Submissions from 2026
Motion in Defense of Academic Freedom and Tenure, Faculty Senate
Motion to Approve Revisions to the Articles of Authorities - April 2013 version – Article II and Article III, Faculty Senate and Academic Policies Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the Articles of Authorities – Revised 2026 Version – Addition of a PREAMBLE, Faculty Senate and Academic Support Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the Articles of Authorities – Revised 2026 Version – Part of Article III, Section 5, Faculty Senate and Academic Support Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the Articles of Authority – Revised 2026 Version – Part of Article II, Section 5 and Article III, Section 11, Faculty Senate and Academic Support Committee
M2026.04.14 Motion on Merit Compensation, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the 2025-26 Faculty Handbook Section 4.9.3 Probationary Period A. Tenure Upon Appointment (p.45), Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the 2025-26 Faculty Handbook Section 4.9 Faculty Planning and Evaluation Section 4.9.1 Annual Performance Review; Faculty Performance Ratings: (p.43), Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to University Committees for the 2026-2027, Faculty Senate and Stephanie Huette
Motion to Oppose Tenure Policy changes, Faculty Senate, Stephanie Huette, Melanie Conroy, William Alexander, Gregory Hughes, and Carl Hess
Motion to Retain 2025-26 Proposed Revisions to the Articles of Authority, Faculty Senate and Stephen Karr
Submissions from 2025
M2025.10.23.25 Motion to Recommend Questions for the Faculty Evaluation of Chair/Director Survey., Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2025.4.22.25: Motion to Recommend Members of the Deans 360 Evaluation Review Committee and Evaluation Timelines, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2025.4.22: Recognition of the Efforts of the 2024-2025 Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, William Alexander, Melanie Conroy, Rhema Fuller, Edith Gnanadass, Carl Hess, Joy Hoffman, Stephanie Huette, Greg Hughes, Andrew Hussey, Eddie Jacobs, Jessica Jennings, Eli Jones, Stephen Karr, Coe Lapossy, Francisco Muller-Sanchez, Joel Nichols, Katie Norwood, Kristy Patrick-Lewis, Ryan Parish, Katy Ramsey Mason, Will Robertson, Jeffrey Scraba, and Omar Skalli
M2025.3.25: Motion to Provide 9/10-month Full-Time Faculty/Employees a 12-month Pay Schedule Option, Consistent with Majority Practice in the State, Faculty Senate, William Alexander, Stephanie Huette, Edith Gnanadass, Stephen Karr, and Bradley Dixon
M2025.4.22 Motion to distribute State Salary Increase Appropriation by Merit Raises and Efforts to Reduce Faculty Salary Compression., Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion to Reduce Faculty Salary Compression., Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion to Replace elected Faculty Representative from the Faculty Appeals Committee, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to the Ombudsperson Search Committee, Faculty Senate, Committee on Committees, and Stephanie Huette
M2025.2.25 Motion to Recommend Amendment to Elite Student Auditor Application Form in Conformity with the Policies of Other Tennessee Universities, Faculty Senate and Brad Dixon
M2025.2.25 Motion to Approve Finalist for Faculty Trustee, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2025.2.25: Motion to Distribute Total Annual Healthcare Premiums Evenly Over Ten Months, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M 2025. 1. 28 Motion to Approve Timeline for Faculty Senate Review of Revisions and the Vote on Revisions for 2025-2026 Faculty Handbook, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the 2024-25 Faculty Handbook Section 1.8.1 Academic Unit Administration: Dean (p.10) Section 1.8.2 Academic Unit Administration: Department Chair (p.11), Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the 2024-25 Faculty Handbook Section 1.8.2 Academic Unit Administration: Department Chair, External Relations (p.14), Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Approve Revisions to the 2024-25 Faculty Handbook Section 4.9.7.C2 Tenure & Promotion Review: External Peer Review (p.58), Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2025.12.2: Motion to Select Faculty Ombudsperson for 2026-2028, Faculty Senate and Faculty Senate Past President
M 2025.1.28 Resolution to Endorse and Highlight Previous Recommendations for IDCR and Faculty Buyout Policy, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
Submissions from 2024
M2024.12.03 Motion to Recommend Adoption of New Residency Policy, Faculty Senate, Academic Policies Committee, and Edith Gnanadass
M2024.4.23 Motion to Approve 360 Evaluation Performance Review Process, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2024: Motion to Recommend Salary Raise Distribution for FY 2024/2025, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion to Recommend Approval of New List of Peer Institutions, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion 2024.9.24 Motion to Appoint Faculty Appeals Committee and Faculty Representatives to University Committees, Faculty Senate, Committee on Committees, and Xinhua Yu
M2024.3.26 Motion to Approve Timeline for Faculty Senate Review of Revisions and the Vote on Revisions for 2024-25 Faculty Handbook, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2024.4.23 Motion to Approve Suggestions for Improving the Process of Faculty Evaluations, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Motion to Revise 2024-25 Faculty Handbook, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M 2024.4.30 Motion to Establish Centers and Institutes Policy, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
M2024.18.3 Motion for Advisory Board and External Advisory Board Guidelines, Faculty Senate and Leah C. Windsor
Submissions from 2023
M2023.26.9 Motion to Revise Appendix A of the Faculty Handbook, Faculty Senate
M2023.11.28 Motion to Recommend Adoption of AI Policy, Faculty Senate and Academic Policies Committee
M2023.11.28 Motion to Discontinue Faculty Evaluation Survey of Deans and Directors, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
Motion to Recommend Approval of New List of Peer and Aspiration Institutions, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to the Faculty Appeals Committee, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to University Committees, Faculty Senate, Committee on Committees, and Alistair Windsor
