University Council Agenda

03/20/2024 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center

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1. Approval of the minutes of the November 15, 2023, 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 deactivate the major in Integrative Conservation and Sustainability (M.S.)
      2. Proposal to terminate the following certificate:
         • Undergraduate Certificate in Atmospheric Sciences
      3. Proposal to terminate the major in Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development (Ph.D.) on the Gwinnett campus only
      4. Proposal to change the name of the Master of Agricultural and Environmental Education (MAEE) to the Master of Science (M.S.) in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
      5. Proposal to change the name of the following programs in the College of Pharmacy:
         • From: Minor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
         • To: Minor in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
         • From: Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.)
         • To: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (B.S.)
      6. Proposal to offer the existing Graduate Certificate in Education Law and Policy online
      7. Proposal to offer the existing major in Civil and Environmental Engineering (M.S.) with an Area of Emphasis in Civil Engineering online
      8. Proposal to offer the existing major in Special Education (M.Ed.) online
      9. Proposal to create a minor in Jewish Studies
      10. Proposal to create the following minors in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences:
          • Minor in Conservation Paleobiology
          • Minor in Environmental Geology
          • Minor in Geoenergy and Mineral Resources
          • Minor in Solid Earth Dynamics
      11. Proposal to create the following Undergraduate Certificates in the Mary Frances Early College of Education:
          • Undergraduate Certificate in Dyslexia
          • Undergraduate Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
      12. Proposal to create the following Graduate Certificates in the Mary Frances Early College of Education:
          • Graduate Certificate in Coaching (Mathematics)
          • Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership (Tier I)
          • Graduate Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
          • Graduate Certificate in Financial Literacy
          • Graduate Certificate in Gifted In-Field
          • Graduate Certificate in K-5 Mathematics
          • Graduate Certificate in Preschool Special Education
          • Graduate Certificate in Reading Education
      13. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in Crisis, Risk, and Disaster Communication
      14. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in Natural Infrastructure
      15. Proposal for a new major in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)
      16. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy 2.02-9, Forfeiture of Course Credit
   2. Proposal from the Faculty Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposed Revisions to the UGA Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Librarians and Archivists
   3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. First Reading: Proposal to revise the bylaws of the University Curriculum Committee
      2. Second Reading: Proposal to change the bylaws concerning the Chair of the Committee on Student Experiences
   4. Presentation of a petition endorsed by the signatures of fifty or more faculty members to add an agenda item to the next University Council meeting agenda under the Bylaws Part III, section 1.B.8.
      1. Proposed amendment to the Bylaws of the University Council, Part I, IV.L.
8. Information Items:
   1. From the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. 2022-2023 Academic Honesty Report
   2. From the Strategic Planning Committee:
      1. Report from the Strategic Planning Committee
9. Old Business
10. New Business
11. Adjourn