University Council Minutes

04/26/2017 03:30 PM - Tate Theatre, Tate Student Center

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The University Council met on April 26, 2017 for its final meeting of the 2016-2017 academic year. A quorum being present, President Morehead called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

As the first item of business, the minutes of the March 22, 2017 meeting were approved as distributed.

President Morehead then delivered the following report to the Council:

• The President began his report by stating that earlier in the day the University awarded twelve faculty teams research awards through the Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Program. The President thanked David Lee, Vice President for Research, and Jennifer Frum, Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, and the teams that they assembled for reviewing the proposals that were submitted from more than 150 faculty teams.
• Last week, the President convened two sessions of conversations among University representatives, Athens city officials, and other local leaders regarding challenges facing the local area in terms of economic development and education. These sessions were facilitated by the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development. The President stated that these initial discussions were very productive and enabled the identification of new ways to enhance existing partnerships between the University and the local community. More targeted conversations will be held in the future. This initiative will continue to be led by community relations coordinator Alison McCullick.
• Third-year Honors students Morgan Gibbs and Mallory Harris have been named 2017 Goldwater Scholars. Third-year Honors and Foundation Fellows students Shreya Ganeshan and Elizabeth Wilkes have been named 2017 Udall Scholars.
• A record number of twenty UGA students and alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
• For the first time in its history, UGA has been designated as one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars in the country. This academic year there were fifteen Fulbright students and six Fulbright scholars from UGA.
• The annual CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) Symposium was held earlier this month. More than 550 undergraduate students participated in the symposium. This marked the first year that non-Honors students made up the majority of the undergraduate research presenters at the symposium.
• The 76th annual Peabody Awards will be held next month in New York City. This year, for the first time ever, the Peabody Awards will be tapped for a television special to air on both PBS and FUSION networks on Friday, June 2. The President congratulated Peabody Executive Director Jeffrey Jones and Dean Charles Davis on this important achievement.
• The annual Candlelight memorial service to remember those students, faculty, and staff who have passed away since last April will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. on the steps of the Chapel.
• Commencement will be held on Friday, May 5. Ernie Johnson, Jr. will be the commencement speaker at the undergraduate ceremony held at 7:00 p.m. in Sanford Stadium. Dr. Marshall Shepherd will be the commencement speaker for the graduate ceremony held at 10:00 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.
• Before closing his report, the President thanked Council members for their service this year and also thanked those who served in leadership roles for the Council. The President stated that he wanted the record to reflect the University's appreciation to all standing committee chairs; to Ms. Rosemary Segreti, for her service beginning in January as Interim Registrar and Council Secretary; to Professor Usha Rodrigues for her service as Council Parliamentarian; and to Dr. Janet Frick for serving as Chair of the Executive Committee.
• This concluded the President's report to the Council.

The floor was then opened for the following standing committee reports and minutes. Standing committee minutes and reports submitted prior to the meeting are also included below:

• Executive Committee, presented by chair Janet Frick
• Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, presented by chair Luke Naeher
• University Curriculum Committee, presented by chair Alison Alexander
• Faculty Affairs Committee report and minutes, presented by chair Susan Mattern
• Staff Council report and minutes, presented by chair Michael Lewis
• Student Government Association, presented by former president Houston Gains
• Graduate-Professional Student Association, presented by former president Michael Snell
• Educational Affairs Committee (submitted but not presented)
• University Libraries Committee minutes (submitted but not presented)
  

The following Action Items were presented to the Council for consideration:

• Alison Alexander, chair of the University Curriculum Committee, presented the following proposals. All fourteen proposals were approved by the University Council.
  • Proposal for a new major in Hospitality and Food Industry Management (B.S.A.)
  • Proposal to offer the existing major in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (M.S.) on the Griffin Campus
  • Proposal to offer the existing Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management (M.P.P.P.M.) on the Griffin Campus
  • Proposal to offer the existing Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) on the Gwinnett Campus
  • Proposal to establish a new Department of Linguistics
  • Proposal to change the designation of the degree for all undergraduate majors in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication: From Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (A.B.J.) to Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
  • Proposal to change the name of the Graduate Certificate in Media Industry Research to the Graduate Certificate in Media Analytics
  • Proposal to change the name of the major in Water and Soil Resources (B.S.F.R.) to Natural Resource Management and Sustainability (B.S.F.R.)
  • Proposal for a new minor in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Proposal for a new minor and new Undergraduate Certificate in Disaster Management
  • Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Informatics
  • Proposal for a new Institute for Cybersecurity and Privacy
  • Proposal to terminate the Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Systems Engineering
  • Proposal to terminate the Undergraduate Certificate in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology
• Susan Mattern, chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, presented the following proposal found under "Old Business" on the agenda:
  • Proposal for revisions to Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure. A vote was called and the proposal was approved.
• David Shipley, chair of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, presented the following proposal found under "Old Business" on the agenda:
  • First reading: Proposal for amendments to the University Statutes. A vote was called and the proposal was approved.  This was the first reading and vote of these proposed changes.
    

