Executive Committee Minutes

04/12/2023 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room, Administration Building
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on April 12, 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, Faculty Affairs Committee Chair Brock Woodson, Committee on Statues, Bylaws, and Committees Chair Barbara Biesecker, and David Shipley of the Strategic Planning Committee were on-hand to present agenda items.Guests to the meeting included Grace Ahn, Fred Beyette, Bjorn Birgisson, Katie Burr, Santanu Chatterjee, Sherry Clouser, Pete Jutras, Lohitash Karumbaiah, Sam Kurup, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Marisa Pagnattaro, Susan Sanchez, Alton Standifer, William Vencill, and Elizabeth Weeks.
 
  1. As the first order of business, the minutes of the March 1, 2023, meeting were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Proposal for a new minor in Educational Psychology. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      2. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Electric Mobility. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      3. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Immunology. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      4. Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      5. Proposals for the following new certificates in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      6. Proposal to offer the existing major in Educational Administration and Policy (M.Ed.) online. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      7. Proposal to change the name of the major in World Language Education (M.A.T.) to TESOL and World Language Education (M.A.T.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      8. Proposal for a new major in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      9. Proposal for a new major in Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      10. Proposal for a new major in Regenerative Bioscience (Ph.D.). A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      11. Proposal for a new grade, Marginal (M), for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda. 
      12. Proposal for a new Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 24, Institutional Competencies. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
    2. Proposal from the Faculty Affairs Committee:
      1. Proposed Revisions to the UGA Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Clinical Faculty. An extensive discussion occurred on the proposal, specifically concerning the wording of the new section E of the proposal. Discussion concluding, a vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
    3. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposed Revisions to the University Council Bylaws: Staff Council. A vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
      2. Proposed Changes to the University Council Bylaws: Standing Committees and Chairs. Chair Biesecker requested a motion be made to replace the proposal on the agenda with a revised proposal only featuring changes to the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee for consideration and a vote. The motion was made by Janet Westpheling and seconded by Jeff Netter. Discussion concluding, a vote was called, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
  3. Information Items:
    1. From the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees. The following three proposals will appear on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda for a second reading and vote:
      1. Second Reading: Proposed Revisions to the University Council Bylaws: Program Review and Assessment Committee
      2. Second Reading: Proposed Revisions to the University Council Bylaws: Faculty Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee
      3. Second Reading: Proposed Revisions to the University Council Bylaws
    2. From the Strategic Planning Committee:
      1. Report from the Strategic Planning Committee. The report will appear as an information item on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda.
    3. From the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. The following three items concerning newly-established centers will appear on the April 26, 2023, University Council agenda as information items:
      1. New Center for Elementary Agricultural Education
      2. New Center for Business Analytics and Insights
      3. New Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems
  4. There was no old business to come before the committee.
  5. New Business:
    1. Chair Naeher informed the committee that an election to name the next chair-elect of the Executive Committee as well as a vote to confirm new members to the Program Review and Assessment Committee would occur electronically in the coming days.
Before adjourning, Chair Naeher thanked the committee for their help during the year.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council
 
 
Executive Committee Members Present
Barbara Biesecker
Abigail Borron
Stephan Durham
Cassandra Hall
Savannah Hembree (substitute Stuart Ivy)
Bryson Henriott
Jack Hu
Derrick Lemons
Fiona Liken
Anthony Madonna
Anthony Mallon
Luke Naeher
Jeff Netter
Catherine Pringle
Rachel Reed
Eric Rubenstein
David Shipley
Elizabeth St. Pierre
Rebecca Stone
Pamela Turner (substitute Daehwan Ahn)
Janet Westpheling