Dear Senators, I hope this message finds you well. The next Academic Senate meeting will be held this Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:35 p.m. in-person in Kiely Hall room 170 (Dave Fields Lecture Hall). Please make every effort to attend this meeting as, in addition to new curricular items, the Teaching Excellence and Evaluation Committee's draft motion on Distribution of Queens College's Student Course Evaluation Data will be presented for initial discussion. Members of the Academic Renewal Initiative Working Group will also make a presentation, and there will be an opportunity to ask them questions after. The Senate material and agenda are attached/below for your review. MEETING OF QUEENS COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE Date: April 16, 2026 Time: 3:35 p.m. Place: Kiely 170 AGENDA 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Academic Senate meeting minutes of March 12, 2026 3. Announcements, Administrative Reports, and Memorials a. Memorial for Steve Schwerner The Agenda for the meeting of the Academic Senate on May 14, 2026 will be prepared at the Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Any lengthy material to be considered by the Executive Committee on that date should be emailed to Thomas.Plummer@qc.cuny.edu or Katarzyna.Zajac@qc.cuny.edu by April 24, 2026. 4. Special Motions 5. Committee Reports: a. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee minutes dated March 12, 2026 b. Graduate Curriculum Committee minutes dated March 4, 2026 c. Nominating Committee Report dated April 16, 2026 d. Teaching Excellence and Evaluation Committee Draft Motion dated March 18, 2026 6. Old Business 7. New Business a. Calendar of Academic Senate and Executive Committee meetings 2026-2027 b. Academic Renewal Initiative Best regards, Kat --- Katarzyna Zajac Administrative Coordinator | Academic Senate 718 997 5880 | Kiely Hall, room 141A katarzyna.zajac@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:katarzyna.zajac@qc.cuny.edu>