Faculty Senate

UToledo Faculty Senate Agenda

October 13, 2026

Hybrid: Webex & Health Science Campus, Collier 1000A

1. Roll Call: (5 min)
2. Approval of the Agenda (2 min)
3. Approval of the Minutes: September 29, 2026 (2 min)
4. Recognition of the contributions of Deborah Coulter-Harris (5 min)
5. Executive Committee Report: Dr. Renee Heberle, UToledo Faculty Senate President (10 min)
6. Reports:
   
   1. Dr. Mitchell S. McKinney, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (10 min)
   2. Dean Barbara Ritter, Dean Melissa Gregory - Core Curriculum Task force, update and resolution to the board (20 min)
   3. Rob Padilla, Co-Chair UGCC, report on progress improving workflow, establishing criteria for review (10 min)
7. Old Business: 
8. New Business: 
   1. 1. UGCC: courses for review (10 min)
9. Presentations:
   1. Barbara Minor, Professor of Art, and Rafael Mata-Garcia, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology on interdisciplinary research initiative (15 min)
   2. Tom Moreland, Vice-President and Director of Athletics (30 min)
10. Items from the floor (10min)
11. Adjournment

Senators arriving late should report to the Faculty Senate Executive Secretary after the meeting to insure their attendance is recorded.

All Senators and guests are asked to please silence their cell phones.

Faculty members have the right to attend meetings and speak to issues before the Senate. In addition, it is urged that faculty make their views known their respective representatives.