REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

MARCH 7, 2011 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

February 25, 2011

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Belinda Orzada, Vice President  

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting March 7, 2011

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in 104 Gore Hall. 

 

I certify that hard copies of the approval page for each undergraduate and graduate studies academic item on the agenda are filed in the Faculty Senate Office with the appropriate signatures of approval up through the Chair of the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education.  The Agenda will be as follows:

 

AGENDA

 

 

I.                   Adoption of the Agenda

 

II.                Approval of the Minutes:  February 7, 2011

 

III.             Remarks:       Provost Tom Apple

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President John Madsen

 

a.      Calendar Survey Update: Hans-Jörg Busch, Chair, Adhoc Committee on Calendar Issues at UD

 

 

V.                 Consent Agenda

 

    1. Announcements for Challenge: 

 

a.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a new minor in Music: Composition(0064) (attachment)

 

b.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Elementary Teacher Education major (0016)  (revised attachment 2-11-11)

 

c.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) and Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise graduate M.Ed. major to incorporate a 4+1 dual certification pathway for students completing a secondary education undergraduate program  and  re-designate existing specializations as concentrations (0013) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

 

d.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise University Breadth Requirements and Prerequisites – Nursing Accelerated Program (0020)  (revised attachment 2-11-11)

 

e.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum(0033) (revised attachment 2-11-11)

 

f.        Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Special Education Concentration in the Elementary Teacher Education Major  (0014) (revised 1-20-11)

 

g.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the minor in Human Development and Family Studies (0040) (revised attachment 1-21-11 form)

 

h.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Latin American Studies major to include a capstone requirement (0056) (revised attachment 1-28-11)

 

i.        Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a minor in Global Enterprise Technologies (0034) (revised attachment 2-21-11) (revised attachment 2-21-11) (attachment support doc) (library support)

 

j.        Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the French Education Major(0079) (attachment)

 

k.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the German Education Major(0079) (attachment)

 

l.        Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Italian  Education Major(0079) (attachment)

 

m.    Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Latin Education Major(0079) (attachment)

 

n.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Spanish Education Major(0079) (attachment)

 

o.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the graduate degree (MUST) in Music (attachment)

 

p.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the graduate policy: Master of Engineering Mechanical MEM (attachment)

 

q.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the graduate policy: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering MSME (attachment)

 

r.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the graduate policy: PhD in Mechanical Engineering (attachment)

 

s.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a MS degree in Neuroscience option to the PhD degree program (attachment)

 

t.        Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a concentration to the PhD in Art History: Curatorial Studies in Art History (attachment)  (attachment) (attachment) (attachment support letters) (attachment museum letters) (attachment)

 

u.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a graduate certificate program in Cognitive Science (attachment) (attachment)

 

v.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the MA program in Urban Affairs and Public Policy (attachment)

 

 

VI.              Regular Agenda

 

1.      Unfinished Business:  None

 

2.      New Business: None

 

3.      Resolutions:

 

a.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to change the name of a program from Latin American Studies to Latin American and Iberian Studies (0056) (revised attachment 1-28-11) (resolution)

 

WHEREAS,     an academic understanding of Latin American issues requires a Knowledge of Iberia’s historic role in their development; and

 

WHEREAS,    the Latin American Studies curriculum includes courses with significant trans-Atlantic and/or Iberian content; and

 

WHEREAS,    the Latin American Studies faculty includes members whose primary expertise is in Iberian studies; and

 

WHEREAS,    the name of the Latin American Studies program does not accurately and adequately reflect the faculty and program; and

 

WHEREAS,    the Latin American Studies faculty unanimously supports changing the program name from Latin American Studies to Latin   American and Iberian Studies to more accurately reflect the program; be it therefore

 

RESOLVED,  that the Faculty Senate approves changing the program name from Latin American Studies to Latin American and Iberian Studies, effective March 1, 2011.

 

 

b.      Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to change name of a major from Material Culture Preservation back to Art Conservation (0078)(attachment) (resolution doc)

 

WHEREAS,     the Department of Art Conservation has since 2008 had an undergraduate major called “Material Culture Preservation,” and

 

WHEREAS,     since this name change we have experienced decreased enrollment numbers; and

 

WHEREAS,     feedback from the admissions office indicates it appears high school students and their parents are confused by “material culture preservation;” and

 

WHEREAS,     we have new competition (5 other programs added) and are no longer the only undergraduate program in the country therefore it is important to use art conservation in our title so that prospective students can find us more readily and we remain the program of choice at the undergraduate level; be it therefore

 

RESOLVED,   that the Faculty Senate recommends that the name of the Art Conservation Department undergraduate major “Material Culture Preservation,” be changed to “Art Conservation.”

 

c.       Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a major Bachelor of Music BM: Composition (0063)  (revised attachment 3-1-11)

 

WHEREAS,          the Department Music has expressed the intent to create a new degree program, Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Composition, and

 

WHEREAS,          the composition of music is a vital activity that maintains our musical culture, and

 

WHEREAS,          the study of music composition has previously been an integral part of the music program within the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Theory and Composition, and

 

WHEREAS,          the study of Music Composition represents an endeavor that blends the academic and artistic in ways that differ in emphasis from the study of Music Theory and Music History and Literature, and

 

WHEREAS,          the major in Composition has been a highly successful program, graduating students that have gone on to prestigious graduate programs and successful careers, be it therefore

 

RESOLVED,         that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally, for five years, the establishment of a new major entitled Music Composition within the degree Bachelor of Music, effective September 1, 2011.

 

 

a.       Recommendation from Senators Galileo, Bruening, Hastings, Morgan and Izard concerning  resolutions to change an existing policy or introduce a new policy within the University of Delaware Faculty Handbook with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair).

 

WHEREAS,          the business brought before the University Faculty Senate is of vital importance to the operation of the University of Delaware, and

 

WHEREAS,          it is in the best interest of the University of Delaware that Faculty Senators make the most informed decisions possible at their meetings, and

 

WHEREAS,          it is in the best interest of the University of Delaware that Faculty Senate business is conducted in an efficient manner, and

 

WHEREAS,          insofar as possible, Faculty Senate business should be conducted in an open, transparent and straightforward manner, and

 

WHEREAS,          changes made to the University of Delaware Faculty Handbook potentially affect all Faculty at the University, be it therefore

 

RESOLVED,         that the following conditions must be met when a Resolution which changes an existing policy or introduces a new policy in the University of Delaware Faculty Handbook is acted upon by the Faculty Senate.  Any such Resolution that does not meet these conditions shall not be acted upon by the Faculty Senate.

 

1) A proposed Resolution that changes an existing policy will have one attachment (referred to as “Attachment 1”) that states the original policy and contains a strikethrough of everything to be deleted from and underlines everything to be inserted into the original policy.  Additional attachments may be provided as appropriate. 

 

2) A Resolution that introduces a new policy will have an “Attachment 1” that states the proposed policy is new and not a modification of an existing policy.  It will also contain the proposed policy.

 

3) If the proposed Resolution is amended on the Senate floor, it shall not be voted on at that meeting unless a two-thirds majority of the Senate members present agree to vote on the final amended Resolution.  If the two-thirds threshold is not met, it shall be placed on the agenda of the next Faculty Senate meeting for reconsideration and will include a modified “Attachment 1” that incorporates the changes of the amendment.