Academic Senate: AGENDA 11/20/2012

I.     Call to order and announcements    

II.    Roll call

III.  Invocation

IV.  Approval of minutes from meeting from October 23, 2012.   

V.   Standing Committee Reports:

a.   Executive Committee, Larry Larsen  

b.   Committee on Committees

c.    Committee on Rank & Tenure, Mark Utlaut    

d.   Committee on Teaching & Scholarship, Aziz Inan      

e.   Committee on Faculty Welfare, Tamar More

f.    Committee on Curriculum & Academic Regulations  

VI.  Presidential Advisory Committees:

a.   Committee on Student Media, Kaye Wilson Anderson      

b.   Committee on Athletics, Alex Santana    

c.    Committee on Health and Safety, Dann Pierce  

d.   Committee on Information Technology, Gary Mitchell

e.   Committee on Sustainability, Rich Christen    

VII. Other Reports:

a.   Fr. William Beauchamp

b.   Dean’s Meeting (Thomas Greene)

c.    ASUP

VIII.       New Business

a.   Proposal to Eliminate the Physics Concentration from the Environmental Science Curriculum and to Replace it with a Concentration in Quantitative and Spatial Methods.
Additional letter of support-CAS

b.   Proposal for a new Master of Science in Operations & Technology Management degree program within the Pamplin School of Business Administration (PSOBA).
letter of support -Library
letter of support-Engineering
letter of support-Nursing

c.    Proposal to Eliminate the Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Management (BSEM) within the School of Engineering.
letter of support

d.   Proposed Changes and Summary to the Computer Science Program.
letter of support-Biology

Letter of support-Math

Letter of support-Physics

Letter of support-Env. Science

Letter of support-Business

IX.  Announcements:

X.   Adjournment

Note: All members of the University community are welcome to attend any meeting of the Academic Senate. The meetings begin promptly at 4:00 pm.