REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
March 4, 2013 – 104 GORE
January 24, 2013
TO: Senators and Executives
FROM: Katherin Rogers, Vice President
University Faculty Senate
SUBJECT: Regular Faculty Senate Meeting March 4, 2013
In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in 104 Gore Hall.
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: February
4, 2013
III. Remarks: Provost Nancy Brickhouse
IV. Announcements: Senate President Sheldon Pollack
V. Item for Information – 2014-2015
Academic Calendar (UGSGRD0269) (attachment)
VI. Consent Agenda
a. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the Music Management Studies minor UGS 0208 (revised attachment 1-24-13)
b. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add a minor in Environmental Sustainability (UGS 0221) (attachment) (response attachment) (attachment)
c. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add a minor in Environmental Humanities (UGS0211) (attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment) ( support attachment) ( support attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment)
d. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise minor in Black American Studies (UGS0227) (attachment)
e. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to Revise major in Apparel Design (UGS0228) (attachment)
f. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major in Fashion Merchandising (UGS0229) (attachment)
g. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise minor in Japanese(UGS0230) (attachment)
h. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major in Russian Studies (UGS0231) ( attachment)
i. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BS Mathematical Sciences (UGS0241) (attachment)
j. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration (UGS0214) (response to UGS Questions) (dean response attachment) (attachment revised)
k. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise concentration POSC – BA American Politics (UGS0243) (attachment) (revision to course number)
l. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the concentration – Environmental Engineering – Environmental Biological and Chemical Processes (UGS 0223) (attachment) (support attachment)
m. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to modify Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree Program (UGS 0226) (attachment) (revised side by side for catalog)
n. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the concentration POSC – BA Global Studies (UGS0244) (attachment)
o. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the concentration POSC – BA Law, Politics and Theory (UGS0245) (attachment) (revision to course number)
p. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise minor Sexualities and Gender Studies (UGS 0247) (attachment)
q. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request revise major BA Mathematical Science (UGS0236) (attachment) (support ltr. attachment)
r. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BS Mathematics Education (UGS0237) (attachment) (support ltr. attachment)
s. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BS Quantitative Biology (UGS0238) (attachment) (support ltr. attachment)
t. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BA Mathematics Education (UGS0239) (attachment) (support ltr. attachment)
u. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BS Mathematics and Economics (UGS0240) (attachment) (support ltr. attachment)
v. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise Add concentration POSC – BA Politics, Groups and Identities (UGS0242) ( attachment)
w. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise major BS in Cognitive Science (UGS0235) (attachment) (support attachment) (support attachment)
x. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise to revise the Exercise Science Major and all Concentrations (UGS0218) (revised attachment 1-25-13)
y. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add a minor in Arabic (UGS 0249) (attachment)
z. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the BS major in Accounting (UGS 0267) (attachment)
aa. Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter,
Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni
Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the
request to revise the Educational Studies Minor(UGS 0276 ) (attachment)
bb. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the Elementary Teacher Education Major (UGS0277) (attachment)
cc. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the major BS Neuroscience (UGS0246) (attachment) (revised attachment) (support attachment)
dd Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the PhD in Mechanical Engineering (GRD 0272) (attachment)
ee. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the courses required for the MS in Human Nutrition (GRD0274) (attachment)
ff. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the Mechanical Engineering Program Policy (GRD0273) (attachment 2012-2013) (attachment 2013-2014)
gg. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the MS Human Development and Family Studies (GRD 0278) – (attachment)
hh. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request major and delete concentrations – Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (GRD 0282) (attachment) (attachment program policy)
ii. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the PhD in Education program (GRD0283) (attachment) (attachment program policy)
jj. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the Master of Arts in Teaching (GRD0284) (attachment) (attachment program policy)
kk. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) and the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to revise the 4 plus 1 to the MS in Accounting (GRDUGS0185) (attachment)
VII.
