REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

APRIL 7, 2008 – 104 GORE HALL

March 20, 2008

TO: Senators and Executives

FROM: Jeff Jordan, Vice President

University Faculty Senate

SUBJECT: Regular Faculty Senate Meeting April 7, 2008

In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in room 104 Gore Hall. The General Faculty meeting will be held this month as well. This meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. just prior to the Faculty Senate meeting, and will be held in room 104 Gore Hall. Please make every effort to attend this meeting.

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: March 3, 2008

III. Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

IV. Announcements: Senate President Alan Fox

A. Priscilla Cole, Co-Chair Recycling Committee - State of Recycling at UD Presentation

V. Consent Agenda

A. Announcements for Challenge:

1. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Major in Civil and Environmental Engineering (attachment)

2. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (attachment) (attachment)

3. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the modification to the major in Chemical Engineering (attachment)

1. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major requirements in Nursing 411(revised attachment 3-6-08) (email exchange for clarification)

2. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to revise the undergraduate Nursing major requirements 413 (attachment)

3. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Medical Scholars/BALS Program (attachment) (rationale attachment) (attachment)

4. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to delete Theatre Production Major (attachment) (rational doc)

5. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a Performance Studies Minor in Theatre (attachment)

6. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a Theatre Production Minor (attachment)

7. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to delete Theatre Minor (attachment)

8. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a Theatre Studies Minor (attachment)

9. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree program(revisedattachment)

10. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree program (revisedattachment)

11. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Middle School Science Concentration B.S. Elementary Teaching Education (attachment) (attachment supporting doc.)

12. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in Landscape Horticulture and Design (attachment) (revised attachment 2-22-08)

13. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the BA in Physics (revised attachment) (revised attachment)

14. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Physics Education BA (revised attachment) (revised attachment)

15. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the BS in Physics (revised attachment) (revised attachment)

16. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the IFST BS major: Human Services/ Administration and Family Policy (attachmentrevised 3-4-08)

17. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in Human Services/Clinical Services, degree BS (revised attachment 3-5-08)

18. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major: Early Childhood Education BS (attachment)

19. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major: Economics BA/BS and Economics Education BA (attachment)

20. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the concentration: Economics BA/BS – Applied Economics (attachment)

21. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the revision to the major in Health Sciences (attachment) (attachment)

22. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to Change Name of PhD Major in Climatology to Geography (Checklist 26)

23. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to Create a Concentration in Climatology for PhD in Geography (Checklist 27) (Policy 52)

24. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to Create a Concentration in Land Surface Processes for PhD in Geography (Checklist 28)

25. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to Master of Music major in Music with the Concentration in Performance (Checklist 37) (Policy 53)

26. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Agricultural Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist 55) (Policy 07) (Support Letter 06)

27. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision of Master of Instruction major in Instruction (Checklist 54)

28. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to Add Concentration in Health Services Administration to RN to MSN in Nursing (Checklist 38.2) (Policy 39.2) (Response + Catalog Desc 51.1)

29. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Cell and Organ Systems for the M.S. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 59.1)

30. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Molecular Biology and Genetics for the M.S. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 60.1)

31. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Ecology and Evolution for the M.S. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 61.1)

32. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Biotechnology for the M.S. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 63.1)

33. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Chemistry-Biology Interface for the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 62.1)

34. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Cell and Organ Systems for the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 64)

35. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Molecular Biology and Genetics for the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 65)

36. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for New Concentration in Ecology and Evolution for the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Checklist 66)

37. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for Approval of Graduate Program Policy for Biological Sciences (Policy 58.1)

V. Resolutions:

1. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to disestablish the Ph.D. in Statistics (attachment)

Whereas, the Statistics faculty and programs over all were moved from the Department of Mathematics to the Department of Food and Resources Economics in 1999, and

Whereas, the department has devoted its limited Statistics faculty resources to excellence in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs and to courses to serve the University community at large, and

Whereas, the Ph.D. with a major in Statistics has not been active since 1999, and

Whereas, the Department of Food and Resource Economics has submitted a request to disestablish the Ph.D. program in Statistics, be it therefore

Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends the Ph.D. in Statistics be disestablished, effective Fall 2008.

2. Recommendation from the General Education Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) that the DLE requirement be waived for those students who entered the University of Delaware in 2005

Whereas, the Faculty Senate approved a three credit Discovery – Based or Experiential Learning Experience (DLE) requirement for all students entering in 2005, and

Whereas, the Faculty Senate General Education Committee remains committed to the DLE as an important aspect of the undergraduate education at the University of Delaware, and

Whereas, at this time it is difficult to determine the number of students that have met the DLE requirement, and

Whereas, as this time it is difficult to determine if there are sufficient courses and opportunities for students who entered the University of Delaware in 2005 to meet the DLE requirement, be it therefore

Resolved, that the DLE requirement be waived for those students who entered the University of Delaware in 2005

VI. Regular Agenda

A. Old Business: None

B. New Business: None

VII. 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.)

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