Faculty Senate Meeting October 2023

Faculty Senate Graduate Assistants Caitlyn Foster and Lucas Henrique delivered a presentation and live demonstration of the new Faculty Senate website.

The 2022-23 Annual Report of the Research Library Council and the 2022-23 Annual Report of the Student Affairs and University Life Council were approved by the Senate.

The following new courses were approved:

• CATALAN 246A
• CATALAN 246B
• CATALAN 301
• COMM 416
• COMM 544
• EDUC 780SJ
• EDUC 785
• EDUC 787C
• FILM-ST 416
• FILM-ST 650
• FILM-ST 651
• FILM-ST 660
• FILM-ST 661
• FILM-ST 662
• FILM-ST 663
• HISTORY 156
• JAPANESE 353
• JAPANESE 145
• M&I-ENG 274H
• MUSIC 608
• NURSING 565
• PHIL 172
• POLSCI 289MU
• PUBHLTH 378
• PUBHLTH 441
• PUBHLTH 345
• SOCBEHAV 175S
• SPANISH 372
• SPANISH 436
• SPANISH 476
• SPP 625
• SPP 630

The following academic program proposals were approved:

• Revision to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Revision to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering
• Revision to the Master of Science in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science Degree Program
• Creation of a Thesis Concentration within the Master of Science in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science Degree Program
• Creation of a Field Experience Concentration within the Master of Science in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science Degree Program
• Creation of a Non-Thesis Option Within The Master of Architecture Degree
• Regarding Revision to the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy
• Regarding Revision to the Philosophy Minor
• Creation of an On-Line Graduate Certificate in VideoGraphic Criticism
• Revision of the Jazz Composition/Arranging Concentration in the Master of Music Degree
• Revision of the Jazz Track Concentration in the Master of Music in Performance Degree

The meeting concluded at 4:30 PM