Faculty Senate

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Faculty Senate Meeting #3

November 21, 2019

BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105

3 PM to 5 PM

A Reception Sponsored by The
College of Education and Professional Studies and Dean R. Anthony Rolle
Immediately Following the Meeting

Electronic Attendance

1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE FACULTY SENATE MEETING 

2. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES of Faculty Senate Meeting #2 October 24, 2019

3. REPORT OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a. Announcements  – Acting Senate Chair Senator Sandy Hicks

b. Activities of the Executive Committee –  Acting Senate Chair Senator Hicks

i. Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings – October 4, 11, 18, 25 November 1, 2019

c. Recommendations of the Executive Committee 

i. Presentation of committee appointments – Acting Senate Vice-Chair Morokoff  

iii. Recommendation for Motion to rescind previously approved Graduate Council Report 2019-20-5 and send back to the Graduate Council – Acting Senate Chair Hicks

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 

       a. Announcements 

       b. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President after 10/24/19 Faculty Senate Meeting:

Bill #19-20-3  Curricular Report #2019-20-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Ph.D. Program in Health Sciences

Bill #19-20-4  Curricular Report #2019-20-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

Bill #19-20-5  Curricular Report #2019-20-4 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Stackable Certificates in Graduate Healthcare Management which can lead into a Master of Science Healthcare Management (MHM), Accelerated Online Program

Bill #19-20-6  Curricular Report #2019-20-5 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Professional Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics (PMSCMAA), Accelerated Online Program (returned to Faculty Senate)

Bill #19-20-7B Curricular and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-2: Curricular Proposals

Bill #19-20-7C Curricular and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-2: BS in Chemistry, with Tracks of General Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry

Bill #19-20-7D Curricular and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-2: Communication Studies Accelerated Online Degree Completion Program

Bill #19-20-7E Curricular and Standards Committee Report #2019-20-2: Interdisciplinary Minor in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

Bill #19-20-8  Curricular and Standards Committee, Report #2019-20-3, Academic Calendar Subcommittee, University Manual Sections 8.51.21 and 8.70.23

Bill #19-20-9  Recommendation of Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Special Committee on Minors, University Manual Sections 8.20-50-8.20.52

Resolution #19-20-1 RESOLUTION for the Fritz Wenisch Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Faculty Senate

5. REPORTS

a. Report on the URI Budget – Director of Budget and Financial Planning, Linda Barrett

        b. URI Research & Creative Activities – Vice President of Research and Economic Development, Peter J. Snyder

6. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

a. Graduate Council

i. Graduate Curricular Report #2019-20-6 and Appendices – Associate Graduate School Dean DeBoef

b. Faculty Senate

i. Curriculum and Standards Committee: Senate Report No. 4 and Appendices 4 A-E and Appendices 4 F-H and Senate Report No. 5 and Appendices A-C – Committee Chair Senator Cardany

ii. Academic Calendar Subcommittee Report 2019-11-21 Senate Report No. 6 Calendars for Approval and Manual Language Changes– Sub-Committee Chair Senator Meenach

iii. Constitution, By-laws, and University Manual Committee Report – CEPS-Centers Manual Language Changes – Committee Chair Senator Hicks

c. Faculty Senate Standing Committees- Overview for the Upcoming Year

i. Committee on Research and Creative Activities, Chair, Senator Roman and Competitive Grants Subcommittee Chair, Senator Erickson-Owens and Center Review Subcommittee

ii. Committee on Technology and Infrastructure, Chair, Senator Honhart

iii. Curriculum and Standards Committee, Chair, Senator Cardany General Education Subcommittee Chair, Senator Hunter and Academic Calendar Committee Chair, Senator Meenach

iv. Service and Community Life, Chair Senator Ashley

v. Teaching Advising and Assessment Committee Chair, Senator Byrd

vi. Constitution, By-laws, and University Manual Committee, Chair, Senator Hicks

7. OLD BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS 

9. ADJOURNMENT

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