REGULAR MEETING OF
THE
Meeting Minutes
104 Gore Hall
Members excused:
I.
Adoption of the Agenda
II.
Approval of the Minutes: December
4, 2006
III.
Remarks: Provost Dan Rich
A reorganization in the Provost office was recently announced: the
responsibilities of two vice provosts have been expanded. A search for vice president for student life
is underway; the search committee is being chaired by Havidán
Rodríguez. Dr.
Roselle had been serving in this role. The
Undergraduate applications set a new record, with greater than 22,500 so
far. Over 20,000 applicants are from
outside the state of
IV.
Announcements:
Senate President Dallas
Casey Patriarco, a Delaware Undergraduate Student
Congress representative for the Faculty Senate, made an announcement on behalf
of the Delaware Undergraduate Student Senate in support of Domestic Partner
Benefits for faculty/staff at the
V.
Consent Agenda
A.
Announcements for Challenge:
1.
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 request to disestablish
a policy history concentration in the Department of History (attachment)
2.
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 request to revise the
major in Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology (attachment)
3.
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 request to revise the
major in Anthropology Education in the Department of Anthropology (attachment)
4.
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 request to change the
name of the department from the Department of Fine Arts and Visual Communications
back to the Department of Art (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 request to revise the
minor in Medical Humanities in the Department of Philosophy (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 request to tie the Praxis I
exam to students’ junior level clinical course and add a notice about the need
to take the Praxis II exam before their student teaching for Music Education -
General/Choral Concentration: Voice in the Department of Music (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 request to tie the
Praxis I exam to students’ junior level clinical course and add a notice about
the need to take the Praxis II exam before their student teaching for Music
Education - Instrumental Concentration: Principal Instrument in the Department
of Music (attachment)
8.
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 request to tie the
Praxis I exam to students’ junior level clinical course and add a notice about
the need to take the Praxis II exam before their student teaching for Music
Education - General/Choral Concentration: Piano in the Department of Music (attachment)
9.
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 request to revise the
major in Early Childhood Education in the Department of Individual and Family
Studies (attachment)
10.
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 request to revise
Honors: Early Childhood Education in the Department of Individual and Family
Studies (attachment)
11.
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 request to revise the
major in Leadership in the School of Urban Affairs
and Public Policy (attachment)
12.
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 request to revise the
major in Elementary Teacher Education: Middle School English concentration in
the School of Education (attachment)
13.
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 request to change the
minimum grade requirement for BISC 106 (Elementary Human Physiology) from a D
to a C- for Applied Nutrition (APN) majors in the Department
of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (attachment)
14.
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 request to change the
minor in Figure Skating Coaching in the Department of
Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (attachment)
Announcements for Challenge adopted as written.
B.
Resolutions:
1.
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 request to disestablish
the major in Food Business Management and Technology in Department of Food & Resource Economics (attachment)
WHEREAS, the provisional major has not attracted
students as anticipated, and
WHEREAS, the major
has had only two students in four years (one still current), be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends that the major in Food Business Management and
Technology be disestablished
Approved as written.
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 request to grant a three year
extension to the provisional status of the MS in Health Promotion (attachment)
(attachment
resolution)
WHEREAS, during its
provisional period, the MS program in Health Promotion has been
administratively maintained under the Office of the Dean in the
WHEREAS, the Dean
has recently offered a plan to have this program housed in the Department of
Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences under new direction, the Graduate
Studies Committee believes two years is needed for this program to operate
under the new administrative structure and a third year is needed to
accomplish necessary permanent status program reviews, and
WHEREAS, the
extension period will give the program administrator and faculty an opportunity
to address the concerns raised in the 2006 program reviews, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends that a three year extension of provisional status of
the MS Program in Health Promotion be granted beginning September 1, 2007, and
be it further
RESOLVED, that this
program be reviewed for permanent status at an appropriate time to be place
before the Senate for its recommendation to the Board of Trustees in the spring
of 2010.
Approved as written.
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.)
No new business.
Meeting adjourned at
Submitted by Donald Lehman