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Senate Executive Committee Agenda
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
2:30 to 5 p.m., Room 205 College Hall

1.  Approval of Minutes (1 minute)

2.  Chair’s Report (3 minutes)

3.  Past Chair’s Report on Academic Planning and Budget and Capital Council (5 minutes)

4.  Omar H. Blaik, Senior Vice President for Facilities and Real Estate Services (45 minutes)

5.  Privacy Liaison

6.  Discussion of Penn Compact (30 minutes). Three principles of Penn Compact:

• Increased access.
• Better integration of knowledge from different disciplines and professional perspectives in our research and teaching.
• Engaging locally and globally.

7.  Discussion of faculty-sponsored symposium on Integrating Knowledge Across Disciplines and Schools

8.  Issues for consultation with President and Provost

9.  New Business

10. Adjournment by 5 p.m.