Motion Passed

Martha Reineke (Philosophy and World Religions) is retiring and has requested emeritus status.

The University Curriculum Committee met on September 22, 2021 to review College of Education undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on Sept 24 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.

The University Curriculum Committee met on September 9 and October 6, 2021 to review College of Humanities, Arts, & Sciences undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on October 1 and October 8, 2021 to review CHAS graduate curriculum proposals. For a summary please see the uploaded documents, which include a memo to Senators, two summaries of the proposed program changes (one for Humanities & Fine Arts and one for Sciences), program and course reports, and the minutes from the UCC and GCCC meetings.

Barbara Weeg (Library) is retiring and has requested emeritus status.

The UCC met on October 13, 2021 to consider additional curriculum proposals that had been previously tabled (i.e. the "clean up" meeting). 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 meeting.

During the New Business portion of its September 27, 2021 meeting, the Senate unanimously endorsed a joint letter to the Board of Regents from the Senate leaders of Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. The letter asks that the BOR "delegate authority over COVID prevention efforts, such as masking and social distancing, to the individual Regents institutions to the extent permitted by Iowa state law and consistent with CDC guidelines." The full text is attached below.

The University Curriculum Committee met on September 1, 2021 to review College of Business undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on September 10, 2021 to review COB 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.

Curriculum proposals that require Board of Regents approval, such as program name changes and terminations, are handled before all other curriculum proposals in the annual curriculum cycle. This year the UCC and the GCCC both met during the first week of classes (on August 25 and 27) to begin our curriculum reviews. The changes must be approved by the Faculty Senate before they can be moved to the BOR. Because the proposals have to be considered at three different meetings in the BOR process, we have to start right away in Fall in order to make the schedule for the 2022‐2023 catalog.

The University Curriculum Committee met on September 8, 2021 to review College of Social and Behavioral Science undergraduate curriculum proposals. The Graduate College Curriculum Committee met on Sept 10 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.

Joyce Milambiling (Languages and Literatures) has retired and is requesting emeritus status.