April 19th, 2018 Faculty Senate Meeting

BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105

A reception sponsored by Dean Liguori, College of Health Sciences, will immediately follow the meeting

Electronic Attendance

1. Call to order of the General Faculty – Graduate Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.

2. Call to order of the Faculty Senate Meeting immediately following the General Faculty – Graduate Faculty Meeting.

University’s Alma Mater

“All Hail to thee Rhode Island
We pledge our faith anew
While our heroes bring thee honor
with our banner of white and blue.
In truth we owe her much
for she’s shown us the way
to achieve and be of service to the world.
So all hail our Alma Mater
Rhode Island our guide whate’er we do.”

3. Disposition of Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting #7, March 22, 2018

4. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Announcements – Chairperson Conley

B. Activities of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Leonard
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #24, #25, #26, and #27.

C. Recommendations of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Leonard

1. That the Faculty Senate approve the formation of an ad hoc committee on the assessment of general education to allow current members of the Subcommittee on the Assessment of General Education (SAGE) to continue their work through 2018. Once the ad hoc committee has completed its work, it will transition its responsibilities to the Teaching, Advising, and Assessment Committee.

2. That the Faculty Senate approve the formation of an ad hoc committee to develop training materials associated with the new standing committees of the Senate and work with the new committee chairs during summer 2018.

3. That the Faculty Senate authorize the Senate Executive Committee to act on behalf of the Senate and be granted the powers of the Senate to approve undergraduate General Education courses between April 20 and May 18, 2018.

D. 2018-2019 Faculty Senate Committee Information – Chairperson Conley

5. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

A. Announcements

B. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President

Bill #17-18-28 Recommendations of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Amendments to By-Laws of the Faculty Senate, sections 4.15, 4.26.4.46, 6.1 and 6.3 (workload adjustment). Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018.

Bill #17-18-29A Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2017-18-5, Accelerated Online Program Calendar AY 23-24, and Revisions to University Manual Section Chapter 8 and Appendix F, Transfer Policies. Approved by President Dooley on April 10, 2018.

Bill #17-18-29B Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2017-18-5, Report on request concerning Columbus Day.

Bill #17-18-30B Curricular Report No. 2017-18-7 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Curricular Changes. Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018.

Bill #17-18-31 Curricular Report No. 2017-18-8 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Graduate Certificate in Science Writing and Rhetoric. Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018. Pending notification by the Council for Postsecondary Education.

Bill #17-18-32B Five Hundred and Forty-seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Curricular Proposals. Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018.

Bill #17-18-32C Five Hundred and Forty-seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of Five Focus Areas for Communication Studies major. Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018. Pending notification by the Council for Postsecondary Education.

Bill #17-18-34 Referendum on Changes to the Constitution of the Faculty Senate, Article III. 1. of the Constitution of the Faculty Senate (Student Senate designee). Approved by President Dooley on March 30, 2018.

6. PRESENTATION

Honoring the Native American Community – Associate Vice President Thompson, Director Guzman, and Director Gallien

7. REPORTS OF STANDING, JOINT, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

A. Curricular Reports from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate – Dr. Mosley Austin

No. 2017-18-9: Courses, Program Changes, Appendices A-E, Appendix F, Appendix G

No. 2017-18-10: New Program, M.S. Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Track

No. 2017-18-11: New Program, Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Aquaculture

B. The 548th Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee, Appendices A-D, Appendices E-F, Appendices G-J, Appendices K-N, Appendix O, Appendix P – Senator Emeritus Sullivan

C. General Education Committee Report 2017-18-7 – Senator Williams

D. Report of the Council for Research – Professor Slitt

E. Report of the Joint Committee on Online and Distance Learning – Professor Torrens and Director Goldsmith

F. Report of the Academic Program Review Committee – Senator Barbour