University Council Agenda

04/24/2019 03:30 PM - Tate Theatre, Tate Student Center

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1. Approval of the minutes from the February 27, 2019 meeting
2. President's Report
3. Standing Committee Reports
4. Staff Council Report
5. Student Government Association Report
6. Graduate Student Association Report
7. Action Items:
   1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to offer the existing major in Political Science under the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
      2. Proposal to make the following program changes in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences:
         • Major Name Change
           • From: Physics and Astronomy (B.S.) 
           • To: Astrophysics (B.S.)
         • Minor Name Change
           • From: Physics and Astronomy 
           • To: Astrophysics 
      3. Proposal to change the name of the major in World Language Education (B.S.Ed.) to TESOL and World Language Education (B.S.Ed.)
      4. Proposal to make the following name changes in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences:
         • Department Name Change
           • From: Comparative Literature
           • To: Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies 
         • Major Name Change
           • From: Comparative Literature (A.B., M.A., Ph.D.)
           • To: Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies (A.B., M.A., Ph.D.)
         • Minor Name Change
           • From: Comparative Literature 
           • To: Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies 
      5. Proposal to change the name of the major in Counseling and Student Personnel Service (Ph.D.) to Education (Ph.D.)
      6. Proposal to make the following program changes in the College of Public Health:
         • Change the name of the major in Biostatistics (M.S., Ph.D.) to Epidemiology and Biostatistics (M.S., Ph.D.)
         • Terminate the major in Epidemiology (Ph.D.)
      7. Proposal to change the name of the major in Environmental Engineering (M.S.) to Civil and Environmental Engineering (M.S.)
      8. Proposal for a new minor in Environmental Design
      9. Proposal for a new minor in Landscape Studies
      10. Proposal for a new minor in Hebrew Language and Literature
      11. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Financial Technology
      12. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
      13. Proposal to deactivate the major in Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics (M.S., M.S. Non-Thesis), Griffin Campus only
      14. Proposal to terminate the major in Social Foundations of Education (Ph.D.)
      15. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 13, Syllabus
      16. Proposal to revise the following Academic Affairs Policy Statements:
          • AAPS No. 1, New Degree or Major Programs
          • AAPS No. 2, Certificates
          • AAPS No. 3, Minors
          • AAPS No. 4, Academic Programs - Deactivation or Reactivation and/or Termination or Reinstatement
          • AAPS No. 5, Undergraduate, Professional, and Graduate Areas of Emphasis
          • AAPS No. 6, Changing Names of Majors, Departments, Schools/Colleges
          • AAPS No. 7, Centers and Institutes
          • AAPS No. 8, General Procedures for Dissolution of Academic Units
          • AAPS No. 9, Changing the Entrance Requirements of an Undergraduate Major
          • AAPS No. 10, Establishing or Changing the High-Demand Status of an Undergraduate Major 
          • AAPS No. 11, Procedures for Establishing or Changing Implementation Plans for the Cultural Diversity Requirement
          • AAPS No. 13, Course Syllabus Policy
          • AAPS No. 14, General Education Core Curriculum
          • AAPS No. 16, Dual Degree Programs
          • AAPS No. 17, Extended Education
          • AAPS No. 18, General Procedures for Reorganization of Academic Units
          • AAPS No. 19, Substantive Change
          • AAPS No. 21, Distance Education
          • AAPS No. 22, Changing Names of Academic Programs (proposed)
   2. Proposals from the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal to revise Policy 4.01-3, Academic Renewal
   3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Second Reading: Proposal to update the number of ex-officio members of the University Council
      2. Second Reading: Proposal to revise the duties of the University Council Executive Committee
      3. Second Reading: Proposal to revise the duties of the Chair of the University Council Executive Committee
      4. Second Reading: Proposal to add titles to the membership of the Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC)
      5. Second Reading: Proposal to revise the membership of the Educational Affairs Committee
      6. Second Reading: Proposal to revise the membership of the Faculty Affairs Committee
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Adjourn