Executive Committee Minutes

09/09/2015 03:30 PM - Peabody Boardroom, Administration Building
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The University Council Executive Committee met on September 9, 2015 in the Peabody Boardroom located in the Administration Building. A quorum being present, Chair David Shipley called the first meeting of the committee for the 2015-2016 term of the Council to order at 3:30 p.m. Standing committee chairs in attendance included William Vencill of the University Curriculum Committee and Rodney Mauricio of the Educational Affairs Committee. Visitors to the meeting included Scott Ardoin, Janet Buckworth, Dana Bultman, Julia Butler-Mayes, T.W. Cauthen, Brian Glazer, Aaron Hale, Fiona Liken, Eric MacDonald, John Maltese, Karl Newell, Kathy Pharr, Tom Reichert, Rahul Shrivastav, Katelyn Umholtz, and Joanna Warren.

Professor Shipley began the meeting by asking the members present to introduce themselves and recognize the school, college, or organization they represent on the Executive Committee. He also restated to the members that the role of the Executive Committee is to vote on whether or not a proposal is ready to be placed on the University Council agenda or if it needs to be referred to the necessary standing committee for further consideration.

  1. The minutes of the April 8, 2015 meeting were approved as distributed. Following the approval of the minutes, Professor Shipley moved to the action items on the agenda, beginning with item B.2.a. from the Educational Affairs Committee.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal for a new minor in Human Services Leadership. Following a discussion over this proposal involving the similarity between the proposal and the existing Human Development and Family Science minor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, a vote was called and the Executive Committee voted to send the item back to the Curriculum Committee for further consideration.
      2. Proposal for a new minor in Leadership in Student Affairs. Following a brief discussion, a vote was called the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal for a new minor in Sport Management. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal to terminate the major in Romance Languages (M.A.T.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Politics and Public Affairs Communications. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal for a new Center for Autism and Behavioral Education Research. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
    2. Proposal from the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal for a modification to the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 22, 2015 University Council agenda.
  3. Old Business
  4. New Business
    1. Professor Shipley requested two volunteers to serve on the Faculty/Staff Parking Appeals Committee as well as a faculty member with academic rank to serve in a vacancy on the Faculty Grievance Committee. Professor Shipley asked committee members to take the requests back to their schools and colleges and to send recommendations to him.
    2. Registrar Jan Hathcote, the secretary of the Executive Committee, informed members about the new graduation application for senior undergraduates anticipating to graduate Fall 2015 and asked them to spread the word about this new requirement for undergraduate students. The deadline to apply for graduation for an undergraduate expecting to graduate Fall 2015 is October 22.

There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.


Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Jan Hathcote, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Ryan Bakker
Laura Bierema
Barbara Biesecker
Robert Bringolf
Melinda Camus
Alan Covich
Melissa Freeman
Janet Frick
Silvia Giraudo
Jeong-Yeob Han
Jan Hathcote
Audrey Lewis
Michael Lewis
Lettie Lockhart
Henry Munneke
Luke Naeher
Scott Pegan
David Shipley
Johnelle Simpson
Ashley Steffens
Beth Tobin
Pamela Whitten

Executive Committee Members Represented by Proxy
Stephan Durham (Sid Thompson)


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