REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

FEBRUARY 6, 2006 – 104 GORE HALL

November 25, 2005

TO: Senators and Executives

FROM: Joann Browning, Vice President Joann Browning

University Faculty Senate

SUBJECT: Regular Faculty Senate Meeting February 6, 2006

In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, February 6, 2006 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: December 5, 2005

III. Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

IV. Announcements: Senate President Avron Abraham

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 Aerospace concentration (ASEG) of the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (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 Biomedical concentration (BMEG) of the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (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 minor in Entomology (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) to add an Honors Major - Honors Bachelor of Science: Plant Science (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) to add an Honors Major – Honors Bachelor of Science: Environmental Soil (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) to add an Honors Major – Honors Bachelor of Science: Landscape Horticulture (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 Bachelor of Science: Environmental Soil Science (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 Bachelor of Science: Plant Science (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 the Bachelor of Science: Landscape Horticulture (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) to delete the Major and Minor: Plant Biology – B.S. (attachment)

11. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Chuck Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) to disestablish the MA program in Physics ( attachment-1 1-3-06)

B. Resolutions: None

VI Regular Agenda

A. Old Business: None

B. New Business: None

VI. 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