November 14, 2016
Printable Minutes
Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
November 14, 2016
3:15pm
Rudder 601
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:16pm.
Guest Speakers
Jorge Vanegas and Lilia Gonzales, Campus Master Plan Update
- Nearing completion of a yearlong process of campus planning
- Taken into account the 2004 Master Plan & where we are headed in the future
- The second draft has been received; final draft is due next month
- Everything is available on the campus plan website http://campusplan.tamu.edu/
- Six Focus Elements
- Campus Development Plan- overall plan bringing all elements together, what we see has the campus develops: near, midterm, and long-term scenarios
- Mobility and Safety- pedestrians and vehicles
- Sustainability and Wellness- sustainability of the built environment and also the socio and cultural wellness of the campus and community
- Campus Guidelines- technical; how to integrate different landscapes and materials
- Conservation and Heritage- looking at campus assets: age and culture
- Wayfinding and Signage- how to navigate campus
- 50+ sessions have been held with the campus community of 300+ participants
- 2004 was the last time a whole campus development plan was created; current plan is built off the goals of the older one
- 2016 Planning Themes
- Plan Incrementally- intermediate planning
- Integrate Holistically- tying it all together
- Enhance the Identity- promote our identify to the community
- Broaden Sustainability- not just about the buildings on campus
- Celebrate the Legacy
- Strong feedback on campus has been for a larger open space network- looking at developing the space in between the buildings: quads, green zones, natural landscape, plazas
- Character Zones unify certain areas on campus: by types of materials & building style
- Northside: proposed new green spaces for a dense part of campus, renovations of some existing buildings
- West Campus: proposed a lot of growth, new walkways, open spaces, housing developments
- Historic Core: typified by nice open green spaces, renovations of existing buildings from a functional standpoint
- More FORUMS: place, meeting, medium where ideas and views can be exchanged, looking to add more of these on campus, indoor and outdoor. Each support multiple types of activities. Largest potential for these spaces being in west campus and towards Research Park.
- Transportation is moving towards the pedestrian being the priority: inclusion of a new bicycle network, increased dismount zones, minimal roadway alterations
Leonard Bright, Office of Graduate & Professional Studies Professional Development for Graduate Students
- Professional Development-Provides training outside traditional, discipline-based graduate coursework; helps bridge the gap between coursework and future careers
- OGAPS PD Initiative- promote existing PD opportunities, identify gaps and develop new opportunities
- Versatile PhD Portal- online resource; assessed through the career center; career panels, job listings
- PD Portal- search tool that connects students with PD activities by dept., college or university level
- Aggies Commit Mini Grants- provided to student organizations that develop or enhance high impact learning opportunities for graduate students
- RAP Grants- research and presentation awards; money given to graduate students to provide presentations or conduct research; available on an annual bases
- 3 Minute Thesis Competitions- 3 minute 1 slide presentation of their research
- GRAD Aggies- multi-scale collaboration to provide opportunities to graduate students for professional development in four areas: academic development, leadership & communication development, instruction and assessment; and career development; includes workshops, seminars, and online resources.
- CIRTL- Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning- Career development programs to provide experience and certificates in teaching for those graduate students interested in becoming faculty
- For more information:
Dr. John August, Voluntary Separation Program
- This year’s program has closed
- VSP for staff discussed- not centrally funded
- Participation was mostly through administrative divisions
- There is no waiting list- all faculty who were eligible and submitted their application on time were granted voluntary separation
- 10/5 Blanca Lupiani and John August held an informational session for department heads for PTR
- Concerns have arisen that appropriate discussions within departments have not happened
- Draft Department Guidelines are due to DOF office by Jan 15th
- Questions and expectations:
- Groups should discuss and identify and define clear criteria with faculty input
- What is satisfactory/excellent
- What constitutes unsatisfactory performance
- When the percentage is low (not 0) how is that to be defined
- Defining needs improvement
- Documentation of expectations, loads, etc. are well documented so that dept. heads who do not have teaching or research expectations have fair expectations of others
- Raymundo Arroyo Computer Science and Engineering
- Our concern: there will not be enough time for depts. to meet, how can we prevent depts. using the winter break to push a document through without dept. input
- JA—will ask dept. heads how and when they included the faculty in the forming of the document
- RA—it would be good if the email that goes to the dept. head also goes to the faculty
- Angie Price College of Engineering—implementation and the time line for that
- Varying time lines for annual review
- When does this start?
