2025-2026 Faculty Senate Meetings
- Recording - Pending
- Meeting Minutes - Pending
Consent Agenda:
- : Adopt the 2026-2027 meeting schedule
- : Adopt the 2026-2027 committee assignments
- : Authorize the 2025-2026 Administrative Committee to act on behalf of the Senate over the summer
- Recording - Pending
- Meeting Minutes - Pending
Consent Agenda:
- : Ad Hoc Committee on Program Review Process Revision
- : Ad Hoc Committee on Exploring a First-Year Experience
- : Approve the Continuation of the GER Revision Adhoc Committee
- : ASUAF Advocacy Statement
- : Justice Unit Criteria
- : Oceanography Unit Criteria (No Change)
- : Marine Biology Unit Criteria (No Change)
- : Approve list of 2025-2026 graduates
- of Appreciation for President Berman
- for Outstanding Senate Service of the Year Award (OSSYA) Recipient - Jak Maier
New Business:
- : Update The Catalog Language Regarding Graduate Academic Standing
- : Updated Policy On Proctoring For Student Athletes
- : Associated Athletics Proctoring Procedure
- : Cross-listed courses
- : Program Review Motion - MATH PhD
- : Provost鈥檚 Recommendation RE: Math PhD U-Wide APR
- : Program Review Motion - HLRM Certificate
- : Provost鈥檚 Recommendation RE: HLRM Cert U-Wide APR
- : Rescind Former Chancellor Daniel White鈥檚 25 June 2025 Memo - Assess Faculty for
Their Professionalism
- : Faculty Annual Review Guidance, Dated June 25, 2025
- : Requesting the Withdrawal of the University of AV狼论坛 Board of Regent鈥檚 Anti-DEI Motion
- : Defend Academic Freedom And Freedom Of Speech
- Meeting Minutes - Pending
New Business:
- : Recognize Immigrant Contributions to UAF and broader Fairbanks and Interior AV狼论坛 Community
- : Defend Privacy Rights of the UAF Community
- : AV狼论坛 Native Language Center
New Business:
- : Update Assessment Cycle for the GER Learning Outcomes - Approved
- : Course Sharing Policy for Undergraduates - Approved
- : MAP unit criteria (UCC) - Approved
- : Oppose Non-Transparent Presidential Search Process - Approved (Faculty Senate-level)
Unfinished Business:
- : Accept the Report of the One-Time Program Prioritization - Approved
- : New Program Prioritization List
- : American Sign Language, Certificate (New Program) - Approved
- : Legal Assisting, Certificate (New Program) - Deferred
- : Tribal Governance, Bachelor of Arts (New Program) - Approved
- : Data Science, Bachelor of Science (New Program) - Deferred
- : Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science (New Program) - Deferred
New Business:
- : Clarify the Catalog Language Regarding -92 Seminar Courses - Approved
- : Eligibility of Department Chairs - Approved
- : Updated Regular and Substantive Interactions (RSI) guidelines - Approved
New Business:
- : Development of a one-time prioritization list for new programs - Approved
- : Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation, Graduate Certificate (New Program) - Approved
- : Updates in Preparation for Course Program of Study (CPoS) - Approved
- : UAF Bookstore Bundle Program - Faculty Senate Approved
- : Response from Interim Chancellor Sfraga
Consent Agenda
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- : Deactivation of Geophysics, MS - Approved
- : Deactivation of Geophysics, PhD - Approved
- : Deactivation of Geoscience, MS - Approved
- : Deactivation of Geoscience, PhD - Approved
- : Deactivation of Atmospheric Sciences, MS - Approved
- : Deactivation of Atmospheric Sciences, PhD - Approved
- : Deactivation of Medical/Dental Reception Certificate - Approved
- : Deactivation of Drafting Technology Certificate - Approved
- : Deactivation of Medical Office Reception, Occupational Endorsement - Approved
- : Deactivation of Rural Surface Water Quality Testing, Occupational Endorsement -
Approved
- : Deactivation of Geophysics, MS - Approved
Old Business:
- Regarding Faculty Pay 9 over 12 months - Faculty Senate Approved
- : PATH support - Faculty Senate Approved
New Business :
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- : American Sign Language, Certificate (New Program) - Returned to committee
- : Economics, Minor (New Program) - Approved
- : Senate Role of FR Administrator - Deferred
- : Against the 鈥淐ompact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education鈥 - Faculty Senate Approved
- : Support of Improved Communication Regarding the Essential Anonymity of Student Evaluation of Instruction - Faculty Senate Approved
- : American Sign Language, Certificate (New Program) - Returned to committee
New Business:
- : History Unit Criteria - Approved
- : High School Core Curriculum in the Baccalaureate Admissions requirements - Chancellor
Acknowledged
- Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions
- on Peer Unit Committee Composition - Faculty Senate Approved
- Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions
- regarding Faculty Pay 9 over 12 months - Rolled over to the next meeting on Monday, November 3, 2025.
- : PATH support - Rolled over to the next meeting on Monday, November 3, 2025.
- : Protest and Challenge the Cancellation of Awarded Title III Funding for AV狼论坛 Native/Native
Hawaiian Programming - Faculty Senate Approved
- Memo: Interim Chancellor Sfraga's Response to Faculty Senate Motions and Resolutions

