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Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agenda

March 11, 2026, Meeting #431

 

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Meeting ID: 927 8158 1836

1. Call to order:

Ryan Cassidy, Faculty Senate President

 

2. Recognition of Guests:

Matt Dewey, Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Julie Grimes, Executive Director of Texas Tech Public Media

Sean Childers, Operations Division

Ashley Stokes, Central IT

Cooper Mau, SGA Representative

Ian Barba, Faculty Senate Parliamentarian

 

3. Approval of minutes:

Minutes from February 11, 2026 FS meeting.

 

4. Speakers:

·      Matt Dewey, Vice President for Marketing and Communications & Julie Grimes, Executive Director of Texas Tech Public Media

·      Sean Childers, Operations Division

 

5. Reports and Updates:

·      Faculty Status and Welfare, OP 30.17 (Learning Management System), Sen. Held

·      Ad Hoc Response Committee, Sen. Barenberg

     - Update

·      Nomination Committee, Sen. Blum

     - FS Bylaw Proposed Revisions

·      Administration Evaluation Committee, Sen. Carrell

6. New Business:

·      Faculty Workload & Contact Hours Discussion

·      TTU Employee’s Dependent Scholarship Study

   - Previous FS Report (2018-2019): https://www.depts.ttu.edu/senate/archives/2018-2019/documents/Budget-Study-Committee-Report.pdf 

7. Old Business:

·      Fall Break discussion

   - 2024 STEM Against Fall Break

 

8. Announcements:

·      SGA Safety Walk: March 12, 8p. R05 Parking lot (Map Link, Illustration)

 

Link to Meeting Documents: March 2026 Meeting

 

 

9. Adjourn:

 

Faculty Senate