Faculty Senate Meeting

Monday, December 14, 2020

3:00 - 4:30 PM on MS Teams

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Agenda

3:00

1. Faculty Senate President’s Welcome Remarks – Thomas Chittenden [5 min]·       

3:05

2.  Resolutions in Memoriam (vote) [10 min]

a.     Dr. James Kraushaar (GSB) presented by Michael Gurdon

b.     Dr. Jie Yang (CAS) presented by Matthew White

3:15

3.     Consent Agenda (vote) [5 min]

·      Minutes of the 11/16/20 Faculty Senate Meeting

·      Curricular Affairs

a.  New Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (CNHS/GRAD)

b.  Uncontested Deactivation of the Post-Professional Occupational Therapy (CNHS/GRAD)

c.   New Community Centered Design Major (CALS)

3:20

4.     Faculty Senate Process for Academic Program Deactivations and Terminations – Laura Almstead (vote) [15 min]

3:35

5.  Academic Strategic Planning. Faculty Senate process & timeline for considering department closures as well as the creation of new combination of departments into new schools. [30 min]

4:05

6.     Call for Nominations for President Elect and Member at Large for Executive Council [10min]

4:15

7.     Comprehensive By Laws Review Committee December Report [10 min]

4:25

8.     New Business [5 min]

4:30

9.     Adjourn