No Passing Zone

The Legislative Assembly met on May 14 via teleconference. On the agenda was a consolidation of Senate committees, primarily justified by the difficulty of getting all the seats on committees filled by faculty. However, after much prior effort, there apparently was doubt that the consolidation would fulfill the goals of committees that would be abolished:

From the official report on the vote (distributed via email):

Proposal to Realign Select Committees of the Academic Senate

Legislative Assembly members voted via the Academic Senate Data Management System on the motion to repeal Divisional Bylaw 67.1 International Education (commonly known as Committee on International Education) and amend Divisional Bylaw 65.1 Undergraduate Council. The Legislative Assembly voted 35 Approve, 71 Oppose, and 33 eligible members abstained. This motion included divisional bylaws and thus required a 2/3 affirmative vote of 139 eligible voting members present for approval. As only 25% of eligible members present voted in favor, the Legislative Assembly did not approve this motion.

Legislative Assembly members voted via the Academic Senate Data Management System on the motion to repeal Divisional Bylaw 75.2 Library and Scholarly Information (commonly known as the Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication) and amend Divisional Bylaw 75.3 Council on Research. The Legislative Assembly voted 56 Approve, 44 Oppose, and 39 eligible members abstained. This motion included divisional bylaws and thus required a 2/3 affirmative vote of 139 eligible voting members present for approval. As only 40% of eligible members present voted in favor, the Legislative Assembly did not approve this motion.

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The Assembly DID approve a new Digital Humanities undergrad degree and department.