Call to order.

Open session: Statements at the podium on any topic limited to two minutes.  Maximum number of speakers per session is four.  No discussion is permitted, and no votes will be taken – 8 minutes or less.

Reports from the President of ASUA, the President of GPSC, the Faculty Officers, the Provost and the President of the University – 25 minutes.

Question and answer period for agenda item 3 – 10 minutes.

Approval of the minutes of December 1, 2008 (encl) – 2 minutes.

Election of Senate Representative to Intercollegiate Athletic Committee – Presiding Officer Robert Mitchell – 5 minutes.

Discussion and possible action: Complete Report and Recommendations from Senate Task Force on Student Retention and Advancement: Senator and Task Force Chair Peter Strittmatter (electronic encl) – 15 minutes.

Discussion and possible action: Committee of Eleven memorandum on instructional accountability: Committee of Eleven Chair and Senator Michael Cusanovich (encl) – 10 minutes.

Discussion: UA Transformation: White Paper status update and Program Evaluation Process: Vice Provost Gail Burd, Chair of the Faculty Wanda Howell and Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee Chair Miranda Joseph – 40 minutes.

New business. 2 minutes.

Old business. 2 minutes.

Adjournment