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BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105
A reception sponsored by Provost DeHayes will immediately follow the meeting.
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1. Call to order of the Faculty Senate Meeting at 3:00 PM.
“Shalom Chaverim”
Shalom, chaverim,
Shalom, chaverim,
Shalom, shalom;
L’hitra’ot,
L’hitra’ot,
Shalom, shalom.
Shalom, o my friends,
Shalom, o my friends,
Shalom, shalom;
Till we meet again,
Till we meet again,
Shalom, shalom.
2. Disposition of Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting #8, April 19, 2018
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Announcements – Chairperson Conley
Presentation of the Sheila Black Grubman Faculty Outstanding Service Award
Presentation of the Excellence in General Education Awards
B. Activities of the Executive Committee – Vice Chairperson Leonard
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #28 and #29.
C. Report of the Nominating Committee – Senator Mahler
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
A. Announcements
B. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President
Bill #17-18-35B Curricular Report No. 2017-18-9 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Curricular Changes. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018.
Bill #17-18-36 Curricular Report No. 2017-18-10 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: M.S. Mathematics – Applied Mathematics Track. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #17-18-37 Curricular Report No. 2017-18-11 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture and Fisheries. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #17-18-38B Five Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Curricular Proposals. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018.
Bill #17-18-38C Five Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of a Minor in Sports Media and Communication. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #17-18-38D Five Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of an Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #17-18-38E Five Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of an Innovation and Entrepreneurship major in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
Bill #17-18-38F Five Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: New Concentration in Naval Science and Technology available in all Engineering degrees. Approved by President Dooley on April 26, 2018. Pending notification of acceptance by the Council for Postsecondary Education.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING, JOINT, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Report of the Undergraduate Academic Advising Committee – Senator Hicks
B. Report of the Learning Outcomes Assessment Oversight Committee – Senator Gindy
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Senate Committee Sign-Up
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURNMENT
