REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

APRIL 11, 2005 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

February 24, 2005

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Joann Browning, Vice President   Joann Browning

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       General Faculty and Regular Faculty Senate Meeting April 11, 2005

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, April 11, 2005 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 also 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 7, 2005

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

                                          Jeff Jordan – Multicultural Review

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President Charles Boncelet

 

V.                 Items for Information:

 

A.     Policy change – Art History Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam (attachment) (attachment 3-8-05) (attachment 3-23-05) (attachment 3-23-05)

 

VI.              Consent Agenda

 

A.     Announcements for Challenge: 

 

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) to create a new minor in Figure Skating Coaching and to revise the existing concentration in Figure skating Science  (attachment) (attachment)

 

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) to create a new minor in Biochemistry (attachment) (attachment)

 

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Athletic Training (attachment)

 

4.       Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Fashion Merchandising (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

 

5.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Apparel Design (attachment)

 

6.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Computer Science (attachment 2-28-05) (attachment 2-8-05)

 

7.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) to change the name of a major: Family and Community Services to Human Services – (attachment revised 2-14-05)

a.       Request to revise and change the name of a concentration: Human Services to Clinical Services (attachment  revised 2-14-05)

b.      Request to revise and change the name of a concentration: Family Research to Administration & Family Policy (attachment revised 2-14-05)

 

8.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Agricultural and Technology Education / Agricultural and Natural Resource Education  (attachment) (attachment)

 

 

9.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the Bachelor of Arts, Psychology  (attachment)

 

10.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major in Accelerated nursing program (attachment 2-21-05) (email attachment)

 

11.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing policy on Academic Renewal (attachment)

 

12.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision of  the Master of Music – Addition of Composition Concentration (attachment2-28-05) (attachment)

 

13.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the M.S.N. in Nursing: Add new concentration in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

 

14.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the M.S.N. in Nursing: Revise concentration in Clinical Nurse Specialist (attachment) (attachment)

 

15.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for revision to the existing major: Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy (attachment 2-22-05) (attachment 2-22-05) (attachment 2-22-05) (attachment 2-22-05) (attachment 2-22-05) (attachment 2-22-05)

 

B.     Resolutions:

 

 

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) to change degree designation from M.Ed. to M.A. and designate a new title in Counseling in Higher Education (attachment) (attachment 2-23-05) (attachment resolution 3-15-05)

 

Whereas,              the current program for the Master of Education in College Counseling and Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education has been administered in the Department of Individual and Family Studies since 1998; and

Whereas,               the curriculum and other degree requirements will remain the same under the proposed new degree of Master of Arts and proposed re-titled major of Counseling in Higher Education; and 

Whereas,              the proposed new degree title and new major title will provide more clarity and consistency between the curriculum content and degree awarded; and

Whereas,              the Department of Individual and Family Studies, the School of Education, and the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy all support the proposed change in degree and change in the title of the major; be it therefore 

Resolved,              that the Faculty Senate recommends the current Master of Education in College Counseling and Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education be changed to Master of Arts in Counseling in Higher Education.

 

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for a new degree Ed.S. in School Psychology  (attachment 2-24-05) (attachment 2-28-05) (attachment 3-1-05) (attachment 3-1-05)

 

 

Whereas,              the current 30 credit program for the Master of Arts in School Psychology has a follow-on curriculum of 30 more credits to meet the total 60 credit hour requirements for certification as a School Psychologist; and

Whereas,              the chief operating office of the National Association of School Psychologists estimates that 100 academic institutions, there being among them no less than 14 doctoral degree granting universities comparable in academic quality to the University of Delaware, currently award the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree for a similar post-master’s certification requirement; and 

Whereas,              the curriculum and other degree requirements for the 30 credit portion that follows the award of the Master of Arts in School Psychology at the University of Delaware will remain the same under the proposed new additional degree of Educational Specialist in School Psychology; and

Whereas,              the School of Education, and the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy support the proposed new degree; be it therefore

Resolved,              that the Faculty Senate recommends that students who earn the Master of Arts degree in School Psychology and earn the Specialist Certificate be awarded the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree.