- Karan Watson—responds—“tell us the phase in plan” The depts. will decide when it works for their time line
- Annual evaluation process—lower level courses
- Part of the annual evaluation process—faculty members will be asked to reflect on their own teaching effectiveness
- Phased in at the same time as the PTR
Speaker Comments
Speaker Bierman made the following announcements:
- Thank you to all of our guest speakers.
- Reminder of the basketball game with the Athletic Department on December 10th. Please RSVP if you have not done so.
- Thanks to Kelly for Jazz Night.
- Reminder of Representative John Raney speaking at the next Faculty Senate meeting.
Approval of October 10, 2016 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
The previous meeting minutes were approved as presented.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
October 6, 2016
New Course Requests
MGMT 627 Developing Leadership Talent
SOPH 676 Professional Development Seminar in Public Health Teaching
Attachment B
FS.34.92
MGMT 627 pulled for discussion; remainder of motion passed
Course Change Requests
ANTH 680 Teaching Anthropology
PHPM 606 Health Systems Management
Attachment C
FS.34.923
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Dentistry
Request for Course Renumbering for Graduate Courses
Attachment D
FS.34.94
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
Attachment E
FS.34.95
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
School of Public Health
Masters of Public Health
Master of Public Health in Population Health
Attachment F
Motion pulled for discussion; sent back for revisions
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses— October 2016
AERO 202 Introduction to Flight Mechanics
AERO 299 Mid-Curriculum Professional Development
BIOL 100 Horizons in Biology
BIOL 302 Careers in Biology
BIOL 480 Department Colloquium
BMEN 399 Engineering Professional Development
CHEN 399 Mid-Curriculum Professional Development
CSCE 399 High Impact Experience
ECEN 399 High Impact Professional Development
ENGR 299 Mid-Curriculum Professional Development
ENTC 399 High Impact Experience
ESET 444 Building Energy Management Systems
ESET 453 Validation and Verification
ESET 456 Embedded Sensors and Internet of Things Systems
ESET 469 Embedded Real Time Software
EVEN 304 Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Lab
EVEN 466 Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis
GEOL 150 Introduction to the Solid Earth
GEOL 152 History of the Earth
GEOL 180 Introduction to Geology and Geophysics
GEOL 250 Geological Field Methods
GEOL 314 Paleontology and Geobiology
GEOL 350 Summer Field Geology
GEOL 450 Geology Senior Project
GEOP 313 Geophysical Field Methods
GEOP 361 Geophysical Signal Processing
GEOS 205 Environmental Geosciences Cornerstone
ISEN 399 Professional Development
JOUR 468 Magazine Feature Writing
KINE 324 Career Development in Coaching and Youth Development
MEEN 399 High Impact Experience for Mechanical Engineers
MEEN 454 Tribology
MMET 375 Applied Dynamic Systems
MXET 300 Mechantronics I Mobile Robotic Systems
NUEN 102 Nuclear Engineering Practice
OCEN 399 Leadership and Experience
PETE 409 Enhance Oil Recovery
POLS 232 Introduction to Public Policy
SPMT 230 Introduction to Leadership in Sport Organizations
SPMT 321 Risk Management in Sport Organizations
SPMT 330 Application of Leadership Skills in Sport Organizations
SPMT 412 Managing Sport Events
Attachment G
FS.34.96
Motion Passed
Change in Courses
BESC 201 Introduction to Bioenvironmental Sciences
BIOL 434 Regulatory and Behavioral Neuroscience
CHEN 204 Elementary Chemical Engineering
CHEN 304 Chemical Engineering Fluid Operations
CHEN 313 Chemical Engineering Materials
CHEN 320 Numerical Analysis for Chemical Engineers
CHEN 323 Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer
CHEN 354 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
CHEN 382 Bioprocess Engineering
CHEN 414 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
CHEN 424 Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer Operations
CHEN 425 Process Integration, Simulation, and Economics
CHEN 426 Chemical Engineering Plant Design
CHEN 433 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
CHEN 461 Process Dynamics and Control
CHEN 464 Kinetics and Reactor Design
CHEN 481 Seminar
CSCE 444 Structures of Interactive Information
CVEN 305 Mechanics of Materials
