REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

MAY 9, 2011 – 104 GORE HALL

OFFICIAL MINUTES

Members Excused: Grace Bennet, Shreeram Inamdar, Howard Johnson, Santhi Leon, Adam Marsh, Raelene Maser, Dean Matt, David Meyer, Alise Morales, LTC. Bernard Moxley, Dennis Prather, John Scholz, Wayne Voelmeck,

May 2, 2011

TO: Senators and Executives

FROM: Belinda Orzada, Vice President

University Faculty Senate

SUBJECT: Regular Faculty Senate Meeting May 9, 2011

In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011 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

John Madsen- Mentioned that items H through L will be withdrawn from today’s meeting so we may meet with the union over the summer to resolve any differences.

Motion to adopt was moved, seconded and approved.

II. Approval of the Minutes: April 11, 2011

Motion to approve was made, seconded and approved.

III. Election of Senate Officers and Selected Committee Members – A slate of nominations prepared by the Committee on Committees and Nominations (Don Lehman, Chairperson) is presented in Attachment 1. Biographies of the nominees are presented in Attachment 2. Senators are reminded that additional nominations may be made from the floor, and that senators making such nominations are responsible for determining that a nominee would serve if elected.

A. President Elect – Sheldon Pollack (Statement)

B. Senate Secretary – Anu Sivaraman

C. Committee on Committees Chairperson – Jack Baroudi

D. Committee on Committees Member At Large – Jack Baroudi

E. Committee on Committees Member At Large – Deena Burke

There were no nominations from the floor. Voting took place and ballots were collected.

IV. Presentation of the 2011 Faculty Senate Excellence Awards: Senate President John Madsen

V. Remarks: Provost Tom Apple

-Congratulations to all the award winners

- Hopes we can get greater interest in the faculty senate among the faculty such that we have multiple candidates for the various officer positions

- Reiterated position on differences between CNTT and TT and Tenured faculty. While we treasure the service provided by CNTT faculty on the UD campus we expect national impact from our TT and tenured faculty and international impact from our tenured Full Professors

VI. Announcements: Senate President John Madsen

Faculty Senate Announcements: Senate President John Madsen

To be presented at May 9th, 2011 Meeting

5/5/11

1) The Student Government Association is working towards the establishment

of student advisory boards for each College at UD. The boards would be

comprised of undergraduate students and the Dean of the College, or his/her

appointed representative. One of the primary goals is the fostering of

communication and relationships between students and the administration

of each College.

2) Update on the RBB Ad‐Hoc Committee from Dr. Thomas Ilvento, Committee Chair

3) Update on Student Survey on Academic Calendar/Course Meeting Times from the Ad‐Hoc Calendar Committee and next steps by Committee in regards to this issue from Hans‐Joerg Busch, Committee Chair

4) At the March 7th, 2011 Faculty Senate Meeting, Senator Morrison charged the Executive Committee and the Undergraduate Studies Committee with looking at the drop/add policy. The Executive Committee has discussed a review of the policy and has requested that the Undergraduate Studies Committee and Graduate Studies Committee review the issues raised by Senator Morrison and others at the March 7th, 2011 meeting.

5) Previous issues raised at Faculty Senate Meetings, including the listing of Religious Holidays on the Academic Calendar, Faculty notification of college restructuring, and implementation of the 6/10 rule are addressed in today’s agenda

VII. Consent Agenda

1. Announcements for Challenge:

a. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the minor in East Asian Studies (0074) (attachmentrevised4-11)

b. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to remove Chemical Engineering Special Breadth requirement (0048) (attachment) (revised attachment) (attachmentemail)

c. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise curriculum for Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and add a concentration (0100) (attachment)

d. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the minor in Strength and Conditioning (0022) (revised attachment 12-15-2010)

e. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the major BM: Applied Music – Instrumental BMAS (0065) (attachment)

f. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise major BMAS Music Education Instrumental (0071) (attachment)

g. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise Art Department Overview (0093) (attachment) (attachment revised 4-5-11JH)

h. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the BFA in Visual Communication Major (0094) (attachment 4-5-11JH)

i. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the B.A. in Art (0095) (revised 4-5-11JH)

j. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the BFA in Fine Arts (0103) (attachment 4-5-11JH)

k. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add an Undergraduate CertificateinArabic (0101) (attachment)

l. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to create a minor in Electrical and Computing Engineering (0049) (attachment revised 1-24-11)

m. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a Graduate Certificate in Disability Leadership (attachment)

n. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the MS in Exercise Science (attachment)

o. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Program Policy Statement for the Master of Science in Exercise Science (attachment)

p. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to revise the Master of Communication (attachment) (attachment)

q. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a Graduate Certificate in Statistics (attachment)

r. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add the Nurse Practitioner concentration to the RN to MSN (attachment) (attachment policy manual)

s. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to change the name of the PhD in Animal Sciences to Animal and Food Sciences (attachment)

t. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to change requirements for the Certificate in Computational Science and Engineering (attachment) (attachment)

The announcements for challenge and consent agenda were approved as presented.

VIII. Regular Agenda

A. Unfinished Business:

B. New Business:

1. Confirmation of Appointments:

2. Resolutions:

a. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to disestablish the Master of Marine Management (attachment) (attachment resolution)

WHEREAS, Master in Marine Management in the School of Marine Management and Policy was granted provisional status in April 2005, and

WHEREAS, the degree is scheduled for review for permanent status in 2011, and

WHEREAS, the degree program, despite its merits, has been unsuccessful with regard to matriculation and graduation of students, and

WHEREAS, the Directors Council of the School of Marine Management and Policy recommend that permanent status not be pursued, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends the termination of the Masters in Marine Management.

The resolution was approved

b. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request for Permanent Approval of the Health Promotion Program in the college of Health Sciences. (attachment form) (attachment) (attachment) (attachmentsupport) (attachmentsupport) (attachment program policy statement) (attachment resolution)

WHEREAS, the Master’s in Health Promotion Program is in the Department of Behavioral Health &

Nutrition, and

WHEREAS, the Master’s in Health Promotion has been in existence since 1998 and

WHEREAS, the Master’s in Health Promotion Program has been successful with over 90 students in the program and 66 graduates;

WHEREAS, the Master’s in Health Promotion Program has now met all the requirements for permanent status; be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Master’s in Science Program in Health Promotion become a permanent master’s level program at the University of Delaware.

The resolution was approved

c. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) and the Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to change the name of the Department of Chemical Engineering to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (attachment) (attachment resolution doc.)

WHEREAS, the Department of Chemical Engineering has grown significantly in the faculty, graduate students, sponsored research in biomolecular engineering in the past decade, and

 WHEREAS, the Department has established a biological sciences requirement for our undergraduate

degree, and

WHEREAS, the Department has a highly successful biochemical engineering minor, and   WHEREAS, the Department has achieved international stature for its biomolecular engineering

research, and

WHEREAS, the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering has overwhelmingly voted to change our name to “Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,” and

WHEREAS, the College of Engineering has voted to support this name change, and

WHEREAS, the choice of name reflects the research activities, teaching, and mission of our Department, and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Dept. of Education defines CIP Code 14.0702: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as an appropriate description of the Department’s mission,

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends that the name, Department of “Chemical Engineering,” be changed to Department of “Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.”

The resolution was approved.

d. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) and the Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a new major: BA in Linguistics 4+1 option (attachment proposal) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment 2-11-11) (dean support) (library support) (resolution revised 3-1-11)

WHEREAS, the BA in Linguistics is being proposed to be implemented in Fall 2011, and the MA in Linguistics and Cognitive Science is well established, and

WHEREAS, the proposed 4 + 1 Program would enable outstanding undergraduates to complete both degrees in five years rather than six, and

WHEREAS, students completing the two degrees would be very well placed to enter into further graduate study or a career in a related field, and

WHEREAS, the graduate program in Linguistics being internationally renowned, the 4 + 1 Program would enable undergraduate students to make use of the valuable resource and participate in this graduate environment, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate approves the establishment of a new 4 + 1 Program leading to the degrees of BA in Linguistics and MA in Linguistics and Cognitive Science, effective September 1, 2011.

