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 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
