June 8, 2015
Printable Minutes
Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
June 8, 2015
601 Rudder Tower
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
In Attendance: Louise Abbott, Gamal Akabani, Ergun Akleman, Derya Akleman, Stephen Alton, Joe Arosh, David Baca, Judith Ball, Debjyoti Banerjee, Guy Battle, Carlos Blanton, William Clark, Greg Cobb, Charles Criscione, Walter Daugherity, Nimir Elbashir, Janice Epstein, Margaret Ezell, Athony Filippi, Jose Fernandez-Solis, David Ford, Elsa Gonzalez, Melinda Grant, Ira Greenbaum, Ayeman Hamouda, Julie Harlin, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, Jon (Sean) Jasperson, Daniel Jimenez, Mark Johnson, Andrew Klein, Reza Langari, Charles Long, Clint Magill, June Martin, Catherin McNeal, Beth McNeill, Stephen Miller, Bimal Nepal, Bruce Neville, Lynne Opperman, Sorin Popescu, Deva Reddy, Dale Rice, Eric Rowell, Karen Russell, Laura Sare, Mark Sicilio, Nancy Simpson, Karen Snowden, Joe Spurlock III, Bob Strawser, Evan Vestal, Coran Watanae, Hongwei Zhao, Masami Fujiwara
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Speaker Strawser at 3:18 p.m.
Guest Speaker
Michael Young, President, Texas A&M University
Speaker Comments
Approval of May 11, 2015 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the May meeting were approved as submitted.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
New Course Request
ACCT 625 Professional Accounting Seminar
EEBL 601 Physiological Ecology
EEBL 602 Population Ecology
EEBL 603 Community Ecology
EEBL 604 Ecosystem Ecology
EEBL 605 Population and Quantitative Genetics
EEBL 606 Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology
EEBL 607 Evolutionary Genomics
EEBL 608 Integrative Animal Behavior
EEBL 610 First Year Graduate Seminar
EEBL 612 Open Source for Open Science Bootcamp
EEBL 681 Seminar
INTA 637 Field Research Methods
INTA 671 The Political Economy of the Middle East
MEEN 602 Modeling and Analysis of Mechanical Systems
MEEN 604 Time Frequency Nonlinear Vibration Control
PHPM 603 Managing Healthcare Data and Information
PHPM 604 Population and Public Health for Health Professionals
SOCI 682 Grant Writing for the Social Sciences
Attachment B
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses – May 8, 2015
ASTR 103 Introduction to Stars and Exoplanets.
ASTR 104 Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology
FILM 345 Media Industries.
LMAS 201 Introduction to Latino/Mexican American Studies
Attachment C
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Courses
AGSC 383 Teaching Ag Mechanics
MATH 467 Modern Geometry
STAT 414 Mathematical Statistics I
STAT 415 Mathematical Statistics II
Attachment D
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Liberal Arts
Minor in Film Studies
Attachment E
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
BA in Mathematics
Attachment F
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
BS in Mathematics
Attachment G
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
BS in Applied Mathematical Sciences
Attachment H
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
BS in Applied Mathematical Sciences
Computational Science Track
Attachment I
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
Minor in Mathematics
Attachment J
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Special Consideration Item
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Minor in Extension Education
Request for a new minor
Attachment K
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Chemical Engineering Program
BS in Chemical Engineering
Attachment L
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Chemical Engineering Program
BS in Chemical Engineering
Attachment M
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Electrical Engineering Program
BS in Electrical Engineering
Attachment N
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Mechanical Engineering Program
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Attachment O
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Petroleum Engineering Program
BS in Petroleum Engineering
Attachment P
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Petroleum Engineering Program
BS in Petroleum Engineering
Attachment Q
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
W-COURSES - Report May 22, 2015
Courses submitted for W certification
INTS 410 Gender and the Global Modern: International Perspectives
MATH 442 W Mathematical Modeling
SOCI 411 Social Psychology
SPED 310 Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Courses submitted for W recertification
ARCH 205 Architectural Design
CLAS 491 Research
ENGR 401 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design
MATH 220 Foundations in Mathematics
MATH 491 Research
PHIL 410 Classical Philosophy
Courses submitted for C recertification
MATH 442 C Mathematical Modeling
Attachment R
No Action Take Due to Lack of Quorum—Will Appear on July Agenda
COMMITTEE REPORTS
SEBAC Report
Attachment S
FS.33.1
Motion Passed
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Informational Review Items New Courses
MEID 605 Foundations of Medicine I
MEID 606 Foundations of Medicine II
MEID 607 Medical Gross Anatomy
MEID 608 Neuroscience
MEID 609 Introduction to Disease
MEID 610 Humanities Ethics Altruism and Leadership I
MEID 611 Humanities Ethics Altruism and Leadership II
MEID 612 Introduction to Clinical Skills I
MEID 613 Introduction to Clinical Skills II
MEID 614 Evidence Based Medicine, Scholarship, and Research I
MEID 615 Evidence Based Medicine, Scholarship, and Research II
MEID 616 Cardiovascular
MEID 617 Respiratory
MEID 618 Medical Student Grand Rounds
Attachment T
FS.33.2
Motion Passed
Unfinished Business
Old Business
New Business
Committee of the Whole
Senator Magill requested that the Graduate Curriculum Committee be reminded of the proper vetting required for courses to be submitted to the Faculty Senate for approval. This includes a review from the catalog staff, as well as seeking approval from other departments/colleges for courses that overlap in content.
Senator Daugherity provided a brief update on the release of the SSN by the University. He noted that the Campus Police have now assigned this to their Criminal Investigation unit, and that they are working with the IRS and FBI. Senator Daugherity expressed hope that the University would release soon the auditor’s report on the incident.
Secretary Price requested that the Research Committee be tasked with reviewing the IRB requirements at the University. Faculty have expressed concern that the IRB is extremely and overly restrictive, and is demanding application to areas beyond what is appropriate, including data that is publicly available and published on the University website . Faculty are also concerned about the time required for the review process.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m.