CVEN 349 Civil Engineering Project Management
ECEN 214 Electrical Circuit Theory
ECEN 215 Principles of Electrical Engineering
ECEN 248 Introduction to Digital Systems Design
ECEN 415 Physical and Economical Operations of Sustainable Energy Systems
ECEN 452 Ultra High Frequency Techniques
ECEN 455 Digital Communications
ENGL 310 History of the English Language
ENTC 491 Research
ESET 269 Embedded Systems Development in C
ESET 319 Engineering Leadership
ESET 333 Product Development
ESET 350 Analog Electronics
ESET 366 Communications Electronics
ESET 419 Engineering Technology Capstone I
GEOL 203 Mineralogy
GEOL 210 Geological Communication
GEOL 304 Igenous and Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEOL 312 Structural Geology and Tectonics
GEOP 341 Fundamentals of Geophysics
GEOP 413 Near-surface Geophysics
GEOP 421 Seismology
HEFB 324 Technology and Teaching Skills for the 21
st Century Learner
HIST 336 Europe Since 1919
IDIS 330 Sales Engineering
IDIS 340 Manufacturer Distributor Relations
IDIS 343 Distribution Logistics
IDIS 344 Distributor Information and Control Systems
IDIS 400 Industrial Automation
IDIS 403 Fluid Power Transmission
IDIS 424 Purchasing Applications in Distribution
IDIS 434 The Quality Process in Distribution
IDIS 444 Ethics and Leadership in Distribution
IDIS 464 Distributor Operations and Financial Management
ITAL 452 Women and Gender in Italy
KNFB 325 Introduction to Secondary School Teaching
MATH 467 Modern Geometry
MEEN 289 Special Topics in….
MEET 105 Engineering Graphics
MEET 181 Manufacturing and Assembly Processes I
MEET 201 Manufacturing and Materials
MEET 307 Computer Design Graphics
MEET 361 Product Design and Solid Modeling
MEET 429 Managing People and Projects in a Technological Society
NUTR 404 Nutrition Assessment and Planning
NUTR 430 Community Nutrition
OCEN 201 Introduction to Ocean Engineering
OCEN 300 Ocean Engineering Wave Mechanics
OCEN 336 Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
OCEN 400 Basic Coastal Engineering
OCEN 401 Underwater Acoustics for Ocean Engineers
OCEN 402 Principles of Naval Architecture
OCEN 403 Dynamics of Offshore Structures
OCEN 410 Ocean Engineering Laboratory
OCEN 481 Seminar
PSYC 285 Directed Studies
PSYC 301 Elementary Statistics for Psychology
PSYC 302 Research Methods and Design in Psychology
PSYC 306 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 307 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 315 Social Psychology
PSYC 323 Psychology of Adolescence
PSYC 330 Personality
PSYC 345 Human Cognitive Processes
PSYC 352 Organizational Psychology
PSYC 353 Personnel Psychology
PSYC 371 Forensic Psychology
PSYC 414 Behavior Principles
PSYC 450 Clinical Psychology
PSYC 470 Psychological Testing and Measurement
PSYC 484 Field Experiences
PSYC 485 Directed Studies
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 208 Spanish for Health Professionals I
SPAN 218 Spanish for Health Professionals II
SPAN 221 Field Studies Abroad I
SPAN 222 Field Studies Abroad II
SPAN 302 Advanced Grammar
SPAN 304 Advanced Grammar for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 306 Business Spanish
SPAN 307 Spanish for the Sciences
SPAN 318 Oral Communication for Health Professionals
SPAN 320 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 350 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
SPAN 352 Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 403 Advanced Writing in Spanish
SPAN 485 Directed Studies
SPAN 491 Research
Attachment H
FS.34.97
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
New Courses
MAST 340 Museums and the Construction of Identities
MAST 365 Material Culture
MAST 369 Information Collections Care and Management
MAST 470 Advanced Museum Studies
Attachment I
FS.34.98
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
BS in Aerospace Engineering
Attachment J
FS.34.99
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
BS in Computer Engineering- Computer Science Track
Attachment K
FS.34.100
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
BS in Aerospace Engineering- Electrical Engineering Track
Attachment L
FS.34.101
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
BS in Chemical Engineering
Attachment M
FS.34.102
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Community Health
Attachment N
FS.34.103
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
BS in Computer Science
