Annual Report of
the Steering Committee for University Council 2000-2001
This is the twenty-third annual report of the Steering
Committee of University Council, prepared in accordance with a requirement
in the Council Bylaws that the Steering Committee publish an annual
report to the University community that reviews the previous years
Council deliberations and highlights "both significant discussions
and the formal votes taken on matters of substance."
September Meeting
In accordance with the bylaws,
Council selected and ranked focus issues for the 2000-2001 academic
year.
The Committee on Recreation
and Intercollegiate Athletics presented its 1999-2000 year-end committee
report.
Alcohol Policy Coordinator Ms.
Stephanie Ives presented the 1999-2000 Year One Alcohol Progress
Report.
Provost Robert Barchi and Vice
President for Facilities and Real Estate Services Omar Blaik presented
an update on the Campus Development Plan.
October Meeting
Co-Chairs Professor Phoebe Leboy
and Associate Provost Barbara Lowery presented Council with a progress
report on the Faculty Gender Equity Committee.
In accordance with the bylaws,
the president, the provost and other administrators presented extended
reports covering the state of the University.
President Judith Rodins
annual State of the University report addressed issues including
FY 2000 progress, undergraduate admissions, research funding, international
research/global perspective, fundraising, rankings, the Campus Development
Plan, and FY 2001 initiatives, such as strategic initiatives, student
life, neighborhood initiatives, and P2B.
Provost Robert Barchis
annual State of the University report addressed issues including
admissions, research, academic initiatives, academic facilities,
campus life, and the future.
The Committees on Pluralism
and Admissions and Financial Aid presented 1999-2000 year-end committee
reports.
November Meeting
Vice President for Facilities
and Real Estate Services Omar Blaik updated Council on the University
recycling program; the new Capital Planning Approval Process; and
deferred maintenance, now referred to as facilities renewal.
Executive Vice President John
Fry presented crime statistics and Interim Vice President for Public
Safety Maureen Rush presented strategies in place for community
and neighborhood safety.
Mr. Fry also reported on the
status of the Sundance Cinema project.
The Committee on Facilities
presented its interim report on the Campus Development Plan 2000.
December Meeting
Facilities Services provided
an overview of its activities with regard to capital needs and improving
accessibility to campus facilities. The Vice Provost for University
Life (VPUL) provided Council with an interim status report on University
services to students with disabilities.
The Committee on Manufacturer
Responsibility reported on its recommendation to President Rodin
to join both the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and the Fair Labor
Association (FLA).
Council held its annual open
forum with speakers and discussion on the Penn Students Against
Sweatshops (PSAS)s response to the committee process;
allocation of space for Facilitating Learning About Sexual Health
(FLASH) and the Office of Health Education; increased Latino representation
on University Council; womens safety and security; and the
BioPond and the new Life Sciences building. Speakers were either
directed to appropriate resources immediately, or assured their
issues would be taken up in Steering and/or appropriate Council
committees in the near future.
January Meeting
Steering agreed to cancel the
January Council meeting since there were no items ready for discussion.
February Meeting
UA Chair Michael Bassik reported
on the UAs resolution to amend its bylaws for the allocation
of one of its University Council seats to the chair of the undergraduate
Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC) and three seats to organizations
to be appointed by the NEC.
Laurie Olin, Principal of Olin
Partnership, Ltd. and Practice Professor of Land Architecture and
Regional Planning, presented the green space component of the Campus
Development Plan.
College Dean Richard Beeman
and Michele Goldfarb, Director of the Office of Student Conduct
(OSC), provided Council with information on the Family Education
and Privacy Act (FERPA) changes and the Penn communitys opinions/comments.
March Meeting
In accordance with the bylaws,
President Rodin, Provost Barchi, and Vice President for Budget and
Management Analysis Michael Masch presented extended reports on
budgets and plans for the next academic year.
The Committee on International
Programs presented its 2000-2001 recommendations.
UA Chair Michael Bassik, Randall
Couch, Manager of Information Systems and Computing (ISC) Communications
Group Designs, and UA member Eric Chen reported on the Penn On-Line
Calendar improvements.
April Meeting
Chair Gerald Porter presented
the report of the Task Force on Privacy of Personal Information.
The Committee on Personnel Benefits
presented its 2000-2001 interim report.
The Committees on Bookstores,
Communications, and Safety and Security presented 2000-2001 year-end
committee reports.
Special Meeting
A special meeting of University
Council was convened on April 25, 2001 in order for Council to hear
more committee year-end reports during the current academic year
rather than the next year.
The Committees on Community
Relations, Libraries, Pluralism, and Quality of Student Life presented
2000-2001 year-end reports.
In accordance with the bylaws,
Council held a preliminary discussion of focus issues to be discussed
in the 2001-2002 academic year.
Leslie Laird
Kruhly, Secretary to the Steering Committee
Summary of 2000-2001 University Council Resolutions
and Recommendations and Administrative Actions Taken on Them
"RESOLVED, that at the first
fall meeting of the Council, the Secretary shall distribute to the
Council the actions of Council passed during the previous academic
year, including a list of all recommendations and resolutions, the
implementation of which would require administrative action. The
president or the provost shall indicate what action they have taken
or plan to take with respect to each recommendation and resolution."
(University Council: May 8, 1974)
Resolutions from the 2000-2001 Academic
Year
No resolutions were proposed for
Academic Year 2000-2001.
Leslie
Laird Kruhly, Secretary to University Council
Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 3, September 11,2001
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