 

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for Resolutions Pertaining to Review of Provisional Status Programs (attachment)

 

Whereas,                New or substantially revised graduate and undergraduate programs are normally granted provisional status by the University of Delaware Faculty Senate for a trial period before being considered for permanent status; and

 

Whereas,                It is the function of the Graduate Studies Committee and the Undergraduate Studies Committee to make recommendations to the Coordinating Committee on Education regarding permanent status of provisional programs based on thorough reviews; and

 

Whereas,                It is important to have timely review and report schedules so that provisional programs have sufficient time to mature and for evaluation data required for review to become available; and

 

Whereas,                It is equally important to define and make available review criteria and evidence required for reports of program reviews; and

 

Whereas,                The following eight resolutions are recommended for approval by the Graduate Studies Committee with concurrence of the Undergraduate Studies Committee Chair (Jeff Jordan); be it therefore

 

 

1. Resolved,           That all provisional doctor’s programs be reviewed for permanent status during the 7th academic year following the next September 1 after the date of provisional approval by the Faculty Senate; and

 

2. Resolved,           that all provisional master’s programs be reviewed for permanent status during the 5th academic year following the next September 1 after the date of provisional approval by the Faculty Senate; and

 

3. Resolved,           that all provisional bachelor’s programs be reviewed for permanent status during the 5th academic year following the next September 1 after the date of provisional approval by the Faculty Senate; and

 

4. Resolved,           that a status report for all provisional doctor’s programs be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee within the 4th year; and

 

5. Resolved,           that a status report for all provisional master’s programs be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee within the 3rd year; and

 

6. Resolved,           that all provisional program reviews include an internal or external faculty peer review that is initiated by the Office of the Provost; and 

 

7. Resolved,           that the Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Committees develop and make available to departments the criteria for status reports and criteria for internal and external reviews; and

 

8. Resolved,           that any provisional program that does not submit program review materials in a timely manner may be subject to disestablishment by the Faculty Senate.

 

4.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for a resolution concerning Freshman Year Experience (attachment)

 

Whereas,          in May 2004, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution requiring that beginning in the Fall Semester, 2005, all entering Freshmen students successfully complete a First Year Experience (FYE); and

 

Whereas,          several academic units are actively working to create an FYE that will meet the specific and unique needs of students in their major; and

 

Whereas,          the original resolution did not specify a mechanism whereby newly created or revised courses could be certified as fulfilling a First Year Experience; be it therefore

 

Resolved,         the authority for certifying courses as fulfilling a First Year Experience is given to the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Faculty Senate.

 

5.      Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) for the merger of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Bartol Research Institute

 

Whereas,          faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Bartol Research Institute have voted to  merge into a single unit with the name Department of  Physics and Astronomy; and

 

Whereas,          the proposal for this merger is acceptable to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and to the Provost; be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends the proposed merger of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Bartol Research Institute into a single unit to be effective as of July 1, 2005.

 

6.      New Doctor of Philosophy – Preservation Studies (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

 

Whereas,          a need for a Doctor of Philosophy with an interdisciplinary major in Preservation Studies has been identified in a study conducted by a committee comprised of twelve faculty members and administrators from nine different departments at the University of Delaware from which this program is being proposed; and

Whereas,          only two other programs offering degrees in conservation research at the doctoral level similar to the interdisciplinary content of this proposed program are known to exist in the world with none in North America; and

Whereas,          an open hearing was held March 16, 2005, by the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education and Graduate Studies Committee with no challenges or objections being raised; and

Whereas,          the chairs or other faculty members of the Departments of Geology, Fine Art and Visual Communications, English, University Museums, Mechanical Engineering, Anthropology, Geography, Disaster Research, Art History, and University Library, all provided letters of support for the proposed new degree and major; and

Whereas,          this new program, which will draw its faculty from seventeen departments, centers, and programs within six colleges, will be administered by the Center for Material Culture Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences; be it therefore 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that the Doctor of Philosophy in Preservation Studies be established on a provisional basis subject to review in the seventh year for permanent program approval.

 

7.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Avron Abraham, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Charles Boncelet, Chair) to establish the Master of Marine Management (attachment 3-7-05)  (attachment 3-21-05)  (attachment 3-21-05)

Whereas,          the College of Marine Studies currently offers degrees at the Master and Ph.D. level designed for traditional graduate students; and

Whereas,          the College of Marine Studies has recognized the great need for a new master program to reach potential students not being served by current degrees; and 

Whereas,          the proposed master program will provide an enhanced educational opportunity that is not currently offered at the University of Delaware; and

Whereas,          the delivery of such a program does not require resources beyond those already approved for the M.S. and Masters of Marine Policy degrees; be it therefore 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends a Master of Marine Management be established in the College of Marine Studies on a provisional basis subject to review in the fifth year for permanent program approval.

     VII.   Regular Agenda

 

A.                 Old Business:  None 

  

B.                 New Business: None 

 

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.)

 

 

 

  

 

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