Executive Committee Minutes

09/13/2017 03:30 PM - Peabody Boardroom, Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on September 13, 2017 in the Peabody Boardroom for its first meeting of the 2017-2018 academic year.  A quorum being present, chair Scott Pegan called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Standing committee chairs in attendance included Alison Alexander of the University Curriculum Committee and David Shipley of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees.  Dr. Scott Brown was in attendance to present and answer questions on behalf of Mark Farmer, chair of the Educational Affairs Committee.  Guests to the meeting included Allan Aycock, Janet Buckworth, Phillip Griffeth, Russell Mumper, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Rebekah Parker, Kathy Pharr, Harald Scherm, Rahul Shrivastav, WenZhan Song, and William Vencill.

Dr. Pegan opened the meeting by welcoming members to the meeting and by stating the purpose and role of the Executive Committee in the campus governance process. 
 
  1. The minutes of the April 12, 2017 meeting were approved as distributed.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to offer the existing major in Genetics (M.S.) with a Non-Thesis option. Following a brief discussion, a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal to terminate the Graduate Certificate in Sport Coaching. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to change the name of the Undergraduate Certificate in Integrated Pest Management to the Undergraduate Certificate in Plant Health Management. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal to change the name of the Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Regulatory Affairs to the Graduate Certificate in International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal to dissolve the Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal for a new Center for Cyber-Physical Systems. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 3, Minors. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
      8. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 21, Distance Education. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
    2. Proposal from the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal to revise the Academic Honesty Policy. Following a brief discussion,  a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda.
  3. Information Item:
    1. Proposal from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Second Reading: Proposal for amendments to the University Statutes.  This item will appear on the September 27, 2017 University Council agenda for a second required reading and vote.  During the presentation of this item, Professor Shipley also informed the Executive Committee that the Statutes and Bylaws Committee is currently considering a proposal from non-tenure track faculty who are on University Council to amend the bylaws to clarify who is eligible to serve on certain University Council standing committees.
  4. There was no Old Business to come before the committee.
  5. There was no New Business to come before the committee.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:52 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

Executive Committee Members Present
Malcolm Adams
Melinda Camus
Johnita Daniel
Stephan Durham
Melissa Freeman
Jeong-Yeob Han
Nathan Hansen
Cameron Keen
Michael Lewis
Fiona Liken
Henry Munneke
Scott Nesbit
Kerry Oliver
Andy Owsiak
Scott Pegan
Amy Rosemond
David Shipley
Pamela Whitten

Executive Committee Members Represented by Substitute
Amanda Smith (Levi Russell)