Attachment O
FS.34.104
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
BS in Electrical Engineering
Attachment P
FS.34.105
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
BS in Environmental Studies
Attachment Q
FS.34.106
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
BS in Electronic Systems Engineering Technology
Attachment R
FS.34.107
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Geosciences
Department of Geology & Geophysics
BS in Geology
Attachment S
FS.34.108
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Geosciences
Department of Geology & Geophysics
BS in Geophysics
Attachment T
FS.34.109
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Health- Allied Health Track
Attachment U
FS.34.110
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Health- School Health Track
Attachment V
FS.34.111
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
BS in Industrial Distribution
Attachment W
FS.34.112
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
BS in Industrial Engineering
Attachment X
FS.34.113
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Kinesiology- Exercise Science Track, Applied Exercise Physiology Concentration
Attachment Y
FS.34.114
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Kinesiology- Exercise Science Track, Basic Exercise Physiology Concentration
Attachment Z
FS.34.115
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Kinesiology- Dance Science Track
Attachment AA
FS.34.116
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Kinesiology- Exercise Science Track, Motor Behavior Concentration
Attachment BB
FS.34.117
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Kinesiology- All Level Physical Education Teacher Certification Track
Attachment CC
FS.34.118
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Attachment DD
FS.34.119
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
BS in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Attachment EE
FS.34.120
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
BS in Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology
Attachment FF
FS.34.121
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Nuclear Engineering
BS in Nuclear Engineering
Attachment GG
FS.34.122
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Sport Management- Internship Track
Attachment HH
FS.34.123
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in Sport Management- Non-Internship Track
Attachment II
FS.34.124
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in University Studies- Sport Conditioning Concentration
Attachment JJ
FS.34.125
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
BS in University Studies- Dance Concentration
Attachment KK
FS.34.126
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Energy Engineering- Certificate
Attachment LL
FS.34.127
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Minor in Computer Science
Attachment MM
FS.34.128
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Health & Kinesiology
Minor in Sport Management
Attachment NN
FS.34.129
Motion Passed
Special Consideration Item
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Enology- Certificate
Attachment OO
FS.34.130
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Special Consideration Item
Department of Liberal Studies
BA-BS in University Studies- Tourism & Coastal Community Development Concentration
Attachment PP
FS.34.131
Motion Passed
W-COURSES – October 12, 2016
Courses submitted for W certification
MEEN 404 Engineering Laboratory
PERF 310 History of Performance in the Ancient World
PERF 311 History of Performance in the Common Era
PERF 312 History of Performance in the Modern Era
VIST 206 Visual Studies Studio I
Courses submitted for W recertification
ARAB 491 Research Capstone Project
BESC 484 Field Experience
COMM 443 Communication and Conflict
EHRD 371 Applied Learning Principles
GEOL 312 Structural Geology and Tectonics
HIST 481 Seminar in History
JOUR 203 Media Writing I
KINE 482 Seminar in Research in Exercise Physiology and Motor Behavior
SOCI/WGST 315 The Marriage Institution
Attachment QQ
FS.34.132
Motion Passed
__________________________________End of Consent Agenda____________________________________
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Core Curriculum Committee Report—October 3, 2016
Courses Submitted for Core Curriculum