There being no further old or new business, the Council adjourned for the 2016-2017 academic year at 4:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Rosemary Segreti, Interim Registrar
Secretary to University Council

 

University Council Roster
Aderibigbe, Ibigbolade	Grey, Timothy	Nibbelink, Nate
Allen, Wesley	Griffin, Michele	Okech, David
Barbour, Suzanne	Gupton, Timothy	Oliver, Kerry
Barnard, Malcolm	Hansen, Nathan	Owsiak, Andy
Bartlett, Ruth	Herber, Eric	Pardue, Samuel
Biesecker, Barbara	Herist, Keith	Pegan, Scott
Bliss, Thomas	Hill, Janette	Phillips, Dennis
Bousquette, Joshua	Jackson, Chandra	Poland, Mary
Bray, John	Jackson, David	Reidenbaugh, Patrick
Bynum, Josh	James, Kevin	Reinberger, Mark
Camus, Al	Jarrett, Carla	Reyes De Corcuera, Jose
Camus, Melinda	Jordan, Jeff	Rhicard, Laura
Chatterjee, Santanu	Kaplan, Holly	Richman, Erin
Chepyator-Thomson, Rose	Katz, Laura	Rizer, Jasmine
Cona, Kelly	Kelley, Laura	Robinson, Eric
Crawley, Laura	Kennedy, Craig	Robinson, Kayin
Cullen, Christian	Lastrapes, William	Rose, John
Dahlen, Joseph	Lear, Kristen	Rosemond, Amy
Davis, Charles	Lee, David	Rutledge, Bo
Dellaria, Nancy	Lewis, Denise	Sawhill, Ronald
DeMaria, Don	Lewis, Michael	Scheyett, Anna
Dennis, Carla	Lewis, Steven	Segreti, Rosemary
Diaz-Perez, Juan Carlos	Li, Ke	Shetterley, Karen
Doran-Peterson, Joy	Liggett, Sharon	Shipley, David
Dove, Robert	Little, Elizabeth	Shrivastav, Rahul
Dunham, Richard	Malone, Barrett	Siry, Jacek
Durham, Stephan	Mandal, Abhyuday	Snell, Michael
Dvoracek, Douglas	Mao, Leidong	Spivey, Julie
Evans, Jonathan	Mattern, Susan	Taha, Thiab
Farmer, Mark	McClung, James	Thomas, Paul
Fitt, William	Medlin, Sayge	Toews, Mike
Fox, Linda	Miller, Deborah	Tompkins, Mark
Frick, Janet	Miller, Joe	Vencill, William
Fucetola, Jacob	Moore, Mary	Whitten, Pamela
Funk, Shelby	Morehead, Jere	Williams, Phillip
Gaines, Houston	Munneke, Henry	Williams, Susan
Giraudo, Silvia	Muszynski, Artur	Williams-Woodward, Jean
Gomez-Lainer, Lilia	Nadenicek, Daniel	Wilson, Victor
Graham, Toby	Naeher, Luke	Wolf, Montgomery
Grantham, Tarek	Nesbit, Ryan	Yabsley, Michael
Greene, Erik	Nesbit, Scott	Yi, Hyangsoon

 

Represented by Proxy

Black, Joel

Collier, Marlin

Dorsey, Alan

Dougherty, Anjali

El, Shantee

Frum, Jennifer

Gittleman, John

Gragson, Ted

Greene, Dale

Harris, Keith

Hoyt, Rob

Jackson, Stan

Leigh, David

Leo, Donald

Naghepour, Roya

Nuss, Michelle

Pagnattaro, Marisa

Roulston, Kathy

Speakman, Jeff

von Waldner, Trina

Øie, Svein