Executive Committee Minutes

11/06/2019 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room, Administration Building

View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on November 6, 2019, in the Peabody Boardroom. A quorum being present, Chair David Shipley called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Guests in attendance to present action and information items included William Vencill for the University Curriculum Committee, Kira Epstein for the Strategic Planning Committee, and Phillip Griffeth for the Educational Affairs Committee. Other guests included Thomas Artelt, Kathy Pharr, Rahul Shrivastav, Thiab Taha, and Umit Yilmaz. 
 

1. The minutes of the September 11, 2019, meeting were approved as distributed.
2. Action Items:
   1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to change the name of the following major: A vote was called, and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2019, University Council agenda.
         • From: Master of Environmental Planning and Design (M.E.P.D. Thesis and Non-Thesis)
         • To: Master of Urban Planning and Design (M.U.P.D. Thesis and Non-Thesis)
      2. Proposal for a new major in Cybersecurity and Privacy (M.S. Non-Thesis). A vote was called, and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2019, University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to merge existing programs into the major in Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.): A vote was called, and the proposal was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2019, University Council agenda.
         • Change the name of the major in Integrative Conservation and Geography (Ph.D.) to Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.)
         • Create a new Area of Emphasis in Anthropology under the major in Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.)
         • Create a new Area of Emphasis in Ecology under the major in Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.)
         • Create a new Area of Emphasis in Forestry and Natural Resources under the major in Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.)
         • Create a new Area of Emphasis in Geography under the major in Integrative Conservation (Ph.D.)
         • Deactivate the major in Integrative Conservation and Anthropology (Ph.D.)
         • Deactivate the major in Integrative Conservation and Ecology (Ph.D.)
         • Deactivate the major in Integrative Conservation and Forestry and Natural Resources (Ph.D.)
   2. Proposal from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposal to revise the statutes of the Human Resources Committee. Following a brief discussion, the Executive Committee voted to send the proposal back to the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees in order for the committee to clarify the language and structure of the revisions found in the proposal.
3. Information Items:
   1. From the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. 2018-2019 Academic Honesty Report. A vote was called, and the report was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2019, University Council agenda as an information item.
   2. From the Strategic Planning Committee:
      1. 2020 Strategic Summative Report. A vote was called, and the plan was approved to be placed on the November 20, 2019, University Council agenda as an information item.
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 3:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Malcolm Adams
Kevin Burke
Rachel Byers
Jim Carson
Sierra Francois
Nathan Hansen
Keith Herist
Itai Himelboim
Steven Holladay
Jack Hu
Fiona Liken
Shari Miller
Marie Mize
Scott Nesbit
Nate Nibbelink
Kerry Oliver
Esra Santesso
David Shipley

Executive Committee Members Represented by Substitute
Amy Rosemond (Craig Osenberg)