BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105
A reception sponsored by Dean Boughida, University Libraries, will immediately follow the meeting (on site).
Electronic Attendance
1. Call to order at 3:00 PM.
2. Disposition of Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting #4, December 8, 2016
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Announcements – Chairperson Sullivan
B. Activities of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Conley
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #19, #20, #21, and #22
C. Recommendations of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Conley
That the Faculty Senate approve the membership of the Nominating Committee for Officers of the 2017-18 Faculty Senate:
Senator Byrd, School of Education
Senator Sullivan, Plant Sciences and Entomology
TBD
(Election of Officers, By-Laws 5.1 and 5.2)
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
A. Announcements
B. University Manual Updates (Informational) – Administrative Report January 2017
C. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President
Bill #16-17-10A Curricular Report No. 2016-17-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by the Faculty Senate on December 8, 2016.
Bill #16-17-10B Curricular Report No. 2016-17-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Program Changes. Approved by President Dooley on December 21, 2016.
Bill #16-17-10C Curricular Report No. 2016-17-2A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Creation of Graduate Certificate in Embedded Systems. Approved by President Dooley on December 21, 2016. Pending Notice by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #16-17-11A The Five Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by the Faculty Senate on December 8, 2016.
Bill #16-17-11B The Five Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Program Changes, Suspend BS in Sociology program. Approved by President Dooley on December 21, 2016.
Bill #16-17-12 General Education Committee Report #2016-17-4: New General Education Courses. Approved by the Faculty Senate on December 8, 2016.
Bill #16-17-13 Council for Research Report No. 2016-17-1: Changes to Sections 4.56 and 4.57 of the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on December 21, 2016.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING, JOINT, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. The Five Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee – Chairperson Sullivan
B. Report of the Honors Program and Visiting Scholars Committee 2015-2016 (contains proposals requiring approval)
– Director Derbyshire
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Status Report on Faculty Senate Membership
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURNMENT