Motion passed

COE curriculum proposals

Calendar Item: 
1525
Docket Number: 
1402
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

The University Curriculum Committee met on August 26 and September 16 to review College of Education undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on Sept 14 to review COE graduate curriculum proposals. For a summary please see the uploaded documents, which include a memo to Senators, a summary of the proposed program changes, and the minutes from the UCC and GCCC meetings.

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PDF icon cover_letter_to_faculty_senators_coe_curriculum_10.02.20.pdf
PDF icon summary_of_coe_curriculum_proposals_2021_for_faculty_senate_10.02.20.pdf
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PDF icon ucc_-_coe_course_report.pdf
PDF icon gccc_coe_-_program_report.pdf
PDF icon gccc_coe_-_course_report.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_08.26.20_bor-ph_courses.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_09.16.2020_coe.pdf
PDF icon gccc_minutes_09.14.20_coe.pdf
Final Action Taken: 
Curriculum changes approved
Meeting Date: 
Oct 26, 2020

CSBS Curriculum Proposals

Calendar Item: 
1524
Docket Number: 
1401
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

The University Curriculum Committee met on August 26 and September 9 to review College of Social and Behavioral Sciences undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on Sept 14 to review CSBS graduate curriculum proposals. For a summary please see the uploaded documents, which include a memo to Senators, a summary of the proposed program changes, and the minutes from the UCC and GCCC meetings.

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PDF icon cover_letter_to_faculty_senators_csbs_curriculum_9.29.20.pdf
PDF icon summary_of_csbs_curriculum_proposals_2021_for_faculty_senate_9.29.20.pdf
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PDF icon ucc_-_csbs_course_report_for_9-9-20_meeting.pdf
PDF icon gccc_-_csbs_program_report.pdf
PDF icon gccc_-_csbs_course_report.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_08.26.20_csbs_-_sac_courses.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_09.09.2020_csbs.pdf
PDF icon gccc_minutes_09.14.20_csbs.pdf
Final Action Taken: 
Curriculum changes approved
Meeting Date: 
Oct 26, 2020

UCC and GCCC Curriculum Proposals: CBA and CHAS-Technology

Calendar Item: 
1522
Docket Number: 
1399
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

The University Curriculum Committee met on September 2 to review College of Business Administration undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on August 24 and Sept 14 to review CBA graduate curriculum proposals. The GCCC also approved a program termination in CHAS-Technology. For a summary please see the uploaded documents, which include a memo to Senators, a summary of the proposed program changes, and the minutes from the UCC and GCCC meetings.

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PDF icon summary_of_cba_-_chas-technology_curriculum_proposals_2021_for_faculty_senate_9.23.20.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_09.02.2020_cba.pdf
PDF icon gccc_minutes_08.24.20.pdf
PDF icon gccc_minutes_09.14.20.pdf
Final Action Taken: 
Curriculum changes approved
Meeting Date: 
Oct 12, 2020

Charge and membership for the Senate's new DEI Committee

Calendar Item: 
1521
Docket Number: 
1398
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

Senate Vice-Chair Danielle Cowley will discuss the proposed charge and membership of the Senate's new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

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Final Action Taken: 
Charge and membership approved
Meeting Date: 
Oct 12, 2020

UCC and GCCC Program Changes

Calendar Item: 
1519
Docket Number: 
1396
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

Curriculum changes that require Board of Regents approval, such as program name changes and terminations, are handled before all other curriculum proposals in the annual cycle. The University Curriculum Committee and Graduate College Curriculum Comittee met this year on August 26 and August 24, respectively, to begin our curricular reviews. The UCC approved two program name changes, and the GCCC approved the termination of two programs (both of which have been suspended since 2014, and have no students pending graduation). For a summary please see the uploaded documents, which include a cover letter to Senators, a summary of the proposed program changes, and the minutes from the UCC and GCCC meetings.

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PDF icon cover_letter_to_faculty_senators_9.2.20_1.pdf
PDF icon summary_of_2021-22_program_changes.pdf
PDF icon ucc_minutes_08.26.20_bor.pdf
PDF icon gccc_minutes_08.24.20_bor.pdf
Action: 

Adequate consideration and consultation regarding program name changes and terminations being documented in the uploaded documents, be it resolved that the University Faculty Senate approves the UCC's and GCCC's program changes submitted on September 3, 2020.

Final Action Taken: 
Curriculum changes approved
Meeting Date: 
Sep 28, 2020

Charge and membership for the next phase of the General Education Re-envisioning Committee

Calendar Item: 
1517
Docket Number: 
1395
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

This is a proposed new charge and membership for the next phase the General Education Re-envisioning Committee, based on the original charge and taking into account recommendations made by the previous GERC. It will be discussed at the September 14, 2020 Senate meeting. The original charge approved by the Senate on 11/13/2017 is also attached below.

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PDF icon gen_ed_revision_original_charge_approved_11_13_2017.pdf
Final Action Taken: 
Charge and membership approved
Meeting Date: 
Sep 14, 2020

Proposed Constitutional Changes

Calendar Item: 
1518
Docket Number: 
1394
First Name: 
Amy
Last Name: 
Petersen
E-mail: 
amy.petersen@uni.edu
Facts: 

In the spring of 2020, a working group met and developed a proposal to revise the UNI Faculty Consitution as a result of the previous consitutional revisions related to the voting eligibility of term and temporary faculty. This proposal was tabled for further discussion; however such discussion did not occur because of COVID. This petition seeks to bring forward the proposed revisions for further discussion and in anticipation of the Fall Faculty meeting on Monday, October 19.  Revisions to the UNI Constitution require a 2/3 vote of faculty present at a regular faculty meeting.  

Pursuant to the working group's recommendation, at its October 12 meeting the Senate endorsed the first (of two) options for changing the language of the Faculty Constitution outlined in the attached document. In summary: the working group proposed that the faculty delegate the authority to the UNI Faculty Senate to determine the formula for its membership (i.e. moving the formula from the Constitution to the Senate Bylaws), eliminate the constitutional language allocating a specific number of seats to non-voting faculty, and add the Graduate Faculty Chair as an ex officio member of the Senate. The Senate unanimously endorsed this proposal.

The specific changes to the language of the Faculty Constitution are outlined in the attached document.

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File options_for_constitutional_changes.docx
Action: 

A vote is requested to forward one or more of the proposed changes to the UNI Faculty Constition to the faculty for vote at the Fall Faculty meeting. 

Final Action Taken: 
Working group's recommendation endorsed
Meeting Date: 
Oct 12, 2020

Petition to discharge Ad-Hoc Faculty Senate Summer Advisory Council

Calendar Item: 
1516
Docket Number: 
1393
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Burnight
E-mail: 
john.burnight@uni.edu
Facts: 

In May, due to the extraordinary circumstances presented by COVID-19, the Senate voted unanimously (via email) to approve the creation of an Ad-Hoc Faculty Senate Summer Advisory Council to offer the Senate’s perspective on emerging issues during the summer months. It consists of the Senate officers and one Senator from each college, the library, and contingent faculty. Membership is as follows:

Imam Alam (CBA representative)

Kenneth Hall (CHAS-Humanities)

Syed Kirmani (CHAS-Science)

Mark Hecimovich (COE)

Matthew Makarios (CSBS)

Gretchen Gould (Library)

William Koch (Contingent Faculty)

John Burnight (Chair of the Senate)

Danielle Cowley (Vice Chair of the Senate)

James Mattingly (Former Chair of the Senate)

Amy Petersen (Chair of the Faculty)

The council has consulted with the administration on a number of issues this summer, and on behalf of the Senate voted unanimously to approve the COVID-19 related syllabus statement and the additions to Policy 3.06 on attendance and make-up work. (The text of both of these can be found on pp. 91-92 of the Faculty Handbook: https://provost.uni.edu/faculty-handbook-updates.)

With the resumption of regular Senate meetings this fall, the council has served its purpose and the Senate officers recommend discharging it, with our thanks.

Final Action Taken: 
Council discharged
Meeting Date: 
Sep 14, 2020

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