Academic Year

2024-2025

• Senate Resolution 479 - Resolution Recommending Changes to Proposed Draft Next Generation University Studies Program.
• Senate Resolution 478 - Resolution in Support of Changes to Honorary Degrees Nomination Review and Award Process SAPP.
• Senate Resolution 477 - Resolution in Support of Changes to University Regulations 11-8 Incoming Student Live-In Requirement.
• Senate Resolution 476 - Resolution in Support of Changes to University Regulations 1-1 Organization of the University and 6-9 Project Development Policy and Procedure for UW Capital Construction Projects.
• Senate Resolution 475 - Resolution in Support of Changes to University Regulation 4-2 Discrimination and Harassment.
• Senate Resolution 474 - Resolution in Support of the Graduate Nuclear Science Certificate.
• Senate Resolution 473 - Resolution in Support of the Undergraduate Nuclear Energy Science Certificate.
• Senate Resolution 472 - Resolution in Support of Modifications to Standard Administrative Policies and Procedures on Limited English Proficiency Plan and Course Syllabus Requirements.
• Senate Resolution 471 - Resolution in Support of Modifications to University Regulation 2-206, 3-1, 4-1, and 4-5
• Senate Resolution 467 - Resolution in Support of the Visiting Dignitaries SAP 

Academic Year

2023-2024

• Senate Resolution 470 Resolution in Support of the Marketing Brand Standards and Printed Publications SAP
• Senate Resolution 469 Resolution in Support of the Official University Communications SAP.
• Senate Resolution 468 Resolution in Support of the Political Campaigns and Electioneering Activities on Campus SAP.
• Senate Resolution 466, Resolution in Support of Proposed Amendments to the Faculty Senate University Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion, University Course Review, and University Studies Committees.
• Senate Resolution 464, Resolution Calling for an Indefinite Pause to the Planned “Case for Change” Staff Reorganization.
• Senate Resolution 463, Resolution in Support of Proposed Amendments to Academic Programs Discontinuance, Reorganization, Consolidation, and/or Reduction per UW Regulation 2-13 SAP.
• Senate Resolution 462, Resolution in Support of the English Doctoral Degree in the Public Humanities.
• Senate Resolution 461, Resolution in Support of the B.A. in European Languages, Literature, and Film
  Studies
• Senate Resolution 460, Resolution in Support of the M.S. in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Senate Resolution 459, Resolution in Support of the M.S. in Quantum Information Science &
  Engineering (QISE) 
• Senate Resolution 458, Resolution in Support of the Proposed Undergraduate Health Leadership
  Certificate
• Senate Resolution 457, Resolution in Support of the Proposed Undergraduate Agribusiness
  Leadership Certificate
• Senate Resolution 456, Resolution in Support of the Proposed Undergraduate Organizational
  Leadership Certificate
• Senate Resolution 455, Resolution in Support of Discontinuance of Low-Producing Graduate Programs 
• Senate Resolution 454, Resolution in Support of Discontinuance of Low-Producing Undergraduate Programs 
• Senate Resolution 453, Resolution in Support of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Policy SAP
• Senate Resolution 452, Resolution in Support of the Updated Bylaws for the University of Wyoming
  School of Graduate Education
• Senate Resolution 451, Resolution in Support of the Proposal to Move the Biodiversity Institute to the Haub School in the UW Organizational Structure and Budget (passed 2-5-24)
• Senate Resolution 450, Resolution in Support of the B.S. in Applied Software Development (passed 2-5-24)
• Senate Resolution 449, Resolution in Support of Endorsement of the University’s Freedom of Expression Principles (passed 11-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 448, Resolution in support of Honorariums, Incentives, and Sponsored Research Participant Incentives and Participant Support Costs SAPP (passed 11-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 447, Resolution in Support of University Libraries Licensing Priorities (passed 11-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 446, in Support of the Bachelor of Science in Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership (passed 11-6-23) Academic Planning Committee Report.
• Senate Resolution 445, Resolution in support of Criteria and Sources of Information for Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion SAPP (passed 10-23-23)
• Senate Resolution 444, Resolution in support of changes to Naming Opportunities and Suggested Minimum Funding Requirements SAPP (passed 10-9-23)

