Faculty Senate Meeting April 10, 2025

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Faculty Senate Meeting - Summary
[Held on 04/10/25, Herter Hall 227, 3:30 PM]

The Final Report and presentation of the Joint Task Force for Carnegie Classification was received by the Senate.

The Annual Report of the Status of Diversity Council for AY 2023-2024 was received by the Senate.

The second reading of the Motion for Additional Amendments to the Faculty Senate Bylaws was delivered to the Senate.

The Faculty Senate approved the Revisions to the 2025/26 Academic Calendar.

The following courses were approved by the Faculty Senate:

  • BCT 494CI

  • BIOCHEM 483

  • BMED-ENG 201

  • BMED-ENG 515

  • CHEM-ENG 551

  • ICONS 388H

  • MANAGMNT 358

  • MARKETNG 414

  • SCH-MGMT 355

  • SCH-MGMT 664

  • STOCKSCH 256

The following academic program proposals were approved by the Faculty Senate:

  • the Revisions to the Bachelor of Business Administration

  • the Revisions to the Bachelor of Science in Building and Construction Technology

  • the Creation of a Certificate in Aerospace Engineering

  • the Revisions to the Political Science & Research Methods Concentration within the PhD in Political Science

  • the Creation of an Undergraduate Certificate in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science

  • the Revisions to the Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • the Creation of a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence in Business

  • the Revisions to the Bachelor of Business Administration Core Curriculum

  • the Creation of a Certificate in Public Policy and Management

  • the Revisions to the Departmental Honors Program in Architecture

  • the Revisions to a Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science

  • the Revisions to a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Data Analytics and Computational Social Science

The Faculty Senate approved the Name Change and the Revisions to the Associate of Science in Sustainable Horticulture.

The Faculty Senate approved the Name Change of the Master of Public Affairs.

The Faculty Senate approved the Updated Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement, as amended.

The Faculty Senate adopted the Resolution regarding the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” Letter of February 14, 2025.

The Faculty Senate adopted the Resolution to Establish Mutual Academic Defense Compacts in Defense of Academic Freedom, Free Expression, Institutional Integrity, and the Research Enterprise.