Senate Meeting - January 29, 2026

The University Senate will convene at 3:30 PM, Thursday, January 29, 2026, in-person in the Jean and Charles Shulz Lecture Hall (220 Sullivant Hall) and virtually via CarmenZoom. Steering Committee Chair, Sara Watson, will preside. The Steering Committee estimates the meeting will take approximately 90 minutes.  

Agenda

Proposal to Approve Secretary's Report #422 
1. Secretary's Report #422
Proposals from the Council on Academic Affairs
1. Randy Smith, Vice Provost for Academic Programs
2. Center for Brain Injury Recovery and Discovery (CBIRD)
  1. Guests: Kedar Hiremath and Jonathan Godbout
  2. Resolution
3. Interdisciplinary Master of Science in Quantum Information Science and Engineering
  1. Guests: Jay Gupta and David Penneys
  2. Resolution
4. Interdisciplinary PhD in Quantum Information Science and Engineering
  1. Guests: Jay Gupta and David Penneys
  2. Resolution
5. Master of Energy Sustainability
  1. Guest: Elena Irwin
  2. Resolution
Proposals from the Rules Committee
1. Susan Gershman, Chair of the Rules Committee
2. Change to Rules Committee membership (3335-5-47.3)
  1. Redlined and Clean Resolution
3. Change to Research Compliance office rules (3335-13-08, 3335-5-04.2)
  1. Redlined Resolution
Campus Life Update
1. Guests: Zia Ahmed, Associate Vice President for the Residential Experience and Melissa Shivers, Senior Vice President for Student Life
Public Safety Update
1. Office of Legal Affairs and OSU Police Department
2. Guests:
  1. Anne Garcia, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  2. Mark Hedien, Senior Associate General Counsel
  3. Monica M. Moll, PhD, Associate Vice President of Public Safety
  4. Dennis Jeffries, Chief of Police for The Ohio State University Police Division
3. Pre-Read: Key Issues Page
Old Business
New Business
Announcements
Adjourn