Academic Year

2022-2023 

• Senate Resolution 443, Resolution in support of changes to University SAPP 4-3-23 Standard Administrative
  Policy (SAP) Review – Undergraduate Transfer Policy (passed 5-8-23)
• Senate Resolution 442, Resolution in support of changes to University SAPP 4-3-23 Standard Administrative
  Policy (SAP) Review - Salary Distribution Policy (passed 5-8-23)
• Senate Resolution 441, Resolution in support of changes to University Regulation 2-100 Academic Class
  Management (passed 5-8-23)
• Senate Resolution 440, Resolution in Support of the creation of a Master’s in engineering in Energy and
  Petroleum Studies (passed 5-8-23)
• Senate Resolution 439, Resolution in Support of Academic Affairs’ Proposed Changes to Regulation
  2-7; Procedures for Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion and Fixed-Term and Corresponding SAPPs 2-7.1 and 2-7.2 (passed 4-24-23)
• Senate Resolution 438, Resolution Regarding the Quick Start (4+1) BS/MS in Nutrition and Dietetics (passed 4-24-23)
• Senate Resolution 437, Resolution in Support of Academic Affairs changes to Regulation 2-5; Assessing
  Effective Teaching (passed 4-24-23)
• Senate Resolution 436, Resolution in Support of Academic Affairs’ Proposed Changes to Regulation 2-114,
  Student Academic Dishonesty (passed 4-10-23)
• Senate Resolution 435, Resolution Regarding Creation of Five New Minors in the Department of
  Theatre and Dance (passed 3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 434, Resolution Regarding Moving the UW Science and Math Teaching Center to
  the College of Education (passed 3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 433, Resolution Regarding the Arabic and MENA Minor (3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 432, Resolution Regarding the Department of Visual and Literary Arts Name
  Change (passed 3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 431, Resolution Regarding the Data Science Center Moving to the School of
  Computing (passed 3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 430, Resolution Regarding Transfer of Com2 Courses from Other Institutions (passed 3-27-23)
• Senate Resolution 429, Resolution Regarding Minor in English as a Second Language Education (passed 2-20-23)
• Senate Resolution 428, Resolution Regarding Honors Interdisciplinary Arts & Science Bachelor’s Degree (passed 2-20-23)
• Senate Resolution 427, Resolution Regarding the Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice and Minor in Social Justice (passed 1-23-23)
• Senate Resolution 426, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-5; Assessing Effective Teaching and Proposed Changes to the Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Procedures for Assessing Effective Teaching (passed 1-23-23)
• Senate Resolution 425, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-204; Student Registration and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Student Registration and Census, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 424, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-202; Assessment of Prior and Sponsored Experiential Learning and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Assessment of Prior and Sponsored Experiential Learning, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 423, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed Changes to Regulation 2-119; Degrees and Diplomas, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 422, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-117; Course Syllabus Requirement and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Course Syllabus Requirements, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 421, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-116; Course Approval Process and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Course Approval Process, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 420, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Sunsetting Regulation 2-108; Student Attendance Policy and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP), Student Attendance Policy, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 419, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed Changes to Regulation 2-107; Honor Roll and Graduation with Academic Distinction and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedures (SAPP), Honor Roll Criteria, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 418, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed Changes to Regulation 2-106; Assignment of Grades and Creating Standard Administrative Policy and Procedures (SAPP), Assignment of Grades, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 417, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed Changes to Regulation 2-100; Academic Class Management, (passed 12-12-22)
• Senate Resolution 416, Resolution Regarding the Name Change from BSFC in Family and Consumer Sciences to BS in Design, Merchandising and Textiles; BS in Human Development and Family Sciences; BS in Human Nutrition and Food, (passed 12-12-22) APC Recommendations
• Senate Resolution 414, Resolution Regarding School of Computing Minor, (passed 12-12-22) APC Recommendations

