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UFS Meeting 1/29/13

UFS Meeting 1/29/13. Brian Aynardi. Diversity Address. Delivered at the very start of the meeting Well received among many faculty senators Many senators pledged support to aid in the implementation of suggestions Call for Persons with Disabilities to be added to the Diversity Task Force

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UFS Meeting 1/29/13

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  1. UFS Meeting 1/29/13 Brian Aynardi

  2. Diversity Address • Delivered at the very start of the meeting • Well received among many faculty senators • Many senators pledged support to aid in the implementation of suggestions • Call for Persons with Disabilities to be added to the Diversity Task Force • Basically – in my own biased opinion – it went as best it could have gone!!!

  3. Senate Self Study • Recommendations from student senators were taken strongly into consideration • Faculty leaving early • Possible new committee name for Educational Equity and Campus Environment to be named “Cultural Diversity and Campus Environment” • Majority would like new order implemented in meetings to make them more efficient • Majority wanted time limit on meetings to be kept at 2-3 hours

  4. Remarks from Vice Provost Pangborn • Recognized and pledged support to diversity education in reference to student statement • In-state applications are up • Out-of-state applications are down

  5. THON • Will Martin (THON Overall Chair Remarks) • Raised $10.6M last year • 15,000 student volunteers across commonwealth • $10M recently pledged to PSU Hershey Children’s Hospital • THON Weekend: Feb 15-17 at the Bryce Jordan Center

  6. World Campus • Presentation on status of World Campus and where it will go from its current status • Generated $80M in revenue this past fiscal year • Due to the increased number of MOOC’s, and other online universities offering online courses, Penn State needs to remain as competitive as possible

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