University Council Minutes

11/15/2023 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center

View Related Documents Online The University Council met on November 15, 2023, 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 voting and debate for the meeting.
 
As the first order of business, a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the September 20, 2023. A vote was called, and the minutes were approved.

President Morehead then delivered his report to the Council:

• The President began his report by congratulating senior Mariah Cady on being named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar. Mariah is UGA’s 27th Rhodes Scholar, and her selection represents the first time in the University of Georgia’s history that it has had students selected for the Rhodes Scholarship in back-to-back years.
• The University recently hosted the inaugural Isakson Symposium on Political Civility, established to honor Senator Johnny Isakson’s profound legacy of statesmanship and political civility through an endowment created by his family, friends, and former staffers. United States Senator Joe Manchin and former US Senator Roy Blount served as panelists for the symposium, where they engaged in a thoughtful discussion about problem-solving, civil debate, and mutual respect in the political process.
• The President congratulated the School of Law on being named the nation’s best value in legal education by National Jurist.This is the fourth time in the last six years that the school has occupied the top national spot in this ranking.
• For the tenth consecutive year, UGA has earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award in recognition of the University’s strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.
• In the most recent Open Doors report compiled by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. State Department UGA ranked #3 nationally for student participation on short-term study abroad programs and #6 for total number of students studying abroad.
• On October 6, the University dedicated the new $54.1 million Poultry Science Building on South Campus.
• The University also recently dedicated the Truist Plaza at the Delta Innovation Hub.
• The Truist Community Innovation Initiative, along with the Institute of Government’s PROPEL program, was recently recognized nationally by the University Economic Development Association for its outstanding contributions to local economic development.
• Last month, the Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl, led by former UGA head football coach Mark Richt, raised more than $758,000 for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at UGA.
• November marked the 12^th annual Spotlight on the Arts festival, which will feature more than 60 events and exhibitions on campus throughout the month as UGA highlights the visual, performing, and literary arts.
• The President congratulated the UGA Women’s Soccer Team. For the first time in program history, the team won the SEC Championship in a thrilling victory against Arkansas.The President wished them well as they compete in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Friday.
• The UGA football team defeated Ole Miss on November 11 to secure the SEC Eastern Division Championship and a spot in the SEC Championship Game on December 2 in Atlanta.
• Before closing, the President highlighted the upcoming fall commencement exercises.The fall graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be held in Stegeman Coliseum on December 15. Dr. Harold Black will serve as the undergraduate commencement speaker. Dr. Black was one of the first three African-American students, along with Mary Blackwell Diallo and Kerry Rushin Miller, to enroll as freshmen and graduate from the University of Georgia. Dr. Black was also UGA’s first African-American graduate of the Terry College of Business. Dr. Dale Greene, Dean of UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, will provide the commencement address for the graduate ceremony. Dean Greene will be retiring on January 1.
• This concluded the President’s report.

The floor was then opened for the following reports:

• Executive Committee, presented by Chair Elizabeth St. Pierre
• Strategic Planning Committee, presented by Chair David Shipley
• University Curriculum Committee, presented by Chair Susan Sanchez
• Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, presented by Chair Barbara Biesecker
• Student Government Association, presented by President George Moore

