REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
MAY 5, 2008
– 104 GORE HALL
TO: Senators and Executives
FROM: Jeff Jordan, Vice President
University Faculty Senate
SUBJECT: Regular
Faculty Senate Meeting
In
accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular
meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on
I certify that hard copies of the approval page for each undergraduate and graduate studies academic item on the agenda are filed in the Faculty Senate Office with the appropriate signatures of approval up through the Chair of the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education. The Agenda will be as follows:
I.
Adoption of the Agenda
II. Approval of the Minutes: April 7, 2008
III.
Election of
Senate Officers and Selected Committee Members – A slate of nominations
prepared by the Committee on Committees and Nominations (Jack Baroudi,
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 – Cihan Cobanoglu (Statement)
b. Vice President – Charles Mason
c. Committee on Committees Chairperson – Jack Baroudi
d. Committee on Committees Member At Large – Jack Baroudi and
Evelyn Hayes
IV. Remarks: Provost Dan Rich
V. Announcements: Senate President Alan Fox
VI. Consent Agenda
A. Announcements for Challenge: None
VII.
Regular
Agenda
A. Old Business: Update on Breadth Requirement Issue (attachment)
B. New Business:
1. Confirmation of Appointments: (attachment)
2. Standing Committee Annual Reports (attachment)
3.
Resolutions:
A. Recommendation from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the name change of the Individual and Family Studies Department to Human Development and Family Studies (attachment)
Whereas,
the Department of Individual and
Family Studies has conducted research and instruction in the area of
development of individuals from birth to death since its inception in 1979, and
Whereas,
the Academic Program Review team
visiting the department in October 2007 recommended a change of the department
name to “Human Development and Family Studies,” and
Whereas,
the department has a masters of
science degree in “Human Development and Family Studies,” and
Whereas,
the department has a Ph.D. in
“Human Development and Family Studies,” and
Whereas,
the name change will emphasize
the lifespan emphasis of the scholarship in the department better enabling the
department to recruit high quality students and faculty; and
Whereas,
over 90 universities throughout the
world house departments with name “Human Development and Family Studies,” and
Whereas,
the faculty of the Department of
Individual and Family Studies voted unanimously to change the name of the
department, be it therefore
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommends
that the name, Department of “Individual and Family Studies,” be changed to
Department of “Human Development and Family Studies.”
B. Recommendation
from the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive
Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the move of the HRIM program from the
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 department from one college to another
before final action is taken
by the Board of
Trustees.
Whereas, the faculty of the Department of Hotel
and Restaurant Management (HRIM) have expressed their interest to transfer to
the Lerner College of Business and Economics, and
Whereas, the
of the HRIM program to
the college,
Whereas, the Deans of the
Whereas, this transfer will provide for enhanced
recognition of academic
programs and opportunities to HRIM students and
faculty and create
collaborative opportunities between
students and staff, be
it therefore
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends the transfer
of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRIM) to the Lerner
College of Business and Economics effective July 1, 2008.
C. Recommendation from the Committee on Rules (Don Lehman, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the FACULTY HANDBOOK Section 2: Academic Program Organization Academic Organization and Roles of Academic Officers Department Chairpersons (and School Directors) (attachment)
Whereas, the department chairpersons and school directors are appointed by the President and Provost, and
Whereas, the appointments are renewable for five-year terms, and
Whereas, the advice of a majority of the faculty within the department or school is required for the appointment or reappointment of the chairperson or school director, be it therefore
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends that the formal vote of the faculty must be communicated to the dean of the college and by the dean to the provost upon the occasion of any recommendation for appointment or reappointment.
D. Recommendation from the Committee on
Rules (Don Lehman, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the
revision to the FACULTY HANDBOOK
Section: 3 Conduct of Academic Programs (attachment)
Whereas, the University Faculty are engaged in basic and applied research, and
Whereas, the University Faculty do not engage in research that cannot be published due to limitations by the funding organization or is classified, and
Whereas, there are situations when unclassified externally funded research with limits on publication can be significant and meet the best interests of the University, be it therefore
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends changing the Faculty Handbook to specify situations when the Provost may approve a faculty member to engage in unclassified externally funded research with limits on publication.
E. Recommendation from the Committee on Student Life (Matt Robinson, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the endorsement of the attached Residence Life Proposal (attachment) (May12revised document attachment (Revised attachment May 12 word doc w/amendments)
Whereas, faculty review of any residential program involving students is a proper function of the University Faculty Senate, and
Whereas, the University Faculty Senate was charged by the Provost to review the residential program proposed by the Residence Life Office for the academic year 2008-09, and
Whereas, the Resident Education Advisory Committee, an Ad Hoc committee formed by the Faculty Senate President, the Student Life Committee of the Faculty Senate, and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate have all reviewed the residential program proposed by the Residence Life Office, and
Whereas, those plans have been revised at each level of the Faculty review, be it therefore
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate of the University of Delaware has reviewed and recommends for approval the attached Residence Life residential program for 2008-09
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.)
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