The resolution was approved.

e. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to disestablish the combined MS in Human Nutrition / Dietetic Internship Certificate (attachment) (resolution document)

WHEREAS, he enrollment in the MS/DI certificate subplan of the Master's Degree in Human Nutrition Program has only attracted 3 students since its inception, and

WHEREAS, no students have shown interest in the program's subplan without being offered a funded teaching assistantship to go along with the combined option, and

WHEREAS, those 3 students who were offered funding were not able to complete the program without adding additional semesters to the plan, nor were they able to carry out their TA responsibilities satisfactorily with the additional workload this imposed upon them by the teaching assistantship, and

 WHEREAS, the combined Master's Degree in Human Nutrition/Dietetic Internship Certificate

subplan has been evaluated by the nutrition faculty of the Behavioral Health and Human Nutrition Department (formerly Nutrition Program in the Department of Health Nutrition and Exercise Sciences) as not being acceptable when adding a funded teaching assistantship on top of it, and

WHEREAS, no graduate students have accepted admission into this subplan option without an offer of funding in the past 3 years, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the University Faculty Senate affirms the proposed disestablishment of the combined MS in Human Nutrition/DI Certificate subplan option from the Master's Degree in Human Nutrition Program.

The resolution was approved.

f. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to disestablish the MA program in Counseling in Higher Education (attachment) (resolution) (attachment)

WHEREAS, the faculty in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies have decided by a vote of 16 to 3 to disestablish the MA in Counseling in Higher Education and,

WHEREAS, this decision aligns the department programs in conjunction with departmental and college priorities and frees up resources to pursue national excellence and

WHEREAS, this move is supported by the Chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends the termination of the MA in Counseling in Higher Education.

The resolution was approved.

g. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) to extend the time period for submission of proposed changes to the existing Promotion and Tenure Statements to the University Committee on Promotions and Tenure from March 1, 2011 to August 15, 2011 (attachment)

The resolution was approved.

WHEREAS, the University Committee on Promotions and Tenure has been working on revisions to promotion and tenure policies that have required discussions with representatives of the AAUP, the Administration and the Faculty, and

WHEREAS, these discussions have caused delays in the reviews of changes to promotion and tenure statements that have been approved by the appropriate college committees and deans, and

WHEREAS, to not further inconvenience departments or units who have been waiting to have their documents approved by the University Committee on Promotions and Tenure, some for as long as 12 months, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the University Faculty Senate change the deadline for the submission of proposed changes in promotion and tenure statements to the University Committee on Promotions and Tenure , for the year 2011 only, from March 1 to August 15.

The resolution was approved.

h. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the revision of the current policy concerning Term and Contract Renewal Policy for Continuing Non-Tenure Track Faculty and Full-Time Temporary Appointments (attachment 1) (attachment 2)

WHEREAS, the ultimate objectives of promotion policies at the University of Delaware are faculty excellence and procedural fairness, and

WHEREAS, an individual hired on a full-time temporary appointment who is subsequently appointed as a primary, full-time continuing non-tenure track faculty has their previous time of service counted in the computation of their subsequent contract renewal periods, and

WHEREAS, during this previous time of service, work completed at the same rank while on temporary appointment should be included in subsequent decisions regarding promotion, and

WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing University policy on Term and Contract Renewal for Non-Tenure Track Faculty in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) be revised as in attachment 2.

Resolution withdrawn from Agenda.

i. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the revision of the current policy concerning Minimum Standards for Promotion (attachment 1) (attachment 2)

WHEREAS, the mission of the University encompasses teaching, scholarship and service, and

WHEREAS, scholarship, whether in the form of research, publication, professional development, artistic creativity, or scholarship related to teaching or service is a significant part of each faculty member’s contribution to the academic community, and

WHEREAS, a faculty member’s workload shall be assigned with the expectation that they will have the opportunity to meet the criteria for promotion and satisfactory peer review, and

WHEREAS, the ultimate objectives of promotion policies at the University of Delaware are faculty excellence and procedural fairness, and

WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing University policy on Minimum Standards for Promotion in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) be revised as in attachment 2.

Resolution withdrawn from Agenda.

j. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the revision of the current policy concerning University Promotion and Tenure Policy and information supplied to External Reviewers and Consideration of Workload (attachment 1) (attachment 2)

WHEREAS, the ultimate objectives of promotion policies at the University of Delaware are faculty excellence and procedural fairness, and

WHEREAS, a faculty member’s workload shall be assigned with the expectation that they will have the opportunity to meet the criteria for promotion and satisfactory peer review, and

WHEREAS, outside peer review is one of the methods by which excellence can be evaluated for

promotion of faculty, and

WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing University policy on Departmental Responsibilities for Promotion and Tenure in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) be revised as in attachment 2.

Resolution withdrawn from Agenda.

k. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the revision of the current policy concerning University Promotion and Tenure Policy with a Statement on Documentation of Excellence(attachment 1) (attachment 2)

WHEREAS, the ultimate objectives of promotion policies at the University of Delaware are faculty excellence and procedural fairness, and

WHEREAS, the determination of what constitutes excellence is one of the fundamental components in promotion and tenure decisions, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing University policy on Faculty Promotion and Tenure in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) be revised as in attachment 2.

Resolution withdrawn from Agenda.

l. Recommendation from the University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Jack Baroudi, Chair) with the concurrence of the Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the revision of the current policy concerning University Promotion and Tenure Policy and Promotion Dossiers (attachment 1) (attachment 2)

WHEREAS, the ultimate objectives of promotion policies at the University of Delaware are faculty excellence and procedural fairness, and

WHEREAS, a faculty member’s workload shall be assigned with the expectation that they will have the opportunity to meet the criteria for promotion and satisfactory peer review, and

WHEREAS, outside peer review is one of the methods by which excellence can be evaluated for promotion of faculty and it is important that external evaluators are aware of the candidate’s departmental P&T guidelines and have an understanding of the candidate’s workload for the period under review , and

WHEREAS, the evaluation of teaching is an extremely important factor in promotion decisions and a candidate for promotion must incorporate into the dossier several kinds of evidence in support of their quality of teaching, and

WHEREAS, external evaluations that address a candidate’s teaching should be required when their assigned teaching workload for the period under review is 100%, and

WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing University policy on Promotion Dossiers for Promotion and Tenure in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) be revised as in attachment 2.

Resolution withdrawn from Agenda.

m. Recommendation from the Committee on Student Life (Mark Parcells, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the approval of the Student Life Plan 2011-2012(attachment) (attachment)

WHEREAS, faculty review of any residential program involving students is a proper function of the University Faculty Senate, and

WHEREAS, the Student Life Committee of the Faculty Senate, and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate have reviewed and recommend approval of the residential program proposed by the Office of Residence Life for the academic year 2011-2012, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate of the University of Delaware has reviewed and recommends for approval of the attached Office of Residence Life residential program for 2011- 2012

The resolution was approved.

n. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fred Hoffstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the following recommendations concerning 30 additional credits for students earning two degrees (attachment)

WHEREAS, students earning two degrees will have met the requirements for both degrees, including all college requirements even when the degrees are from different colleges, and

WHEREAS, this means that students earning double degrees will have met rigorous degree

requirements, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the University will delete the current policy stating that “to be eligible for a second degree, the student must earn at least 30 credits in addition to those required for the first degree.”

The resolution was approved.

o. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fred Hoffstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the following recommendations concerning grade inflation (attachment)

WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate 2005 Ad Hoc committee on grade inflation found evidence of significant grade inflation at the University, and,

WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate voted in May 2005 that “faculty discuss grade distribution on anannual basis” and,

WHEREAS, the Faculty Senate voted in May 2005 that “the distributions of grades across departments be made public” and,

WHEREAS, many faculty believe that transparency in grade distribution is important. Be it therefore resolved that:

RESOLUTION 1: the Faculty Senate requests that the Registrar’s Office annually provide each unit’s chair with information about grade distributions for each course and section taught in that unit;

The resolution was approved

RESOLUTION 2: the Faculty Senate recommends that unit chairs discuss grade distributions withfaculty;

The resolution was approved

RESOLUTION 3: the Faculty Senate requests that the Office of Institutional Research provide public and timely postings of aggregate grade distributions across units and colleges.

The resolution was not passed.

16 in favor with 29 opposed

p. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) with the concurrence of the

Rules Committee (Jack Baroudi, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to modify the current policy on student class attendance concerning religious holidays (attachment 1) (attachment 2) (attachment 3)

WHEREAS, the University of Delaware is committed to creating an educational community that is intellectually, culturally and socially inclusive, enriched by the contributions and full participation of persons from many different backgrounds, and

WHEREAS, the University is sensitive to calendars of primary sacred times for world religions, while maintaining the policy not to cancel classes on religious holidays, and

WHEREAS, it is beneficial for faculty and students to be aware of, and necessary for students to notify faculty concerning potential class absence due to, major religious holidays, and

WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval and the proposed revisions in this resolution result in changes to Student Attendance Policies outlined in the UD Academic Catalog, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the existing policy on Student Class Attendance and Excused Absences in the Faculty Handbook (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 1) and Student Attendance Policies as outlined in the UD Academic Catalog (modifications to current policy are shown in Attachment 2) be revised as in attachment 3.

The resolution was approved.

q. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Bob Opila, Chair) and the Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Jeff Jordan, Chair) and the Executive Committee (John Madsen, Chair) for the request to add a new 4+1 BEE/MSECE and 4+1 BCpE/MSECE graduate degree options in Electrical and Computer Engineering (attachment 5-2-11)

WHEREAS, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering currently offers the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE) degrees in two modalities, as a thesis and non-thesis master’s degree, and

WHEREAS, in an effort to expand our professional degree enrollment (consistent with the University strategic plan), and in order to attract and retain highly qualified domestic applicants, we propose to establish a 4+1 BEE/MSECE and a 4+1 BCpE/MSECE program

WHEREAS, these proposed programs will give our highly-qualified and highly-motivated undergraduate students the opportunity to earn both the Bachelor’s degree (either BEE or BCpE) and the Master’s degree (MSECEand the Master’s degree (MSECE) in five years of full-time study. Both, thesis and non-thesis options, will be offered in the 4+1 BEE/MSECE and 4+1 BCpE/MSECE programs, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends the establishment of a new 4 + 1 program leading to the degree ofBachelor of Electrical Engineering/Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and 4+1 Bachelor of Computer Engineering/Master of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate degree options in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The resolution was approved.

VII. Introduction of New Business:

a. Motion from Senator Morrison concerning faculty notification of college restructuring

WHEREAS, it is important that the University exhibits complete transparency during the restructuring of colleges and other academic units,

WHEREAS, change in academic structure is an issue that benefits from as much input as possible,

WHEREAS, faculty and other personnel who have a vested interest in such proposed changes should have the opportunity to not only be aware of such proposal but to be afforded sufficient time to enter into debate, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that any proposal to restructure a college or any other academic unit initiated either by an academic unit or by the Provost or any other person in a senior leadership position at the UD be communicated in writing to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate and to those directly impacted by such proposal within 10 (business)days of the initial public (campus) declaration of the proposal in any format.

Motion will be sent to executive committee who will refer it to the rules committee.

b. Motion from Senator Morrison concerning the 6-10 rule

WHEREAS, the 6-10 rule has been adhered to by university administrators for the past several decades for scheduling classes using this basic guideline as a minimum size for both graduate and undergraduate classes, be it therefore

RESOLVED, that the 6-10 rule continue to be adhered to by administrators in charge of scheduling classes unless a financial exigency is declared at the university whereby such a policy may be negated.

The resolution was discussed and will be referred to the undergraduate and graduate committee.

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.)

Two motions were introduced under new business

Motion 1: The Ad-hoc calendar committee recommends that Saturday not be used for the regular scheduling of final exams, but that faculty (with the consent of their students) have the option of requesting that a final exam be scheduled on a Saturday.

Motion 2: The Ad-hoc calendar committee recommends that in the spring semester the Thursday before commencement be used for the scheduling of final exams.

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