REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
March 1, 1993
MINUTES
Senators not in attendance were: Jeff Gillespie, Leo Lemay, Ratna
Shekhar, Roger Steiner
Senators excused were: Kenneth Biederman, Rich Cunningham, Judy
Hough-Goldstein, Vivian Klaff, Jerome Lewis,
Daniel Neale, Larry Peterson, Mary Richards,
David Roselle, Carolyn Thoroughgood
I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The Senate adopted the Agenda as distributed.
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
The Senate approved the Minutes as distributed. The Senate
Secretary wishes to amend the minutes of the meeting of February
8, 1993 to include Lucia Palmer as Excused and Kent Price as
Present.
III. REMARKS BY UNIVERSITY PROVOST PIPES
Provost Pipes had no comments.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Senate President Lomax requested that Senators comment on the
proposed new Mission Statement distributed through campus mail
and send suggestions to the Senate Executive Committee by March
15. He also announced the March 26 meeting of campus
representatives to review the three proposed versions of a
Statement of "Principles," "Ideals," or "Responsibility."
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CHALLENGE
The Senate considered and made no challenge to the following
Announcements for Challenge:
1. Revision of the major in Agricultural Business Management to
create a concentration in Food Marketing
2. Revision of the B.S. in Agriculture:
a. Entomology/Plant Pathology
b. Agricultural Business Management
c. Agricultural Economics and concentrations in Production
and Management, and Resource Economics and Rural
Development
3. Revision of the B.A.S. in:
a. Agricultural Engineering Technology
b. Engineering Technology
4. Revision of the major in Entomology: Concentrations in
General Entomology and in Wildlife Conservation
5. New minor in Agricultural Business Management/Agricultural
Economics
6. Revision of the B.S. in Accounting
7. Revisions of the majors/minors in the Bachelor of Music degree
a. Retitling of majors in Applied Music to include the titles
of existing concentrations and adding eighteen (18) new
concentrations, reflecting the principal instrument, to the
newly-titled Applied Music--Instrumental major
b. Retitling of Music Education major to include the title of
an existing concentration (Instrumental) and adding
seventeen (17) new concentrations, reflecting the
principal instrument, to the newly-titled Music Education-
-Instrumental major. In addition, changing the title of
the concentration of the Music Education--
General/Choral major from "Keyboard" to "Piano."
c. Retitle concentration under Theory and Composition
major to split Theory and Composition
d. Retitling of existing Music minor: Applied Music to
include the principal instrument (by adding nineteen [19]
specific minors)
8. Revision of the minor in Art History
9. Revision of the minor in Spanish
10. Revision of the B.A. in Mathematical Sciences
11. Revision of the concentrations in the B.S. in Mathematical
Sciences:
a. Mathematics of Computation
b. Mathematics of Management Science and Operations
Research
c. Physical Mathematics (revise and change name to
Mathematical Physics/Applied Mathematics)
12. Revision of the B.S. in Human Resources:
a. Human Development and Family Processes
b. Family and Community Services
c. Coordinated Undergraduate Dietetics
13. Revision of the B.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering
After questions about the new required Math class and the
Computer course, the Senate also made no challenge to the
following Announcement for Challenge:
14. Revision of the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
V. OLD BUSINESS - There was no Old Business.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
Item A. Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate
Studies (P. Hooper, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for the establishment of an option within
the M.S. in Nursing (M.S.N.) entitled Family Nurse
Practitioner. After brief questions about the entire
educational process and the history of nurse practitioners
in Delaware, the Senate approved the following
Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally,
for four years, the establishment of an option
within the M.S. in Nursing (M.S.N.) entitled
Family Nurse Practitioner, effective September
1, 1993.
Item B. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for provisional approval of a new major
entitled Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse (BRN),
effective September 1, 1993. After a question about the
pool of students for such a degree, the Senate approved
the following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally,
for four years, the establishment of a new
major entitled Baccalaureate for the Registered
Nurse (BRN), effective September 1, 1993.
Item C. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for the establishment of Honors Degrees
within the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (B.S.
College of Human Resources) in Applied Nutrition;
Dietetics; Nutritional Sciences; Coordinated
Undergraduate Dietetics; and Hotel, Restaurant and
Institutional Management. The Senate approved the
following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the
establishment of Honors Degrees within the
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (B.S.
College of Human Resources) in Applied
Nutrition; Dietetics; Nutritional Sciences;
Coordinated Dietetics; and Hotel, Restaurant
and Institutional management, effective immediately.
Item D. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for the establishment of new Honors
Degrees leading to the Honors B.A. in Geography and in
Geography Education in the College of Arts and Science.
The Senate approved the following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the
establishment of new Honors Degrees leading
to the Honors B.A. in Geography and in
Geography Education in the College of Arts
and Science, effective immediately.
