Executive Committee Agenda

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  1. Approval of the minutes from the April 7, 2021 meeting
  2. Action Items:
      From the Chair of the Executive Committee:
      1. Election of Executive Committee member to serve a three-year term on the University System of Georgia Faculty Council
    2. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to terminate the Undergraduate Certificate in Organic Agriculture
      2. Proposal for a new minor in Elementary Agricultural Education
      3. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in News Literacy
      4. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in One Health
      5. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in International Law
      6. Proposal to change the name of the major in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development (M.S.) to Integrative Conservation and Sustainability (M.S.)
      7. Proposal for a new major in Regenerative Bioscience (B.S.)
      8. Proposal for a new major in Data Science (M.S.)
      9. Proposal to offer the existing Master of Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing (M.B.B.) at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology
      10. Proposal for a new University of Georgia Research Institute
      11. Proposal for a new Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 23, Improvement and Documentation of Teaching Effectiveness
      12. Proposal to revise Policy 4.06-5, Air Force ROTC Commitment and Summer Break
      13. Proposal for Connect and Complete: Persistence Framework
      14. Proposal to change the number of hours a student can register for without an override
    3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposals to elect chairs of standing committees by July 1 and to revise the Bylaws of the Program Review and Assessment Committee to elect a chair by July 1
      2. Proposal for Executive Committee to review and recommend changes to public facing information on the University Council website
      3. Proposal to add a new standing Committee on Information Technology
    4. Proposals from the Faculty Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal for revisions to the Lecturer Appointment and Promotion Guidelines
      2. Proposal for a COVID-19 letter for endorsement by University Council
    5. Proposal from the Franklin College Faculty Senate:
      1. Proposal for a resolution related to COVID-19 for University Council endorsement
    6. Proposal from the Committee on Facilities:
      1. Proposal for a resolution supporting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and indoor mask use at all times for all UGA faculty, staff, and students
  3. Information Items:
    1. From the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Second Reading: Proposal to revise the Bylaws for the Committee on Student Life
    2. From the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Baldwin Hall:
      1. Follow up on resolutions from 2020-2021 academic year
  4. Old Business
  5. New Business
  6. Adjourn