REGULAR MEETING OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE FACULTY SENATE

Meeting Minutes

December 4, 2006

 

104 Gore Hall                                                                                                  4:00 pm

 

Members excused:

 

I.             Adoption of the Agenda.  Approved

II.          Approval of the Minutes: November 6, 2006.  Approved

III.       Remarks: Provost Dan Rich announced that Dr. Patrick Harker was selected as the next president of the University of Delaware; he will start July 1, 2007.  Comments on the University of Delaware’s Middle States Periodic Review Report (PRR) were laudatory.  At their November 16 meeting, Middle States accepted the University’s PRR, reaffirmed full accreditation, and commended the University for the quality of the report.  Our report is a model for other higher institutions to follow.  The next site visit will be 2010-2011.  Dr. Rich asked senators to be “ambassadors” for the University of Delaware Commitment to Delawareans program.  The model has been well received by educators in Delaware and other states.

The University of Delaware ranks first in the percent of students who study abroad—43% of the graduating class.  The University of Delaware is the only public institution in the top 20.  The University provides a lot of funding for scholarships for study abroad.  A program for faculty fellows for the Center for International Studies is being developed.  Requests for proposals will be forthcoming. Havidán Rodríguez added that $5,000 stipends will be offered for enhancing international studies including the development of a new course, research, presenting at a conference, or bringing in international speakers.  Requests will be due the first of February.

Dr. Rich added that the graduate program review is ongoing.  The study will be year long with a follow up next year. Part of the review does involve the central support of graduate study.

IV.        Announcements: Senate President Dallas Hoover. None

V.           Consent Agenda

A.     Announcements for Challenge

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for the revision to the MS in Wildlife Ecology (attachment)

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for the proposed Name Change to the MS in “Entomology and Applied Ecology” to MS in “Entomology” as well as the revision to the Major and Elimination of the Concentrations (attachment)

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair)for the proposed Name Change to the PhD in “Entomology and Applied Ecology” to PhD in “Entomology and Wildlife Ecology” (attachment)

4.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) to establish Two New Concentrations for the PhD in “Entomology and Wildlife Ecology”: One in Entomology and One in Wildlife Ecology (attachment)

5.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Amy Johnson, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for the revision to the minor in Wildlife Conservation (attachment)

6.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Amy Johnson, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for the revision to the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering – BME (attachment)

7.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Amy Johnson, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for the addition of a Biomedical Engineering minor and deleting the Biomedical Engineering Concentration within Mechanical Engineering (attachment)  (attachment)  (attachment)  (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)
Announcements for challenge passed.

B.     Resolutions:

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Alan Fox, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Dallas Hoover, Chair) for Permanent approval of the MS in Hospitality Information Management- (attachment 1) (attachment 2) (attachment 3) (attachment 4)

WHEREAS,     the Hospitality Information Management Program was provisionally approved on April 9, 2001, and

WHEREAS,     at the end of the provisional period an external review team recommended that the Hospitality Information Management program be given permanent status, and

WHEREAS,     student interest in the program has been demonstrated by the actual enrollment as compared to the projected enrollment, be it therefore

RESOLVED,   that the Faculty Senate recommends that the Hospitality Information Management program be granted permanent status.

Resolution Approved.

2.      Request for an extension to the provisional status of the MS Program in Health Services Administration (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

WHEREAS,     both the interim Director of the School of Nursing and the Dean of the College of Health Sciences recommended an extension of this program for one year, and

WHEREAS,     the Graduate Studies Committee believes two years is needed for further development of this program and a third year is needed to accomplish updated reviews by the appropriate faculty senate committees, and

WHEREAS,     the extension period will give the program director and faculty an opportunity to address the concerns raised in the Permanent Status Program Review report, be it therefore

RESOLVED,   that the Faculty Senate recommends that a three year extension of provisional status of the MS Program in Health Services Administration be granted. 

Resolution Approved.

VI.        Regular Agenda

A.      Old Business:  None

B.     New Business: None

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.)

None

Adjourned 4:30.

Submitted by Donald Lehman