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Faculty Council Meeting | April 9, 2026

The Faculty Council will convene at 3:30 PM, Thursday April 9, 2026 in the Senate Chamber (2nd floor of the Union).

Agenda

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Updates from Faculty Council Chair and Chair-Elect
  3. Remarks from Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Trevor Brown
  4. Updates on Interfolio
    1. Helen Malone, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
    2. Presentation
  5. Council on Academic Affairs (CAA)
    1. Sue Sutherland, Professor and Interim Chair Department of Human Sciences, Chair of CAA
    2. Proposal from the College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology Master of Science in Medical Physics
      1. Guests: Ashley Cetnar and Nilendu Gupta
    3. Proposal to establish a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Business
      1. Guest: Shereen Agrawal
    4. Proposal to establish an OSU Institute on Aging
      1. Guests: Christin Burd, PhD; Carolyn J. Presley, MD, MHS; ​Ashley Rosko, MD
  6. University Rules Committee
    1. Susan Gershman, Associate Professor of Evolution, Ecology, Organismal Biology and Chair of University Rules
    2. Changes to Honorary Degrees membership (3335-5-48.8)
    3. Changes to Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (CAFR) membership (3335-5-48.9)
    4. Progress updates on other issues
  7. Committee Report Outs
    1. Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (CAFR)
      1. Joel Wainwright, Professor of Geography and Chair of CAFR
    2. Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee (FCBC)
      1. Marco Coutinho da Silva, Professor and Reproductive Medicine Section Head, College of Veterinary Medicine, Co-Chair of FCBC
      2. Stephanie Seveau, Professor of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Co-Chair of FCBC
  8. Old Business
  9. New Business
  10. Announcements
  11. Adjourn