Whereas, the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees state that the faculty shall be given the opportunity to consider and make recommendations for proposed changes in the University organization, including the transfer of a program from one college to another, before final action is taken by the Board of Trustees,

Whereas, the faculty of the Sport Management (SM) program in the College of Health Sciences have expressed their interest in transferring to the Department of Business Administration in the Lerner College of Business and Economics, and

Whereas, the faculty of the Department of Business Administration in the Lerner College have voted to support the transfer of the SM program to the Department of Business Administration, and

Whereas, the Deans of the Lerner College and the College of Health Sciences support this transfer, and

Whereas, this transfer will provide for enhanced recognition of academic programs and opportunities for SM students and faculty and create collaborative opportunities between Lerner College and the SM faculty, be it therefore

Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends the transfer of the Sport Management program to the Department of Business Administration in the Lerner College of Business and Economics effective July 1, 2010.