Minutes of 18 September 2006
Circulated:  18 September 2006
Approved:  25 September 2006

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs
6048 Fleming Administration Building
Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-1340
Phone: (734) 764-0303
Fax: (734) 764-6564
Internet Address: http://www.umich.edu/~sacua/
Approved minutes: http://www.umich.edu/~sacua/sacmin/sacuaminutes.html

MINUTES OF THE SACUA MEETING OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2006

Present:   Combi, Frier, Giordani, MacAdam, Meerkov, Potter,  Riles, Seabury, Smith (Chair); Lehman,  Schneider

Absent:  none

MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED:

1. Draft Agenda

2. Senate Assembly Agenda

Chair Smith convened the meeting at 2:30 P.M.; the draft agenda was approved.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chair Smith reported that there has been no response to the letter transmitted from SACUA to the university president last week.  SACUA members agreed to wait for one more week before taking further action.

PREPARATION FOR SENATE ASSEMBLY MEETING
SACUA members reviewed the proposed agenda for the upcoming Assembly meeting.

OLD/NEW BUSINESS
Professor Meerkov proposed that the Faculty Governance report to the Regents stress the new Administration Evaluation system.  Chair Smith remarked that the message could emphasize the value of the evaluation resources to the Board of Regents.  Professor Riles volunteered to write a draft of the message and to bring the draft to the next SACUA meeting.

Chair Smith asked for suggestions about items that should be included in the Chair's annual report to the Regents, scheduled for November.

Secretary Lehman submitted for the SACUA files a document that was transmitted to him by Professor Yohn from the School of Dentistry.

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 P.M. 

John Lehman
Senate Secretary
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University of Michigan Bylaws of the Board of Regents, Sec. 5.02: 
Governing Bodies in Schools and Colleges