May 2, 2018
Faculty Senate Agenda
May 2, 2018
ENGR 209
I. Call to Order: Chair, Kevin Hall
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Approval of Minutes of April 11, 2018
V. Report - Part A
Provost, Jim Coleman
VI. Announcements
VII. Old Business
A. General Education/Common Core – David Joliffe, Laurence Hare, Jeannine Durdik
B. Teaching Council revision to Academic Policy 1405.15 – Jim Gigantino
C. Committee on Committees – Inactive committees – Tahar Messadi
D. Non-Tenure Track Revision to Academic Policy 1405.12 - John Delery
VIII. New Business
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 May 2, 2018:
1. Course Change proposals – including undergraduate and graduate classes approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on April 20, 2018, and the Graduate Council on April 19, 2018: (pdf report).
2. Undergraduate Program Change Proposals approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on April 20, 2018: (pdf_report).
a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness – AGBS-M – Agricultural Business Minor (2a_agbs-m_report05022018.pdf, 2a_agbs-m_distoffer_ltrofnotif_05022018.docx, 2a_agbs-m_syllabi.pdf).
b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – AMFREN – Additional Major-French (2b_amfren_report05022018.pdf), 2b_amfren_addmaj_ltrofnotif05022018.docx.).
c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – AMSPAN – Additional Major-Spanish (2c_amspan_report05022018, 2c_amspan_ltrofnotif05022018.docx).
d. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management – SCMTBS – Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (2d_scmtbs_report05022018.pdf, 2d_scmtbs_distoffer_ltrofnotif05022018.docx, 2d_scmtbs_syllabi05022018.pdf).
e. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management –SCMT-M – Supply Chain Management Minor for Non-Business Students (2e_scmt-m_report05022018.pdf, 2e_scmt-m_distoffer_ltrofnotif05022018.docx, 2e_scmt-m_syllabi05022018.pdf).
f. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Supply chain Management – WSCM-M – Supply Chain Management Minor for Business Majors (2f_wscm-m_report05022018.pdf, 2f_wscm-m_distoffer_ltrofnotif05022018.docx, 2f_wscm-m_syllabi05022018.pdf).
3. Graduate Program Change Proposals approved by the University Course and Programs Committee on April 20, 2018 and the Graduate Council on April 19, 2018:
a. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – KINSMS-ADMS – Kinesiology: Adapted Movement Science Concentration (3a_kinsms-adms_report05022018.pdf).
b. Proposed graduate program change for the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSDP-CNST – Nursing: Adult-Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration (3b_nursdp-cnst_report05022018, 3b_nursdp-cnst_deletion_ltrofnotif05022018).
4. Additional items/Announcements:
a. Establishment of the Department of Occupational Therapy as a new administrative unit in the College of Education and Health Professions (4a_otd_new_admin_unit_ltrofnotif, 4a_otd_new_admin_unit_correspondence.pdf).
b. Revised Math IB test credit - MATH 1284C, MATH 2554 5 HL MATH 1284C, MATH 2554H 6,7 HL This change standardizes the "Up to 8 hours possible (To be determined by the Math Department)" as currently listed. http://catalog.uark.edu/undergraduatecatalog/academicregulations/advancedstandingprograms/#internationalbaccalaureatetext
IX. Report - Part B
Senate Chair, Kevin Hall
X. Adjourn