WSU Faculty Senate Meeting April 9, 2020

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I move that the University Faculty recommend to the President and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those undergraduate and professional students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of May 2020, August 2020, and December 2020. APPROVED

I move that the University Faculty recommend to the President and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those graduate students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of May 2020, August 2020, and December 2020. APPROVED

Agenda in Word

AGENDA

1. Senate Speaker – President Schulz (PowerPoint, Senate Exec Meeting Agenda)
2. Call to Order.
3. Approval of Minutes of March 26, 2020 Meeting (Exhibit A)
4.  Announcements.
   1. Information Items.
      1. Rename of PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences  Memo   Memo1     Proposal  
      2. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved revisions on Experimental Psychology Program Bylaws and these are available on the department’s website  Memo  Bylaws
      3. The Research and Arts Committee approved the name change of the Institute of Senior Living to the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living 
      4. Update to the Education Policy and Procedure Manual 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 Posthumous Degree Policy (link)
   2. Reports.
      1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
5. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. Motion to move Discussion Items #1,2,3 to Action Items. Motion Carried.
6. Agenda Items.
   1. Action Items
      1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #11 (Exhibits J    J1    Addendum #1 Course,   Addendum #1 Requirement) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit K ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 110, Undergraduate Requirements for Graduation (Exhibit L ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rules 6, (Transfer Credit) 15, (Credit by Examinations), 16 (Military Credit) and 17 (Credit for Prior Learning) , (Exhibit M ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee and Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the proposal for Posting Grades to the Transcript by Session Instead of by (Term (Exhibit N) – K. Hildenbrand/J. Mattoon APPROVED
      6. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the Major Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibits O    O1 ) – J. Mattoon APPROVED
      7. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve Rule 34, Repeat Courses (Exhibit Q ) – J. Mattoon APPROVED
      8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #6 (Exhibit R ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve a new plan for a Graduate Certificate in Teaching College Mathematics (Exhibits S   S1  ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      10. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve a revised plan for the Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering Management (Exhibits T   T1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      11. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan in PhD in Statistical Science (Exhibits U    U1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      12. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual  (Exhibits V      V1     V2    V3 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      13. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to amend the Faculty Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 1 and Article III, Section 3.D (Exhibit W ) APPROVED
      14. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to allow this committee to carry out all necessary functions of the Faculty Senate during the period of May 16, 2020  through August 15, 2020. APPROVED
      15. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the request to drop the Graduate Certificate in Construction Project Management (Exhibits X   X1     X2) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila  APPROVED
      16. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Grade Posting Memo (Exhibits Y    Y1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila APPROVED
      17. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 140 – Transcripts (Exhibit Z) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
   2. Discussion Items
      1. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the request to drop the Graduate Certificate in Construction Project Management (Exhibits X   X1     X2) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila (Moved to Action Item)
      2. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Grade Posting Memo (Exhibits Y    Y1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila (Moved to Action Item)
      3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 140 – Transcripts (Exhibit Z) – K.Hildenbrand (Moved to Action Item)
7. Constituents’ Concerns.
8. Adjournment.