REGULAR MEETING OF
THE
Meeting Minutes
1 May 2006
104 Gore Hall
I. Adoption
of the Agenda
II. Approval
of the Minutes: April 3, 2006
III. Election
of Senate Officers and Selected Committee Members – A slate of nominations
prepared by the Committee on Committees and Nominations (Eric Rise,
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 – Alan Fox (Statement)
B.
Vice President – Jinfa Cai
and Carmine Balascio
C.
Committee on Committees and Nominations ,Chairperson –
Margaret Birney and Robert Opila
D.
Members, Committee on Committees and Nominations–
Margaret Birney, Evelyn Hayes, and Robert Opila.
Election results: Alan Fox, President Elect; Jinfa Cai, Vice President; Margaret Birney, Committee on Committees and Nominations Chairperson; and Margaret Birney, Evelyn Hayes, and Robert Opila, members of Committee on Committees and Nominations.
IV. Remarks:
Bobby Gempesaw, on behalf of Dan Rich, Dr. Gempesaw thanked the faculty who provided comments to the Periodic
Review Report. He also thanked all faculty senators and President of Faculty
Senate, Avron Abraham.
V. Announcements:
Senate President Avron
Abraham
A.
Dr. Abraham thanked those who served on committees, and
announced that the Faculty Senate will continue to evaluate University
committees next year. The committees to
be looked at next year will be Faculty Awards and Diversity and Affirmative
Action.
B.
Culture Activities and Public Events extended deadline
to May 8 for requesting funds for special events.
C.
Institute for General Education is June 6-7.
VI. Consent
Agenda
A.
Announcements for Challenge:
1.
Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (Douglas Buttrey,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas
Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the revision to the major
in Animal Science (attachment)
2.
Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies
(Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for the
revision to the MS in Applied Mathematics (attachment
–1) (policy, attachment
–2)
3.
Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies
(Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for
the revision to the MS in Mathematics (attachment
–1)
4.
Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies
(Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for
the revision to the PhD in Applied Mathematics (attachment
–1)
5.
Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies
(Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for
the revision to the PhD in Mathematics (attachment
–1)
Resolution adopted by consent.
B.
Resolutions:
1.
Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (Douglas Buttrey,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas
Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for approval of permanent status for the B.A. in Continental European
Studies (attachment)
(attachment)
Whereas the B.A. in Continental European Studies was granted
provisional approval by the Faculty Senate on March 2, 1998; and
Whereas the review for permanent status was
successfully completed in 2005-2006; be it therefore
Resolved, that the B.A. in Continental European Studies be granted
permanent status.
Resolution approved.
2.
Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies
(Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on
Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) for an extension
of provisional status to the MS in Health Promotion (attachment-1)
Whereas, the M.S. in Health Promotion was granted provisional
approval by the Faculty Senate in September1998, and
Whereas, the review for permanent status was conducted in 2006,
where the graduate committee requested additional information regarding the
program, be it therefore:
Resolved, that the M.S. in Health Promotion be granted a one year
extension to their provisional status.
Resolution approved.
VII. Regular
Agenda
A.
Old Business:
1.
Appointments for Confirmation (attachment)
B.
New Business: None
VIII. 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.)
Adjourned
Submitted by Donald Lehman