REGULAR MEETING OF
THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
MAY 5, 2014 – 104 GORE HALL
April 28,
2014
TO: Senators and Executives
FROM: Martha Buell, Vice President
University Faculty
Senate
SUBJECT: Regular Faculty Senate Meeting May 5, 2014
In accordance with Section IV,
paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty
Senate will be held on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 3:45 p.m. in room 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:
I. Adoption
of the Agenda
II.
Approval of the Minutes: April 7, 2014
III.
Election of Senate Officers and
Selected Committee Members – A
slate of nominations prepared by the Committee on Committees and Nominations
(Brian Hanson, Chairperson) is presented in Attachment 1.
Biographies of the nominees are presented in Attachment 2.
Senators are reminded that additional nominations may be made from the
floor, and that senators making such nominations are responsible for determining
that a nominee would serve if elected.
A. President Elect – Martha Buell and
Robert Opila (Statements)
B. Vice President – Prasad Dhurjati
C. Secretary –Anu
Sivaraman and John Morgan
D. Committee on Committees Member At
Large – Brian Hanson
E. Committee on Committees Chairperson –
Brian Hanson
IV. Presentation of the 2012 Faculty Senate
Excellence Awards: Senate President Deni Galileo
V.
Remarks: Provost Domenico
Grasso
VI.
Announcements: Senate President Deni Galileo
Report of the Responsibility Based Budget
Task Force – Nancy Brickhouse and Don Sparks
VII.
Consent Agenda
1.
Announcements for Challenge:
a.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
major in Chemical Engineering (UGS0300)
(attachment)
(revised attachment 4-25-14)
b.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BA Major Concentration in
Social Welfare (UGS0341) (attachment) (attachment email exchange) (email exchange 4-9-14final)
c.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a Global Studies
Minor (UGS0358) (attachment) (revised attachment) (revised attachment)
d.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Art History Minor
(UGS0363) (attachment) (revised
attachment)
e.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Interactive
Media Minor (UGS0367) (attachment) (revised attachment
3-12-14)
f.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add an
Undergraduate Certificate Program in Premedical
Health Studies PMPB (UGS0368 (attachment) (revised attachment) (revised attachment 2) (email attachment)
g.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS Major in
Applied Nutrition (UGS0387) (attachment)
h.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS Major in
Dietetics (UGS0388) (attachment)
i.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BSN in Nursing
(UGS0390) (attachment)
j.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a Minor in
Cyber Security (UGS0398) (attachment) (revised attachment)
k.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS major in HRIM (UGS0403) (attachment)
l.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
related work
requirements to the BA major in
Sociology
(UGS0404) (attachment) (email exchange attachment) (email attachment 4-10-14)
m.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Biomedical Engineering Degree Program
(UGS0324) (attachment) (revised attachment 3-26-14)
n.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a 9
credit Undergraduate Certificate Program
in Molecular Diagnostics (UGS0393) (attachment) (revised attachment) (revised attachment) (email attachment)
o.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a Global Studies
Minor with Language (UGS0397)
(attachment) (attachment) (revised
attachment) (email exchange attachment) (revised attachment 3-28-14)
p.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS Major in
Environmental Science
(UGS0401) (attachment) (appendix attachment) (revised attachment 3-26-14) (support letter attachment)
q.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add an
Honors Major in Environmental Science
(UGS0401a) (attachment)
r.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BA Major in
Environmental Studies (UGS0402)
(attachment) (appendix attachment) (revised attachment 3-26-14)
(support letter attachment) (support letter attachment)
s.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add an
Honors Major in Environmental Studies (UGS0402a) (attachment)
t.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Domestic Violence Prevention
and Services Concentration within the Women and
Gender Studies
BA major
(UGS0405) (attachment) (email attachment)
u.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Women and Gender Studies BA
(UGS0406) (attachment) (email attachment)
v.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the International Business minor (UGS0414) (attachment)
w.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the minor in Entrepreneurial Studies (UGS0416)
(attachment)
x.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Management Information Systems BS Major (UGS0417) (attachment)
y.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add
a minor in Aerospace Military Leadership (UGS0418) (attachment)
z.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BA in Economics (UGS0409) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-15-14) (rationale attachment 4-15-14)
aa.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS in Economics (UGS0410) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-15-14) (rationale attachment 4-15-14)
bb.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence
of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the
request to revise the MATH requirement
for the ECON Concentration: Economic Theory and Econometrics (UGS0411) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-15-14)
(rationale attachment 4-15-14)
cc.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add
MATH options to the BA in Economics Education (UGS0412) (attachment)
(revised attachment 4-15-14)
dd.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence
of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the
request to revise the Economics
Concentration in Applied Economics (UGS0413) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-15-14) (rationale attachment 4-15-14)
ee.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS Major in Finance (UGS0415) (attachment)
(side by side attachment 4-15-14)
ff.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BS in Computer Science (UGS0425) (attachment) (side by side attachment)
gg.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence
of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the
request to revise the BA in Computer
Science (UGS0426) (attachment) (side by side attachment)
hh.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence
of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the
request to revise the math requirements
to the BS – Food and Agribusiness Management Major (UGS0343) (attachment). (revised attachment)
ii.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the BA Major in Latin American and Iberian Studies (UGS0342) (attachment)
jj.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the Major in Early Childhood Education (UGS0312)
(attachment)
kk.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to create
a new minor in Statistical Data Analytics (UGS0344) (attachment)
ll.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
concentration: Chemistry-Biology Interface (GRD0419) (attachment) (revised attachments 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
mm.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
concentration: Cell and Organ Systems (GRD0420) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
nn.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the MS in Biological Sciences concentration: Cell and Organ Systems (GRD0421) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revise side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
oo.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences concentration: Molecular Biology and
Genetics (GRD0422) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
pp.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the MS in Biological Sciences concentration: Molecular Biology and Genetics
(GRD0423) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
qq.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise
the PSM in Biotechnology (GRD0424) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
rr.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the Certificate in Biotechnology
(GRD0425) (attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14) (revised side by side 4-10-14) (revised proposal 4-10-14) (revised red-line 4-10-14)
ss.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request for a new Graduate Certificate in Railroad
Engineering (GRD0428) (attachment) (attachment)
tt.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to create concentrations for the M.Ed. in
Exceptional Children and Youth (GRD0429) (attachment) (attachment)
uu.Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred
Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add
an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate
Program in Renewable Energy Engineering and Policy (GRD0427) (attachment ) (attachment)
vv.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the PhD in Medical Sciences (GRD0428) (attachment) (attachment)
ww.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a Graduate Certificate in Wind Power
Science, Engineering and Policy (GRD0429) (attachment)
xx.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise course requirements and
comprehensive exams for the PhD in Sociology (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)
yy.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise course requirements and
comprehensive exams for the PhD in Criminology (attachment)
(attachment) (attachment) (attachment)
zz.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies Committee ( Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education ( Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to add a new minor in Equine
Science (attachment)
VIII.
Regular Agenda
A.
New Business:
1. Confirmation
of Appointments: Attachment 3
2. Standing
Committee Annual Reports: Attachment
3. Resolutions:
a. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair)
for the request to grant Permanent
Approval to the BA in Public Policy (attachment) (attachment) (report
attachment)
WHEREAS, the BA major in Public Policy has offered students opportunities
for interdisciplinary study of public policies in such areas as health,
education, poverty, housing, economic growth, and environmental sustainability,
and
WHERAS, the
BA major in Public Policy enables students to learn how to formulate, evaluate,
and promote policy options that may enhance their communities, and
WHEREAS, the BA major in Public
Policy has demonstrated significant student interest and enrollment and also
led to the development of a Public Policy minor, Honors BA in Public Policy,
and three 4+1 accelerated degree options, and
WHEREAS, this program does not require major additional resources in order to run successfully, and
WHEREAS, the Public Policy program, in its first five provisional years,
has attracted and graduated exceptional students, and
WHEREAS, the faculty and director of the School of Public Policy and
Administration enthusiastically recommend permanent status, and
WHEREAS, the College of Arts and Sciences Senate and the Dean of Arts and
Sciences recommend permanent status, and
WHEREAS the report of the University Faculty Senate
reviewers conclude that the BA degree in Public Policy is a valuable,
sustainable undergraduate major and strongly recommend awarding it permanent
status, be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends that the BA major in Public
Policy be granted permanent status in the College of Arts and Sciences.
b. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair)
for the request to grant Permanent
Approval of the BS in Neuroscience (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)
WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate granted provisional
approval for five years to the BS major in Neuroscience in March, 2009, and
WHEREAS, the BS major has been successful in attracting
excellent students and more than doubling the numbers of students it serves,
and
WHEREAS, the major fits well with the University’s
interdisciplinary education and health initiatives, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends permanent
approval for the BS degree in Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences.
c.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to revise the major HPIS Hospitality Industry Studies – Name Change
(UGS0400) (attachment) (resolution attachment) (revised attachment 3-26-14) (revised side by side
attachment) (revised attachment 4-10-14)
WHEREAS, the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and
Institutional Management (HRIM) offers the Hospitality Industry Studies (HPIS)
major, a rigorous quantitative curriculum designed to serve the needs of
students interested in careers in
ancillary and support services aiding the hospitality industries, and
WHEREAS, the HRIM faculty and advisors found the HPIS curriculum to be restrictive and difficult to double major or
minor; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes, including a name change
from Hospitality Industry Studies to Hospitality Industry Management, are
designed to broaden the appeal and utility of the major, so it better serves
the needs of our most qualified students and prepares them for careers in the
hospitality industry, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approve, effective
immediately, changing the name of the Hospitality Industry Studies to become
Hospitality Industry Management, along with the new curriculum as set forth.
d.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to grant Permanent Approval of BS in Food Sciences (attachment) (report
attachment) (support
letters)
WHEREAS, the
Faculty Senate granted provisional approval for five years, to the BS major in
Food Sciences in March, 2008, and
WHEREAS, the BS degree program has been successful in
attracting excellent students and increasing the numbers of students they
serve, and
WHEREAS,
the faculty of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences enthusiastically
recommend permanent status, and
WHEREAS,
the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean recommends permanent
status, and
WHEREAS, the major fits well with the University’s
interdisciplinary health and environment initiatives, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends permanent approval for the BS degree program in Food
Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
e.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to grant Permanent Approval of the BS in Animal and Food Sciences (attachment) (report
attachment) (support
letters)
WHEREAS, the
Faculty Senate granted provisional approval for five years, to the BS major in
Animal and Food Sciences in March, 2008, and
WHEREAS, the BS degree program has been successful in
attracting excellent students and increasing the numbers of students they
serve, and
WHEREAS,
the faculty of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences enthusiastically
recommend permanent status, and
WHEREAS,
the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean recommends permanent
status, and
WHEREAS, the major fits well with the University’s
interdisciplinary health and environment initiatives, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends permanent approval for the BS degree program in
Animal and Food Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
f.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to grant Permanent Approval of the BS in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and
Animal Biosciences (attachment) (report
attachment) (support
letters)
WHEREAS, the
Faculty Senate granted provisional approval for five years, to the BS major in
Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences in March, 2008, and
WHEREAS, the BS degree program has been successful in
attracting excellent students and increasing the numbers of students they
serve, and
WHEREAS,
the faculty of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences enthusiastically
recommend permanent status, and
WHEREAS,
the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean recommends permanent
status, and
WHEREAS, the major fits well with the University’s
interdisciplinary health and environment initiatives, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends permanent approval for the BS degree program in
Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences in the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources.
g.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Steve
Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) for the request to grant Permanent Approval of the BA in Environmental Studies (attachment) (attachment) (report
attachment) (support
letter attachment)
WHEREAS, the ENVR Program was provisionally approved on
April 20, 2009, and
WHEREAS, at the end of the provisional period an
external review team recommended that the ENVR Program be given permanent
status, and
WHEREAS, student interest in and demand for the program
has been demonstrated by the actual enrollment in the major, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommend that the
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies (ENVR) Program be granted permanent
status.
h.
Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Swanik, Chair)
with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Fred Hofstetter,
Chair) for the request to add a MS
degree in Entrepreneurship and Design (GRD0426)
(attachment) (budget
attachment)
WHEREAS, the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship offers a
graduate certificate and MBA concentration in Entrepreneurship and Technology
Innovation, and operates a variety of impactful co-curricular programs
including Hen Hatch and the Venture Development Center, and
WHEREAS, existing programs do not provide students with
an opportunity to gain an optimal combination of entrepreneurship, creativity
and design, and prototyping and new product development knowledge and skills,
which are vital to launching startups, driving innovation for established
companies, and finding market-based solutions to social problems, and
WHEREAS, student interest in entrepreneurial education
at the graduate level is growing rapidly, and
WHEREAS, the Horn Program has secured an endowment
gift, signed a long-term lease for space to house the program and constructed a
resource ecosystem consisting of alumni, community members, and corporate and
not-for-profit partners to ensure program quality and sustainability, and
WHEREAS, students who are trained in entrepreneurship
and design can be expected to further the goals of the Path to ProminenceTM strategic
plan by solving meaningful problems and positively impacting the economic
wellbeing of the state and region through startup activity and associated job
creation; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends
provisionally for five years the approval of the establishment of a new M.S. in
Entrepreneurship and Design, effective July 1, 2014.
i.
