Executive Committee Minutes

02/01/2023 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room, Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on February 1, 2023, in the Peabody Board Room. A quorum being present, Chair Luke Naeher called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

University Curriculum Committee Chair Susan Sanchez was in attendance to present action items on the agenda. Guests to the meeting included Robert Bringolf, Kylee Duberstein, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Alton Standifer, Skip Taylor, and Elizabeth Weeks.

Before the first order of business, Chair Naeher informed the committee that two action items from the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) that had been released on the meeting agenda had been pulled at the request of the FAC.
 
  1. As the first order of business, the minutes of the November 16, 2022, meeting were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal to deactivate the Undergraduate Certificate in Disaster Management. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal to deactivate the major in Dance (B.F.A.).  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal for a new minor in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal for a new minor in Forestry.  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      5. Proposal for a new minor in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management.  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal for a new minor in Wildlife Sciences.  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal to offer the existing major in Special Education (M.A.T.) with an Area of Emphasis in General Curriculum online.  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
      8. Proposal to make the following changes in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.:
        • Proposal to change the name of the major in Animal Science (B.S.A.) to Animal and Dairy Science (B.S.A.)
        • Proposal to terminate the major in Dairy Science (B.S.A.)
      9. Proposal for a new major in Animal Biosciences (B.S.A.).  A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the February 15, 2023, University Council agenda.
  3. There was no old business to come before the committee.
  4. There was no new business to come before the committee.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:44 p.m.

Respectfully submitted.

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

Executive Committee Members Present
Laura Bierema (substitute Diann Jones)
Abigail Borron
Wayde Brown
Stephan Durham
Cassandra Hall
Savannah Hembree
Bryson Henriott (substitute Dawson Williams)
Jack Hu
Derrick Lemons
Fiona Liken
Anthony Madonna
Anthony Mallon
Luke Naeher
Jeff Netter (substitute Henry Munneke)
Catherine Pringle
Rachel Reed
David Shipley
Jacek Siry
Elizabeth St. Pierre
Rebecca Stone
Janet Westpheling