REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

February 9, 1998

 

 

SENATORS EXCUSED:

 

John Bulkowski, Karen Butler, John Cavanaugh, Thomas Church, Costel Denson, Rudy D=Souza, Mark Huddleston, Dana Johnson, Ludwig Mosberg, Betty Paulanka, Carlos Plata-Salamon, Tuncay

Saydam, Melvyn Schiavelli, Karen Stein, Rich Wolbers

 

 

SENATORS ABSENT:

 

Kelly Druga, Alan Horowitz, Leslie Knapp, John Kraft, Alexander Selimov

 

 

I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

The agenda was adopted.

 

 

II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

 

The Minutes of the December 1, 1997 meeting of the Senate were approved with the following correction:

 

a) Senators Excused were listed as Senators Absent and Senators Absent were listed as Senators Excused.

b) Page 3, NEW BUSINESS, A. Recommendation from the University Committee...from two to five working days. The word days was omitted but it was agreed to insert the work and accept it as presented.

 

 

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

President Carroll announced that Graduate Studies approved changes in program policy documents for English, Dietetics, and Nursing. He also announced that the February agenda refers to the College of Agriculture and not the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, which was the approved name change at the November 1997 meeting of the Senate. Materials were submitted as the College of Agriculture and approved as such. Senators were reminded that selected materials are attached to the agenda but that additional support materials may be reviewed in the Faculty Senate Office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. REMARKS BY PROVOST SCHIAVELLI

 

There were no remarks from Provost Schiavelli.

 

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CHALLENGE

 

The following Announcements for Challenge were approved:

 

1. Revision to the B.S. in Applied Nutrition, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, College of Health and Nursing Science

 

2. Revision to the B.S. in dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health and Nursing Science

 

3. Revision to the FREC M.S. in Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

4. Revision to the B.S. in Athletic Training, College of Health and Nursing Science

 

5. Revision to the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Degree - Literacy and Schooling

 

6. Revision to the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Degree - Specialization in Technology

 

7. Revision to the Master of Instruction Degree - Specialization in Educational Technology

 

8. Revision to the major in Medical Technology, College of Health and Nursing Science

 

9. Revision to the major in Human Development and Family Process

 

10. Revision to the major in Family and Community Service

 

11. Revision to the major in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management

 

 

 

 

 

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12. Revision to the major in Early Child Development and Education

 

13. Revision to the major in Health and Physical Education (HPE) Degree Program

 

14. Revision to the major in Entomology/Plant Pathology and change the title to APlant Protection,@ College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

15. Revision to the minor in Entomology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

16. Revision to the major in Entomology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Concentration: Wildlife Conservation

 

17. Revision to the major in Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Natural Resources - Add Concentrations Food Science, and Food Technology

 

18. Revision to the major in Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

19. Revision to the major in Agricultural Economics: Resource Economics concentration, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

20. Revision to the major in Food and Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

21. Revision to the minor in Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

 

22. Revision to the major in English Education, College of Arts and Science

 

23. Revision to the major in Foreign Language Education, College of Arts and Science

 

24. Revision to the minor in Statistics, Department of Mathematical Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VI. NEW BUSINESS

 

A. A proposal to approve the Promotion and Tenure Request for Appeal from two to five working days was presented by the University Committee on Promotions and Tenure. The proposal was approved by vote of the Senate.

 

B. The Faculty Senate approved provisionally, for five years, a recommendation for the establishment of a new Graduate Program leading to the M.S. Degree in Health Promotion.

 

C. The Faculty Senate approved the establishment of a new Honors B.S. Degree in Entomology in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

 

D. The Faculty Senate approved the establishment of a new Honors B.S. Degree in French, German, or Spanish, and Political Science.

 

E. The Faculty Senate approved the establishment of a new Honors B.S. Degree in Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

 

F. The Faculty Senate endorsed the proposal to merge the Department of Educational Development and the Department of Educational Studies to form a School of Education.

 

G. President Carroll asked if there were other items of new business, reminding the Senate that such proposed items could not be acted upon until the next meeting. There being no new items, the meeting was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Frank B. Dilley, Secretary

University Faculty Senate

 

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