Resolutions

The Faculty Senate offers these non-binding resolutions to University administration.

2025-2026

• Undergraduate Attendance Resolution
• Faculty Senate Software Licensing Resolution
• University Policies Concerning Annual Merit Raises Resolution

2024-2025

• Senate Resolution 24/25: Endorsement of Loan-Free, Need-Blind Undergraduate Admission Policy
• Senate Resolution 24/25: Faculty Merit Increase System

2023-2024

• March 5 Resolution

2022-2023

• Statement on Academic Freedom

2021-2022

• Resolution to Amend Bylaws to Choose Meeting Mode (Online or in-person)
• Resolution to Amend Bylaws allowing Chair to Create Ad Hoc Committees at Will

2020-2021

• Resolution on Committee on Committees
• Resolution Supporting Full-day Observance of MLK Day
• COVID-19 Guidelines

2019-2020

• Provost's Response to Senate Resolution on Dean Search Transparency
• Mental Health Statement
• Faculty Senate Senate Bylaws Revision 2020

2018-2019

• Dean Searches

2017-2018

• DACA Letter to Congress- Final Version
• Jackie Walorksi DACA
• Joe Donnelly DACA
• Susan Brooks DACA
• Luke Messer DACA

2016-2017

• Senate Resolution on Sanctuary for Undocumented Students
• Response to Resolution on Sanctuary for Undocumented Students
• Resolution Acknowledging University Committee on Evaluation of Teaching
• Resolution Regarding SPF Representation in Senate

2015-2016

• Course Instructor Feeback Resolution

2011-2012

• Memorial Resolution
• Memorial Resolution for J. Keith Rigby, Jr.
• Resolution - Graduate Student Health Care
• Resolution Supporting SS1112-18
• Resolution Supporting SS1112-19
• Response by Dean Sterling to Graduat Student Health Care Resolution
• Bookstore Presentation to the Faculty Senate

2010-2011

• Memorial Resolution
• Amendment to the Senate Bylaws and Proposed Amendment to the Academic Articles regarding At-Large Representation for the College of Arts and Letters.
• Senate Response to the January 14, 2011 Conflict of Commitment Policy
• Senate Response - Report by the Academic Affairs Committee on the SPF
• Resolution in response to the Transition to Retirement Program currently under consideration by the administration

2009-2010

• Football Resolution
• Honesty Resolutions
• Veteran's Day Resolution
• Library Resolution (modified on December 1, 2009)
• Economics and Policy Studies Resolution
• Statement on the Proposal to Create the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
• Response to Conflict of Commitment Policy

2008-2009

• Statement Regarding the Invitation to President Obama to be the Commencement Speaker and to Receive an Honorary Degree
• Absence Policies for Professional Interviews
• Response to Reports on Recruitment and Retention of Women and Minority Faculty

2007-2008

• Faculty Senate Recommended Changes to the Academic Articles
• Position Paper on the Enterprise of Hiring Catholic Faculty
• Report on the Evaluation of the CROCF Report (Notre Dame Only)