M2023.11.28: Motion to Select Faculty Ombudsperson for 2024-2026, Faculty Senate and Faculty Senate President
Submissions from 2022
M2022.29.03 Recommendation for Observer Role in Canvas, Faculty Senate
Motion2022.22.02 Motion Opening classes to students prior to the first day of Class, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2022.25.1: Motion to continue Sustainability Review Process, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
M2022.7.2 Motion to Recommend Salary Raise Distribution for FY 2023, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
M2022.29.03 Motion: Appointment of a member to the Sick Leave Bank Committee, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
M2022.29.03 Motion: Appointment of members to the Undergraduate Grade Appeal Committee, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
Motion to Approve 2022 Faculty Handbook, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
Submissions from 2021
M2020.21.22 Motion to Recommend Elimination of Advisor Signature for Graduate School Termination, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2020.21.27 Motion to Recommend Changes to Policy AA3013: Recruitment, Application, and Selection of Faculty, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2020.21.24 Motion to Recommend Salary Raise Pool Distributions for FY22., Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
M2020.21.25 Motion to Approve Finalists for Faculty Trustee, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.26 Motion to Recommend Timeline for Learning Management Software Transition, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.29 Motion to Recommend a Transition to a Centralized Model for Allocating Recurring Funds for Promotions of Full Time Instructors and Lecturers, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.34 Motion to Add Term Limit to Faculty Trustee, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.20 Motion to Approve Faculty Senate Recommendations for the Graduate School Master’s Student GA Working Group, Faculty Senate, Executive Committee, Mihalis M. Golias, and Melissa Janoske McLean
M2020.21.21 Motion to Amend Faculty Handbook Section 4.20.3, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2020.21.32 Motion to Amend Faculty Handbook Section 2.5, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M.2020.21.33 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Sections 1.7, 2.11,2.12, and Appendix A, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2021.01.19 Motion to Create Dual-Career Policy Task Force, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2021.28.09 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Sections 4.23 and 4.24, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2020.21.35 Motion to Recommend Approval of Policy GE2035 Proposed by the Office of Legal Council, Faculty Senate and Scott Marler
M2020.21.30 Motion to Recommend Approval of Changes to HR5011 Proposed by Human Resources, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
M2020.21.31 Motion to Recommend Creation of Ad-Hoc University Committee to Review IDCR/Faculty Buyout Distribution and Allocation, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
M2020.21.23 Motion to Approve Recommendations to Eliminate Systemic Racism and Racial Inequity Among African Americans and People of Color., Faculty Senate and Special Committee on Anti-Racism
Submissions from 2020
M2020.21.15 Motion to Recommend Approval of Revised Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities Proposed by the Office of Student Accountability, Faculty Senate and Academic Policies Committee
M2020.21.18 Motion to Approve the Proposal to Conduct Review of Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SETE), Faculty Senate and Academic Policies Committee
M2020.21.16 Motion to Recommend Faculty Senate Appointment of Title IX Hearing Officers, Faculty Senate and Administrative Policies Committee
M2020.21.13 Motion to Approve the Proposal to Conduct Lean Management and Continuous Improvement Reviews of All Academic Affairs Units at the University of Memphis, Faculty Senate and Budget and Finance Committee
M2020.21.6 Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to University Committees, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
M2020.21.7 Motion to Appoint Faculty Representatives to University Committees, Faculty Senate and Committee on Committees
M2020.21.1 Motion to Issue Faculty Senate Statement, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.2 Motion to Create an Ad-Hoc Special Committee on Anti-Racism, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.3 Motion to Adopt Boards for Faculty Senate Discussions and Reserve Distribution List for Outgoing Communications from the Office of the Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
M2020.21.4 Motion to Recommend Adjustments by Deans and Chairs in Workload Policies and Expectations Due to Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic, Faculty Senate, Executive Committee, and Brennan K. Berg
M.2020.21.10 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Section 4.3.4 “Department Committee”, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M.2020.21.11 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Sections 3.6.2, 3.6.3, & 3.6.4 “Minimum Requirements for Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion”, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2020.21.12 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Section 4.9 “Fast-track for Tenure”, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M.2020.21.17 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Sections 3.5.5. “Clinical Faculty” and 4.3.2 “Promotions”, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M.2020.21.9 Motion to Recommend Amendment of Faculty Handbook Section 3.5.5 “Clinical Faculty”, Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies Committee
M2020.21.5 Motion to Recommend Approval of Policy Changes to RE7003 Proposed by Division of Research and Innovation, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
M2020.21.8 Motion to Recommend Approval of Policy Changes to RE7006 Proposed by Division of Research and Innovation, Faculty Senate and Research Policies Committee
M2020.21.14 Motion on Discussion Board Transparency, Faculty Senate and Máté Wierdl