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  Senate Resolution 413, Resolution Regarding a Change in Name of Program in Ecology (PiE) to Program in Ecology and Evolution (PiE2), (passed 11-7-22) 
• Senate Resolution 412, Resolution Regarding Undergraduate Certificate in Land Administration, (passed 11-7-22) APC Recommendations

• Senate Resolution 411, Resolution Regarding Undergraduate Certificate in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, (passed 11-7-22) APC Recommendations

• Senate Resolution 410, Resolution Regarding the Integration of Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) with the School of Computing, (passed 11-7-22) APC Recommendations

2021-2022

• Senate Resolution 408, Resolution Regarding the Standard Administrative Policies and Procedures (SAPP); Conflict of Interest, (passed 5-9-22)

• Senate Resolution 407, Resolution Regarding the 3+3 QuickStart Program between the School of Energy Resources and the College of Law, (passed 5-9-22)

• Senate Resolution 404, Resolution in Support of Instituting the New School of Graduate Education, (passed 5-9-22)

• Senate Bill 351, A Bill Regarding Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction and Discontinuance; Regulation 2-13, (passed 5-9-22)

• Senate Bill 350, A Bill for a Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP); Faculty Senate Bylaws (passed 5-9-22)

• Senate Bill 349, A Bill for a Standard Administrative Policy and Procedure (SAPP); Faculty Senate Committees (passed 4-25-22)

• Senate Resolution 403, Resolution in Support of Proposed Changes to the UW Employee Handbook (passed 12-13-21)

• Senate Resolution 402, Resolution in Support of Proposed UW Regulation 5-3, Employee Handbook (passed 12-13-21)

• Senate Resolution 401, Resolution in Support of Proposed UW Regulation 5-2, Retirement Provisions (passed 12-13-21)

• Senate Resolution 400, Resolution in Support the Elimination of UW Regulation 5-1, Staff of the University (passed 12-13-21)

• Senate Resolution 399, Resolution in Support of Proposed UW Regulation2-3, Compensation for Academic Personnel (passed 12-13-21)

• Senate Resolution 398, as amended, Resolution in Support of Meaningful Deliberations for the UW Campus Community to Evaluate the Proposal to Restructure UW Colleges (passed 10-25-21)

• Senate Resolution 397, Resolution Regarding the Recommendations of Graduate Council- 2-13 Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction and Discontinuance Recommendation (Rescinded 11-8-21)

• Senate Resolution 396, Resolution Regarding the Recommendations of Academic Planning Committee - 2-13 Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction and Discontinuance Recommendation (Rescinded 11-8-21)

• Senate Resolution 395, Resolution in Support of Proposed SAPP Accompanying UW Regulation 2-5, Procedures for Assessing Effective Teaching (passed 9-27-21)

2020-2021

• Senate Resolution 394, as amended, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 1-4, Shared Governance (passed 5-10-21)

• Senate Resolution 393, as amended, Resolution in Support of Proposed SAPP Accompanying UW Regulation 2-13, Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction, and Discontinuance (passed 5-10-21)

• Senate Resolution 392, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 2-13, Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction and Discontinuance (passed 5-10-21)

• Senate Resolution 391, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 9-2, Indirect Cost Rates and Distribution (passed 5-10-21) Attachment A, Attachment B, Attachment C

• Senate Resolution 390, as amended, Resolution in support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 9-1, University Intellectual Property (passed 5-10-21)

• Senate Bill 348, A Bill to Revise UW Regulation 2-5, Effectiveness Evaluation System (amended and passed 5-3-21)

