University Council Minutes

09/28/2022 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center

View Related Documents Online The University Council met on September 28, 2022, in the Tate Theater for its first meeting of the 2022-2023 academic year. A quorum being present, President Jere Morehead called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Parliamentarian Usha Rodrigues provided remarks regarding the voting procedures for the meeting to the Council.
 
As the first order of business, the president asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2022, meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Matthew Auer and was seconded by Lisa Nolan. A vote was called, and the minutes were approved.
 
President Morehead then delivered his report to the Council:

• The president began his report by thanking members for their commitment to serve on the Council for the 2022-2023 academic year and stated he looked forward to working with all members during the year. The president then introduced those who facilitate Council meetings: Professor Luke Naeher, Chair of the University Council Executive Committee; Ms. Fiona Liken, Registrar and Associate Vice President for Instruction, who serves as Secretary of the Council; and Professor Usha Rodrigues of the School of Law, who serves as parliamentarian.
• The president stated that new personnel had been named to key leadership positions. Dr. Meg Amstutz is serving as the new dean of the Morehead Honors College; Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic is serving as the new dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences; Dr. Philip Hong is serving as the new dean of the School of Social Work; Dr. Marisa Pagnattaro is serving as the new Vice President for Instruction.
• UGA just admitted over 6,200 first-year students in fall semester 2022.
• The university was recently ranked by US News and World Report as the #16 best public university in the nation. This is UGA’s seventh year in the top 20. Niche also ranked UGA as the #2 college for Best Student Life in America.
• UGA has been recognized for the ninth consecutive year with an INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award.
• The university recently ended its most successful fundraising year in its history with more than $257 million raised to support institutional priorities like scholarships, endowed chairs, and program enhancements.
• The president submitted for inclusion in the minutes the annual Ombudsperson report that was provided by EOO Director Qiana Wilson.
• The president stated that the university was closely monitoring the path of Hurricane Ian and had been in contact with the several extended campuses around the state.
• Before ending his report, the president emphasized the important work before the Council at the meeting, specifically regarding the Council’s last chance to voice its opinion on post-tenure review. The president stated the revised policy is due to the Board of Regents by October 17. Faculty committees have been engaged in this work since last November and will be presenting their unanimous recommendations during the meeting. The president stated that the Council must pass an appropriate policy so that the university can submit it to the Board of Regents by the October 17 deadline. Otherwise, what the USG develops will become UGA policy. The president stated that Council needed to pass proposals today that are consistent with USG guidelines.
• This concluded the president’s report.

The floor was then opened for the following reports:

• Executive Committee, presented by Chair Luke Naeher
• University Curriculum Committee, presented by Chair Susan Sanchez
• Faculty Affairs Committee, presented by Chair Brock Woodson
• Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, presented by Chair Barbara Biesecker
• Student Government Association, presented by President Bryson Henriott
• Graduate Student Association, presented by President Sarah Burns

The following action items were presented to the Council for consideration:

• Susan Sanchez, chair of the University Curriculum Committee, presented the following proposals. There being no objections from the Council, the proposals were approved by the Council en masse:
  • Proposal for a new minor in Urban Planning
  • Proposal for a new Online Graduate Certificate in Behavioral Financial Planning and Financial Therapy
  • Proposal to offer the existing Master of Business Administration (Professional M.B.A.) online 
  • Proposal for a new major in Health Services Research and Policy (Ph.D.)
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Science Education (M.A.T.) on the Gwinnett campus only
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Science Education (M.Ed.) on the Athens and Gwinnett campuses only 
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Special Education (M.A.T.) on the Griffin campus only
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Learning, Design, and Technology (M.Ed.) on the Gwinnett campus only
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Learning, Design, and Technology (Ed.S.) on the Gwinnett campus only 
  • Proposal to change the name of the Department of Career and Information Studies to the Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
• Brock Woodson, chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, presented the following proposals:
  • Proposed revisions to Appointment and Promotion Guidelines: Academic Professionals. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to Appointment and Promotion Guidelines: Clinical Faculty. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to Appointment and Promotion Guidelines: Librarians and Archivists. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to Appointment and Promotion Guidelines: Research Scientists. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to Appointment and Promotion Guidelines: Lecturers. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Rank Faculty. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to 1.06-4 Post Tenure Review Policy. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed policy on Due Process. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposed revisions to UGA Academic Affairs Policy Manual, Section 1.16, Review of Administrators of Academic Units. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
• Barbara Biesecker, chair of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, presented the following proposals on behalf of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees and the Faculty Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee:
  • Second Reading: Proposal to revise the bylaws of the Faculty Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to revise the operating policy of the Faculty Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee. During discussion, a motion was made by Aaron Meskin to add the text “and/or remedial action” to item number three in the proposal. The motion was seconded by Ruth Poproski. A vote was called, and the motion was approved. A motion was then made by Travis Glenn to add the text “and/or remedial action” to item number four in the proposal. The motion was seconded by Margaret Renwick. A vote was called, and the motion was approved. Discussion concluding, a vote was called, and the proposal with the additional text was approved.

During new business, a motion was made by Joseph Fu to add a resolution on tenure presented by Georgia Tech faculty to the meeting agenda. The motion was seconded by Richard Winfield. Discussion occurred on the motion to add the resolution to the agenda. During discussion, a motion was made by William Carter to call the question that was seconded by Mason Barnett. A vote was called, and the motion was approved. A vote was then called on the original motion, and the motion was defeated.
 
The parliamentarian provided a brief explanation on the use of a paper ballot by Council members to record their votes in order to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.
 
There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

University Council Members Present
 

Council Member Name	Council Member Substitute
Abdelsamad, Yehia
Addison, Donald
Altizer, Sonia (Ex-Officio)
Amstutz, Meg (Ex-Officio)
Andrews, Tessa
Archuleta, Kristy
Atkins, Rebecca
Atkinson, Amber
Auer, Matthew (Ex-Officio)
Ayers, Benjamin (Ex-Officio)
Barnett, Kent
Barnett, Mason
Bartges, Joe
Beer, Jenay
Bierema, Laura	Berry, Jami
Biesecker, Barbara
Birgisson, Bjorn	Wang, Linbing
Bivins, Danny
Boudreau, Maric
Bourlai, Thirimachos
Branan, Trisha
Britton, Benjamin
Brocato, John
Burns, Sarah (Ex-Officio)
Cain, Taylor	McConnell, Nicole
Camus, Al
Carlson Welch, Annie
Carpenter, Tina	Demere, Paul
Carter, William
Cherkinsky, Alexander
Christ, Margaret	Towery, Erin Marie
Cleveland, Christopher
Colson, Gregory
Conner, Joann	Ferrarezi, Rhuanito
Cook, Julian
Cook, Michelle
Cook, Samuel
Cotterell, Michael
Darbisi, Carolina
Davis, Charles (Ex-Officio)	Peters, Jonathan
Davis, Marsha (Ex-Officio)	Miilenburg Lesse, Jessica
DeMaria, Don
DeVault, Travis	Dutta, Avishek
Dolan, Erin
Dorsey, Alan (Ex-Officio)
Duberstein, Kylee
Durham, Stephan
Eggenschwiler, Jonathan
Ehlers, Benjamin
Emerson, Kerstin
Farmer, Mark
Ferreira, Susana
Frum, Jennifer (Ex-Officio)
Fu, Joseph
Fuhrman, Nick	Bolding, Chad
Gerlach, Chris	Sterling, Kyla
Glenn, Travis
Gottdenker, Nicole
Graham, Toby (Ex-Officio)
Greene, Dale (Ex-Officio)	Bringolf, Robert
Grey, Timothy	Thompson, Aaron
Guay, Mary
Gueneli, Berna	Sager, Alexander
Hackmeyer, Ethan
Hall, Cassandra
Hallman Martini, Rebecca
Halper, Edward	Winfield, Richard
Hammock, Alexandra
Hanawalt, Christina
Harvey, Stephen
Hembree, Savannah (Ex-Officio)
Henriott, Bryson (Ex-Officio)
Herndon, Keith
Holladay, Steven
Hong, Philip (Ex-Officio)
Hu, Jack (Ex-Officio)
Hughes, Hilary
Jantzi, Sarah
Jaskyte Bahr, Kristina
Ji, Pengsheng
Jones, Johnathan
Jones, Shana
Jones, Stephanie
Ke, Yuan
Krimer, Paula
Lakuriqi, Enkeleida
Lanzilotta, William
Lavner, Justin
Leach, Erin
Leahy, Brendan
Leo, Donald (Ex-Officio)	Ramasay, Rama
Lewis, Zachary
Lindgren, Kate
Little, Laura
Lollis, Mary Nichols	Chummar, Shelly
Maillo-Pozo, Sharina
Malladi, Anish
Manning, Frank
Markewitz, Daniel
Marotta, Anthony
Martin-Williams, Jean
Mason, Charlotte
Mason, William
McBride, Walt
Medeiros, Patricia
Meskin, Aaron
Miller, Kristen
Moore, Myra
Morehead, Jere (Ex-Officio)
Mouilso, Emily
Muszynski, Artur
Navara, Kristen
Nesbit, Ryan (Ex-Officio)
Netter, Jeff	Poulson, Annette
Nolan, Lisa (Ex-Officio)
Okech, David
Pagnattaro, Marisa (Ex-Officio)
Palmer, Chadwick
Pardue, Doug
Park, Andrew
Peduzzi, Alicia
Pereira, Tiago (Ex-Officio)	Gomez Londono, Luisa Fernanda
Peroni, John
Perren, Samuel
Peterson, Thomas
Piotrowski, Stacey
Place, Nick (Ex-Officio)
Poland, Mary
Pollard, Amy
Poproski, Ruth
Poulson, Rebecca
Pringle, Catherine
Reed, Rachel
Reifsteck, Fred
Renwick, Margaret
Renzi-Hammond, Lisa
Rice, Jennifer
Roberts, Jessica
Rodgers, Lauren
Royer, Angie
Rubenstein, Eric
Rutledge, Peter B. "Bo" (Ex-Officio)
Saba, Corey
Saleh, Eman
Samaye, Obamide (Ex-Officio)
Samples, Tim	Schuster, Mike
Santesso, Esra
Sartorato, Matt
Sheagley, Geoffrey
Shelton, Kisha
Shipley, David	Beck, Randy
Sial, Ashfaq
Singh, Rakesh
Smith, Kelly (Ex-Officio)
Smolenski, Craig
Smolko, Timothy
Spangler, Denise (Ex-Officio)	Newharth-Pritchett, Stacey
St. Pierre, Elizabeth
StaRomana, Benny
Stone, Rebecca
Summerlin, Donald	Mastrovita, Mandy
Taha, Thiab
Templin, Dawson
Tucker, Bram
Turner, Pamela	Palmer, Lance
Villegas, Alejandra
Walcott, Ron (Ex-Officio)	Shaffer, Anne
Wallace, Isabelle
Watson, Richard
Westpheling, Janet
White, Elizabeth
Wieling, Elizabeth
Wilson, Victor (Ex-Officio)
Wolf, Montgomery
Woods, Beth
Woodson, Brock
Worthy, Sheri	Chatterjee, Swarn
Wright, Bradley
Xiao, Qian
Yao, Angela
Zhao, Dehai
Zhen, Chen
Zheng, George	Brown, Tyler
Zvonkovic, Anisa (Ex-Officio)

Voting Record of September 28, 2022, Meeting