Faculty Senate Meeting 2-4 p.m., January 26, Island Hall 323 Minutes Attending: Acker, Blalock, Bland, Comparini, Crocker, Day, Harrel, Klaus, Kownslar, Loveland, Martinez, McCullough, Mollick, Moreno, Murgulet, M. Reinhardt, Shope, Simionescu, Smith, Spaniol, Valadez, Watson, Withers Ex-Officio and Guests Attending: Amy Aldridge Sanford, Friederike Davis, Ed Evans, Kevin Houlihan, Bene Soto 1. Call to Order: Spaniol called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda: Watson made a motion to approve. Comparini seconded. Approved unanimously. 3. Approval of December Minutes: Moreno and Harrel made corrections. Smith made a motion to approve the minutes. Acker seconded. Unanimously approved with corrections. 4. Guest Speaker: Friederike Davis from the Student Government Association discussed their leadership program. She also invited everyone to attend the SGA leadership conference on 2/17. on March 1. (2) The Merit and Equity 5. Speaker’s Report: (1) The new Provost will begin Task Force has already met four times and will send recommendations to the President soon. (3) More than 200 people attended the fall mixer, and people would like to have another one in the spring. (4) The will be scheduled on March 2. (5) Loveland received 104 President’s Investiture replies to the faculty survey. She will send her finding to the Executive Committee and then to the entire senate. (6) Spaniol introduced Roneka Polidore as the new Administrative Associate for Faculty Senate and Staff Council. 6. Old Business: None. 7. Committee Reports: A. Academic Affairs: Valadez presented the proposed changes and additions to the curriculum by college. The changes are as follows: College of Liberal Arts: Undergraduate course addition: Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Undergraduate program changed. Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Undergraduate course changed. Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Graduate course changes and additions. Approved unanimously.
Faculty Senate Meeting 2-4 p.m., January 26, Island Hall 323 Minutes Attending: Acker, Blalock, Bland, Comparini, Crocker, Day, Harrel, Klaus, Kownslar, Loveland, Martinez, McCullough, Mollick, Moreno, Murgulet, M. Reinhardt, Shope, Simionescu, Smith, Spaniol, Valadez, Watson, Withers Ex-Officio and Guests Attending: Amy Aldridge Sanford, Friederike Davis, Ed Evans, Kevin Houlihan, Bene Soto 1. Call to Order: Spaniol called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda: Watson made a motion to approve. Comparini seconded. Approved unanimously. 3. Approval of December Minutes: Moreno and Harrel made corrections. Smith made a motion to approve the minutes. Acker seconded. Unanimously approved with corrections. 4. Guest Speaker: Friederike Davis from the Student Government Association discussed their leadership program. She also invited everyone to attend the SGA leadership conference on 2/17. 5. Speaker’s Report: (1) The new Provost will begin on March 1. (2) The Merit and Equity Task Force has already met four times and will send recommendations to the President soon. (3) More than 200 people attended the fall mixer, and people would like to have another one in the spring. (4) The President’s Investiture will be scheduled on March 2. (5) Loveland received 104 replies to the faculty survey. She will send her finding to the Executive Committee and then to the entire senate. (6) Spaniol introduced Roneka Polidore as the new Administrative Associate for Faculty Senate and Staff Council. 6. Old Business: None. 7. Committee Reports: A. Academic Affairs: Valadez presented the proposed changes and additions to the curriculum by college. The changes are as follows: College of Liberal Arts: Undergraduate course addition: Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Undergraduate program changed. Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Undergraduate course changed. Approved unanimously. College of Science and Engineering: Graduate course changes and additions. Approved unanimously.
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