Draft Resolution
WHEREAS the Provost has requested that a Council of Deans, made up of the deans of the seven colleges at the University of Delaware, review all newly proposed programs, and
WHEREAS the University Senate Committee on Graduate, Undergraduate Studies, Coordinating Committee on Education and the Executive Committee support this idea as they would value their input on resource issues for new programs and degrees, and
WHEREAS the Council’s input would be advisory only, and could not veto any academic proposal, and
WHEREAS the Council’s recommendations would be attached to the University Faculty Senate Approval Form, but would not replace the currently required individual letters of commitment from deans and chairs of affected programs, and
WHEREAS the Council’s recommendations must reach the respective committees by mid-December in order to meet deadlines set for them by the University Faculty Senate,
WHEREAS the routing for the University Faculty Senate Approval Form for Academic Programs would be unchanged, and that the signature of the dean of the college would signify that this proposal was considered, if deemed necessary, by the Council of Deans, be it therefore
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate recommends that the
Council of Deans, made up of the seven deans of the