University Senate Meeting

Meeting Time: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:34 p.m. to 1:22 p.m.

Meeting Location: A&S 2-72

Present:Susan C. Allen, Stephen Auerbach, Myron Alberto Avila, Dean Baker, Andrei Barkovskii, Sara Buck Doude, Amy Burt, Joseph L. DeVitis, Lee Digiovanni, Ken Farr, Jennifer Flory, Sandra Gangstead, Lee Gillis, Mike Gleason, Tanya Goette, Liz Havey, Jude Hirsch, Donna Ingram, Sandra Jordan, Karynne Kleine, Dorothy Leland, Judith Malachowski, Jen Maraziti, Chrispen Matsika, Kayla McCollam, Ken McGill, Shaina McGill, Fadhili Mshana, Zach Mullins, Amy Pinney, William Risch, Barbara Roquemore, Mike Rose, John R. Swinton, Craig Turner, Deborah Vess, Robert Viau, Erin Weston, Edward Whatley, Joe Windish, Christine Zuger

Regrets: Ryan Brown, Macon L. C. McGinley, Lyndall Muschell, Catherine Whelan, Mike Whitfield, Howard Woodard

Absent: Rebecca McMullen, Charles Ubah, W. Clifton Wilkinson, Jr.

Guests: Kay Anderson, Susan Bello, Martha Colvin, Jennifer Graham, Bruce Harshbarger, David Muschell (Parliamentarian), Alison Prock, Quintus Sibley

1. Karynne Kleine, Presiding Officer of the 2009-2010 University Senate, called the meeting to order at 12:34 p.m.
2. President Leland gave the President's Report
3. University Senate Pins were awarded to Myron Alberto Avila, Sandra Gangstead, and Provost Jordan by President Leland and Karynne Kleine.
4. Committee Reports were given in the following order.
   • Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC) - John Swinton
   • 0910.CAPC.001.O To discontinue the Minor in Music Therapy.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.CAPC.001.O: APPROVED
   • 0910.CAPC.002.O To discontinue the Minor in Movement Arts Therapy.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.CAPC.002.O: APPROVED
   • 0910.CAPC.003.O To implement a new minor in Creative Arts Therapies.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.CAPC.003.O: APPROVED
   • 0910.CAPC.004.O To deactivate the Minor in Coaching within the College of Health Sciences.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.CAPC.004.O: APPROVED
   • Academic Policy Committee (APC) - Jennifer Flory (for Howard Woodard)
   • 0910.APC.001.P We propose the following revision to the undergraduate Academic Standing Policy: A student will remain on academic probation for more than one semester if
     1. the student is enrolled in eight or fewer hours for the term in which he or she is on academic probation, and
     2. the student earns grades of C or higher in all classes in which he or she enrolled, and
     3. the student's institutional GPA remains under the required level for good standing.
     In this case, the student will remain on academic probation (with restricted enrollment) and not proceed to academic dismissal.
     Note: This change would apply only to those students on the new(er) academic standing rules, which went into effect in Fall 2006. Students on academic probation who enroll in eight or fewer hours would still be able to proceed to good standing if their institutional GPA rises to the level required for good standing. This policy would go into effect with the 2010-2011 catalog, and would be first applied at the end of Summer 2010.
   • SENATE ACTION on 0910.APC.001.P: APPROVED
   • 0910.APC.002.P A graduate student will be placed on graduate academic probation if the student's institutional graduate grade point average falls below a 3.00 at any point during their graduate studies. Each department that has a graduate program will develop a policy for progression in its graduate program, which it will publish in the Graduate Catalog. Students who fail to meet the requirements for progression in the graduate program will be placed on graduate academic dismissal, and will not be allowed to continue in the graduate program. All department decisions to place a student on graduate academic dismissal must be filed with the Registrar before the end of the add/drop period of the following semester of enrollment. In order to be considered for readmission to the program, the student must successfully petition the graduate program coordinator and the Dean of the College in which his or her program resides.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.APC.002.P: APPROVED
   • Executive Committee (ECUS) - Karynne Kleine
   • Subcommittee on Nominations (SCoN) - Christine Zuger
   • 0910.CN.001.O To replace Beate Czogalla with Amy Pinney on the Academic Policy Committee.
     • SENATE ACTION on 0910.CN.001.O: APPROVED
   • Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC) - Lee Digiovanni
   • Resources, Planning, and Institutional Policy Committee (RPIPC) - Liz Havey (for Catherine Whelan)
   • Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC) - Jennifer Graham (for Macon McGinley)
5. Unfinished Business -- There was no unfinished business.
6. New Business -- There was no new business.
7. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved. The meeting adjourned at 1:22 p.m.