ban passed almost unanimously with only
three faculty senate members opposed to its passing. The tobacco ban passed more overwhelmingly with the faculty senate than it did with the student senate last semester.
The board of governors chair reported the main
issue of discussion during the board of governors meeting on Monday, Feb. 25,
2013 was budget cuts. One senator raised the question of if the budget cuts are
not as significant will the merging of several colleges on campus still occur.
The chair reported that he has not heard the idea of them being merged hinging
solely on the significant budget cuts being passed down.
Faculty senate members were able to voice
concerns or support for topics being discussed at the meeting.
After about 35 minutes the faculty senate broke
into executive order to vote on the commencement speaker.
The next faculty senate meeting will be hosted
on March 14, 2013. The topics for the next meeting were outlined during the
Feb. 28 meeting.
President Kopp was not present for the Feb. 28
faculty senate meeting and as a result, a chair on the board of governors gave the
report of their previous meeting.
