August 14, 2017
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
August 14, 2017
3:15pm
Rudder 601
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
The meeting was called to order at 3:21pm.
Guest Speaker
Speaker Comments
- Speaker Price announced the restoration of the assistant position to Faculty Senate.
- Speaker Price encouraged the Senators to be active and engaged, and make sure that they attend the Faculty Senate meetings regularly.
- Speaker Price also encouraged the Senators to be active participants in their caucuses and within their colleges.
- Speaker Price was scheduled to meet with the Council of Deans and President Young to continue positive relationship.
Approval of June 12, 2017 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes –
Attachment A
The minutes were approved as submitted.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT – June-July 2017
New Courses
AERO 655 Helicopter Aerodynamics
ECEN 756 Game Theory
ECEN 757 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
ECEN 758 Data Mining and Analysis
ECEN 774 Laser Principles and Applications
EDCI 703 International Teacher Education
EDCI 704 US Teacher Education
EDCI 705 Studying Teacher Education
EDCI 735 Programming Usable and Reliable Educational Technology Theory and Practice
ENGR 632 Subsea Project Implementation
PETE 653 Linear and Nonlinear Rock Mechanics
PETE 659 Rock Mechanics Related to Hydraulic Fracturing
PHEB 681 Seminar
VTPP 626 Systemic Physiology and Disease
Attachment B
FS.35003
Motion Passed with the removal of items ECEN 758 and EDCI 735
Change in Courses
AERO 601 Advanced Aerodynamics
ECEN 601 Mathematical Methods in Signal Processing
ECEN 629 Applied Convex Optimization
ECEN 646 Probability and Random Processes for Information Science
ECEN 661 Advanced Digital Communications
HIST 629 Research Methods in History
MEEN 684 Professional Internship
SCSC 658 Watershed Water and Soil Quality Management
SEFB 618 Applied Behavior Management in the Classroom
SPED 601 Assessment in School Settings
SPED 602 Ethics and Professional Conduct in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis
SPED 609 Educating Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
SPED 617 Adolescent Literacy for Students with Diverse Instructional Needs
VPAT 651 Systemic Pathology II
VTMI 647 Virology
Attachment C
FS. 35.004
Motion Passed
Course Inactivations
ESSM 616 Arboriculture
ESSM 617 Urban Forestry
ESSM 670 Ecosystems and Markets
ESSM 675 International Sustainable Community Development
Attachment D
FS. 35.005
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Science
Mathematics
MS-QFIN Master of Science in Quantitative Finance
Attachment E
FS. 35.006
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT – June-July 2017
New Courses –
AERO 455 Helicopter Aerodynamics
AGEC 235 Foundations of Money Education
FINC 440 Macro Finance
FINC 441 Private Equity Insights, Industry Dynamics and Deal Making
HORT 460 Landscape Estimating, Bidding, and Operations
PHIL 382 Ethics and Cybertechnology
Attachment F
FS. 35.007
Motion Passed
Change in Courses –
AGCJ 305 Theory and Practice of Agricultural Publishing
AGCJ 312 Editing for Agricultural Audiences
AGCJ 314 Agricultural Media Writing II
AGEC 217 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics Analysis
ALEC 485 Directed Studies
MEEN 410 Internal Combustion Engines
MEEN 414 Principles of Turbomachinery
MEEN 441 Design of Mechanical Components and Systems
MEEN 471 Elements of Composite Materials
MEEN 476 Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing
MKTG 404 Advanced Excel for Marketing Managers
NRSC 485 Directed Studies
NRSC 491 Research
SCSC 458 Watershed, Water and Soil Quality Management
Attachment G
FS. 35.008
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Courses –
MARA 402 Inland Waterways
Attachment H
FS. 35.009
Motion Passed
Course Inactivations –
ENTO 315 Biotechnology and Society
ISYS 400 Business Communications II
PETE 322 Geostatistics
Attachment I
FS. 35.010
Motion Passed
Special Consideration –
College of Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
BA-COMP Bachelor of Arts in Computing
Attachment J
Pulled for further consideration.
Change in Curriculum –
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
BS-AGCJ Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communications and Journalism
Attachment K
FS. 35.011
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum –
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
MINOR-AGCJ Minor in Agricultural Communications and Journalism Minor
Attachment L
FS. 35.012
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum –
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
MINOR-LDAG Leadership Minor
Attachment M
FS. 35.013
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum -
Galveston Campus
Marine Engineering Technology
BS-MARR-LIO Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering Technology with License Option
Attachment N
FS. 35.014
Motion Passed
W-Courses – June-July 2017-
Courses submitted for W certification:
BIOL 480-W Departmental Colloquium
CHEN 433-W Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
Courses submitted for W recertification:
GEOS 405-W Environmental Geosciences
MAST 411-W International Maritime Culture
PHIL 419-W Current Continental Philosophy
PHIL 361-W Metaphysics
Courses submitted for C recertification:
DDHS 4710-W Applied Research Methods
Attachment O
FS. 35.015
Motion Passed
__________________________________End of Consent Agenda____________________________________
Informational Review Items
Veterinary Medicine
Change in Courses -
VMID 935 Surgery
VTPB 922 Pathology I
VTPP 924 Pharmacology
Attachment P
FS. 35.016
Motion Passed
Unfinished Business
ECEN 758- Motion to turn back to Committees-Passed
EDCI 735-Motion to be tabled for further discussion-Passed
- More discussion in college is needed in case of duplicates.
Attachment J-Motion to be approved. Votes counted; motion failed.
- English would like to discuss with Computer Science to look at required courses.
Old Business
Special Consideration Item –
Bush School of Government and Public Service
College of Education and Human Development
Public Service and Administration
Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
Master of Public Service and Administration/Doctor of Philosophy Collaborative Degree Program
Attachment Q
FS. 35.017
Motion Passed
Program Change –
College of Education and Human Development
Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration
Attachment R
FS. 35.018
Motion Passed
New Business
August 2017 Graduation Recommendation:
TAMU-Main (including HSC)-2165
TAMU-Galveston-78
TAMU-Qatar-6
TAMU-Law-3
Motion Passed
FS. 35.019
Information & Discussion Only (not to be voted upon)
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 7-Attendance-
Attachment S
Student Rule 7 to be added to the September Agenda for discussion and potential vote in October. Rule would be implemented in the Spring’18 or Fall’18.
Committee of the Whole
Discussion of Free speech due to the rally that was to take place at the Rudder courtyard. The rally was canceled, but Senators are still concerned with the idea that people can reserve the courtyard and have sound equipment.
There was a concern brought up concerning the College of Medicine. The concern was that the College of Medicine was moving away from shared governance.
The meeting adjourned at 4:39pm.
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