Faculty Senate Meeting #9
Thursday, May 7, 2020
3 PM to 5 PM
(via WebEx)
1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE FACULTY SENATE MEETING – Senate Chair Nassersharif
2. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES of Faculty Senate Meeting #8 April 16, 2020 and April 2, 2020 Special Meeting
3. REPORT OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Announcements – Senate Chair Nassersharif
ii. Presentation of the 2020 Sheila Black Grubman Faculty Outstanding Service Award
iii. Presentation of the inaugural Fritz Wenisch Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Faculty Senate
iv. Proposal to change titles of Senate Officers
b. Activities of the Executive Committee – Senate Vice-Chair Echevarria
i. Minutes of Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings – #39 April 7, 2020, and #40 April 15, 2020
ii. Establishment of Special Committee
c. Report from the Nominating Committee – Senator Honhart
i. Nominations from Senate Floor
ii. Vote for 2-year term
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
a. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President after April 16, 2020:
i. Bill #19-20-24 Curricular Report #2019-20-10 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: MS in Quantum Computing
ii. Bill #19-20-25 Curricular Report #2019-20-11 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Accelerated Online Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Science (FIS)
iii. Bill #19-20-26B Curricular Report #2019-20-12 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Curricular Changes
iv. Bill #19-20-27 Joint Report of the Curriculum and Standards and Graduate Council Report #2019-20-2 to the Faculty Senate: Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Programs
v. Bill #19-20-28B Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-10: Curricular Proposals
vi. Bill #19-20-28C Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-10: Creation of an Undergraduate Marine Technical Certificate Program,
vii. Bill #19-20-28D Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-10: Creation of an Accelerated Online Undergraduate Certificate in Cannabis Studies
viii. Bill #19-20-29 Curricular and Standards Committee, Report #2019-20-11, Academic Calendar Subcommittee, Accelerated Online Calendar Revisions to 2020-21 and 2021-2022
ix. Bill #19-20-30 Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Committee Report # 2019-20-3A: Revision of University Manual Language on the Graduate School and Graduate Council, Sections 3.30.12-14, 4.71.10, 5.65.10-42
5. SPECIAL REPORT ON ACADEMIC PLANNING FOR AY 2020-2021
a. President Dooley
b. Provost DeHayes – Scenario Planning For Fall 2020 Presentation
6. CONTINUATION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
a. Results of the election of a two-year term for Faculty Senate Executive Committee – Senate Chair Nassersharif
b. Nominations from Senate Floor for one-year term for Faculty Senate Executive Committee
c. Election of the one-year term for Faculty Senate Executive Committee
7. REPORTS
a. Presentation – Vice President of Administration and Finance Rider
b. General Education Award – Director, Office of Innovation in General Education DiCioccio
8. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
a. Motion to rescind Graduate Council Curricular Report #2019-20-5, presented at the October 24, 2019 Faculty Senate meeting – Senator Hicks
b. Graduate Council Curricular Report No. 2019-20-13, New Program, Professional Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics (PMSCMAA) – Dean Zawia
c. Graduate Council Report No. 2019-20-14, Appendices A-D, – Associate Dean DeBoef
d. Joint Report of the Curriculum and Standards and Graduate Council Report #2019-20-3, Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Programs, Appendices A-C – Senator Cardany and Associate Dean DeBoef
e. Curriculum and Standards, Year-End Report – Senator Cardany
f. Constitution, Bylaws and University Manual Committee Report – Senator Hicks
9. OLD BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
11. ADJOURNMENT