Meeting Minutes: February 20, 2020

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

February 20, 2020

The Faculty Senate was called to order by G. Crouch, Chair on Thursday February 20, 2020, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m.   Forty-two (42) members were present with twenty-six (26) absent and nine (9) nonvoting members present.

Remarks by VP Stacy Pearson, University Budget Update

Minutes of February 6, 2020 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Minor Change Bulletin #9 (Exhibit B)
      2. Faculty Senate Elections – Chair-Elect and Executive Secretary
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
   2. Election information is available on our website. Candidate applications received:
   3. Regents Professor, Doug Call for Chair-elect and Executive Secretary, Matt Hudelson
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda – none
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #7 (Exhibit  I  ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #8 (Exhibit  J) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin # (Exhibit K) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Under Graduate Major Change Bulletin #9 (Exhibits L  L1) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE  Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit M) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE  Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibit N) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual regarding Emeritus Faculty Appointment, Sections III.G. (Exhibits P  P1  P2 ) S. Hines
      1. Discussion: A request to provide additional clarity on proposed changes was requested.  It was noted the Faculty Affairs Committee will amend the proposed language to provide a concise and clear revision on the proposed changes being sought and will bring this back as a Discussion Item.  Unanimous consent from Faculty Senate was given to bring this item back as a Discussion Item at the March 5^th Faculty Senate meeting.
   5. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual on Trademarks and Royalties –Sections IV.G. Patent Policy & IV.J. Trademarks  (Exhibits  Q  Q1  Q2  Q3  ) S. Hines
      1. Discussion: Concerns were raised regarding distribution at college level.  It was noted this concern was discussed and due to urgent trademark and patent issues, that the proposed changes were moved forward and that the committee would address the additional distribution issues at a later date.  Unanimous consent from Faculty Senate was polled and this exhibit was agreed it shall be moved forward as an Action Item at the March 5^th Faculty Senate meeting.
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #5 (Exhibit R) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised  plan to the MS in Experimental Psychology (Exhibits S  S1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised  plan to the PhD in Experimental Psychology (Exhibits T  T1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan to the MS in Clinical Psychology (Exhibits U  U1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   10. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan to the PhD in Clinical Psychology (Exhibits V  V1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
       1. No Discussion
   11. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to create a MS degree in Kinesiology  (Exhibits W  W1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
       1. No Discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A concern arose regarding the proposed parking rate increases.  Senate officers will follow up on this with the president.
7. Adjournment.                                                  

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary