REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

OCTOBER 6, 2008 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

September 29, 2008

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Charles E. Mason, Vice President  

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting October 6, 2008

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Mitchell 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 also be held in the auditorium of Mitchell 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: September 8, 2008

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

                        Havidan Rodriguez, Internal Transfers at University of Delaware

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President Amy Johnson

 

V.                 Items For Information:       

 

a.       Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Amy Johnson, Chair) for the approval of the revision to the guidelines of the Permanent Status Program Reviews (PSPR) documentation (attachment).

 

VI.              Consent Agenda

 

    1. Announcements for Challenge:  None

 

VII.           Regular Agenda

 

1.      Old Business:  None

 

2.      New Business: Internal Transfers at the University of Delaware raised by Senator Worden at the September 2008 regular meeting of the Faculty Senate (attachment)

 

3.      Resolutions:  

 

a.                   Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Rules (Don Lehman, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Amy Johnson, Chair) for the discontinuation of video streaming of the Faculty Senate Meetings (attachment)

 

Whereas,        on November 5, 2001 the University Faculty Senate approved a resolution establishing video-streaming and web conferencing of Faculty Senate meetings, and

 

Whereas,        the number of visitors utilizing this service has been extremely minimal, and

 

Whereas,        the costs for this service seem to outweigh the benefits, be it therefore

 

Resolved,       that the Faculty Senate recommends the disestablishment of video-streaming and web conferencing for Faculty Senate meetings effective immediately

           

b.                  Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Amy Jonnson, Chair) to move the Department of Physical Therapy from the College of Arts and Sciences to the College of Health Sciences (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment).

 

Whereas,        the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees state that the faculty shall be given the opportunity to consider and make recommendations for proposed changes in the University organization including the transfer of a department from one college to another before final action is taken by the Board of Trustees.

 

Whereas,        the faculty of the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) have expressed their interest to transfer to the College of Health Sciences, and

Whereas,        the College of Health Sciences faculty have voted to support the transfer of the Physical Therapy program to the college,

 

Whereas,        the Provost and the Deans of the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences support this transfer, and

 

Whereas,        this transfer will provide for enhanced recognition of academic programs and opportunities to Physical Therapy students and faculty and create collaborative opportunities between the College of Health Sciences and Physical Therapy faculty, students and staff, be it therefore

 

Resolved,       that the Faculty Senate recommends the transfer of the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) to the College of Health Sciences effective January 1, 2009.

 

 

VIII.    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