Executive Committee Minutes

11/16/2022 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room, Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on November 16, 2022, in the Peabody Board Room. A quorum being present, Chair Luke Naeher called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

Those in attendance to present action and information items were Chair Susan Sanchez, University Curriculum Committee; Phillip Griffeth, Director of Academic Honesty; and Professor Joseph Fu. Guests to the meeting included Michael Bartlett, Kerstin Emerson, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Usha Rodrigues, Jessica Smith, Alton Standifer, and Elizabeth Weeks.
 
  1. As the first order of business, a motion was made by Joseph Watson to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2022, meeting. The motion was seconded by David Shipley. A vote was called, and the minutes were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal for a new Online Graduate Certificate in Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for a new Online Graduate Certificate in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal to offer the existing Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) online. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal for a new major in Workforce Education (B.S.Ed.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.
  3. Information Item:
    1. From the Educational Affairs Committee:
      1. 2021-2022 Academic Honesty Report. The report was discussed by the committee. The report will appear as an information item on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.
  4. There was no old business to come before the committee:
  5. New Business:
    1. Presentation of a petition endorsed by the signatures of fifty or more faculty members to add an agenda item to the next University Council meeting agenda under the Bylaws Part I, section 1.B.8.
      1. Motion on Tenure. Following a brief presentation, a discussion occurred on the motion among the committee. The motion will appear as an agenda item on the November 30, 2022, University Council agenda.

There being no further new business, the meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

Executive Committee Members Present
Laura Bierema (substitute Diann Jones)
Abigail Borron (substitute Jason Peake)
Trisha Branan
Wayde Brown
Sarah Burns
Stephan Durham
Cassandra Hall
Savannah Hembree
Bryson Henriott
Janette Hill (substitute John Mativo)
Jack Hu
Derrick Lemons
Fiona Liken
Anthony Madonna
Anthony Mallon
Luke Naeher
Catherine Pringle
David Shipley
Elizabeth St. Pierre
Pamela Turner
Joseph Watson
Janet Westpheling