Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Rupinder Sembhi’s organization
Nov 7, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
UMass Lowell Campaign
The 'Designing the Future' campaign for UMass Lowell is a $250 million comprehensive fundraising and engagement initiative. This campaign aims to enhance student success by expanding scholarships and providing career-connected experiences, drive research excellence to elevate the university to a research one institution, and support the LOL Innovation Network Corridor (Link). The Link initiative will foster connections between academia and industry, create jobs, offer student co-ops and internships, and develop new facilities including labs, offices, housing, and retail spaces.
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The meeting included updates from the Provost regarding federal and state developments, budget concerns, enrollment statistics, and LINC project progress. There were discussions of faculty senate department elections and deadlines for Curriculog proposals. The Senate discussed a policy change allowing shared credits between concurrent master's degrees, changes to the B.A. Digital Media program, B.S. Criminal Justice subplans, and the Certificate in Security Management and Homeland Security. Additionally, there was discussion regarding revisions to the GPAC and UPC Committee structure, Senate term start dates, and elevating the Core Curriculum Committee.
Feb 3, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Faculty Senate Meeting #5 Minutes
The meeting covered updates on the Faculty Senate election timeline, Curriculog proposal deadlines, and spring 2025 meeting substitutes. A presentation on Disability Services was given, along with updates from Board of Trustees representatives and the Class Scheduling Task Force. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved. University-level policy proposals regarding graduate admissions transcript requirements and allowed transfer credits were discussed and voted upon. Several undergraduate and graduate policy proposals were also reviewed and approved. Finally, an executive session was held to discuss committee membership formulas, senate elections, and potential by-law changes.
Dec 2, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
Minutes for Faculty Senate Meeting #4
The meeting covered updates on ChatGPT usage on campus, including its use for grading, summarizing documents, and code writing. The new Athletic Director introduced herself and shared data on student-athlete academic performance. A significant portion of the meeting focused on discussions and proposals for changes to class scheduling, including gathering input from students and faculty, addressing scheduling inefficiencies, and optimizing room utilization. Several proposals were voted on, including changes to the academic calendar, a change to grading for study abroad courses, and changes to graduate admissions and transfer credit policies. Finally, updates were provided on various proposals from the Undergraduate and Graduate Policy Committees.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