Recommendation from the Faculty Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies Committee (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education for the request to change the name from the Honors Degree in
Wildlife Conservation to the Honors Degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
WHEREAS, on
April 7, 2014 the Faculty Senate approved a name change for the Wildlife
Conservation major to Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and
WHEREAS, to avoid
confusion, the name of the honors version of this degree also needs to be
changed, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends changing the name from the
Honors Degree in Wildlife Conservation to the Honors Degree in Wildlife Ecology
and Conservation.
j. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies Committee (Steve Hastings, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education for the request to change the name from the Honors Degree in Entomology to the Honors Degree in Insect Ecology and Conservation.
WHEREAS, on April
7, 2014 the Faculty Senate approved a name change for the Entomology major to
Insect Ecology and Conservation, and
WHEREAS, to avoid
confusion, the name of the honors version of this degree also needs to be
changed, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends changing the name from the
Honors Degree in Entomology to the Honors Degree in Insect Ecology and
Conservation.
k.
Recommendation from the Faculty
Senate Executive Committee (Deni Galileo, Chair) with the concurrence of the
Rules Committee (Prasad Dhurjati, Chair) for
a uniform Faculty Senate policy requiring Chair and Dean approval for new and
revised academic programs. Co-sponsored by Senators Courtright, Duker, Eidelman, Hermon, Jebb, Morgan, Morrison, and Selva.
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the
University of Delaware entrust the faculty with the responsibility to provide
for the establishment of the curricula and courses for the University; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws also entrust the faculty with the
responsibility to determine the requirements for academic degrees; and
WHEREAS, transparency and some degree of uniformity in
approval confirmation should exist across the University when new or revised
programs are being considered by University-wide committees of the University
Faculty Senate; and
WHEREAS, it also is important that the Faculty Senate
and administrators who are making decisions concerning academic programs correctly
follow the policies and bylaws of the participating department(s) and
college(s); be it therefore
RESOLVED, that each
department chair and/or program director who commits a course or courses in
support of an academic program shall specify in a written communication
committing the course(s) 1) confirmation that their department/program policies and bylaws have
been followed correctly in consideration of the commitment and 2) what approval
actions, if any, were required and/or taken by department/program faculty, and
such communication shall be part of the program application; and be it further
RESOLVED, that each academic
dean from a participating college shall confirm on the Faculty Senate Academic
Program Approval form that their college policies and bylaws have been followed
correctly during consideration of the supported program by specifying the
approval action that was taken by the faculty, curriculum committee and/or
senate at the college level.
l.
Recommendation from Senator Morgan, Co-Sponsored
by Senators Wool, Buell, Hermon and McLeod, for the approval of a resolution concerning the proposed Power Plant on the
University’s STAR Campus.
WHEREAS, the proposed 248 Megawatt gas-fired power
plant on the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus is likely to impact
significantly the ambient noise levels and the air quality and the visual
appearance of our campus and the surrounding residential communities, where
many of our students, alumni, faculty and staff reside, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the University Faculty Senate respectfully
requests that the administration not give final approval for proceeding with
this power plant project without first obtaining from the University Faculty
Senate a formal recommendation to proceed with it based on reliable scientific
information about this power plant’s environmental and economic impacts on our
campus and our local community, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the University Faculty Senate’s Committee
on Committees and Nominations appoint a study panel composed of faculty with
expertise in basic science, environmental science, engineering, and economics
charged with (i) examining the environmental and
economic impacts of this proposed power plant on our campus and our community,
and (ii) reporting its findings to the Senate.
IX.
Introduction
of New Business:
Such
items as may come before the Senate. (No
motion introduced under new business, except a motion to refer to committee,
shall be acted upon until the next meeting of the Senate.)
/khs