Executive Committee Minutes

03/07/2018 03:30 PM - Peabody Boardroom, Administration Building

View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on March 7, 2018 in the Administration Building's Peabody Boardroom.  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, Mark Farmer of the Educational Affairs Committee, and David Shipley of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees.  Attending the meeting as guests were Paul Duncan, Eric MacDonald, Paul Matthews, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Kathy Pharr, Harald Scherm, Lee Shearer, Robin Shelton, Rahul Shrivastav, and Sidney Thompson.
 

1. The minutes of the November 8, 2017 meeting were approved as distributed.
2. Action Items (Due to a request by the chair of the Statutes and Bylaws Committee, items B.3.a. and B.3.b. were considered first by the Executive Committee):
   1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to change the name of the Graduate Certificate in Historic Landscape Studies to the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Landscape Conservation. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for a new minor in Latinx Studies. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to terminate the Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering Physics. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal to terminate the Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering Sciences. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal for the following major name change: From: Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism (B.S.F.R.) To: Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (B.S.F.R.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Data Science.  Following a brief discussion, a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      8. Proposal for the following certificate name change:  From: Graduate Certificate in Comparative Medical Illustration  To: Graduate Certificate in Comparative Medical Illustration and Interactive Educational Media. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      9. Proposal for the following certificate name change:  From: Graduate Certificate in Multicultural and Diversity Studies in Educational Contexts To: Graduate Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      10. Proposal to offer the existing major in Special Education (M.A.T.) with an Area of Emphasis in Special Education General Curriculum on the Griffin campus. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      11. Proposal to offer the existing major in Special Education (M.Ed.) with an Area of Emphasis in Special Education General Curriculum on the Griffin campus. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      12. Proposal to offer the existing major in Science Education (M.Ed.) as an online program. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      13. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 11, Procedures for Establishing or Changing Implementation Plans for the Cultural Diversity Requirement (Proposal withdrawn by the University Curriculum Committee).
   2. Proposal from the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal for revisions to the Final Examination Schedule Conflicts policy. An extensive discussion on the proposed revisions occurred among the members of the Executive Committee.  Several questions and potential scenarios involving students, faculty, and the proposed revisions were raised during discussion regarding the proposal. With discussion concluding, the Executive Committee voted to send the proposal back to the Educational Affairs Committee.
   3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposal for revisions to the University Council bylaws, part 1. The proposed changes to the Faculty Affairs Committee allowing for the incorporation of non-tenure track faculty membership on the committee was discussed at length.  Following discussion, a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for revisions to the University Council bylaws, part 2. Following lengthy discussions concerning the two parts of the proposal, including the revisions regarding the Educational Affairs Committee and the academic calendar and the inclusion of full-time status as a requirement for faculty to serve as members on the University Council and its standing committees (as well as a discussion on the various faculty appointment types), votes were called and both parts of the proposal were approved to be placed on the March 21, 2018 University Council agenda.
3. There was no old business to come before the committee.
4. New Business:
   1. Dr. Pegan informed members that the next Executive Committee meeting would be the last of the academic year.  At the meeting, a chair-elect for 2018-2019 will be selected and new members to the Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC) will be confirmed as well.
   2. Dr. Farmer of the Educational Affairs Committee informed the Executive Committee that the President, in consultation with the Vice President for Instruction, has approved a calendar for the 2019-2020 academic year. Dr. Farmer stated he would discuss the calendar at the March 21 University Council meeting.

There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 4:27 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Malcolm Adams
Melinda Camus
Jamie Cooper
Stephan Durham
Nathan Hansen
Michael Lewis
Fiona Liken
Henry Munneke
Kerry Oliver
Scott Pegan
Esra Santesso
David Shipley
Amanda Smith
Beth Tobin
Beth Tolley
Pamela Whitten

Executive Committee Members Represented by Substitute
Rose Chepyator-Thomson (Becca Leopkey)
Johnita Daniel (Michael Snell)
Amy Rosemond (Alan Covich)