ANTH 370 Cultural Diversity and Ethics
Courses Submitted for International & Cultural Diversity Designation
ANTH 370 Cultural Diversity and Ethics
ALED 222 Cultural Leadership, Understanding & Exploration for Sophomores (CLUES)
ALED 223 Cultural Leadership, Understanding & Exploration for Sophomores (CLUES)
ACCT/IBUS 430 Global Immersion in Accounting
PHLT 307 Public Health in the Global Context
NURS 421 Care of Community Health Clients
NURS 424 Professional Issues
NURS 466 Community Health for the RN
Courses Submitted for Recertification as Core Curriculum
HIST 105 History of the United States
HIST 226 Texas History
HIST 301 Blacks in the United States, 1877-Present
ENDS 101 Design Process
POLS 207 (Qatar) State and Local Government
ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I
ENGL/WGST 374 Women Writers
HIST 101 Western Civilization from 1660
HIST 104 World History Since 1500
HIST 429 The Roman Empire
HIST/CLAS/RELS 220 The History of Christianity
RUSS 201 Intermediate Russian I
RUSS 202 Intermediate Russian II
THAR 280 History of Theatre I
PHYS 218 Mechanics
PHYS 218 (Qatar) Mechanics
MATH 152 (Qatar) Engineering Math II
COMM 335 (Qatar) Intercultural Communication
ECON 202 Principles of Economics
INST 222 Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society
SOCI 304 Criminology
SOCI 211 Sociology of Deviance
SPMT 336 Diversity of Sport Organizations
Attachment RR
FS.34.133
Motion Passed
SEBAC REPORT
Attachment SS
No action taken
Informational Review Items
Law School - New Courses
Law 7110 Professional Identity
Attachment TT
FS.34.134
Motion Passed
Law School- Change in Courses
LAW 7188 Construction Law
LAW 7317 Government Contracts
LAW 7369 Public International Law
LAW 7477 Real Estate Financing
LAW 7835 Externship
Attachment UU
FS.34.135
Motion Passed
Unfinished Business
Special Consideration Item (from October meeting)
College of Engineering
Request for a waiver for GRE scores for Texas A&M Degree holders in Engineering
Attachment VV
FS.34.136
Motion Passed
Old Business
New Business
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 14.1.1
Attachment WW
FS.34.137
Motion Passed
Resolution honoring Hannah Wimberly and Claire Wimberly
Attachment XX
FS.34.138
Motion Passed
Information & Discussion Only (not to be voted upon)
Proposed Changes to ICD- Core Curriculum Committee
Attachment YY
No action taken
Committee of the Whole
Speaker Bierman asked Speaker-elect Price to take the Senate into the Committee of the Whole.
Raymundo Arroyovae from Engineering suggested a possible resolution regarding post-tenure review. A motion was made to put this on the agenda. The motion was passed. Ira Greenbaum, College of Science, asked about the terms of the resolution, more specifically what does “direct, full, and comprehensive” mean. Jon Jasperson from Mays Business School asked why the resolution only applies to post-tenure review and not to other faculty. It was suggested that it include all faculty. Angie Hill Price, Engineering, noted that it was not intended to leave out academic professional track faculty. The resolution was voted on and passed
(FS.34.139).
Andrew Klein, Geosciences, discussed the progress on the International and Cultural Diversity graduation requirements.
Cynthia Hernandez, Associate VP for Student Affairs was asked to provide an update on the incidents against students on campus since Trump was elected.
Diane Bedford from the College of Education brought forth concerns about the notes from health services regarding student absences. Jon Jasperson responded. The College of Medicine Senators noted that providing medical excuses is itself a problem with regard to the diagnostic procedure.
Trez Jones, College of Education, suggested that the Senate not have three guest speakers at the same meeting in the future and noted that if we do, maybe the Senate could flip the meeting and do business before guest speakers.
Joystna Vaid, from college of Liberal Arts, sought guidance to faculty from legal counsel about what faculty can and cannot discuss with students without violating their contracts. This was in regards to politics, etc. Dr. Angie Hill Price suggested that we forward the request to legal counsel.
Johnathon Coopersmith (Liberal Arts), via Andrew Klein (Geosciences), provided a reminder to faculty about the active shooter training.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 5:34pm.