Regular Agenda
1. Resolutions:
a. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add new graduate major - MA Speech Language Pathology (GRD0270) (attachment) (support attachment) (revised proposal) (support letter) (program policy) (revised resolution)
WHEREAS, the Delaware Governor’s office commissioned
task forces in 2008 and 2011 that documented an acute need for additional
speech-language pathologists in the state, performed a cost-benefit analysis,
and recommended that a master’s program in speech-language pathology (required
for licensure in all states) should be developed in the College of Health
Sciences at the University of Delaware, and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects
that employment of speech-language pathologists is expected to grow by 23
percent between 2010 and 2020, and
WHEREAS, the Governor’s office specifically wishes to
know that the University has approved a curriculum for this program before
committing the resources necessary to launch it, and
WHEREAS, the College of Health Sciences has brought in
several consultants who have gone through the process of establishing master’s
programs in speech-language pathology to provide expert advice for the
development of the proposed curriculum and related budget, and
WHEREAS, the College of Health Sciences will not
launch the program in the absence of a commitment of full financial support
from the state of Delaware necessary to support the first several years of
operation until the program can reasonably become self-sustaining in accordance
with budget projections, and
WHEREAS, the proposed program will contribute to the
University's "Path to Prominence": to become a premier research and
graduate university; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends
provisionally, for five years, the establishment of a new MA program in
Speech-Language Pathology, effective September 1, 2016; and be it further
RESOLVED, that this new program shall be launched provided only that full financial support for five years is received from the State of Delaware by June 30, 2014.
b. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Andrew Teplyakov, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add a BA Public Policy and MA Historic Preservation 4 + 1 (UGS GRD 0210) (attachment)
WHEREAS, the proposed 4 + 1 Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Master of Arts in Historic Preservation offers an alternate accelerated route for highly qualified students to begin pursuing a master’s degree in Historic Preservation while an undergraduate Public Policy major at the University of Delaware, and
WHEREAS, the University of Delaware will be one of only a few schools in the nation to offer a five year accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree program with a focus on Public Policy and Historic Preservation, and
WHEREAS, the existing graduate programs in Historic Preservation already provide all the courses and administrative framework for such a degree, and
WHEREAS, the proposed program contributes to two milestones on the University’s “Path to Prominence” to become a premier research and graduate university; to achieve excellence in professional education; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends approval of the establishment of a new 4+1 Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy/Master of Arts in Historic Preservation in the School of Public Policy and Administration.
c. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Fred Hofstetter, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Deni Galileo, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to add Honors Degree to Medical Diagnostics Major (UGS 0219) (revised attachment)
WHEREAS, the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences has expressed the intent to establish an Honors Degree within the Medical Diagnostics Major, and
WHEREAS, this proposal has been created in consultation with the Honors Program and includes a letter of support, and
WHEREAS, students choosing the Medical Diagnostics Major are likely to be pursuing an advanced degree in healthcare (e.g., medicine, physician assistant) and may desire to pursue an Honors Degree, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends approval of the establishment of an Honors Degree in the Medical Diagnostics Major, effective September 1, 2013.
d. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Committee on Rules (Anu Sivaraman, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) for the request to approve the new numbering system referring to individual policies of the existing Faculty Handbook (http://facultyhandbook.udel.edu/)
WHEREAS, the Faculty Handbook informs faculty of major policies and regulations of the University, and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to have the Faculty Handbook organized such that the policies contained within can efficiently be referenced, and
WHEREAS, the current Faculty Handbook has only the
major sections of the document numbered, and
WHEREAS, the policies contained within each section are identified by title only, thus making it difficult to reference individual policies within the Faculty Handbook, and
WHEREAS, revisions to the Faculty Handbook require Faculty Senate approval, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the current system
referring to individual policies of the existing Faculty Handbook be revised as
in handbook link above.
2. Unfinished
Business: None
3. New
Business:
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.)
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