Executive Committee Minutes

11/07/2013 03:30 PM - Peabody Boardroom, Administration Building
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The University Council Executive Committee met on November 7, 2013 in the Peabody Boardroom in the Administration Building. Chair Silvia Giraudo called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Standing Committee Chairs in attendance were David Shipley of the University Curriculum Committee and Wanda Stitt-Gohdes of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees. Visitors to the meeting included Anne Cooper, Khalil Dirani, Sarah Elmer, Laura Jolly, Fiona Liken, Naomi Norman, Kathy Pharr, Hugh Ruppersburg, Joanna Warren, and Mark Wilson.

  1. The minutes of the September 11, 2013 meeting were approved as distributed.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to offer the existing major in Workforce Education (M.Ed. and Ed.S.) as external degrees on the Griffin Campus. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2013 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal to offer the existing major in Human Resource and Organizational Development (M.Ed.) as an Online Program. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2013 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to offer a dual degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Health Policy Management (M.P.H.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2013 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal to offer a new Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Classical Languages (Online). A vote was called and the propsal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2013 University Council agenda.
  3. There was no Old Business to come before the Committee.
  4. New Business: Dr. Giraudo informed the Committee that two University Council members are still needed to serve on the Columns Essay Review Committee and appealed to the Committee to help in naming members to the two positions.

There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 3:38 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Jan Hathcote, Registrar
Secretary to University Council



Executive Committee Members Present
Barbara Biesecker
Jerry Daniel
Roxanne Eberle
Silvia Giraudo
Mark Harrison
Jan Hathcote
David Hazinski
Austin Laufersweiler
Rodney Mauricio
Libby Morris
Joe Nairn
Marisa Pagnattaro
Dawn Robinson
Jerry Saliki
Richard Schuster
David Shipley
John Stickney
Brock Tessman