A.     RECENT ACTIVITIES

• OCTOBER 4 SENATE ASSEMBLY MEETING - Senate Assembly held its first meeting of the 1999-2000 academic year on October 4 and heard President Lee Bollinger give a state of the University address that touched on the subjects of Affirmative Action, the Life Sciences Initiative, and the Mater Plan for the University.
   
• OCTOBER 7 COMMITTEE DAY LUNCHEON - On October 7, SACUA held its annual Senate Assembly committee day luncheon to facilitate the beginning of committee work this year.  Nearly all Vice-Presidents were able to attend the luncheon and meet with their Regentally mandated Senate Assembly advisory committees.

B.     UPCOMING EVENTS

• OCTOBER 25 SENATE ASSEMBLY MEETING - Provost Nancy Cantor will address Senate Assembly at its second meeting of the year on October 25.  Provost Cantor will discuss the up-coming re-accreditation process and the work of her committees that followed-up on issues raised at last year's Provost retreat on the Future of the Professoriate.