July 14, 2014
Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
July 14, 2014
601 Rudder Tower
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Present:
Stephen Alton, Carisa Armstrong, Judith Ball, Debjyoti Banerjee, Guy Battle, Michael Benedik, Doug Biggs, Leonard Bright, Jeff Cirillo, Greg Cobb, Charles Criscione, Robin Dabareiner, Darryl De Ruiter, Janice Epstein, Margaret Ezell, Jose Fernandez-Solis, Gerald Frye, Holly Gaede, Clare Gill, Melinda Grant, Julie Harlin, Greg Heim, Kevin Heinz, Shelley Holliday, Allen Honeyman, Richard Hutchinson, Bita Kash, Karen Kubena, Karen Landry, Reza Langari, Wenshe Liu, Clint Magill, Stephen Miller, Rajesh Miranda, Christine Murray, Lynne Opperman, Ladan Panahi, Calvin Parnell, Eric Rowell, Karen Russell, Emet Schneiderman, Mark Sicilio, Nancy Simpson, Karen Snowden, Grace Townsend, Kim-Vy Tran, Gary Varner, Coran Watanabe, Hongwei Zhao
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:18 PM.
Guest Speakers
Speaker Comments
Approval of June 9, 2014 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes – Attachment A
The June minutes were approved as presented.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
New Course Request - June 5, 2014
Graduate Council Report
ANSC 636 Texas Panhandle Beef Production Tour
ANSC 638 Prediction of Genetic Merit
COMM 652 The Rhetoric of Social Movements
COMM 653 Rhetoric and Public Culture
COMM 656 Feminism and Rhetoric
GENE 638 Predictions of Genetic Merit
HCPI 552 Scholarship and Application
WGST 652 Feminism and Rhetoric
Attachment B
FS.32.19
Motion Passed
Course Change Request
COMM 654 History and Theory of Rhetoric to 1800
COMM 655 History and Theory of Rhetoric since 1800
ENGL 654 History and Theory of Rhetoric to 1800
ENGL 655 History and Theory of Rhetoric since 1800
SCMT 655 Forecasting Methods and Applications
SCMT 657 Methods in Multivariate Analysis
SCMT 658 Business Computer Models and Simulation
SCMT 660 Introduction to Contemporary manufacturing Management
SCMT 669 Enterprise Resource Management
Attachment C
FS.32.20
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
June 13, 2014
New Courses
SCSC 305 Production Agronomy Experiences
Withdrawal of Courses
AMST 200 American Studies: History and Methods.
AMST 285 Directed Studies
AMST 311 American Expressions
AMST 321 Constructing Identities
AMST 331 Civic Engagement
AMST 341 Cultures of Science, Technology, and the Environment
AMST 350 Materializing America
AMST 360 Comparative Border Studies
AMST 481 Senior Seminar
AMST 484 Internship
AMST 485 Directed Studies
AMST 489 Special Topics in...
Change in Courses
ENGL 351 Advanced Film
FILM 351 Advanced Film
Attachment D
FS.32.21
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
BA and BS in Mathematics
BS in Applied Mathematical Sciences
Attachment E
FS.32.22
Motion Passed
Informational Only
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Request to add ENGL 204 to Galveston’s course inventory
Attachment F
FS.32.23
Motion Passed
W-COURSES
June 5, 2014
Courses submitted for W certification
PETE 436 Petroleum Technical Presentations II
Courses submitted for W re-certification
ATMO 456 Practical Weather Forecasting
POLS 439 Foreign Policy Decision Making
Courses submitted for C course re-certification
MKTG 323 Marketing Research
Attachment G
FS.32.24
Motion Passed
Core Curriculum Council
The CCC did not meet in June. No report submitted
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Consent Agenda was approved as presented.
__________________________________End of Consent Agenda____________________________________
Informational Items Only
Unfinished Business
New Business
Proposed Revisions to the Texas A&M Student Rule Change 59
Attachment H
FS.32.25
Motion Passed
Proposed Revisions to the Texas A&M Student Rule Change 1.12
Attachment I
FS.32.26
Motion Passed
Proposed Revisions to the Texas A&M Student Rule Change 10.5
Attachment J
FS.32.27
Motion Passed
Committee of the Whole
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 3:40 PM
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