Executive Committee Minutes

01/24/2008 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room - Administration Building

The University Council Executive Committee met on January 24, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. in the Peabody Board Room of the Administration Building.  William Vencill, Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.  Standing committee chairs in attendance were Michael Bamber, Don Bower, Adrian Childs, Denise Mewborn, Ed Panetta, Annette Poulsen, David Shipley, and Elizabeth St. Pierre.  Visitors included Meg Amstutz, Manjeet Chinnan, Larry Dendy, Jeffery Dorfman, Jeff Fisher, Steven Knapp, Fiona Liken, Kristin Showalter, and Jayne Smith.

The minutes from the November 15, 2007 Executive Committee meeting were approved as distributed (attachment a).

Dr. Vencill asked if there were any objections to moving the Curriculum Committee items before the Educational Affairs item since there were several visitors present to present proposals and answer any questions the Executive Committee members might have.  There were no objections.

Action Items:

  1. Professor David Shipley presented the following proposals from the Curriculum Committee (attachment b):
    1. A proposal for a major in Food Industry Marketing and Administration (B.S.A.).  Jeffery Dorfman presented this proposal as well as the next two proposals from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.  Provost Mace asked that he be able to speak with Provost Hoffman at Clayton State University prior to our offering the Food Industry Marketing and Administration major on the Griffin Campus.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    2. A proposal for a Certificate in Agribusiness Law.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    3. A proposal to change the name of the minor in Agricultural Economics.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    4. Jeff Fisher presented the proposal for a Master of International Policy (M.I.P.).  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    5. A proposal for a minor in Ecology.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    6. Steven Knapp presented the proposal for an Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    7. Manjeet Chinnan presented the proposal for The Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    8. A proposal to change the name of the major in Sport Studies.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    9. The proposal to terminate the major in French and Spanish under the M.A.T. degree was withdrawn from the agenda.
  2. Dr. Denise Mewborn presented a proposal to Minimize the Number of Course Withdrawals with four possible solutions from the Educational Affairs Committee (attachment c):
    1. Add an "Add" day to drop/add.  The vote was called and this possible solution was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    2. Limit students to four withdrawals during their undergraduate careers.  Following discussion, the vote was called and this possible solution was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    3. Move the withdrawal deadline to two weeks after the midpoint of the semester.  The vote was called and this possible solution was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.
    4. Change the grading system from W (withdraw) and WF (withdraw failing) to WP (withdraw passing) and WF.  The vote was called and this possible solution was approved to be placed on the next University Council agenda.

Information Items:

Standing committee reports were given from the Benefits Committee, Committee on Facilities, Faculty Admissions Committee, Faculty Affairs Committee (report on a joint meeting with Committee on Statutes, Bylaws and Committees), Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, and Committee on Student Affairs.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca L. Macon
University Council Secretary

Executive Committee roster

      Members represented by proxy

 Bowers, Kathryn
Calhoun, Georgia
Childs, Adrian
Harris, Ruth 
Hollett, Bruce
Kavoori, Andy
Mace, Arnett
Macon, Rebecca
Momany, Cory
Scott, Shannon
St. Pierre, Elizabeth
Vencill, William
Zinkhan, George

 Frick, Janet
Gore, Matthew
Hilton, Nelson