UNIVERSITY PARK – At its Oct. 13 meeting, the University Faculty Senate heard an annual update from the Board of Trustees chair and vice chair and engaged in a question-and-answer session with University leadership on topics including the Academic Portfolio and Program Review (APPR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The senate also listened to presentations on the 2027 health care benefits and Penn State transformation, as well as informational reports on faculty tenure flow for the 2018 cohort and the spring 2026 Canvas outage.
Proposed revisions to the senate’s constitution and bylaws were presented, to be discussed and voted on at the November meeting.
The next meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 17 both in person at 112 Kern Building and remotely via Zoom.
The meeting agenda, and all associated materials including a meeting recording, are available through the senate’s website.