March 28, 2016
Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
March 21, 2016
3:15pm
Rudder 601
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Present: Ergun Akleman, Derya Akleman, Stephen Alton, Joe Arosh, Raymundo Arroyave, David Baca, Debjyoti Banerjee, Guy Battle, Leonard Bierman, Carlos Blanton, Joseph Boutros, John Buchanan, Christine Budke, Rebecca Burns, Tahir Cagin, Richard Carlson, Piers Chapman, William Clark, Greg Cobb, Nathan Crick, Walter Daugherity, David Earnest, Nimir Elbashir, Jose Fernandez-Solis, Anthony Filippi, Lisa Geraci, Kevin Glowacki, Melinda Grant, Ayman Hamouda, Greg Heim, Mary Elizabeth Herring, Kim Quaile Hill, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, Alan Honeyman, Jon Jasperson, Mark Johnson, Kathleen Jones, Trez Jones, Cong X. Kang, Bita Kash, Andrew Klein, Gary Kunkel, Thomas Linton, Wenshe Liu, Charles Long, James Long, Igor Lyuksyutov, Clint Magill, Vanita Mahajan, Beth McNeill, Miguel Mora, Leslie Morey, Bimal Nepal, Bruce Neville, Lynne Opperman, Sorin Popescu, Dale Rice, James Rogers, Laura Sare, Jorge Seminario, Ergin Sezgin, Robert Shaw, John Stallone, Randolph Stewart, Bob Strawser, Robert Strong, Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Winfried Teizer, Grace Townsend, Kim-Vy Tran, Jyotsna Vaid, Evan Vestal, Coran Watanabe, Jaye Weston, Richard White, and Jim Woosley
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:21 PM.
Guest Speaker
Speaker Comments
Approval of February 15, 2016 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
There were no minutes to approve. February Faculty Senate meeting minutes will be available at the April meeting.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
February 4, 2016
New Course Request
FINC 662 Energy Finance
KINE 630 Periodized Program Models
MEEN 611 Advanced Internal Combustion Engines
Attachment B
FS.33.282
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science
Veterinary Pathobiology
Elimination of Doctor of Philosophy degree
Attachment C
FS.33.283
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
Texas A&M University Law School
Master of Jurisprudence
New Graduate Program Proposal
Attachment D
FS.33.284
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
Texas A&M University Law School
Master of Laws
New Graduate Program Proposal
Attachment E
FS.33.285
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item (updated from January 2016)
Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution
Master of Engineering
Technical Management Program
Attachment F
FS.33.286
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item (updated from January 2016)
Technical Engineering
Master of Engineering
Distance Education
Attachment G
FS.33.287
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses – February 5, 2016 – Attachment H
MSEN 210 Thermodynamics of Materials
MSEN 220 Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Materials
MSEN 240 Kinetics of Materials
MSEN 250 Soft Matter
MSEN 281 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar
MSEN 301 Unified Materials Lab I
MSEN 302 Unified Materials Lab II
MSEN 320 Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Engineering Materials
MSEN 330 Numerical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers
MSEN 340 Case Studies in Materials
MSEN 370 Computational Materials Science and Engineering
MSEN 400 Design and Analysis of Materials Experiments
MSEN 401 Materials Research and Design I
MSEN 402 Materials Research and Design II
MSEN 415 Defects in Solids
MSEN 426 Polymer Laboratories
MSEN 430 Nanomaterials Science
MSEN 440 Materials Electrochemistry and Corrosion
MSEN 444 Corrosion and Electrochemistry Lab
MSEN 446 Corrosion Prevention and Control Methods
MSEN 458 Fundamentals of Ceramics
MSEN 462 Advanced Materials Characterization
MSEN 472 Atomistic Simulation of Materials
MSEN 474 Materials Modeling of Phase Transformation and Microstructural Evolution
MSEN 476 Multi-Scale Computational Materials Science
MSEN 480 Communicating Materials Science and Engineering
MSEN 484 Internship
TCMG 486 Cybersecurity Capstone Seminar
Attachment H
FS.33.288
TCMG 486 pulled by department (no longer need course); Motion Passed as revised
Change in Courses
ANSC 291 Research
ANSC 485 Directed Studies
ANSC 491 Research
ANSC 494 Internship
DASC 485 Directed Studies
MSEN 201 Introduction to Materials Science
MSEN 310 Structure of Materials
MSEN 410 Materials Processing
MSEN 420 Polymer Science
MSEN 460 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials
MSEN 485 Directed Studies
MSEN 491 Research
POSC 491 Research
TCMG 476 Managing Technical Networks
Attachment I
FS.33.289
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Physics and Astronomy
