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Faculty Senate Meeting

April 18, 2019

BEAUPRE CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, ROOM 105

3 PM to 5 PM

Reception Immediately Following Sponsored by

Dean Jen Riley, College of Arts and Sciences

All Are Welcome to Attend

ELECTRONIC ATTENDENCE

1. CALL TO ORDER of the General Faculty-Graduate Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.

2. CALL TO ORDER of the Faculty Senate Meeting immediately following the General Faculty-Graduate Faculty Meeting.

3. DISPOSITION of MINUTES: Faculty Senate Meeting #7  March 21, 2019 Minutes

4. REPORT OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a. Announcements – Senate Chair Leonard

b. Activities of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee – Senate Vice Chair Nassersharif

i. Minutes of Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meetings March 7, 2019March 21, 2019March 28, 2019, and April 4, 2019

ii. Establishment of Special Committee on Major/Minors

5. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

a. Announcements

b. Status of Actions Forwarded to the President after March 21, 2019.

Bill #18-19-20, Curricular Report No. 2018-19-9 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Environmental Communication track in the Master of Environmental Science and Management degree program. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-21, Curricular Report No. 2018-19-10 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Creation of an Abbreviated Bachelor’s to Master’s degree program subplan for the BA in Computer Science and the Professional Science Masters in Cyber Security. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-22, Curricular Report No. 2018-19-11 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Creation of an Abbreviated Bachelor’s to Master’s degree program subplan for the BS in Computer Science and the Professional Science Masters in Cyber Security. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-23A, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-11 (courses). Approved by the Faculty Senate on March 21, 2019.

Bill #18-19-23B, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-11: Curricular Changes. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-23C, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-11: Special Education track in the Elementary Education major. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-23D, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-11: Creation of a Music Therapy major in the Bachelor of Music degree program. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019. Pending Notice by the Council for Postsecondary Education.

Bill #18-19-24, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-12, Academic Calendar Subcommittee, Changes to Reading Days and Final Exam days, University Manual Sections 8.51.25 and 8.70.22-23. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

Bill #18-19-25, Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-9, Academic Calendar Subcommittee, Revisions to the 2020-2021 Academic Calendar. Approved by President Dooley on April 8, 2019.

6. PRESENTATION

a. URI Public Safety Report – Director of Public Safety, Stephen N. Baker

7. REPORTS OF JOINT, SPECIAL AND STANDING COMMITTEES

a. Report of the Committee for Research and Creative Activities

b. Report of the Committee on the Constitution, University Manual and By-Laws

                i. Update of Parliamentary Authority Text

               ii. Honors Program

c. Graduate Council:

i. Curricular Report #2018-19-12 from the Graduate Council, Appendices A-E – Associate Dean Rusnock

d. The Curriculum and Standards Committee:

i. Curriculum and Standards Committee Report #2018-19-12, New Programs – GLAS and Sports Media & Comm., Appendices A-N – Senator Cardany

ii. Report on Curriculum and Standards Committee – Senator Cardany

iii. Report of Academic Calendar Subcommittee- Senator Meenach

e. Academic Program Review Committee – Senator Barbour, Chair

f. Joint Classroom Steering Committee – Mark Oliver

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

8. ADJOURNMENT

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