August 8, 2016
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
August 8, 2016
3:15pm Rudder 601
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:20pm.
Guest Speaker
Speaker Comments
Approval of May 9, 2016 and June 13, 2016 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
The May 9, 2016 and June 13, 2016 minutes were approved as distributed.
CONSENT AGENDA
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
June 2016
New Course Request
BIOL 683 Experimental Design in Biology
BMEN 658 Motion Biomechanics
ECEN 766 Algorithms in Structural Bioinformatics
EDCI 715 Academic Writing for International Graduate Students
EDCI 752 21st Century Integration of Theory in Educational Settings
FINC 606 Optics, Futures, and Other Derivatives
FINC 651 Financial Valuation
FSTC 623 Nanotechnology in Food Processing
INTA 642 Institutions and Development
PETE 651 Probabilistic Reserves Evaluation
PETE 652 Deterministic Reserves Evaluation
WFSC 614 Down River: Biology of Gulf Coastal Fishes
Attachment B
FS.34.25
Motion Passed
Course Change Request
CVEN 684 Professional Internship
EHRD 625 Organizational Development & Performance in HRD
EPSY 630 Single Case Research
SOCI 681 Professional Seminar in Sociology
SPED 620 Bilingual Special Education
SPED 632 Transition from School to Work
SPED 642 Program Development for Students with Behavior Problems
WFSC 607 Environmental Conflict Managements
WFSC 608 Public Participation in Conservation Policy
WFSC 617 Biology of Fishes
Attachment C
FS.34.26
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Medicine
Physician Assistant Studies
Master Degree Proposal Program
Attachment D
FS.34.27
Motion Passed
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
July 2016
New Course Requests
AGEC 613 International Agricultural Development Policy
BICH 656 RNA Biology
CHEN 646 Thermodynamics of Oil and Gas and Water Systems
CHEN 656 Advanced Process Chemical Optimization
CHEN 676 Sustainable Design through Process Integration
ICPE 681 Seminar
MEEN 647 Fundamentals of Energy Storage
MEEN 654 Tribology
MEEN 670 Compressible Flow
NURS 601 Foundations of Forensic Healthcare
NURS 602 Victimology: Clinical implications and Applications
NURS 603 Justice Today, Prevention Tomorrow
NURS 604 Advanced Trauma Assessments and Injury Pathology
NURS 610 Forensics Sexual Assault Examiner Course
NURS 611 Application of Clinical Pharmacology of Victims of Violence
NURS 612 Human Trafficking
NURS 613 Forensic Photography
NURS 614 Policy and Ethics of Interpersonal Violence
NURS 615 Forensic Mental Health
STAT 667 Advanced Spatial Statistics
WFSC 626 Ecological Risk Assessment
Attachment E
FS.34.28
Motion Passed
Course Change Requests
ECEN 762 Advanced Ultrasound imaging Techniques
GENE 608 Critical Analysis of GENE Literature
GENE 613 Quantitative Genetics I
STAT 647 Spatial Statistics
Attachment F
FS.34.29
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing in Forensic Nursing
Attachment G
FS.34.30
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
Change in Courses—June 3, 2016
ENGL 356 Literature and Film
FILM 356 Literature and Film
HORT 332 Horticulture Landscape Graphics
ESSM 291 Research
ESSM 484 Internship
ESSM 491 Research Mays Business School
Department of Information and Operations Management Course prefix change from ISYS to ISTM
Attachment H
FS.34.31
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering BS in Computer Science
Attachment I
FS.34.32
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Liberal Arts
Africana Studies Program Minor in Africana Studies
Attachment J
FS.34.33
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Liberal Arts
Film Studies Program Minor in Film Studies
Attachment K
FS.34.34
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Liberal Arts
Religious Studies Program Minor in Religious Studies
Attachment L
FS.34.35
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Liberal Arts
Women’s and Gender Studies Program Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies
Attachment M
FS.34.36
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Health and Kinesiology
BS in University Studies – Sports Leadership Request to discontinue degree program
Attachment N
FS.34.37
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses—July 1, 2016
ACCT 430 Global Immersion in Accounting IBUS 430 Global Immersion in Accounting
Attachment O
FS.34.38
Motion Passed
Change in Courses
SCSC 446 Weed Management and Ecology
College of Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ISEN course equivalencies
Attachment P
FS.34.39
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Minor in Park and Natural Resources Management
Attachment Q
FS.34.40
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Minor in Tourism Management
Attachment R
FS.34.41
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Statistics Minor in Statistics
Attachment S
FS.34.42
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Minor in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Request for a new minor
Attachment T
FS.34.43
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Minor in Youth Development
Request for a new minor
Attachment U
FS.34.44
Motion Passed
W-COURSES - June 20, 2016
Courses submitted for W certification
ESSM 464 Special Project Management
Courses submitted for W recertification
BIOL 495 Research Communication in the Life Sciences
INTS 401 Urbanism and Modernism
OCNG 425 Microbial Oceanography
PSYC 203 Elementary Statistics for Psychology
Courses submitted for C recertification
HLTH 440 Contemporary Issues for Community Health Interns
Attachment V
FS.34.45
Motion Passed
End of Consent Agenda
COMMITTEE REPORTS
2015-2016 Planning Committee Report
Attachment W
FS.34.46
Motion Passed
Informational Review Items
College of Medicine
Change in Courses
MEID 704 Renal/Genitourinary
MEID 706 Metabolism/Gastrointestinal/Nutrition
MEID 707 Endocrinology/Repro Science/Human Sexuality
MEID 708 Integument/Musculoskeletal
Attachment X
FS.34.47
Motion Reviewed
College of Medicine
Course Withdrawals
MEID 600 Becoming a Physician I
MEID 601 Core Principles of Medicine I
MEID 602 Core Principles of Medicine II
MEID 603 Neuroscience
MEID 604 Introduction to Disease
MEID 702 Cardiovascular
MEID 703 Respiratory
Attachment Y
FS.34.48
Motion Reviewed
School of Law
Change in Courses
LAW 7900 Special Topics
Attachment Z
FS.34.49
Motion Reviewed
Unfinished Business
Old Business
New Business
August 2016 Graduation Recommendation TAMU-Main – 1795
TAMU-Galveston – 71
TAMU-Qatar – 15
TAMU-Health Science Center – 82
TAMU-LAW - 5
FS.34.50
Motion Certified
For Review/Discussion (to be voted upon at next meeting)
Information Only
Committee of the Whole
Speaker-Elect Price turned the meeting over to Former Speaker Bob Strawser for the Committee of the Whole.
William Bedford Clark, Liberal Arts, mentioned that former Speaker John Fike recently passed away. He recommends the Faculty Senate write a resolution recognizing his past contributions.
Clint Magill, Agriculture & Life Sciences, raised a concern about the difference between a wellness exam and a complete physical. He suggested the Executive Committee find out who to ask about this problem.
Bob Strawser returned the speaking to Speaker-Elect Price.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00pm.