University Council Minutes

11/30/2022 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center

View Related Documents Online The University Council met on November 30, 2022, in the Tate Theater. 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 and debate 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 September 28, 2022, meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Stephen Harvey and was seconded by Matthew Auer. A vote was called, and the minutes were unanimously approved.
 
President Morehead then delivered his report to the Council:

• The president began his report by highlighting significant achievements that occurred during the fall semester.
• The Office of Undergraduate Admissions received more than 26,000 early action applications, up over 20 percent from last year. Early action decisions were released on Friday, November 18, and UGA is on-track for another record year in terms of total applications for admission.
• Three UGA students, Aidan Leahy, Elijah Odunade, and Layla Parsa, won the Capital One College Bowl, a multi-week trivia competition. These students defeated Columbia University to clinch the victory on national television.
• Natalie Navarrete, Foundation Fellow from Boca Raton, Florida, was named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar. Natalie’s achievement makes UGA one of only three public universities to have a Rhodes recipient this year and the only institution in the state of Georgia to do so.
• Dr. Jenna Jambeck was named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow earlier this semester. This award, commonly known as the “Genius Grant,” is one of the most prestigious in the country and is presented to individuals who have dedicated their work to the benefit of society. Dr. Jambeck is only the second UGA faculty member to receive this award.
• The UGA Archway Partnership has won prestigious awards recently. After winning the regional Kellogg Award in September, at the most recent APLU meeting in Denver Colorado, the group brought home the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award. The focus of this year’s award was the collaboration between the Archway Partnership and the city of Moultrie, Georgia. The president congratulated Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Dr. Jennifer Frum and Director of the Archway Partnership Dr. Michelle Elliott, along with their teams, for this achievement.
• Dr. Tim Chester received the CIO of the Year ORBIE Award presented by Georgia CIO. This award recognizes chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership.
• Regarding these significant achievements, the president stated that he sincerely appreciates the contributions that UGA faculty, staff, and students make to creating a world-class learning environment at the University of Georgia.
• The fall graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be held in Stegman Coliseum on December 16.The undergraduate ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Chris Womack, Chairman, President, and CEO of Georgia Power, will serve as the undergraduate commencement speaker. Dr. Alan Darvill, Regents Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Director Emeritus of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, will give the commencement address for the graduate ceremony at 2:30 p.m.
• Before closing his remarks, the president thanked the members of Council for their work in service to UGA. At its last meeting, the Council approved the work of several committees that needed to be sent to the USG for final approval. The president stated he was pleased that after the tireless work of many, post-tenure policies were approved by the USG and that he accepted the resolutions passed by Council. The president thanked Dr. Barbara Biesecker and Dr. Elizabeth St. Pierre for their work in this process and for the significant time invested by them in this project. The president stated that Dr. Biesecker and Dr. St. Pierre, along with Associate Provost Elizabeth Weeks and Provost Hu, can help with any questions or concerns about these resolutions.
• This completed the president’s report to Council.

The floor was then opened for the following reports:

• Executive Committee, presented by Chair Luke Naeher
• University Curriculum Committee, presented by Chair Susan Sanchez
• Student Government Association, presented by President Bryson Henriott

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

• Susan Sanchez, chair of the University Curriculum Committee, presented the following proposals:
  • Proposal for a new Online Graduate Certificate in Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved.
  • Proposal for a new Online Graduate Certificate in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved.
  • Proposal to offer the existing Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) online. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved.
  • Proposal for a new major in Workforce Education (B.S.Ed.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved.
• Professor Joseph Fu presented a petition endorsed by the signatures of fifty or more faculty members:
  • Motion on Tenure. Discussion occurred on the motion among members of the Council. With discussion concluding, a vote was called, and the motion was defeated with 39 in favor and 128 against.

The following information item was submitted for consideration:

• Phillip Griffeth, Director of Academic Honesty, was on-hand to answer questions regarding the following report on behalf of the Educational Affairs Committee:
  • 2021- 2022 Academic Honesty Report

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:31 p.m.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council
 
 

University Council Member	Name of Substitute
Addison, Donald
Adhikari, Koushik	Joonhyuk Suh
Altizer, Sonia (Ex-Officio)
Amstutz, Meg (Ex-Officio)
Archuleta, Kristy	Lu Fan
Atkins, Rebecca
Atkinson, Amber
Auer, Matthew (Ex-Officio)
Ayers, Benjamin (Ex-Officio)	Henry Munneke
Barnett, Kent
Barnett, Mason
Bartges, Joe
Beer, Jenay
Biesecker, Barbara
Birgisson, Bjorn
Bivins, Danny
Blankenship, Sara	Sue Ellenberger
Boudreau, Maric
Bourlai, Thirimachos	Fred Beyette
Branan, Trisha
Britton, Benjamin
Burg, Karen (Ex-Officio)	Jessica Orbock
Cain, Taylor	Nicole McConnell
Camus, Al
Carlson Welch, Annie
Carpenter, Tina	Paul Demere
Carters, Rayna
Cherkinsky, Alexander
Chess, Shira
Christ, Margaret
Cleveland, Christopher
Colson, Gregory
Conner, Joann
Cook, Julian	Randy Beck
Cook, Michelle
Cook, Samuel
Cotterell, Michael
Darbisi, Carolina
Darley, Andrew
Davis, Brad
Davis, Charles (Ex-Officio)	Glen Nowak
Davis, Marsha (Ex-Officio)
DeMaria, Don
DeVault, Travis
Dolan, Erin
Dorsey, Alan (Ex-Officio)
Duberstein, Kylee
Durham, Stephan
Eggenschwiler, Jonathan
Ehlers, Benjamin
Emerson, Kerstin
Farmer, Mark
Ferrarezi, Rhuanito
Ferreira, Susana
Frum, Jennifer (Ex-Officio)
Fu, Joseph
Fuhrman, Nick
Gerlach, Chris
Glenn, Travis
Gonzalez, Stephanie
Gottdenker, Nicole
Graham, Toby (Ex-Officio)	Viki Timian
Greene, Dale (Ex-Officio)
Grey, Timothy
Guay, Mary
Gueneli, Berna	Heidi Crawford
Hackmeyer, Ethan
Hall, Cassandra	Michael Ray Geller
Halper, Edward	Sarah Wright
Hanawalt, Christina
Harvey, Stephen
Hembree, Savannah (Ex-Officio)
Henriott, Bryson (Ex-Officio)
Herndon, Keith
Hill, Janette	John Mativo
Hirt, Sonia
Holladay, Steven
Hong, Philip (Ex-Officio)
Hu, Jack (Ex-Officio)
Injaian, Allison
Jantzi, Sarah
Jaskyte Bahr, Kristina
Jones, Diann
Jones, Johnathan
Jones, Shana
Jones, Tom
Ke, Yuan
Kelley, Laura	Stuart Ivy
Krimer, Paula
Lakuriqi, Enkeleida
Lanzilotta, William
Lavner, Justin
Leach, Erin	Mandy Mastrovita
Leahy, Brendan
Leo, Donald (Ex-Officio)
Liken, Fiona (Ex-Officio)
Lindgren, Kate
Little, Laura
Lollis, Mary Nichols
Madonna, Anthony
Malladi, Anish
Manning, Frank
Markewitz, Daniel
Marotta, Anthony
Martin-Williams, Jean	Paula Lemons
Matthews, Paul
Mason, Charlotte	Neil Bendle
Mason, William
McBride, Walt	Chrissy Marlowe
Medeiros, Patricia
Medina, Alex
Meskin, Aaron	Melissa Fahmy
Miller, Kristen	Jason O'Donnell
Mojock, Christopher
Moore, Myra
Morehead, Jere (Ex-Officio)
Morrison, Alison	Cynthia Vail
Mouilso, Emily
Muszynski, Artur
Navara, Kristen
Nelson, Scott
Nesbit, Ryan (Ex-Officio)
Netter, Jeff	Annette Poulsen
Nolan, Lisa (Ex-Officio)
Nuss, Michelle (Ex-Officio)
Pagnattaro, Marisa (Ex-Officio)
Palmer, Chadwick
Pardue, Doug
Park, Andrew
Peduzzi, Alicia
Pereira, Tiago (Ex-Officio)
Peroni, John
Perren, Samuel
Peterson, Thomas
Piotrowski, Stacey
Place, Nick (Ex-Officio)
Poland, Mary
Poproski, Ruth
Poulson, Rebecca
Pringle, Catherine
Reed, Olivia
Reifsteck, Fred
Renwick, Margaret
Renzi-Hammond, Lisa
Rice, Jennifer
Rodgers, Lauren
Rogers, Toni
Rutledge, Peter B. "Bo" (Ex-Officio)
Saba, Corey
Saleh, Eman	Manijeh Kesktgari
Samaye, Obamide (Ex-Officio)
Samples, Tim	Alex Reed
Santesso, Esra
Sartorato, Matt
Sheagley, Geoffrey
Shelton, Kisha
Shipley, David
Sial, Ashfaq
Singh, Rakesh
Smith, Kelly (Ex-Officio)
Smolenski, Craig
Smolko, Timothy
Spangler, Denise (Ex-Officio)
St. Pierre, Elizabeth
StaRomana, Benny
Stone, Rebecca
Summerlin, Donald
Taha, Thiab
Templin, Dawson
Tucker, Bram
Turner, Pamela
Walcott, Ron (Ex-Officio)
Wallace, Isabelle
Watson, Richard
Westpheling, Janet
White, Elizabeth
Wieling, Elizabeth
Wilson, Victor (Ex-Officio)
Wolf, Montgomery
Woods, Beth
Woodson, Brock
Worthy, Sheri
Wright, Bradley
Xiao, Qian
Yao, Angela
Zhao, Dehai
Zhen, Chen
Zheng, George
Zvonkovic, Anisa (Ex-Officio)

Voting Record of November 30, 2022, Meeting