• Senate Resolution 389, Resolution on Bachelor of Science in Agroecology (passed 5-3-21) APC Recommendations

• Senate Resolution 388, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 2-16, Sabbatical and Professional Development Leave (passed 5-3-21)

• Senate Resolution 387, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 2-4, Extended Term Faculty (passed 5-3-21)

• Senate Resolution 386, Resolution on Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication Design APC Recommendations (passed 4-19-21)

• Senate Bill 347, A Bill to Revise UW Regulations 2-300, University Faculty, and 2-301, Faculty Senate (amended and passed 4-19-21)
  

• Senate Resolution 385, Resolution on Bachelor of Applied Science Degree with a Concentration in Health Services Administration (passed 4-5-21) APC Recommendations

• Senate Resolution 384, Resolution on Master of Science Degree in Environment, Natural Resources and Society (passed 4-5-21) APC Recommendations; GC Recommendations

• Senate Resolution 383, as amended, Resolution Regarding Campus-Wide Pandemic Response Efforts (passed 3-22-21)

• Senate Resolution 382, as amended, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 6-10, University of Wyoming Public Art (passed 2-22-21)

• Senate Resolution 381, as amended, Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 2-10, Post-Tenure Review (passed 2-22-21)

• Senate Resolution 380, Resolution Regarding the Recommendations of Academic Planning Committee and Graduate Council -- 2-13 Academic Program Reorganization, Consolidation, Reduction and Discontinuance (passed 1-25-21)  APC Recommendations  GC Recommendations

AY 2019-2020

• Senate Resolution 379, "Resolution on Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Career and Technical Education" (passed 5-4-20)

• Senate Resolution 378, amended, "Resolution in Support of General Counsel Proposed UW Regulation 2-121, Change of Grades, and 2-106, Assignment of Grades (passed 5-4-20)

• Senate Resolution 377, "Resolution Regarding Faculty Response to COVID-19 Emergency Measures" (passed 4-6-20)

• Senate Resolution 376, "Resolution on Department of Accounting and Finance Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning" (passed 4-20-20)

• Senate Bill 346, "A Bill to Revise UW Regulation 2-1, Academic Personnel" (passed 4-6-20)

• Senate Resolution 375, "Resolution in Support of General Counsel and Academic Affairs Proposed UW Regulation 2-8, Appointment, Evaluation and Removal of Academic Administrators" (passed 4-6-20)

• Senate Resolution 374, as amended, "Resolution in Support of Additional Changes to UW Regulation 2-2, Academic Personnel Dispute Resolution" (passed 2-24-20)

• Senate Resolution 373, "Resolution on Graduate Certificate in Energy Business"; (passed 2-24-20)
  

• Senate Resolution 372, "Resolution on Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology for the Industrial Internet of Things (CET-IIOT)";  (passed 2-10-20)

• Senate Resolution 371, as amended, “Resolution in Support of General Counsel and Academic Affairs Proposed UW Regulation 2-6, Procedures for Dismissal of Faculty Members” (amended and passed 12-2-19)

• Senate Resolution 370, "Resolution on Department of New Music Department Certificates and New Performance Degree” (passed 11-18-19)

•  Senate Resolution 369, as amended, “Resolution on Geospatial Information Science & Technology (GIST)” (amended and passed 11-18-19)

• Senate Resolution 368, as amended,“Resolution in Support of General Counsel and Academic Affairs Proposed UW Regulation 2-120, Academic and Honorary Degree Revocation” (amended and passed 11-18-19)

• Senate Resolution 366, as amended, “Resolution in Support of General Counsel and Academic Affairs Proposed UW Regulation 2-2: Academic Personnel Dispute Resolution” (amended and passed 11-4-19)
  

• Senate Resolution 367, as amended, “Resolution in Support of General Counsel and Academic Affairs Proposed UW Regulation 2-9: Faculty Workload” (amended and passed 10-21-19)
  

 

For older legislation please look under Faculty Senate History.