Faculty Senate Meeting
• Presentation by Lieutenant Colonel David T. Vacchi (Military Leadership)
“Update on the Academic and Professional Integration of the Army ROTC Program at the
UMass Amherst Campus” (Questions and Discussion to follow)
• Special Report from the Nominating Committee for Secretary of the Faculty Senate
(The Final Vote will be taken at this meeting.)
• Annual Report of the Research Council of the Faculty Senate, Academic Year 2004-2005
(Paul Utgoff, Chair)
• Progress Report by Stanley Hertzbach and W. Curtis Conner, Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee on Student Plagiarism
• Special Report of the Academic Priorities Council, Graduate Council and Program and Budget Council concerning A Dual Degree: Masters in Business Administration/Public Policy and Administration (MBA/MPPA) (Seshu Desu, D. Anthony Butterfield and Joseph Goldstein, Chairs, respectively)
• Special Report of the Academic Matters Council and the Program and Budget Council concerning A Minor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (John Jenkins and Joseph Goldstein, Chairs, respectively)
• Special Report of the International Studies Council concerning the Exchange Agreement between the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Massachusetts, USA (Donal Carbaugh, Chair)
• Special Report of the Rules Committee concerning Bylaw Changes (Richard Bogartz, Chair)
(First Reading)
• Approval of new courses by the Academic Matters Council (John Jenkins, Chair)
CE-ENGIN 260 “Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering” 3 credits; EDUC 125 “OASIS First-Year Seminar” 1 credit; HISTORY 247 “Empire, Race, and the Philippines” 3 credits; and LEGAL 475 “Gods and Governments” 3 credits
• Approval of new courses by the Academic Matters and Graduate Councils
(John Jenkins and D. Anthony Butterfield, Chairs, respectively)
COMP-LIT 551 “Translation and Technology” 3 credits and COMP-LIT 552 “Medical Interpreting Online” 3 credits
• Approval of new courses by the Graduate Council (D. Anthony Butterfield, Chair)
AFROAM 605 “African Americans and the Movement to Abolish Slavery” 4 credits and COMP-LIT 753 “Advanced Translation and Technology” 3 credits
• Special Report of the General Education Council concerning A Recommended General Education Designation for HISTORY 200 and 247 (John McCarthy, Chair)
• Special Report of the General Education Council concerning the Withdrawal of General Education Designations (John McCarthy, Chair)
• Special Reports of the Academic Matters Council concerning revisions of the 2007-2008 and
2008-2009 Academic Calendars (John Jenkins, Chair) (Tabled from thee 650th Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate)