Executive Committee Minutes

02/05/2020 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room, Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on February 5, 2020, in the Peabody Board Room.  A quorum being present, Chair David Shipley called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Guests in attendance to present action items included John Maerz for the University Curriculum Committee, Paula Lemons and Sarah Covert for the Faculty Affairs Committee, and Andy Owsiak for the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees. Other guests included Kerstin Emerson, Mark Farmer, Orion Mowbray, Kathy Pharr, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Cameron Rogers, Jeff Springston, William Vencill, Joshua Walker, and Shunde Zhu.

Before beginning the meeting, Professor Shipley reminded members that the April 2020 Executive Committee meeting was moved from April 1 to April 8.
 
  1. The minutes of the November 6, 2019 meeting were approved as distributed.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to terminate the major in Athletic Training (B.S.Ed.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal to terminate the major in Food Industry Marketing and Administration (B.S.A.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to terminate the major in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal for a new minor in Gerontology. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal for a new minor in Social Work. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal for a new Graduate Certificate in Substance Use Counseling. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal to offer the existing major in Journalism and Mass Communication (M.A. Non-Thesis) with an Area of Emphasis in Emerging Media online. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      8. Proposal to change the name of the major in Early Childhood Education (B.S.Ed., M.A.T., M.Ed.) to Elementary Education (B.S.Ed., M.A.T., M.Ed.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      9. Proposal for a new major in Athletic Training (M.S.A.T.). A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      10. Proposal to revise Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 13, Syllabus. Following a brief discussion, a vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
    2. Proposals from the Faculty Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposal for revisions to APT Guidelines for Contributions to Teaching. A friendly amendment was made to add new verbiage to the proposal (number nine in the proposal) that had the support of the Faculty Affairs Committee. A vote was called and the revised proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for revisions to UGA Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Lecturers. A vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda.
    3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposal to add the Director of University Academic Advising Services to the University Curriculum Committee. Prior to the meeting, the proposal was pulled at the request of the Statutes and Bylaws Committee.
      2. Proposal to amend the bylaws of the Human Resources Committee
      3. Proposal to revise the name and duties of the Committee on Student Life: A discussion occurred on items B.3.b. and B.3.c. in which the Executive Committee requested the proposals be reformatted to include clarifying edits displaying what verbiage was being struck and what language was being added. A vote was called and the proposals were approved to be placed on the February 19, 2020 University Council agenda on the stipulation that such edits would be made. Following the meeting, the chair of the Statutes and Bylaws Committee requested the items be withdrawn from the Council agenda to allow the committee more time to redraft and clarify the proposals. The Executive Committee was notified via email of this request, and the items were pulled from the February Council agenda.
  3. There was no old business to come before the committee.
  4. New Business:
    1. There was a brief discussion regarding the hard copy and electronic versions of the Promotion and Tenure Guidelines.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

Executive Committee Members Present
Malcolm Adams
Kevin Burke
Rachel Byers
Jim Carson
Jamie Cooper
Stephan Durham
Nathan Hansen
Keith Herist
Itai Himelboim
Steven Holladay
Jack Hu
Fiona Liken
Milton Masciadri
Shari Miller
Marie Mize
Scott Nesbit
Nate NIbbelink
Amy Rosemond
Esra Santesso
David Shipley

Executive Committee Members Represented by Substitute
Miguel Cabrera (Dory Franklin)
Sierra Francois (Jordan Henley)
Kerry Oliver (Brian Forschler)