Meeting Minutes: November 14, 2019

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

November 14, 2019

The Faculty Senate was called to order by G. Crouch, Chair on Thursday November 14, 2019, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. forty (40) members were present with twenty-eight (28) absent and six (6) nonvoting members present.

Remarks by  Jill Creighton, Associate Vice President & Dean of Students (PPT) 

Minutes of October 31, 2019 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Minor Change Bulletin #5 (Exhibit B)
      2. Executive Policy (EP) 15dr1 – Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, & Sex and Gender Based Violence
      3. Faculty Affairs Committee input survey on tracks and appointments
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
   2. Speaker for December 5 Senate meeting is Stacy Pearson and Olivia Yang
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda – none
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Under Graduate Major Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit H ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve a new  Rule 142, Student Rights Regarding Education Records  (Exhibit I )  – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit J) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve a proposal to Establish a Certificate in Medical Ethics (Exhibits K  K1) – J. Mattoon
      1. Motion Carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Under Graduate Major Change Bulletin #5 (Exhibits L  L1  ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibit M) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the M.S. in Experimental Psychology (non-thesis) – drop plan  (Exhibits  N  N1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the M.S. in Clinical Psychology (non-thesis)  – drop plan  (Exhibits O  O1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the  M.S. in Mathematics (non-thesis)  (Exhibits P  P1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the M.S. in Mathematics – Applied Option (non-thesis) – revise graduation requirements (Exhibits  Q  Q1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the  M.S. in Mathematics – Mathematics Teaching Option (non-thesis)  – revise graduation requirements  (Exhibits R  R1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the  M.S. in Mathematics – Computational Finance Option (non-thesis) – revise graduation requirements  (Exhibits S  S1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns. None
7. Adjournment.                                                 

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:08 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary