Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, December 20, 2021

3:00-4:30 PM on Teams

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Agenda

3:00

1.    Faculty Senate President’s Remarks – Thomas Borchert [5 min]

3:05

2.     Consent Agenda (vote) [5 min]

A.    Minutes of the November 2021 Faculty Senate Meeting

B.    Report of Curricular Affairs Actions that Do Not Require a Senate Vote (updated 12/16/21), including:

·      Revision to the Communication Sciences & Disorders Minor (CNHS)

·      Revision to the English Major (CAS) 

·      Revision to the Theatre Major and Minor (CAS)

·      Revision to the Dance Major and Minor (CAS)

·      New Course Prefix: EDRM Education Research Methods 

                   Curricular Affairs Actions that Require a Senate Vote:

C.     No-Contest Deactivation of the Geology BA & BS, and Minor (CAS)

D.    No-Contest Deactivation of the CALS ENSC BS and ENVS BS

E.     No-Contest Deactivation of the CAS ENSC BS

F.     No-Contest Deactivation of the RSENR ENVS BS

G.    New Micro-Certificate of Graduate Study in Sustainable Family Enterprise (GRAD/GSB) *This item was added on 12/16/21 and will require a quorum of three-quarters of voting members present.

3:10

3.     Resolution In Memoriam for Lucien D. Paquette, Emeriti Extension Professor (CALS) – Chris Callahan (vote)

3:20

4.     Resolution for Reconsideration of the Allocation of Senate Representation - Ignacio Lopez-Vicuna (vote)

3:30

5.     Academic Reorganization Working Group Report – Dean David Jenemann (Discussion)

3:50

6.     Library post-Elsevier – Dean Bryn Geffert (Discussion)

4:15

7.     New Business [5 min]

4:30

8.     Adjourn