Tuesday, September 2, 2025

1. Call to Order
2. Approvals
   1. Meeting Agenda — Decision
   2. Faculty Council Minutes (April 8, 2025) — Decision
   3. Draft Faculty Senate Agenda (September 16, 2025) — Decision
   4. Committee Appointments (Craig Just, on behalf of Committee on Committees) — Decision
      • Hope Metcalf (Law) to fill the unexpired term of Alison Guernsey (Law) on the Faculty Senate, 2025-27
      • M. Asghar Bhatti (Civil & Environmental Engineering) to fill the unexpired term of Jennifer Fiegel (Chemical & Biochemical Engineering) on the Faculty Senate, 2025-26
      • Knute Carter (Biostatistics) to replace William Story (Community & Behavioral Health) on the Faculty Senate, Fall 2025
      • James Wo (Sociology & Criminology) to replace Frederick Solt (Political Science) on the Faculty Senate, Spring 2026
      • Patricia Groves (Nursing) to the Conflict of Interest in Employment Committee, 2025-28
      • Joshua Lens (Health, Sport, & Human Physiology) to the Presidential Committee on Athletics, 2025-30
3. New Business
   1. Councilor and Officer Introductions
   2. Call for an Election to Fill the Vacant Office of Vice President (Ed Gillan, Chair, Rules and Bylaws Committee) — Decision
   3. Executive Session:* Councilor Discussion with Pete Matthes, Senior Advisor to the President and Vice President for External Relations
   4. Faculty Council/Administrative Retreat Discussion/Reactions (Councilors)
   5. President’s Report (Craig Just)
4. From the Floor
5. Announcements
   • The next Faculty Senate meeting will be Tuesday, September 16, 3:30 – 5:15 pm, Senate Chamber, Old Capitol.
   • The next Faculty Council meeting will be Tuesday, October 7, 3:30-5:15 pm, Executive Boardroom (2390), University Capitol Centre.
6. Adjournment

*During Executive Session, only Councilors and invited guests remain in the room. Everyone else will be asked to leave until the executive session ends.