Meeting Minutes: November 14, 2024

Faculty Senate
November 14, 2024

MINUTES

Guest Presentation (30 minutes): Center for Community Standards Update – Karen Metzner, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Center for Community Standards and Elizabeth Kelsey, Student Services Coordinator and Conduct Hearing Board Manager.

1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of minutes from October 31, 2024, faculty senate meeting (PDF).
   1. Approved by consent
3. Additions or changes to the agenda
   1. A. Dimitrov motioned to add a new discussion item regarding proposal to suspend AR60; D. Grigar seconded
      1. Motion passed; Approved = 44; 2 Reject
4. Announcements
   1. Legislative affairs
   2. Reports
      1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair
      2. Remarks by Faculty Senate Executive Team
         • E. Shelden, Immediate Past Chair
         • K. Roberts, Chair Elect
           1. Committee openings (COC)
         • M. Hudelson, Executive Secretary
5. Information Items
   1. (Item #2024.11.4_455_Steering) Notice of Intent (NOI) to create a new academic unit, the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, in the College of Medicine (Exhibits 455A, 455B, 455C, 455D)
      1. No Discussion
         B. (Item #2024.11.5_456_CRP) Minor Change Bulletin No. 3 (Exhibit 456A)
         • No Discussion
6. Agenda Items
   1. Action Items
      1. (Item #2024.10.8_444_Steering) Proposal to place to hold on Academic Rule 60 (Exhibit 444A, 444B, 444C)
         • Motion passed with amended language to proposal; Approve = 42; Reject = 3
         • Motion to amend language (exhibit 444A) Proposal to place hold on Academic Rule 60 dated October 9, 2024, (p. 2) as follows
         • We are requesting a temporary hold on Academic Policy 60 for the non‐residential campuses through January 31, of 2025. Motion passed; Approve = 44, Reject = 2
      2. (Item #2024.10.24_447_GSC) Proposal to extend the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences degree to the University of Nairobi (Exhibits 447A, 447B, 447C, 447D, 447E, 447F, 447G, 447H)
         1. Motion passed; Approve = 46, Reject = 3
      3. (Item #2024.10.24_448_GSC) Proposal for a new Electrical Engineering and Computer Science program plan within the PhD Engineering Science Program (Exhibits 448A, 448B)
         • Motion passed; Approve = 48, Reject = 0
      4. (Item #2024.10.31_449_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 3 Courses (Exhibit 449A)
         • Motion passed; Approve = 48, Reject = 0
      5. (Item#2024.10.31_450_CRP) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 3, Courses (Exhibit 450A)
         • Motion passed; Approved = 49, Reject = 0
      6. (Item #2024.10.31_451_CRP) UCORE Renewals and Changes approved by UCORE Committee – Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 451A)
         • Motion passed; Approved = 48, Reject = 0
      7. (Item #2024.10.31_452_CRP) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 3, Requirements (Exhibit 452A)
         • Motion passed; Approved = 45, Reject = 0
   2. Discussion Items
      1. We direct that the Senate Executives develop and sign a MOU with the President specifying conditions to mitigate the situation surrounding compliance with Academic Rule 60 with specific criteria developed in consultation with the Senate Steering Committee.
      2. Discussion revolved around ideas presented.
         • Fix website to make it easier to use for students
         • Getting staff (Advisors) knowledge on how to find vaccination records online on the state website
         • Develop MOU for signature by Faculty Senate Executives and the President to resolve the issue
      3. Set a deadline that will fall within the Faculty Senate meeting schedule to ensure senator participation in the final information approval.
7. Constituent Concerns
   1. J. Cook – Asked senators to review a recent Faculty Forum post on Grade inflation and enrollment-based budgeting submitted by J. Cook and B. Cowan, School of Economic Sciences.
8. Adjournment: 5:09 pm