Meeting Minutes: March 7, 2019

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

March 7, 2019

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Jeannette Mageo, Chair on Thursday March 7, 2019 in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Forty-five (45) members were present with Twenty-six (26) absent and seven (7) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of February 21, 2019 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Minor Change Bulletin # 11 (Exhibit B) 
      2. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved updated revised bylaws: Educational Psychology and these are available on the department’s website
      3. The Research and Arts Committee has reviewed and approved the 5-year self-study review on the Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being (CSAW)
      4. Chair –Elect
      5. Inclement Weather Policy
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by Chair
   2. Remarks by Brian Kraft, Assistant Vice President Innovation and Research Engagement
   3. Remarks by Jennifer Ellsworth, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #10 (Exhibits E  E1  ) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend the BA in Anthropology to Global Campus (Exhibits F  F1  F2) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend the BS in Biology to Global Campus (Exhibits G  G1  G2 ) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate School Policies and Procedures (Exhibits I  I1   I2  )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. Motion Carried
   5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #9 (Exhibit J)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. Motion Carried
   6. Recommendation from Faculty Senate Steering Committee amend the Constitution to include allowing any parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate in the last four years be eligible to run for the position of chair-elect (Exhibit K)
      1. Motion Carried
   7. Recommendation from Faculty Senate Steering Committee to approve the Degree pathway to include a Fast Track option (Exhibit D)
      1. Motion Carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #11 (Exhibits L   L1) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend the BA in English to Global Campus  (Exhibits M  M1  M2 M3) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to create a new degree: BA in Human Biology (Exhibits N  N1 N2 N3 N4 ) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revision of Rule 110, Undergraduate University Requirements for Graduation (Exhibits  O ) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the  revised plan on Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD (Exhibits P  P1)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No Discusson
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan on Veterinary Science PhD (Immunology and Infectious Disease) (Exhibits Q  Q1 )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan on Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Coordinated Program in Dietetics MD (non-thesis)   (Exhibits R  R1)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No Discussion
   8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve a new Graduate Certificate in Environment (Water Resources Science Management)   (Exhibits S  S1)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No Discussion
   9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #10 (Exhibit T)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No Discussion
   10. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the proposal to Revise the Grading Basis for the College of Pharmacy (Exhibits U  U1)  – J. Mattoon
       1. No Discussion
   11. Recommendation to approve the Professional Heath Sciences Major Change Bulletin 3 (Exhibit V )  – J. Mattoon
       1. No Discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns. None
7. Adjournment.                                                   

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:34 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary