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)

The SEC received the data in two installments – one in March and the last in early April. Data sets are available to UConn faculty, staff and students with an active NetID here.

The Senate Executive Committee (SEC) in partnership with faculty representatives to the Budget Transformation Initiative (BTI) Working Groups hosted an open meeting on January 21, 2026 to discuss the work of the BTI working groups. Attendees were also invited to ask questions and engage in discussion about the work of this initiative.

To learn more about the Budget Transformation Initiative, members of the UConn community are invited to view materials on the BPIR website. A recording of the presentations from this session is available here.

During a Special Meeting of the University Senate on July 14, 2025, the Senate passed a resolution regarding the university budget. The full resolution including vote count is available here and presentation materials from the meeting are available on the Senate meeting information page.

During the regular meeting of the University Senate on May 5, 2025, the Senate passed three resolutions in support of various statements:

1. Resolution to Support New England Public Land Grant University Senate Statement passed by unanimous voice vote
2. Resolution to Work in Mutual Defense of Academic Freedom passed as amended by unanimous voice vote
3. Resolution urging President Maric to join other University Presidents in signing “a Call for Constructive Engagement” passed by electronic vote

Full details of each resolution are linked above.

During its regular meeting on April 7, 2025, the University Senate passed a resolution presented by Senator Jockusch affirming the University Senate’s commitment to supporting the needs of the University’s international community, and calling on the university administration to “identify and follow through on additional actions it can take to protect the rights of international community members.”

The full resolution can be found here.

During its regular meeting on March 3, 2025, the University Senate passed a resolution presented by the Senate Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee reaffirming the University Senate’s commitment to supporting the needs of the University’s diverse community. The full resolution can be found here.

The University Senate Nominating Committee is hosting an open call for the Chair position of the Common Curriculum Committee (CCC). The chair reports to both the University Senate and the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs for a three-year term. The Chair need not be a Senator, and the chair is given 50% release time and provided with administrative support. Additional information about the role and how to apply is available on the here. Applications of interest are due by March 14, 2025. 

The role of University Senate Parliamentarian is open to interested parties to apply until March 6th, 2025. The full role description can be found here, and the expression of interest form is available here. For questions, please contact universitysenate@uconn.edu.

During its regular meeting on December 2, 2024, the University Senate passed a resolution presented by the Senate Executive Committee recommending that the UConn Board of Trustees honor the dependent tuition waiver of the daughter of late colleague and former University Senator, Susana Ulloa.

The full resolution can be viewed here.