REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

August 28, 2007

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Jeff Jordan, Vice President  

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting September 10, 2007

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 4:00 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:

 

AGENDA

 

 

I.                   Adoption of the Agenda

 

II.                Approval of the Minutes: May 7, 2007

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

                              President Patrick Harker

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President Alan Fox

 

V.                 Consent Agenda

 

    1. Announcements for Challenge:  None

 

    1. Resolutions:

 

a.       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 new dual degree for a Master of Chemical Engineering/MBA (attachment)

 

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Chemical Engineering providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Chemical Engineering and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of  the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration

 

 

b.      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 new dual degree for a Master of Engineering: Mechanical/MBA (attachment)

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Engineering: Mechanical providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Engineering: Mechanical and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of  the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of Engineering: Mechanical and a Master of Business Administration 

 

 

c.       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 new dual degree for a Master of Materials Science & Engineering/MBA (MMSE) (attachment)

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Materials Science & Engineering providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Materials Science & Engineering and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of  the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of Materials Science & Engineering and a Master of Business Administration 

 

 

d.      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 new dual degree for a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering/MBA (attachment)

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering  and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of  the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration 

 

 

e.       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 new dual degree for a Master of  Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering/MBA (attachment) 

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of  Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a Master of Business Administration 

 

 

f.        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 new dual degree for a Master of  Civil Engineering/MBA (attachment)

 

Whereas,          The College of Engineering has offered a successful program for the Master of Civil Engineering providing students basic graduate level knowledge in this profession, and

 

Whereas,          The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has offered a successful Master of Business Administration degree, providing graduate level students with the knowledge necessary to navigate in the business setting, and

 

Whereas,          there has been many inquiries over the last several years from individuals with engineering backgrounds who are interested in continuing their engineering education while complementing it with core business knowledge, and

 

Whereas,          a dual degree program for the Master of Civil Engineering and Master of Business Administration will provide students with the necessary skills to broaden their engineering knowledge while gaining a detailed understanding of  the business environment, be it therefore,

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that a new dual degree program be established that will simultaneously award a Master of Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration

 

 

VI.              Regular Agenda

 

1.      Old Business:  None

 

2.      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.)

 

  

 

/khs