Highlights of the Oct 14, 2002, meeting of the College Park Senate

• Moved and approved: A resolution reaffirming the University's committment to academic freedom. This was done in light of recent opposition from various persons to the selection of the new first-year book, The Laramie Project. For more info about First Year Books, see the url: www.inform.umd.edu/FirstBook/trs-pages/frame-3.html

• Moved and approved: Procedures for undergraduate citations in the College of Health and Human Performance.

• Elected: Dr William Stuart, as member of the Council of University System Faculty.

• Questions and Answers: President Mote spoke to the Senate and was available for questions and answers. Among other things, he talked about an effort to create a State-wide constituency -- formed of parents, students, businesses, and others -- for higher education, that would be highly visible in Annapolis. See the following Diamondback url for more on President Mote's comments, as well for their view of other aspects of the Senate meeting: www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2002/10/15/news1.html

Bonnie Dorr & Don Perlis
Senators, Department of Computer Science