Executive Committee Minutes

11/04/2015 03:30 PM - Peabody Boardroom, Administration Building
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The University Council Executive Committee met on November 4, 2015 in the Peabody Boardroom located in the Administration Building. A quorum being present, Chair David Shipley called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Standing chairs of the University Council in attendance to present action and information items were William Vencill of the University Curriculum Committee, Brenda Keen of the Human Resources Committee, Silvia Giraudo of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, and Rodney Mauricio of the Educational Affairs Committee. Guests to the meeting included Debbie Bell, Brian Glaser, Michele Griffin, Aaron Hale, Keith Langston, Thomas Mote, Kathy Pharr, Ted Ross, Rahul Shrivastav, Joanna Warren, Matt Wells, and Brad Wright.

  1. The minutes of the September 9, 2015 meeting were approved as distributed.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to terminate the major in Germanic and Slavic Languages (A.B.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for a new major in Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal for a new minor in Public Policy and Management. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal for a new minor in Human Services. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal for a new Center for Vaccines and Immunology. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
    2. Proposal from the Human Resources Committee:
      1. Proposal to request that the University System of Georgia study and offer tuition assistance benefits to spouses and dependents of system employees. A discussion on the proposal occurred among members of the committee that centered around whether or not the proposal as submitted should be forwarded to the University Council for consideration. The consensus among the committee was that the proposal would be better served if the motion's wording were strengthen with the addition of those peer and aspirant institutions who have comparable policies and the removal of a specific plan. Following the discussion, a motion was made to send the proposal back to the Human Resources Committee for revisions. The motion being seconded, a vote was called and the motion passed sending the proposal back to the Human Resources Committee.
    3. Proposal from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposal for amendments to the University Council Bylaws and the University Statutes. Following a brief discussion regarding the timing of the meetings of the Faculty Grievance Committee, a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda.
  3. Information Items:
    1. Presented by the Educational Affairs Committee- Both reports will appear on the November 18, 2015 University Council agenda as information items.
      1. 2014-2015 Hardship Withdrawals Annual Report
      2. 2014-2015 Academic Honesty Annual Report
  4. There was no old business to come before the committee.
  5. New Business
    1. Professor Shipley informed the Executive Committee that two volunteers are still needed to serve on the Faculty/Staff Parking Appeals Committee for a two year term. Volunteers do not have to be members of the University Council.
    2. Additionally, one volunteer is still needed to serve on the Faculty Grievance Committee. As well, one volunteer is needed to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee due to a recent vacancy on the committee. Both of these volunteers are not required to be members of the Council. Professor Shipley instructed the members of the Executive Committee to appeal to faculty members in their schools and colleges for volunteers for all of the vacancies mentioned.

There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 4:09 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Jan Hathcote, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Barbara Biesecker
Alan Covich
Jeff Dorfman
Janet Frick
Silvia Giraudo
Jeong-Yeob Han
Jan Hathcote
Michael Lewis
Lettie Lockhart
Henry Munneke
Scott Pegan
David Shipley
Johnelle Simpson
Ashley Steffens
Pamela Whitten
Jean Williams-Woodward

Executive Committee Members Represented by Proxy
Laura Bierema (Jack Parish)
Stephan Durham (Sidney Thompson)
Luke Naeher (Mary Alice Smith)


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