Item E. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson) for provisional approval of a new major
leading to the B.A. degree in Women's Studies. After a
discussion about lines of authority, advisement, and the
effects of changing from an Interdisciplinary major to
another major, the Senate approved the following
Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally,
for four years, the establishment of a new
major leading to the B.A. degree in Women's
Studies, effective September 1, 1993.
Item F. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson) for provisional approval of three new majors
within the B.A. degree: German/Political Science,
Spanish/Political Science, French/Political Science. After
discussion about the feasibility, fairness, and definitions of
these programs' requirements for study abroad, a question
about the proliferation of "hybrid" Majors and the relation
of the proposed programs to a double major or to a Major
with a minor, and a query about advisement, the Senate
approved the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally,
for four years, the establishment of three new
majors within the B.A. degree: German/Political
Science, Spanish/Political Science,
French/Political Science, effective September
1, 1993.
Item G. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for the establishment of three International
Honors Certificates for students majoring in Political
Science, International Relations, or Foreign Languages
and Literatures (Spanish Studies, German Studies, French
Studies). The Senate approved the following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the
establishment of three International Honors
Certificates for students majoring in Political
Science, International Relations, or Foreign
Languages and Literatures (Spanish Studies,
German Studies, French Studies), effective
immediately.
Item H. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for provisional approval of a new major,
listed under "Majors in Area Studies," leading to the B.A.
degree in Classical Studies. After questions about the
foreign language requirement and the survival of the
regular Classics major, the Senate approved the following
Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally,
for four years, the establishment of a new
major leading to the B.A. degree in Classical
Studies, effective September 1, 1993.
Item I. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for revision of the Academic Renewal Policy
(page 7 of the 1992 - 1993 Undergraduate Catalog). After
discussion of the rationale for the policy and the failure of
an amendment to retain the former "C" standard, the
Senate approved the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the revised
Academic Renewal Policy to remove the clause
"who have been dropped from matriculated
status for academic reasons," and change the
letter grade "C" to "C-" in the fourth
regulation.
Shown below is the revised policy:
Academic Renewal Policy
Undergraduate students who return to the University after a
separation of at least five calendar years, and who earn at
least a C in each course taken for 12 semester hours after
returning, may be given the option of requesting a quality
point status equivalent to that of a transfer student admitted
to the University.
The following regulations will govern this option:
1) consultation with the dean of the college in which the
student plans to major is required, and course selection must
be approved in writing before the student registers.
2) the option may be exercised after completion of 12 credit
hours following return to the University. The student must
initiate the procedure; it will not be automatic.
3) all courses and grades will remain on the student's
transcript. Courses set aside under the academic renewal
policy will be identified.
4) courses in which grades of C- or better were earned prior
to return may be counted toward the degree, but will not be
included in the student's index.
5) the option will be extended only once during the student's
enrollment at the University.
Item J. Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (M. Keefe, Chairperson), with the concurrence of
the Coordinating Committee on Education (B. Scott,
Chairperson), for the establishment of new Honors Degrees
leading to the Honors B.A. in Foreign Languages and
Literatures (all existing concentrations) and in existing
Foreign Language Education majors. The Senate approved
the following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the
establishment of new Honors Degrees leading
to the Honors B.A. in Foreign Languages and
Literatures and any of the following
concentrations: Classics, French Studies,
German Studies, Italian Studies, Latin Studies,
Russian Studies, Spanish Studies, Three
Languages, and Four Languages, and further
be it
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the
establishment of new Honors Degrees leading
to the Honors B.A. in Classics Education,
French Education, German Education, Latin
Education, Russian Education, and Spanish
Education, effective immediately.
Item K. New business introduced by Senator Shapiro, consisting
of the following Resolution:
WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate often deals with issues
directly affecting the student body of the
University of Delaware, and
WHEREAS, the student body has little influence over
issues directly affecting them, and
WHEREAS, the perspective of informed and experienced
students participating in the policy-making
process of the Faculty Senate will enhance
and strengthen the decisions made by the
Faculty Senate, and
WHEREAS, the Delaware Undergraduate Student
Congress (DUSC) is the official
undergraduate student government of the
University of Delaware, elected by students
across colleges, and representative of
students encompassing all of the colleges of
the University and many of the backgrounds
of different students, and
WHEREAS, the DUSC has the knowledge, leadership,
and experience necessary to evaluate and
consider proposals and to determine their
relative effect upon the student body,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, that any resolution facing the Faculty Senate
from one of the following committees be
reviewed and voted upon by the DUSC before
presentation to the full Faculty Senate, and be
it further
RESOLVED, that if the DUSC votes AGAINST said
resolution, the Faculty Senate must gain a 2/3
vote IN FAVOR of said resolution in order for
the resolution to pass.
Senate Committees
Coordinating Committee on Education
Diversity and Affirmative Action
International Studies
Library
Student Life
Undergraduate Studies
ad hoc committees pertaining to student life
Senate President Lomax adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Roof
Senate Secretary
JR/rg