November 8, 2017

Faculty Senate Agenda
November 8, 2017
ENGR 209

I.  Call to Order:  Chair, Kevin Hall

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. Approval of Minutes of October 11, 2017

V.  Reports

A. Provost - Jim Coleman
B.  Benefits - Debbie McCloud & John Delery
C. Faculty Senate Chair - Kevin Hall

VI.  Announcements

Campus Council Meeting - November 10 - 3:00-4:30, Giffels Auditorium

VII. Old Business

VIII. New Business

A.  Consent Agenda:   The following items are referred by the University Course and Programs Committee and/or the Graduate Council for review and action by the Faculty Senate at its meeting scheduled November 8, 2017:

1.  Course Change proposals – including undergraduate, graduate, and law classes approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on October 27, 2017 and the Graduate Council on October 19, 2017 (PDF Report).

 2.   Undergraduate Program Change Proposals approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on October 27, 2017:  (PDF Report).                    

a.  Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agri Food and Life Sciences Dean - AFLS Honors – Bumpers College Honors Requirements (2a_ AFLS Honors report).

b.  Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences - CPSC-M – Crop Science Minor (2b_CPSC-M report, 2b_18-19-cpsc-m MS edits.docx).

c.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - BRKDBS – Birth Through Kindergarten, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences (2c_BRKDBS report).   

d.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - FNAHBS – Food, Nutrition and Health, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science (2d_  FNAHBS report, 2d_ 18_19 FNAH final.docx, 2d_18_19 FNAH 8sdcp final.docx,  
2d_BSHES – HNHI – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification.docx, 2d_HNHIBS – Deletion – Ltr of Notification.docx).                 

e.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - HNADBS – Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science (2e_HNADBS report, 2e_18_19_ HNAD_ 8sdcp-final.docx, 2e_18_19_HNAD_final.docx, 2e_BSHES-HNHI – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification.docx, 2e_HNHIBS – Deletion – Ltr of Notification.docx).

f.    Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - HDFSBS – Human Development and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science (2f_HDFSBS report).

g.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - HOSP-M – Hospitality Management Minor (2g_HOSP-M report, 2g_HOSP-M – New Option – Ltr of Notification.docx).

h.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences - NUTR-M – Human Nutrition Minor (2h_NUTR-M report, 2h_NUTR-M – Name Change – Ltr of Notification.docx).

i.    Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – ARSC Honors – ARSC College Honors Requirements (2i_ARSC Honors report).

j.    Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English – ENGLBA – English, Bachelor of Arts (2j_ENGLBA report).

k.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – EUST Combined Major – European Studies Combined Major (2k_EUST Combined Major report).

l.    Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – EUST Dept Honors – European Studies Departmental Honors (2l_EUST Dept Honors report).

m.  Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – EUST-M – European Studies Minor 2m_EUST-M report,    2m_EUST-M – Inactivation – Ltr of Notification.docx).

n.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematical Sciences – STAT-M – Statistics Minor (2n_STAT-M report).

o.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice – SOCIBA – Sociology, Bachelor of Arts (2o_SOCIBA report).

p.   Proposed undergraduate program change for Walton College of Business, Department of Business Dean - WCOB Honors – WCOB College Honors Requirements (2p_WCOB Honors report).

q.   Proposed undergraduate program change for Walton College of Business, Department of Finance – FINNBS-FNRM – Risk Management Concentration (2q_FINNBS-FNRM report, 2q_FINNBS-FNRM – Name Change – Ltr of Notification.docx).

r.    Proposed undergraduate program change for Walton College of Business, Department of Marketing - RETLBS – Retail, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (2r_RETLBS report).

s.   Proposed undergraduate program change for Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management - WSCM-M – Supply Chain Management Minor for Business Students (2s_WSCM-M report).

t.    Proposed undergraduate program change for Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management - SCMT-M – Supply Chain Management Minor for Non-Business Students (2t_SCMT-M report).

u.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Eleanor Mann School of Nursing - NURSBS-RNBN – Nursing RN to BSN Concentration (2u_NURSBS-RNBN report).

v.   Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation - PBHLBS – Public Health, Bachelor of Science (2v_PBHLBS report).

w.  Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – HRWDBS – Human Resource and Workforce Development Education, Bachelor of Science in Education (2w_HRWDBS report).

3.   Graduate Program Change Proposals approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on September 22, 2017 and the Graduate Council on October 19, 2017:

a.   Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – SPEDME – Special Education, Master of Education (3a_SPEDME report).

b.   Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – EDEVMC – Educational Program Evaluation Post Master’s Certificate (3b_EDEVMC report, 3b_EDEVMC – Inactivate – Ltr of Notification.docx).

c.   Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – EDPSGC – Educational Psychology Graduate Certificate (3c_EDPSGC report, 3c_EDPSGC – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification.docx).

4.   Informational items – The following items were unanimously approved at the October 19th, 2017 Graduate Council meeting. 

a.  The Graduate Council recommends that Board of Trustees policy 405.4 be modified to say that termination of a graduate assistant for convenience requires 60 days’ notice (rather than 30  days’ notice) and that when a graduate assistant is terminated for convenience, the student will not be required to reimburse the University for the tuition paid for that semester.

b.  For the purposes of graduate faculty status, when a faculty member is in a position where the terms “clinical,” “research” and the like modify the status of assistant professor, associate professor or professor, or when a faculty member is an executive-in-residence or similar status with a multi-year contract, the graduate faculty status will be permanent (i.e. will not be denoted with a T). 

c.  The Graduate Council approved removing the word “graded” from the following sentence in the transfer credit policy for master’s students:  The student must have satisfied the 24-credit hour residence requirement.  (The student must have satisfactorily completed a total of 24 hours of graded graduate course work taken in residence.)  Note:  this change will make transfer credit accessible for master’s thesis students, which was not previously possible.

IX.  Adjourn