University Council Minutes

02/04/2010 03:30 PM - Tate Student Center - Grand Hall DEFG

The University Council met on February 4, 2010 in the Tate Center's Grand Hall DEFG. President Adams called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. The minutes from the November 5, 2009 University Council meeting were approved as distributed.

The report from President Adams included the following:

President Adams reiterated that we are not yet through the budget situation but we are slightly better off than his last report to council. Slides and talking points are available from the budget update on January 29, 2010. The restrictions put in place on hiring and purchasing are working and allowed President Adams to allocate four million dollars to Provost Morehead for hiring of faculty members in critical need areas.
The Office of Sustainability has opened, with Kevin Kirsche as director. That office is part of the Physical Plant division and will liaison with departments across campus including student organizations, faculty departments and units.
President Adams is extremely proud of our students. The sustainability effort and the Dawgs for Haiti project would not have happened without student initiative. The upcoming UGA Miracle is another major fundraiser that the students manage and run.
President Adams complimented Grady College and WNEG for hosting their first gubernatorial debate for 2010.
This is the 40th anniversary of our Cortona program, the 100th anniversary of our Graduate School and the 225th anniversary of the chartering of the university. There will be a special program on April 22nd and 23rd here on campus in celebration of the 225th anniversary.
Last week, ground was broken for the Special Collections Library. The new residence hall, the Georgia Museum of Art and the football facility all continue to make progress.
President Adams noted several new administrative appointments: Jere Morehead as Provost; Laura Jolly, interim Vice President for Instruction; Libby Morris, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; and Bob Boehmer, Associate Provost for Academic Planning.
Ron Clark, an internationally recognized educator, will deliver the 2010 Holmes/Hunter Lecture at 2 p.m. February 26 in Hodgson Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
Discussion regarding a new women's center has been delayed due to lack of available funding. President Adams pledged to form a committee to make recommendations once the funding becomes available.

The floor was opened for the following reports:

Executive Committee –(Attachment a)
Graduate Student Association - (Attachment b)
Student Government Association - (Attachment c)

David Shipley presented the following proposals from the University Curriculum Committee:

Proposal for a new minor in African American Studies The vote was called and the proposal was approved.
Proposal to reactivate the minor in Fashion Merchandising The vote was called and the proposal was approved.
Proposal to offer a dual degree in Foreign Language Education (M.A.T.) and German (M.A.) The vote was called and the proposal was approved.
Proposal to terminate the major in Social Studies Education (Ed.D.) The vote was called and the proposal was approved.
Proposal for an Academic Affairs Policy Statement No. 20, Joint Curricular Ventures The vote was called and the proposal was approved.

Informational Items:

Rodney Mauricio presented information on the Quality Enhancement Plan (attachment d) followed by a lively discussion.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:32 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca L. Macon
University Council Secretary

Council Members			Represented by proxy (representative)
Adams, Michael	Honerkamp, Ken	Ritchie, Branson	Angle, Jay Scott (Broder, Josef)
Ainsworth, Scott H.	Horne, Arthur	Roberts, Phillip	Caillault, J.P. (Magnani, Loris)
Allen, Lewis	Houser, Thomas	Saltz, David	Campbell, Jake (Mosher, Marshall)
Andrews, Gayle	Houston, Jacquelyn	Samp, Jennifer	Casey, Daniel (Levy, Ben)
Assaf, Francis	Huang, Yao-wen	Sarao, Sukhmani	Cooper, Diane (Dunn, Merrily)
Avery, Sarah	Hunt-Hurst, Patricia	Schiller, David	Crowe, Douglas (Railsback, Loren)
Bandalos, Deborah	Hurley, David	Schuster, Richard	Evans, William B (Hawkins, Warren)
Barlow, Katie	Ivy, Stuart	Secord, Cameron	Gittleman, John (Porter, James)
Batal, Amy	Jolly, Laura D.	Severn, Jill	Happek, Uwe (Wiegert, Craig)
Bennett, Rodney	Kerr, William	Shelton, Robin	King, Florence (White, Elizabeth)
Bettinger, Pete	Kidula, Jean	Shetterley, Karen	Lackey, Nicole (Rimmer, Rachel)
Biringer, Tyler	Kim, Soyoung	Shipley, David	Oie, Svein (Francisco, George)
Bonaparte, Eric	Koonin, David	Shostak, Robert	Savage, Mason (Eisenstadt, Shane)
Brown, Lonnie	Kreshel, Peggy	Simmons, Cara
Brown, Wayde	Kriesel, Warren	Smagorinsky, Peter
Bultman, Dana	Krunkosky, Thomas	Southwood, Robin
Burgess, Timothy P.	Landau, David	Spooner, David
Burke, Tom	Landrum, Tom	Stancil, Phillip
Byers, Carly	Lauth, Thomas	Stevenson, Katherine
Campbell, Alan	Lease, Michele	Stickney, John
Cramond, Bonnie	Lee, David	Stitt-Gohdes, Wanda
Daniel, Jerry	Lentini, Andrew	StPierre, Elizabeth
Daniels, Maurice	Macon, Rebecca	Sumichrast, Robert T.
Davis Barham, Jan	Mauricio, Rodney	Taha, Thiab
Dorfman, Jeff	McDuff, Nancy	Thomas, Ian
Dove, Robert	McLocklin, Rachel	Thomas, Susan
Dyles, Julie	Morehead, Jere	Tiller, Lori
Ellis, Angela	Moser, Robert	Tir, Jaroslav
Epps, W. Dennis	Moshi, Lioba	Tollner, Bill
Fischer, Joan	Nairn, Alison	Turner, Kari
Foster, Mark R	Nairn, Joe	Turner, William Joseph
Freeman, Melissa	Navara, Kristen	Urbauer, Jeff
Gale, Jerry	Netter, Jeff	Wagner, John
Getch, Yvette	Norman, Naomi	Webber, Meghan
Glenn, Travis	Pagnattaro, Marisa	Wells, Lenny
Grasso, Maureen	Porter, Delene	Wilder, Shannon O
Hein, Katie	Potter, William	Williams, Phillip
Hermanowicz, Joe	Rawls, Raytheon	Williams-Woodward, Jean
Hilton, Nelson	Rhodes, Leara	Willis, Kirk
Holladay, Steven	Ricketts, John	Wunderlich, John