During a regular meeting of the University Senate on Monday, February 2, 2026, the University Senate passed the following resolutions:
- Motion to amend the By-Laws, Rules & Regulations of the University Senate, Article II.A.1 (Admissions; Minimum Requirements) to update the way in which Mathematics requirements are described for admission to UConn. The full resolution can be found here.
- An omnibus motion presented by the Senate CCC Committee to amend the By-Laws, Rules & Regulations of the University Senate. The full resolution can be found here.
- A motion raised as New Business during the December 2, 2025 Senate meeting and tabled to discussion at the February 2, 2026 meeting. This motion was amended and approved as below by voice vote:
- The Senate requests information on the effects of the University’s 5-year fiscal plan and changes in IDC allocations. We request information on changes that have already occurred, changes that are in progress, and changes that are anticipated to occur in the next two years.
- Our request includes (but is not limited to) the following information, broken down by school or college and by campus:
- Change (number and proportion) in filled tenure-track faculty positions
- Change (number and proportion) in filled CIRE faculty positions and adjunct faculty positions
- Change (number and proportion) in filled staff positions
- Change (number and proportion) in filled graduate teaching assistant positions
- Changes in the use of undergraduate teaching assistants (regardless of exact name used)