Senate Meeting - September 25, 2025

The University Senate will convene at 3:30 PM, Thursday September 25, 2025 in person in the Jean and Charles Schulz Lecture Hall (Sullivant Hall 220). This meeting will be a hybrid meeting. If you would like to attend virtually, please reach out to Ivy Hammond at senate@osu.edu for the Zoom link. The Steering Committee estimates the meeting will take approximately 90 minutes. President Ted Carter will preside.

Agenda

  1. Proposal to Approve Secretary's Report #419
    1. Secretary's Report #419
  2. Update from the Office of the President
  3. Constituent Leader Introductions & Focal Issues
    1. Student Government
      1. Sabrina Durso, President, Council of Graduate Students
      2. Emily Williams, President, Inter-Professional Council
      3. Justin Robinson and George Bernard, Interim USG President and Vice President:
        1. Introduction of new USG Leaders
    2. Staff
      1. Alice Gaughan, Chair, University Staff Advisory Council
      2. Kyle Steinbauer, Chair-Elect, University Staff Advisory Council
    3. Faculty
      1. Valarie Williams, Chair, Faculty Council
      2. Eric Schoon, Chair-Elect, Faculty Council
  4. Senate Bill 1 Implementation Updates
    1. Guests: Helen Malone and Patrick Louchouarn
      1. Faculty Affairs, Office of Academic Affairs
      2. Pre-read: SB1 Compliance Site
      3. Pre-Read: DOJ Guidance: Recommendations for Implementation
        1. This pre-read was created by Anne Garcia's office to give general guidance regarding academic freedom, and other relevant items that were addressed in the DOJ memo released over the summer.
    2. Where We Are: What's been implemented, what's ongoing
      1. Overview
      2. Updates on SB1's DEI provisions
      3. Intellectual Diversity in the Classroom
    3. Open Discussion and Questions from the Floor
  5. Old Business
  6. New Business
  7. Announcements
  8. Adjournment