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

• Susan Sanchez, chair of the University Curriculum Committee, presented the following proposals:
  • Proposal to change the name of the following certificate. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
    • From: Graduate Certificate in Transformative Leadership
    • To: Graduate Certificate in Complexity Leadership
  • Proposal for a new minor in Sport Coaching. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal for a new Undergraduate Certificate in Child Life. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to offer the following new certificates. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
    • Undergraduate Certificate in Studio Furniture Design and Fabrication
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Furniture Design and Fabrication
  • Proposal to offer the existing major in Education (Ed.S.) with an Area of Emphasis in Literacy Specialist online. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal for a new online Professional Master of Accountancy (MPAcc). A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to terminate the major in Special Education (M.Ed.) on the Griffin campus only. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to offer the existing Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L.) online. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
  • Proposal to revise Policy 4.02-3, University Policy on Course Drops and Withdrawals. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.
• Joseph Fu, chair of the Human Resources Committee, and Robin Shelton presented the following proposal:
  • Proposal for a resolution on special raises. During discussion, a motion was made by Derrick Lemons that was seconded by Ruth Poproski to amend the proposal by updating the year “2018” in numbers 3 and 4 of the proposal to “2019.” During discussion, Robin Shelton made a motion to amend Derrick Lemons’ motion by changing “2019” to “For the last five years in which pools of funds were provided for faculty special raises.” The motion was accepted by Derrick Lemons. Following discussion on the motion, a vote was called, and the motion to amend the proposal was approved. A motion was then made by Ruth Poproski that was seconded by Denise Spangler to create numbers 5, 6, and 7 in the proposal with the same wording as numbers 1, 2, and 3 with “tenure-stream” replaced with “non-tenure stream” and to create numbers 8 and 9 with the same wording as numbers 1 and 2 but removing the language on "tenure-stream" so the emphasis is only on faculty. During discussion on the motion, a motion to refer the proposal back to the Human Resources Committee was made by Janet Westpheling and seconded by Barbara Biesecker. Following discussion on the motion to refer, a vote was called, and the motion to refer the proposal back to the Human Resources Committee was approved.
• Barbara Biesecker, chair of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, presented the following proposal:
  • First Reading: Proposal to change the bylaws concerning the Chair of the Committee on Student Experiences. A vote was called, and the proposal was approved.

The following information items were presented to the Council:

• From the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
  • Dissolution of the Georgia Center of Assessment
  • Renaming of the Center for Neurological Disease Research to the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

 

University Council Member
Addison, Donald
Amstutz, Meg (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Andrea Silletti
Anderson, Mumbi
Archuleta, Kristy
Atkinson, Amber
Auer, Matthew (Ex-Officio)
Ayers, Benjamin (Ex-Officio)
Bankert, Alexa
Bar-Peled, Maor
Barnes, Brittany
Barnett, Kent
Bartges, Joe
Beer, Jenay
Bendle, Neil
Biesecker, Barbara
Birgisson, Bjorn
Bivins, Danny	(substitute Clay Mason)
Blankenship, Sara	(substitute Shelby Dickerson)
Bolshoy, Daniel
Boudreau, Maric
Bourlai, Thirimachos
Brocato, John
Burg, Karen (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Shelley Hooks)
Cain, Taylor
Carlson Welch, Annie
Carpenter, Tina	(substitute Paul Demere)
Carter, Rayna	(substitute Mackenzie Buck)
Chapman, Jennifer
Cherkinsky, Alexander
Chess, Shira
Christ, Margaret
Cleveland, Christopher
Coleman, Jacob	(substitute Brennan Fravert)
Colson, Gregory
Cook, Michelle
Cotterell, Michael
Coverdill, Jim
Darley, Andrew
Das, Keshav
Davis, Brad
Davis, Charles (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Glen Nowak)
DeVault, Travis	(substitute Avishek Dutta)
Duberstein, Kylee
Eggenschwiler, Jonathan
Ehlers, Benjamin
Emerson, Kerstin
Eustace, Joe
Ferrarezi, Rhuanito
Ferreira, Susana
Forester, Kelsey
Frum, Jennifer (Ex-Officio)
Fu, Joseph
Fuhrman, Nick
Fulbright, Patrick
Fusco, Rachel
Garrett, Jim	(substitute Dan Capps)
Gerlach, Chris
Gottdenker, Nicole
Graham, Toby (Ex-Officio)
Greene, Dale (Ex-Officio)
Grey, Timothy
Grimes, Abigail (Ex-Officio)
Gueneli, Berna
Habteselassie, Mussie
Hall, Cassandra
Hallman Martini, Rebecca
Halper, Edward
Hanawalt, Christina
Harman, Ruth
Harvey, Stephen
Hembree, Savannah (Ex-Officio)
Hester, Jack
Hill, Janette
Hirt, Sonia (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Ashley Steffens)
Holladay, Steven
Hong, Philip (Ex-Officio)
Housley, Lauren
Hu, Jack (Ex-Officio)
Hughes, Hilary
Hunter, Mark (Ex-Officio)
Ivy, Stuart
Jackson, Angel
Jackson, Chandra
Jackson, Dailey
Jantzi, Sarah
Jaskyte Bahr, Kristina
Johnson, Daniel	(substitute Chad Bolding)
Jones, Diann
Jones, Shana
Jones, Stephanie
Jones, Tom	(substitute James Schulte)
Kajder, Sara	(substitute Mary Guay
Ke, Yuan
Kempski, Jeffrey
Krunkosky, Thomas
Lakuriqi, Enkeleida
Lanzilotta, William
Lavner, Justin
Leach, Erin
Leahy, Brendan
Lemons, Derrick
Leo, Donald (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Rama Ramasamy)
Leyting, Jennifer
Liken, Fiona (Ex-Officio)
Little, Laura
Lough, Kyser
Malladi, Anish
Mandal, Abhyuday
Manning, Frank
Martin-Williams, Jean	(substitute Skip Taylor)
Masciadri, Milton
Mason, Charlotte
Matthews, Paul
Medeiros, Patricia
Meskin, Aaron
Miller, Kristen
Mojock, Christopher
Moore, George (Ex-Officio)
Morehead, Jere (Ex-Officio)
Morris, Kacy
Morrison, Alison
Mundy, Mathew
Muszynski, Artur	(substitute Ajaya Biswal)
Nesbit, Ryan (Ex-Officio)
Netter, Jeff	(substitute Myra Moore)
Newman, Blaise
Nolan, Lisa (Ex-Officio)
Okech, David
Pagnattaro, Marisa (Ex-Officio)
Peake, Jason
Peduzzi, Alicia
Perren, Samuel
Peterson, Thomas	(substitute Sharina Maillo-Pozo)
Place, Nick (Ex-Officio)
Pollard, Amy
Pontes, Hawkins
Poproski, Ruth
Redmon, Melissa
Reed, Rachel
Reedy, Caroline
Reeves, Nancee
Renwick, Margaret
Rice, Jennifer
Roberts, Jessica
Rodgers, Lauren
Royer, Angie
Rubenstein, Eric
Rutledge, Peter B. "Bo" (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Adam Orford)
Ryu, Jennifer
Saba, Corey
Sackett, Justin
Sanchez, Susan
Santesso, Esra
Sawyer, Laura
Sharma, Ankush
Shelton, Kisha
Shelton, Robin
Shipley, David
Simpson, Catherine
Singh, Rakesh
Smith, Caroline
Smith, Kelly (Ex-Officio)
Smolenski, Craig
Spangler, Denise (Ex-Officio)
Sperling, Lisa
St. Pierre, Elizabeth
Standifer, Alton
Standifer, Brittany	(substitute Aaron Redman)
StaRomana, Benny
Stenport, Anna (Ex-Officio)
Stich, Elizabeth
Stone, Rebecca
Sullivan, Spencer
Taha, Thiab
Tanner, Susan
Turner, Pamela
Urbauer, Jeff
Vallury, Sechindra
Walcott, Ron (Ex-Officio)
Wang, Linbing
Wang, Yanbing (Ex-Officio)
Weaver, Kyleigh	(substitute Brent Derevere)
Westpheling, Janet
White, Elizabeth
Wieling, Elizabeth
Wohlford, Kelsey
Woods, Chip
Woodson, Brock
Worthy, Sheri
Wright, Bradley
Yager, Patricia
Young, Catie
Zhao, Dehai
Zhen, Chen
Zvonkovic, Anisa (Ex-Officio)	(substitute Swarn Chatterjee)

Voting Record of November 15, 2023, Meeting