Agenda: University Faculty Council Meeting
October 21, 2015 – Digital Auditorium (ITCC)
3:30-5:30pm
I. Call to Order
II. Previous Meeting Minutes
III. Reports
- President Hurley
- Provost Levin
- Guest Report: Dr. Juliette Landphair, VP for Student Affairs
- College Deans
- SGA Representative Report – Alex Obolensky (SGA VP)
- UFC Chair’s Report
- UFC Vice-Chair’s Report
- University Committees – minutes, reports, and action items [unanimous vote to accept all reports]
- University Budget Advisory Committee
- University Curriculum Committee
- UCC September 14, 2015 Meeting Minutes
- UCC October 5, 2015 Meeting Minutes
- HISP 317: Museum Collections Management (new course)
- MKTG 430: Professional Selling (new course)
- Minor in Climate Science (new minor program)
- Minor in Economics (program change)
- Pre-Law Concentration in the Philosophy Major (program change)
- Teaching Center Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (9/14/15)
- Speaking Intensive Committee Action Item (10/14/15)
- First Year Seminar Committee Minutes (10/6/15)
- James Farmer Multicultural Center Faculty Advisory Committee Minutes (10/01/15)
- University Academic Affairs Committee Minutes (10/8/15)
- University Faculty Affairs Committee Minutes (10/5/15)
IV. Unfinished Business
- BLS Committee – UFOC is working on a resolution recommending that the BLS Committee report to the UFC. They anticipate having it ready for the November UFC meeting
- Faculty Morale Survey – Request for UFAC – an email with questions from the committee for the UFC regarding the request is attached [UFAC requested to administer faculty morale survey, including any questions that faculty councils suggest; results will be shared with the UFC and the three colleges]
- Alternative Course Model Faculty Straw Poll Results – this is an infographic representing the results of the straw poll for each question in the aggregate and by college
V. New Business
- UAAC Motion: Short Term Military Absences [on agenda for next meeting]
- Short Term Military Absence Catalog Language (support materials)
- UAAC Motion: MBA Admissions Policies [motion passed]
- Admissions Policies for the Master of Business Administration Degree Program (support materials)
- UFC Resolution on Divestment for a Sustainable Future (submitted by Kristin Marsh, Melanie Szulczeski, and Eric Bonds) [withdrawn from vote for later consideration]
- Report: Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Submission of Materials for Promotion & Tenure (Kevin McCluskey, Chair) [request sent to UFAC to create a new ad hoc committee to continue evaluation of an electronic submission process]
VI. Announcements
- UFC Officers will meet with the BOV Executive Council at 3pm on Oct. 22, 2015
- UFC Chair Anand Rao will attend the academic portion of the BOV meeting on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
- The next UFC meeting will be held on November 23, 2015, from 3:30-5:30pm in the ITCC Digital Auditorium
VII. Adjournment
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