REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

APRIL 3, 2006 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

March 23, 2006

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Joann Browning, Vice President   Joann Browning

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting and General Faculty Meeting April 3, 2006

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, April 3, 2006 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 6, 2006

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President Avron Abraham

Items for information: Graduate Policy Change— Committee Composition, M.S. in Entomology and Applied Ecology, M.S. in Wildlife Ecology, and Ph.D. in Entomology and Applied Ecology ( attachment-1   attachment-2   attachment -3)

V.                 Consent Agenda

 

A.     Announcements for Challenge: 

 

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major in Agricultural Education (attachment)

 

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major in Statistics (attachment)

 

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major in Resource Economics to add a concentration in Sustainable Development (attachment)

 

4.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major in Food, Business Management and Technology (attachment)

 

5.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the undergraduate minor in Legal Studies (attachment)

 

6.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA degree in History and BA degree in History Education, including all concentrations (attachment)

 

7.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the concentration: Applied Music Piano AMP BMAS (attachment)

 

8.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major Music Theory Composition MTC BM (attachment)

 

9.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to all BA secondary Ed. programs in Arts and Sciences (attachment)

 

10.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the undergraduate major and minor in Geography (attachment)

 

11.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA degree in Geography Education (attachment)

 

12.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA Honors degrees in Geography and Geography Education (attachment)

 

13.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BS degree, Physics major, concentration in Astronomy/Astrophysics (attachment)

 

14.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the concentration: Biomechanics and Motor Control Concentration (attachment)

 

15.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Educational Studies (EDS) minor (attachment)

 

16.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major in Early Childhood Development and Education  (attachment)  (attachment)

 

17.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the undergraduate minor in Linguistics Cognitive Science (attachment)

 

18.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (attachment)

 

19.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (pre-professional speech pathology and cognitive and linguistic science (attachment)

 

20.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (attachment)

 

21.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) that a BS degree in International Business Studies  be established on a provisional basis subject to review in the fifth year for permanent program approval (attachment)

 

22.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) to add an Honors Major – Honors Bachelor of Science: International Business Studies (attachment)

 

23.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) that an Associates in Arts in Education degree option for the Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education Program be established on a provisional basis subject to review in the fifth year for permanent program approval (attachment)

 

24.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BS degree in Operations Management (attachment) (attachment)

 

25.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BS degree in Management (attachment)

 

26.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BS degree in Marketing (attachment)

 

27.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA degree, Psychology major (attachment)

 

28.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA degree, Psychology Education major (attachment)

 

29.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA Degree, FLL major, concentration in Three Languages and Literatures  (attachment)

 

30.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BA degree, FLL major, concentration in Spanish Studies (attachment)

 

31.  Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for a name change of the Department of Geology  to the Department of Geological Sciences (attachment)

 

32.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Concentration in Motor Control within MS in Exercise Science (attachment –1)

 

33.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the MS in Physics (attachment –1) (policy, attachment –2)

 

34.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the PHD in Physics (attachment –1)

 

35.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for a name change to the MA in Linguistics to MA in Linguistics and Cognitive Science (attachment-1)

 

36.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the MA in Linguistics and Cognitive Science (attachment -1) (attachment – 2)

 

37.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the change of GRE Requirement for MS in Human Nutrition (attachment –1)

 

38.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the  MS in Human Nutrition to add Dietetic Internship Certification option (attachment –1) (attachment –1) (policy attachment -3)

 

39.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the MA in English (attachment –1) (policy, attachment –2)

 

40.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the PhD in English (attachment -1)

 

41.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the MS in Organizational Effectiveness, Development, and Change (attachment) (attachment)

 

42.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision of the requirements to the MBA/MS in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change (attachment)

 

43.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the M.Ed. in Reading (attachment –1) (attachment -2)

 

44.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the Graduate Program Policy to change admission requirements for the Concentration in Science Education for the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (attachment –1)  (attachment-2)

 

45.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the MA in Political Science and International Studies (attachment-1) (email, attachment –3)  (policy, attachment-4)

 

46.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the PhD in Political Science and International Relations (attachment-1)

 

47.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) to establish a new Dual Degree: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences/Master of Business Administration on a provisional basis subject to review in the seventh year (attachment –1) (policy, attachment –2)

 

48.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) to establish of a New Combined BA in English-MA in Teaching English as a Second Language on a provisional basis subject to review in the fifth year (attachment –1) (correspondence, attachment -2) (policy, attachment-3)

 

49.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the BFA degree in Fine Arts (BFA FA0; all concentrations (attachment)

 

50.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the undergraduate minor in Art and reinstatement of minor (attachment)

 

B.     Resolutions:  None

 

     VI.   Regular Agenda

 

A.                 Old Business:  None 

  

B.                 New Business:

 

1.      Announcements for Challenge: None

 

2.      Resolutions:

 

A.     Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair)for the name change of the College of Marine Studies to College of Marine and Earth Studies (attachment)

 

Whereas,          the “College of Marine Studies” is a designation that reflects programs focused on the marine environment, and

 

Whereas,          the Department of Geology, which formally joins the College of Marine Studies on July 1, 2006, has a broader “earth”

                              emphasis in research and education than is reflected in the word “marine”, and

 

Whereas,          that broader emphasis needs to be recognized in order to effectively recruit students and faculty for the new college, and

 

Whereas,          there is ample precedent for such a name in programs of similar stature where geology and marine studies are clustered, be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that the Faculty Senate recommends that the name, College of Marine Studies, be changed to College of Marine and Earth Studies.

 

B.   Recommendation from the Committee on Committees and Nominations (Eric Rise, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Don Lehman, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the creation of a Charge for the General Education Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate and the revision of the Faculty Handbook under Section: 1 Organization of the Faculty Standing Committee System of the Faculty and Its Senate.  This will be inserted between the Faculty Welfare and Privileges Committee Charge and the Graduate Studies Committee Charge (attachment)

 

Whereas,          in May 2004 the Faculty Senate approved a resolution that the General Education Committee be converted from an ad hoc committee to a standing committee, be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that the attached charge is written for the Faculty Senate Committee on General Education

 

C.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for approval of Permanent Status for M.S. in Mechanical Engineering  and Master of Engineering: Mechanical (attachment –1)  (policy, attachment –1)

 

Whereas,          both the MSME (research thesis required) and MEM (course-work only) masters degrees of the Mechanical Engineering Department were given provisional status on March 2, 1998, and thus need to gain permanent status, and

 

Whereas,          there were no special concerns expressed by the Senate when both the MSME and MEM degrees were given provisional status, and

 

Whereas,          the distinction was created to adhere to College of Engineering policy of outreach to the local engineering community and clearly differentiate that one could obtain a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering either with or without writing and defending a research-related thesis, and

 

Whereas,          it is clear from the enrollment history that the change did not significantly increase nor decrease the total number of students obtaining master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering - thus the change did not require any additional resources, and

 

Whereas,          indications are that students completing both programs have gone on to successfully advancing their careers; be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that both the MSME and MEM degrees be granted permanent status.

 

D.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for approval of Permanent Status:  B.A. and B.A. Honors in East Asian Studies  (attachment-1) (attachment-2) (attachment-3)

 

Whereas,          the Faculty Senate gave provisional approval on March 2, 1988 for the new major leading to a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies, and

 

Whereas,          the Faculty Senate also gave provisional approval subsequently for the major leading to a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies with Honors, be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that the major and major with honors in East Asian Studies be granted permanent status effective immediately.

 

E.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Douglas Buttrey, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for approval of Permanent Status:  B.S. Math and Economics (attachment-1)  (attachment -2)

 

Whereas,          many students wish to obtain a degree in Economics with a strong background in Mathematics, and

 

Whereas,          rigorous study of both disciplines is solid preparation for graduate school in either Economics or Mathematics, and

 

Whereas,          the Department of Economics (College of Business and Economics) and the Department of Mathematical Sciences(College of Arts and Sciences) have collaborated enthusiastically in offering this program, and

 

Whereas,          the program has proved successful in attracting good students, and it has fulfilled the goals set fourth when it was approved on a provisional basis, and

 

Whereas,          this program does not require additional resources in order to run successfully, be it therefore

 

Resolved,         that the BS major in Mathematics and Economics be granted permanent status in the College of Arts and Sciences

   

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