UNIVERSITY SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

January 25, 2010

3:00 – 4:30 – Raub Hall Conference Room

AGENDA

I. Old Business:

a. Request to create a new MS degree program in Software Engineering (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (resolution doc.) – This item was approved and was scheduled to appear on the December ’09 agenda, but the resolution was not submitted in time. Just for information only no action needed.

b. Proposal for religious holidays to appear on the academic calendar (attachment) This was rejected by UGS. No rational for this since the Muslim population here on campus is very small. This falls under the same guidelines as athletic absences.

II. New Business:

a. Request for Permanent Status of the Ph.D. in Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

b. Curriculum revisions to the BS in Health Studies (attachment) (attachment)

c. Delete Gerontology concentration Applied Nutrition(currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

d. Delete Health & Exercise concentration Applied Nutrition(currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

e. Delete pediatric concentration Applied Nutrition (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

f. Delete Weight Management concentration Applied Nutrition(currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

g. Delete Gerontology concentration Dietetics (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

h. Delete Health & Exercise Concentration Dietetics (currently option for nutrition majors)

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i. Delete Pediatrics concentration Dietetics (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

j. Delete Weight management concentration Dietetics (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

k. Delete Gerontology concentration NS (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

l. Delete Health & Exercise concentration NS (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

m. Delete pediatric concentration NS (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

n. Delete Weight management concentration NS (currently option for nutrition majors) (attachment)

o. Delete minor Figure Skating Coaching (phase out over 3 years) (attachment)

p. Revise Medical Scholar Concentration within Exercise Science major (attachment)

q. Add Minor in Public Health (attachment) (attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment) (support letter attachment)

r. Revise Minor in Strength and Conditioning (attachment)

s. Revise Mechanical Engineering Degree- Concentration in Aerospace Engineering (attachment)

t. Revise Major requirements BCE Bachelor of Civil Engineering (attachment)

u. Class attendance policy (attachment)

v. Request to revise the major in Medical Technology (attachment)

w. Request to revise the major in Applied Nutrition (attachment)

x. Request to revise the major in Dietetics (attachment)

y. Request to revise major requirements to the PhD English Program - Language Skills (attachment)

z. Request for a new MA program in Economics Education (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

aa. Request for a new PhD in Economics Education (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

bb. Request to revise program requirements: MA in English – Comprehensive Exam (attachment)

cc. Request to change course requirements for Marine Studies MS and PhD (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

dd. Request to add a concentration to the MS in Clinical Exercise Physiology (attachment)

ee. Request for a new Graduate degree PSM in Biotechnology (attachment) (attachment)

ff. Request to revise requirements for Natural Resource Management Major (attachment)

gg. Request to add an Honors BS degree in Psychology (4) (attachment)

hh. Request to revise Honors BA degree in Psychology (5) (attachment)

ii. Request to revise Honors BA degree in Psychology Education (6) (attachment)

jj. Request to add an Honors version of BA/Chemistry degree (8) (attachment)

kk. Request to add an Honors BS to Mathematics Education (11) (attachment)

ll. Request to add an Honors BS to Quantitative Biology within the department of Mathematics (12) (attachment)

mm. Request to revise concentration in English: Professional Writing (14) (attachment)

nn. Request to add a new minor in Political Communication (15) (attachment)

oo. Request to revise Political Science Education Major (16) (attachment)

pp. Request to revise International Relations Major Concentrations (17) (attachment)

qq. Request to revise Honors International Relations Major Concentrations (18) (attachment)

rr. Request to revise Honors Political Science Major Concentrations (19) (attachment)

ss. Request to revise Political Science Major Concentrations (20) (attachment)

III. Other:

IV. Adjournment: