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Faculty Senate Legislation from 2014-2015

Following are Faculty Senate Bills approved during the 2014-2015 academic year:

Bills:

Bill #14-15–1 The Five Hundred and Sixteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on September 26, 2014.

Bill #14-15–2 The Five Hundred and Seventeenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on October 22, 2014.

Bill #14-15–3  Proposed New Standing Committee: Committee on Information Technologies, Infrastructure, Computing, Communications, and Networking (CITICCN). Approved by President Dooley on October 22, 2014.

Bill #14-15–4 Curricular Report No. 2014-15-1 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate Approved by President Dooley on December 3, 2014.

Bill #14-15–5 The Five Hundred and Eighteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on December 3, 2014.

Bill #14-15–6 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2014-15-1: Changes to University Manual 8.53.30 and Calendar for the Academic Year 2020-2021. Approved by President Dooley on December 3, 2014.

Bill #14-15–7A Curricular Report No. 2014-15-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015.

Bill #14-15–7B Curricular Report No. 2014-15-2 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: College of Nursing – Replace Masters Core Courses with Doctoral Core Courses. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on April 1, 2015.

Bill #14-15–8  Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2014-15-2. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015.

Bill #14-15–9A  Curricular Report No. 2014-15-3A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Graduate Certificate in Community Planning. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on April 1, 2015.

Bill #14-15–9B  Curricular Report No. 2014-15-3B from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Master of Science in Finance. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on April 1, 2015.

Bill #14-15–9C Curricular Report No. 2014-15-3C from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Master of Science in Dietetics. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on April 1, 2015.

Bill #14-15–10A  The Five Hundred and Nineteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015.

Bill #14-15–10B  The Five Hundred and Nineteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship. Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on April 1, 2015.

Bill #14-15–11 Changes to By-Laws Sections 4.65 – 4.6.9 (University College and General Education Committee) and 4.30 – 4.33 (Undergraduate Academic Advising Committee). Approved by President Dooley on January 7, 2015.

Bill #14-15–12 Curricular Report No. 2014-15-4 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on January 30, 2015.

Bill #14-15–13 The Five Hundred and Twentieth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on January 30, 2015.

Bill #14-15–14  University College and General Education Committee Report #2014-15-1. Approved by President Dooley on January 30, 2015.

Bill #14-15–15  Ad Hoc Committee to address Faculty Senate membership and faculty voting rights Report #1: Amendments to University Manual Sections 4.50.13 and 4.60.12. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015.

Bill #14-15–16  Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2014-15-3.  Approved by Provost DeHayes for President Dooley on February 20, 2015.

Bill #14-15–17  Curricular Report No. 2014-15-5 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015.

Bill #14-15–18  Curricular Report No. 2014-15-6 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Master of Arts in TESOL/Dual Language Immersion. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on May 6, 2015.

Bill #14-15–19A  The Five Hundred and Twenty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015.

Bill #14-15–19B  The Five Hundred and Twenty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Minor in Arabic. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on May 6, 2015.

Bill #14-15–19C  The Five Hundred and Twenty-First Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Change to Degree and Creation of Subplans for Plant Science. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on May 6, 2015.

Bill #14-15–20 Authorization of a Referendum of the General Faculty. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015.

Bill #14-15–21 Authorization to Allow The Faculty Senate Executive Committee to Act on Recommendations Regarding Rescheduling Class Days Missed, Spring 2015. Approved by President Dooley on March 3, 2015.

Bill #14-15–22 Curricular Report No. 2014-15-7 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate.  Approved by President Dooley on March 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–23A Curricular Report No. 2014-15-8A from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Professional Science Master’s Degree (PSM) in Cyber Security.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–23B Curricular Report No. 2014-15-8B from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Graduate Certificate in Hydrology.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24A The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Deletion of Organizational Analysis Option.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24B The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of Online RN to BS program.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24C The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS) degree, major, and subplans. Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24D The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Transfer of the Department of Landscape Architecture from the College of Environment and Life Sciences to the College of Arts and Sciences.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24E The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Transfer the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) degree from the College of Environment and Life Sciences to the College of Arts and Sciences.  Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–24F The Five Hundred and Twenty-Second Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on March 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–25 Changes to Articles III, IV, V, and VI of the Constitution of the Faculty Senate and Changes to Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7 of the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–26A Curricular Report No. 2014-15-9 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–26B Curricular Report No. 2014-15-9 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate: Applied Physics Track for Ph.D. in Physics. Approved by President Dooley on April 29, 2015Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on June 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–27A The Five Hundred and Twenty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee.Approved by President Dooley on April 17, 2015.

Bill #14-15–27B The Five Hundred and Twenty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Curriculum Changes. Approved by President Dooley on April 29, 2015.

Bill #14-15–27C The Five Hundred and Twenty-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Organizational Change – Formation of the Academic Health Collaborative. Approved by President Dooley on April 29, 2015 Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–28 The recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee to address Faculty Senate membership and faculty voting rights. Approved by President Dooley on April 29, 2015.

Bill #14-15–29 Curricular Report No. 2014-15-10 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.

Bill #14-15–30A The Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.

Bill #14-15–30B The Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of AME course code and Interdisciplinary AME Minor. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015. Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–30C The Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Changes to the BS Applied Mathematics and Math Minor Programs. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.  Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–30D The Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of the CMB course code and General Track for CMB Major. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.  Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–30E The Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Creation of Interdisciplinary Minor in Restoration Science and Management. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.  Approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education on July 16, 2015.

Bill #14-15–31 Annual Report of the Learning Outcomes Oversight Committee (changes to Manual 5.84.13). Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.

Bill #14-15–32 Academic Standards and Calendar Committee Report #2014-15-4. Approved by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.

Resolutions

Resolution #14-15–1 Resolution Honoring Bahram Nassersharif. Supported by President Dooley on May 15, 2015.

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