TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda
March 18, 2024
3:00pm, via Zoom (link sent directly to Senators)
https://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQy2EcxEHLe0uYbOQzzfTg
CALL TO ORDER
SPEAKER COMMENTS
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Juan Garza, Associate Vice President for Enterprise Application Services along with Mr. Ed Evans, Associate Vice President for Enterprise IT Operations
Creating an Excellent Service Experience
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Jay Silveria, Executive Director of Bush School DC and the Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Texas A&M in DC
MINUTES
February 12, 2024 - Minutes – Attachment B
CONSENT AGENDA
Graduate Council
New Courses
CHEM 668: Biomedicinal Chemistry of Small Molecules Binding Protein Surfaces
INTA 728: War or Peace in the Space Domain
INTA 729: Gender and Armed Conflicts
INTA 730: Indo-Pacific and American Diplomacy
INTA 732: International Law and Foreign Policy
LAW 684: Professional Internship
LAW 703: Case Evaluation and Client Relationships
MEPS 665: Journaling Scientific Research in Plant Biology
MSCI 615: Introduction to Medical Physiology
Change in Courses
ANLY 620: Strategic Analytics
ECCB 612: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology of Grasses
LAW 604: Criminal Law
LAW 639: Employment Law
LAW 641: Legal Research for Clients
LAW 644: Environmental Law
LAW 699: Patent Law
LAW 714: Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Change in Courses – Professional Law
LAW 7428: Marital Property
Miscellaneous Course Request
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences - GR Courses Not Taught - Bulk Inactivation
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Journalism
BS/MA-COMM/COMM-LEN: Communication - 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Arts in Communication
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Oceanography
BS/MOS-METR/OCST-GOC: Meteorology - 5-Year Bachelor of Science/Master of Ocean Science and Technology
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Oceanography
BS/MOS-OCNG/OCST-GOC: Oceanography - BS - 5-Year Bachelor of Science/Master of Ocean Science and Technology
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics
BS/MS-APMT/MATH-FTR: Applied Mathematics - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mathematics
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
BS/MS-CHEM/CHEM-SSA: Chemistry - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemistry
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Statistics
BS/MS-STAT/SDSC-SSA: Statistics - 5-Year Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Statistical Data Science
Change in Programs
School of Public Health and School of Law
Department of Health Policy and Management and School of Law
MPH/JD-PHPM/JDLW-PJD: Master of Public Health in Health Policy Management (PHPM) and Juris Doctor (JDLW) Combined Degree Program
Special Consideration – New Program Proposal
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Journalism
BA/MA-JOUR/COMM-LEN: Journalism - 5-year Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Communication
Special Consideration – New Program Proposal
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Journalism
BS/MA-JOUR/COMM-LEN: Journalism - 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Arts in Communication
Special Consideration – New Program Proposal
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics and Department of Economics
BS/MS-APMT/ECON-LEC: Applied Mathematics, 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Economics
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
New Courses
DIVE 405: Expedition Planning
MARE 102: Engine Room Resource Management
PHIL 383: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Change in Courses
CHEM 231: Techniques of Organic Chemistry
EPSY 431: Personal Creativity and Giftedness
MARS 303: Computing and Data Display
RWFM 349: Rangeland and Wildlife Animal Nutrition
VTPB 405: Biomedical Microbiology
Change in Programs
School of Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture
BS-EDUC-EC3: Education - BS, Early Childhood-3
Change in Programs
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
BS-MARR: Marine Engineering Technology - BS
Change in Programs
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
BS-MARR-LIO: Marine Engineering Technology - BS, License Option
W&C Courses
Courses with W – Certification
RDNG 373-W: Foundational Skills of Language Comprehension for Elementary Students
Courses with C – Recertification
ARCH 305-C: Architectural Design III
End of Consent Agenda_____________________________
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
COMMITTEE REPORTS –Core Curriculum Council Report – Attachment C
Core Curriculum Recertification:
Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy & Culture
AFST 201-GE: Introduction to Africana Studies
ARAB 202-GE: Intermediate Arabic II
CHIN 201-GE: Intermediate Chinese I
GERM 201-GE: Intermediate German I
GERM 202-GE: Intermediate German II
GLST 211-GE: Foundations in Cultural Studies
JAPN 201-GE: Intermediate Japanese I
JAPN 202-GE: Intermediate Japanese II
RELS 202-GE: Religion in America
SPAN 201-GE: Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202-GE: Intermediate Spanish II
Foundational Component Area: Mathematics
MATH 167-GE: Explorations in Mathematics
New Core Component Proposal: Culture Discourse
ARAB 258-CD: Global Middle Eastern Cultures
NEW BUSINESS
Student Rule 7.2.1.3.1 – Attendance – Attachment D1
Student Rule 10.6 – Grading – Attachment D2
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
Proposed Draft Elections Timeline Calendar
DISCUSSION ITEM
Qatar Discussion
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADJOURN