December 11, 2017
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
December 11, 2017
3:15pm
Rudder 601
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Call to Order
Speaker Price called the meeting to order at 3:15pm.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT – November 2017
New Courses – Passed FS.35.101
BICH 679 Building Scientific Relationships
BIOL 686 Biomedical Therapeutics Development
COMM 611 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Communication Research
COMM 616 Topics in Communication Methods
COMM 626 Communication Law and Policy
COMM 638 Crisis Communication
COMM 664 Media Processes and Effects
COMM 667 Media and Health
DHUM 601 Digital Humanities Theory and Practice
ENTO 635 Vector-Borne Disease Management and Response in Human and Animal Systems
EPSY 603 Qualitative Methodologies in Educational Research
ESSM 633 Coastal Processes and Ecosystem Management
FINC 634 Commercial Credit Analysis
FINC 671 Opportunities in Real Estate Finance
GEOL 617 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
HIST 614 Research in U.S. in the World
HPCH 625 Health of Refugees and Displaced Populations
NFSC 655 Nutrition and Healthy Aging
PHPM 637 Political Foundations of Public Health
PHPM 653 Health Economics and Insurance
POLS 611 Seminar in Political Behavior
POLS 612 Seminar in Political Institutions
RPTS 671 Practice and Development of Effective Skills for Youth Development
RPTS 672 Community Based Participatory Research
RPTS 679 Research and Analysis of Issues and Trends in Youth Development
Change in Courses – Passed FS.35.102
ALEC 601 Advanced Methods in Agricultural Education
ALEC 602 Advanced Instructional Design in Agricultural Science
ALEC 604 Writing for Professional Publication
ALEC 605 Facilitating Complete Secondary Agricultural Science Programs
ALEC 606 Foundations of Leadership Theory
ALEC 607 Youth Leadership Programs
ALEC 608 Leadership in Volunteers
ALEC 609 Learning Organizations
ALEC 610 Principles of Adult Education
ALEC 611 Advanced Methods in Distance Education
ALEC 612 Advanced Instructional Design for Online Learning
ALEC 613 Techniques in eLearning Development and Delivery
ALEC 615 Philosophy of Agricultural Education
ALEC 616 Facilitation of Leadership Programs
ALEC 620 Instrumentation and Survey Research Methods
ALEC 622 Data Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation in Research in ALEC
ALEC 624 Developing Funded Research Programs
ALEC 625 Program Evaluation and Organizational Accountability
ALEC 630 Guidance and Counseling for Rural Youth
ALEC 640 Methods of Technological Change
ALEC 644 The Agricultural Advisor in Developing Nations
ALEC 645 Initiating, Managing and Monitoring Projects of International Agricultural Development
ALEC 646 Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations
ALEC 681 Seminar
ALEC 685 Directed Studies
ALEC 689 Special Topics in…
ALEC 690 Theory of Agricultural Education Research
ALEC 691 Research
ALEC 692 Professional Study
ALEC 695 Frontiers in Research
ANTH 661 Environmental Archaeology
BAEN 601 Advanced Agricultural Systems Analysis
BAEN 614 Renewable Energy Conversions
BAEN 617 Fundamentals of Nanoscale Biological Engineering
BAEN 631 Bioprocesses and Separations in Biotechnology
BAEN 661 Experimental Methods in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
BAEN 665 Design of Biological Waste Treatment Systems
BAEN 670 Air Pollution Engineering
BAEN 672 Small Watershed Hydrology
BAEN 673 Modeling Small Watersheds
BAEN 690 Theory of Research
COMM 610 Social Science Methods in Communication Research
COMM 651 Presidential Communication
COMM 662 Survey of Media Studies
COMM 663 Seminar in Media Studies
ECON 611 Foundations of Macroeconomic Theory
ENTO 618 Medical and Veterinary Entomology
HPCH 604 Social Ecology and Global Health
HPCH 691 Research
LAW 631 Copyright
LAW 661 Intellectual Property Survey
LAW 666 Copyright and New Media
MEEN 649 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
MEPS 605 Plant Biochemistry
NFSC 632 Nutrition in Disease
NRSC 685 Directed Studies
OCNG 651 Dynamics of Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
PHEB 691 Research
PHEO 655 Human Factors
PHEO 691 Research
PHPM 691 Research
PHYS 616 Methods of Theoretical Physics II
POSC 681 Seminar
PSAA 651 Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
SPED 621 Overview of Exceptional Students
SPED 630 Early Literacy for Students with Diverse Instructional Needs
SPSY 614 Integrated Assessment Practicum
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.103
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
CERT-CG8: Community Development-Certificate
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.104
College of Liberal Arts
Department of English
CERT-CG13: Digital Humanities-Certificate
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.105
School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy and Management
MHA-HADM: Master of Health Administration in Health Administration
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.106
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
MS-FSTC: Master of Science in Food Science and Technology
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.107
College of Education
Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
PHD-EHRD: Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Human Resource Development
Special Consideration Item - Passed FS.35.108
School of Public Health
Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
CERT-CG58: Global Health-Certificate
Special Consideration Item - Passed FS.35.109
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Entomology
CERT-VBDR: Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease Response in Human and Animal Systems-Certificate
Miscellaneous Request - Passed FS.35.110
Graduate Courses Taught in Non-traditional Formats- Spring 2018- 2
nd Request
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT – November 2017
New Courses – Passed FS.35.111
AGCJ 408 Advertising Copy and Design
ALEC 399 High-Impact Experience
ANSC 101 Introductory Seminar in Animal Science
ANSC 113 Farm Animal Biosystems
ANSC 399 Animal Science Experience
ANSC 498 Animal Science Capstone
ANTH 304 Archaeology Roadshow
ARTS 234 Body Art of Tattoos
ARTS 315 Figure Drawing for Narrative and Concept Development
ARTS 328 Advanced Painting
ARTS 333 Visual and Material Culture of the Mediterranean
ARTS 339 Contemporary Art Survey
ARTS 340 History of the Photographic Image
ARTS 341 History of Animation
ARTS 342 History of Graphic Design
ARTS 343 History of Illustration
ARTS 345 History of Gaming
BICH 403 Cellular Biophysics
CLAS 261 Great Books of the Classical Tradition
CLAS 262 Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages
CSCE 429 Software Development, Globalization, and Culture Abroad
DASC 218 Introduction to Dairy Science
EDCI 358 Instructional Methods in Engineering and Technology Education
ENGL 292 Introduction to Literature and Medicine
ENGL 342 The Rhetoric of Gender and Health
ENGL 343 Fairy Tales in the English Tradition
ENGL 395 Topics in Literature and Medicine
ESSM 281 Seminar in Ecosystem and Science Management
FILM 358 Screenwriting
FIVS 310 Digital Forensics and Incident Response
HIST 458 The History of Childhood and Family in America
HIST 474 Topics in Historical Ethnical Conflict
HORT 360 Landscapes of Sustainable Built Environments
HORT 450 Processing Coffee and High-Value Horticultural Crops
MUST 251 Foundations of Museum Studies
NFSC 204 Perspectives in Nutrition and Food Science
PHYS 216 Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II- Mechanics
PHYS 217 Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III- Electricity and Magnetism
PSYC 440 Hormones and Behavior
RPTS 323 Tourism Management
RPTS 479 Research and Analysis of Issues and Trends in Youth Development
SOCI 421 Gender and Crime
SPMT 316 Sales Strategies in Sport Organizations
VIST 131 First Year Seminar
VIST 409 Capstone Studio
VIST 439 Capstone Proposal Development
Texas A&M University at Galveston
New Courses - Passed FS.35.112
MARE 111 Methods in Engineering Technology
MARE 112 Graphics in Engineering Technology
MAST 230 Maritime Folklore
MAST 240 Introduction to Maritime Studies
Change in Courses – Passed FS.35.113
AERO 351 Aerothermodynamics and Propulsion
AGCJ 281 Journalism Concepts for Agriculture
AGCJ 306 Theory and Practice of Agricultural Public Relations
AGCJ 313 Agricultural Media Writing I
AGCJ 405 Agricultural Publications Production
AGCJ 406 Agricultural Public Relations Methods
AGCJ 407 Web Authoring in Agricultural Communication
AGCJ 413 Emerging Media in Agriculture
AGEC 340 Agribusiness Management
AGSC 301 Introduction to Agricultural Science Teaching
AGSC 383 Teaching Agricultural Mechanics
AGSC 384 Clinical Professional Experience
AGSC 402 Designing Instruction for Secondary Agricultural Science Programs
AGSC 405 Facilitating Complete Secondary Agricultural Science Programs
AGSC 425 Learner Centered Instruction in Agricultural Science
AGSC 436 Professional Teaching Internship in AGSC
AGSC 484 Field Experience
AGSM 301 Systems Analysis in Agriculture
AGSM 310 Agricultural Machinery Management
AGSM 315 Food Process Engineering Technology
AGSM 325 Agri-Industrial Applications of Electricity
AGSM 335 Water and Soil Management
AGSM 337 Technology for Environmental and Natural Resource Engineering
AGSM 360 Occupational Safety Management
AGSM 435 Irrigation Principles and Management
AGSM 439 Management of Agricultural Systems I
AGSM 440 Management of Agricultural Systems II
AGSM 473 Project Management for Agricultural Systems Technology
ALEC 350 Global Agricultural Issues
ALEC 460 Applying International Development Theories to Agriculture
ALED 301 Personal Leadership Education
ALED 340 Survey of Leadership Theory
ALED 341 Team Learning
ALED 344 Leadership of Volunteers
ALED 401 Advanced Professional Leadership Development
ALED 424 Applied Ethics in Leadership
ALED 426 Leading and Training Adult Learners
ALED 440 Leading Change
ALED 481 Seminar
ALED 491 Research
ALED 494 Internship
ANSC 107 General Animal Science
ANSC 108 General Animal Science Laboratory
ANSC 303 Principles of Animal Nutrition
ANSC 305 Animal Breeding
ANSC 307 Meats
ANSC 318 Animal Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 333 Reproduction of Farm Animals
ANSC 404 Behavior and Management of Domestic Animals
ANSC 406 Beef Cattle Production and Management
ANSC 408 Management of Stocker and Feedlot Cattle
ANSC 414 Sheep and Goat Production and Management
ANSC 434 Animal Reproduction Management
ANSC 447 Advanced Meat Science and Technology
ANTH 302 Archaeology of North America
ANTH 303 Archaeology of the American Southwest
ANTH 330 Field Research in Anthropology
ANTH 350 European Archaeology
ANTH 419 Indians of Texas
ANTH 427 Human Biological Variation
ANTH 444 Classical Archaeology
ANTH 461 Environmental Archaeology
ARTS 210 Introduction to Digital Photography
ATTR 202 Field Experience in Athletic Training II
ATTR 301 Field Experience in Athletic Training I
ATTR 302 Field Experience in Athletic Training II
BAEN 201 Analysis of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Problems
BAEN 301 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Fundamentals I
BAEN 302 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Fundamentals II
BAEN 320 Engineering Thermodynamics
BAEN 340 Fluid Mechanics
BAEN 354 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials
BAEN 365 Unit Operations for Biological and Agricultural Engineering
BAEN 366 Transport Processes in Biological Systems
BAEN 370 Measurement and Control of Biological Systems in Agricultural Processes
BAEN 375 Design Fundamentals for Agricultural Machines and Structures
BAEN 412 Hydraulic Power
BAEN 414 Renewable Energy Conversions
BAEN 427 Engineering Aspects of Packaging
BAEN 431 Fundamentals of Bioseparations
BAEN 460 Principles of Environmental Hydrology
BAEN 465 Design of Biological Waste Treatment Systems
BAEN 468 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
BAEN 469 Water Quality Engineering
BAEN 471 Bioreactor Engineering
BAEN 477 Air Pollution Engineering
BAEN 479 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design I
BAEN 480 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design II
BICH 404 Biochemical Calculations
BICH 432 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics
BICH 440 Biochemistry I
BICH 441 Biochemistry II
BIOL 318 Chordate Anatomy
BIOL 320 Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 335 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 352 Diagnostic Bacteriology
BIOL 357 Ecology
BIOL 388 Principles of Animal Physiology
BIOL 413 Cell Biology
BIOL 423 Cell Biology Laboratory
BIOL 434 Regulatory and Behavioral Neuroscience
BIOL 435 Laboratory for Regulatory and Behavioral Neuroscience
BIOL 451 Bioinformatics
CHEM 446 Organic Chemistry III
COMM 305 Theories of Communication
COMM 307 Mass Communication, Law and Society
COMM 308 Research Methods in Communication
COMM 340 Communication and Popular Culture
COMM 345 Media Industries
COMM 350 Theories of Mediated Communication
COMM 354 Political Economy of Telecommunication
COMM 360 Cultural History of the Media
COMM 370 Health Communication
COMM 375 Media Audiences
COMM 410 Radio, Records, and Popular Music
COMM 415 New Media and Civil Society
COMM 443 Communication and Conflict
COMM 446 Communication, Organizations, and Society
COMM 450 Media Campaigns
CVEN 301 Environmental Engineering
CVEN 311 Fluid Dynamics
CVEN 413 Natural Environmental Systems
CVEN 458 Hydraulic Engineering of Water Distribution Systems
CVEN 462 Engineering Hydrogeology
CVEN 463 Engineering Hydrology
DASC 418 Diary Science Consortium
DCED 161 Ballet II
DCED 162 Ballet III
DCED 172 Modern Dance II
DCED 173 Modern Dance III
ECON 328 Economics of Education
ECON 330 Economic Development
ECON 436 Environmental Economics
ECON 484 Internship
EDCI 354 Early Childhood and Adolescent Curriculum and Lesson Design
ENGL 350 Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II
ENTO 306 Insect Physiology
ENTO 424 Insect Ecology
ENTO 425 Disease Ecology
ENTO 428 Insect Biotechnology
ENTO 429 Insect Biotechnology Laboratory
ENTO 431 The Science of Forensic Entomology
EURO 441 The Russian Novel I- Tolsoty and Dostoevsky
EURO 442 The Russian Novel II- The Twentieth Century
FIVS 308 Forensic Implications of Inheritance
FIVS 316 Biotechnology and Forensics
FIVS 401 Forensic Soil Science
FIVS 415 Practice and Principles of Science and Law
FIVS 421 Latent Print Processing
FIVS 435 Case Studies in Problem Solving
FIVS 481 Seminar
FIVS 482 Occupational and Professional Development
FREN 422 Studies in Gender and French Literature
GENE 301 Comprehensive Genetics
GEOG 405 Field Trips
GEOS 470 Data Analysis Methods in Geosciences
GERM 315 Literary Investigations- German Short Fiction
HORT 201 Horticultural Science and Practices
HORT 404 Plant Breeding
HORT 432 Horticulture Landscape Design
INTS 484 Directed Studies
KINE 260 Movement Lab- Ballet I
KINE 271 Movement Lab- Modern Dance I
KINE 302 Applied Exercise Physiology for Coaches
KINE 361 Movement Lab- Ballet II
KINE 372 Movement Lab- Modern Dance II
KINE 462 Movement Lab- Ballet III
KINE 473 Movement Lab- Modern Dance III
MATH 148 Calculus II for Biological Sciences
MATH 325 The Mathematics of Interest
MUSC 245 Composition I
MUSC 345 Composition II
MUSC 400 Senior Seminar and Project
OCNG 203 Communicating Oceanography Laboratory
OCNG 281 Seminar
OCNG 303 Professional Communication in Oceanography
OCNG 404 Ocean Observing Systems
OCNG 420 Biological Oceanography
OCNG 425 Microbial Oceanography
OCNG 430 Geological Oceanography
OCNG 440 Chemical Oceanography
OCNG 451 Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate
OCNG 461 Advanced Oceanographic Data Analysis and Communication
OCNG 485 Directed Studies
OCNG 489 Special Topics
PHIL 305 Philosophy of the Natural Sciences
PHIL 307 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
PHIL 320 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 332 Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 334 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 351 Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 361 Metaphysics
PHIL 376 Philosophy, Film and Evil
PHIL 381 Ethical Theory
PHIL 409 Studies in Gender and Philosophy
PHIL 410 Classical Philosophy
PHIL 411 Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 413 Eighteenth-Century Philosophy
PHIL 414 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
PHIL 415 American Philosophy
PHIL 417 Phenomenology
PHIL 418 Existentialism
PHIL 424 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 464 Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy
PHYS 328 Experimental Physics II
RDNG 371 Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Literature for Middle Grades
RPTS 300 Supervised Field Studies
RPTS 336 Research and Analysis in Recreation and Tourism
RPTS 381 Visitor and Resource Protection II
RPTS 381 Visitor and Resource Protection III
RPTS 446 Information Technology Adoption and Use in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Organizations
RPTS 474 Management of Programs and Services for Youth
RPTS 476 Leadership in Outdoor Recreation
RPTS 484 Internship
RPTS 485 Directed Studies
SCSC 430 Turfgrass Maintenance
SCSC 441 Advances in Agronomic Sciences
THAR 482 Topics in American Theatre and Performance
WFSC 101 Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Courses- Passed FS.35.114
MARA 435 Labor Law and Policy
MARB 445 Marine Fisheries Management
MARE 207 Electrical Power I
MARE 309 Marine Construction Materials
MARE 401 Marine Auxiliary Systems
MAST 220 Introduction to Museums and Conservation
MAST 369 Collections Care and Management
MAST 470 Advanced Museum Studies
Course Inactivation – Passed FS.35.115
BIOL 295 Research Fundamentals in the Life Sciences
BIOL 300 Research Seminar- Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica
BIOL 400 Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica
BIOL 463 Epigenetic Mechanisms and Inheritance
BIOL 493 Independent Bioinformatics Research
ENTO 313 Biology of Insects
OCNG 401 Interdisciplinary Oceanography
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.116
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
BS-AGSM: Agricultural Systems Management- BS
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.117
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Animal Science
BS-ANSC-ANS: Animal Science-BS, Science Option
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.118
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Animal Science
BS-ANSC-PIN+: Animal Science-BS, Production/Industry Option
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.119
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
BS-BICH: Biochemistry-BS
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.120
College of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
BS-ENGS: Environmental Geosciences-BS
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.121
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
BS-GENE: Genetics- BS
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.122
College of Science
Department of Physics and Astronomy
BS-PHYS: Physics-BS
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.123
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences
BS-RPTS: Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences- BS with Certificate
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.124
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
BS-WFSC-FAS: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences-BS, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences Track
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.125
College of Liberal Arts
CERT-CU15: Diversity- Certificate
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.126
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences
CERT-CU60: Youth Development-Certificate
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.127
College of Liberal Arts
MINOR-AFST: Africana Studies-Minor
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.128
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Sciences
MINOR-HORT: Horticulture-Minor
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.129
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Philosophy and Humanities
MINOR-PHIL: Philosophy-Minor
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.130
College of Liberal Arts
MINOR-RELS: Religious Studies- Minor
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.131
College of Liberal Arts
MINOR-WGST: Women’s & Gender Studies- MInor
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.132
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Liberal Studies
BA-MAST: Maritime Studies-BA
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.133
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Science
BS/MMR-OCRE/MARM-GMR: Ocean and Coastal Resources 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Marine Resource Management
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.134
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Biology
BS-MARB-LIO: Marine Biology-BS, License Option
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.135
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Biology
BS-MARF: Marine Fisheries-BS
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.136
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
BS-MARR: Marine Engineering Technology- BS
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.137
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
BS-MARR-LIO: Marine Engineering Technology- BS, License Option
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.138
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Science
BS-MARS: Marine Sciences-BS
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.139
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Science
BS-MARS-LIO: Marine Sciences-BS, License Option
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.140
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Transportation
BS-MART: Marine Transportation- BS
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.141
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Marine Science
BS-OCRE: Ocean and Coastal Resources-BS
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.142
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Liberal Studies
BS-USGA-MLP*: University Studies-BS, Marine Environmental Law and Policy Concentration
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Curriculum - Passed FS.35.143
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Department of Liberal Studies
MINOR-MAST: Maritime Studies- Minor
Miscellaneous Request - Passed FS.35.144
Courses Taught in Non-traditional Formats- Spring 2018- second request
W-Courses – October- Passed FS.35.145
Courses submitted for W Certification:
ANTH 350 Archaeology of the Old World
COMM 460 Communication and Contemporary Issues: Surveillance Society
CSCE 491 Research
ESSM 281 Seminar in Ecosystem Science and Management
KINE 435 Physiology of Exercise Lab
VIBS 489 Special Topics: Case Studies in Global One Health
VIST 235 Theory and Practice in Visualization
Courses submitted for W Recertification:
BICH 414 Biochemical Techniques I
BICH/GENE 432 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics
BMEN 450 Case Studies
ENGL 303 Approaches in English
ENTO 481 Seminar
NUEN 405 Nuclear Engineering Experiments
POLS 454 Contemporary Political Ideas
RDNG 372 Reading and Writing across the Middle Grades Curriculum
RDNG 472 Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Grade Classrooms
URPN 202 Building Better Cities
WFSC 449 Professional Aspects of Aquatic Ecology
Courses submitted for C Recertification:
BIOL 388 Principles of Animal Physiology
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Committee Reports
Core Curriculum Committee- November 2017-
Passed FS.35.146
THAR 281 History of the Theatre II
ENGL 292 Introduction to Literature and Medicine
CLAS 261 Great Books of the Classical Tradition
CLAS 262 Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages
MUST 221 Foundations of Museum Studies
ENGL 350 Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II
PHYS 125 Soft matter Physics for Non-Physicists
GEOL 207 Dinosaur World
STAT 201 Elementary Statistical Inference
Informational Review Items - All were reviewed
College of Dentistry- New Courses FS.35.147
OMFP 621 Scientific Writing I
OMFP 622 Scientific Writing II
OMFP 623 Scientific Writing III
OMFP 624 Scientific Writing IV
OMFP 625 Scientific Writing V
OMFP 626 Scientific Writing VI
OMFP 627 Scientific Writing VII
OMFP 628 Scientific Writing VIII
OMFP 629 Scientific Writing IX
ORTH 656 TMD Clinic VI
ORTH 657 TMD Clinic VII
ORTH 658 TMD Clinic VIII
ORTH 659 TMD Clinic IX
School of Law- Course Change Request FS.35.148
LAW 7203 Copyright
LAW 7865S Family Law and Veterans Advocacy Clinic
LAW 7869 Innocence Project
LAW 7972 Moot Court Competition Brief Writer
LAW 7973 Mood Court Competition Brief Writer
School of Law- Course Inactivation FS.35.149
LAW 7153 Children and the Law
LAW 7362 International Business Transactions
LAW 7405 Non-Profit Organizations
LAW 7415 Legislation
LAW 7644 Climate Change and Energy Law Seminar
College of Medicine- New Courses FS.35.150
MEID 619 Practice of Medicine I
MEID 620 Practice of Medicine II
MEID 750 Foundations in Health Systems Science
MEID 751 Reframing Clinical Care in the Context of Health Systems Science
MEID 814 Health Systems Science Education
MHUM 601 Medical Spanish I- Novice to Beginner
MHUM 602 Medical Spanish II- Beginner to Moderate
MHUM 603 Medical Spanish III- Moderate to Advanced
MHUM 604 Medical Spanish IV- Advanced
MHUM 819 Medical Foreign Language and Cultural Competency
College of Medicine- Course Change Request FS.35.151
MRAD 800 Core Clerkship in Radiology
College of Medicine- Course Inactivation FS.35.152
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 615 Evidence Based Medicine, Scholarship, and Research II
MEID 700 Becoming a Physician II
MEID 705 Seminar Day
MEID 709 O.C. Copper Preceptorship
Committee Reports
None
Unfinished Business
DHUM 601 was withdrawn from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. After discussion, it was then moved to approval and seconded and unanimously carried.
MUSC 201 was withdrawn from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. After discussion, it was then moved to return the course for correction of the Syllabus, that motion was seconded and carried.
Old Business
FIVS 310 was tabled at the November Faculty Senate meeting for a letter of support. That letter has been received and now a motion to take the course off the table was made. FIVS 310 was then moved to approve the course and was approved unanimously.
Items Returned from Previous Meetings- require motion for consideration
None
New Business
Proposed Revisions to Student Rule 7:
After discussion and vote, there was a motion made to reject this proposed rule and send it to the Academic Affairs Committee to review and make recommendations on how to proceed. That motion was seconded. Motion carried.
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Fall 2017 Graduation Recommendation
TAMU (main campus including HSC) - 4811
TAMU Galveston- 205
TAMU Qatar- 17
TAMU Law- 27
There was a motion made to approve the Fall 2017 Graduation recommendation and that motion was seconded. Motion carried.
Information & Discussion Only (not to be voted upon)
None
Committee of the Whole
Senator Laporte read a letter from a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts regarding the hiring and salary of the new Football Coach. Senator Strawser introduced a proposed resolution to pay the Chancellor $2 more, and the President $1 more, than the Head Football Coach. He would like to have the Faculty Senate go on record with this proposed resolution.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 pm.