BA in Physics
Attachment J
FS.33.290
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Physics and Astronomy
BS in Physics
Attachment K
FS.33.291
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
BS in Materials Science and Engineering
Request for a new degree program
Attachment L
Pulled from agenda; Item was approved during the February 2016 Faculty Senate meeting
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Change in Courses
PETE 336 Petroleum Technical Presentations I
PETE 436 Petroleum Technical Presentations II
Attachment M
FS.33.292
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Change in Curriculum
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Petroleum Engineering Program
BS in Petroleum Engineering
Attachment N
FS.33.293
Motion Passed
W-COURSES - Report February 10, 2016
Courses submitted for W certification
ALEC 450 Global Social Justice Issues in Agriculture
ECON 320 Economic Development of Europe
GEOS 481 Geosciences Environment Program Seminar
Courses submitted for C certification
VIBS 447 Neurophysiology of Music
Courses submitted for W recertification
BIOL 491 Independent Research
CVEN 424 Civil Engineering Professional Practice
ENGL 401 Contemporary Literary Theory
SCMT 300 Business Communications I
Attachment O
FS.33.294
Motion Passed
__________________________________End of Consent Agenda____________________________________
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Core Curriculum Council Report- February 4, 2016
Attachment P
FS.33.295
Motion Passed
Informational Review Items
College of Medicine
New Courses
MEID 710 Humanities, Ethics, Altruism, and Leadership III
MEID 711 Evidence-Based Medicine and Scholarly Research III
Attachment Q
FS.33.296
Motion Passed
Unfinished Business
Old Business
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 3.11516
Attachment R
FS.33.297
Motion Passed
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 7.11516
Attachment S
Motion Tabled
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 10.11516
Attachment T
Motion Tabled
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 14.11516
Attachment U
Motion Tabled
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 24.11516
Attachment V
FS.33.298
Motion Passed
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 47.11516
Attachment W
FS.33.299
Motion Passed
New Business
Academic Affairs Resolution Regarding Safety Issues at Tailgate Parties
Attachment X
Motion Tabled
For Review/Discussion (to be voted upon at next meeting)
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 12
Attachment Y
Motion Discussed; To be voted on in April
Proposed Changes to W & C Course Committee
Attachment Z
Motion Discussed; To be voted on in April
Information Only
Committee of the Whole
The Concealed Carry Task Force has presented its recommendations to the President. It was indicated to the Task Force members by the President that these recommendations would be released very quickly.
The joint meeting with the UT Faculty Council was a great success. Speaker Strawser commended Speaker-elect Bierman and Senate assistant Kelly Drake for their efforts. Speaker-elect Bierman discussed more opportunities to interact with the UT Faculty Council on future issues.
Senators interested in serving on the Climate and Diversity Committee were requested to see Speaker-elect Bierman after the meeting.
The Post Tenure Review Task Force will be releasing its recommendations shortly. Speaker Strawser noted that currently there is no uniformity among departments and colleges as to how the post tenure review process works.
Senators were reminded of the open forum with President Young on April 4.
Seats for the Senate and important University committees are still open. Former Speaker and Vice-Provost Benedik reminded Senators of the importance of these committees. CAFRT for example helps protects faculty rights, so it is important that the faculty are represented here. Senator Hill agreed and emphasized the need for good representation on CAFRT. Speaker Strawser suggested that alternates are added and required to attend every meeting. Senator Carlson stated that there are too many Deans and Department Heads who do not value service to the University, and therefore it is difficult to get sufficient faculty participation.
Senator Magill announced that the Senate Planning Committee has been investigating the issues related to the new purchasing system, BAM. He noted that it has improved a bit, but that there were still a number of glitches. Senator Magill felt that the University should insist that the contract be voided.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 4:09 PM.