University Senate
Agenda
Date: December 3, 2012
To: The Academic Community
From: Senate Executive Committee
Subject: December 3, 2012 5th meeting of the University Senate
The fifth regular meeting of the University Senate will be held on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 4 p.m. in Room 1201 of the Liberal Arts Building.
– CALL to ORDER
– ROLL CALL
– APPROVAL of the AGENDA
– APPROVAL of MINUTES for November 5, 2012
– REPORTS of EX-OFFICIO SENATORS
– REPORTS of SENATE OFFICERS
NEW BUSINESS
1. Motion 12/13-12: Termination of the German Literature Professional Concentration and German Secondary Education Concentration due to lack of students and faculty. Approved by the UCC in November.
2. Motion 12/13-13: Change in Business Administration Program: Project Management and Business Analysis Track changed to Concentration to comply with MHEC regulations. Approved by UCC in November.
3. Motion 12/13-14: Motion from UCC to modify the CORE requirements to allow lower level ethics courses in CORE Category 14 to satisfy the transfer student population and provide more courses within the category. Upper level courses are still preferred, but lower level will be allowed. Approved by UCC in November.
Information Items
1. Presentation from Colonel Gerst on Campus Safety
Discussion Item
1. Faculty Salary Task Force Report
2. University Policy on Sabbatical Leave
3. Course Syllabus Recommendations verses Requirements: Minimum recommended requirements on course syllabi in the faculty handbook. This will be formally discussed at the next UCC meeting on December 10, 2012 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in Cook Library (5th Floor Conference Room).
