September 9, 2013
Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
September 9, 2013
3:15 p.m., 601 Rudder Tower
http://facultysenate.tamu.edu
Present: Louise Abbott, Ergun Akleman, Cynthia Alkon, Stephen Alton, Carisa Armstrong, Raymundo Arroyave, Joseph Awika, David Baca, Judith Ball, Debjyoti Banerjee, Guy Battle, Michael Benedik, Bret Bessac, Leonard Bierman, Doug Biggs, Carlos Blanton, Tiffany Boudreaux, Joseph Boutros, Leonard Bright, Edward Brothers, John Carhart, Richard Carlson, Jonathan Coopersmith, Charles Criscione, Joe Dannenbaum, Swaroop Darbha, Walter Daugherity, Darryl DeRuiter, Janice Epstein, Margaret Ezell, Jose Fernandez-Solis, Gerald Frye, Edward Funkhouser, Holly Gaede, Clare Gill, Elsa Gonzalez, Melinda Grant, Ira Greenbaum, Michael Greenwald, Stephen Guetersloh, Janet Hammer, Julie Harlin, Ed Harris, Greg Heim, Kevin Heinz, Kim Quaile Hill, Angie Hill Price, Shelley Holliday, Cindy Hudson, Richard Hutchinson, Wendy Jepson, Bita Kash, Andrew Klein, Karen Kubena, Karen Landry, Reza Langari, Thomas Linton, Wenshe Liu, Martha Loudder, Alessandra Luiselli, Clint Magill, Vanita Mahajan, June Martin, Catherine McNeal, Beth McNeil, Miguel Mora-Zacarias, Albert Mulenga, Christine Murray, Mohammad Nutan, Calvin Parnell, Sorin Popescu, John Quarles, Heather Ramsey, Deva Reddy, Dale Rice, James Rogers, Luis San Andres, Laura Sare, Jason Sawyer, Jorge Seminario, Robert Shaw, Mark Sicilio, Nancy Simpson, Richard Stadelmann, John Stallone, Bob Strawser, Elizabeth Tebeaux, Gabriela Thornton, Grace Townsend, Kim-Vy Tran, Gretchen Tyson, Manuelita Ureta, Halit Uster, Wyoma vanDuinkerken, Gary Varner, Coran Watanabe, Richard Woodman, Jim Woosley, Hongwei Zhao, Luis Filipe Castro, Ergin Sezgin
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Speaker Walter Daugherity at 3:17 p.m.
Guest Speaker – President Loftin
President Bowen Loftin, the guest speaker, announced that effective October 1 Brett Giroir would be replacing Jere Pederson as interim vice president of the Health Science Center.
Loftin noted that the Board of Regents met in special session the previous weekend to deal with development of facilities on university properties by private developers. The land will be leased to the private developers, and then after construction the university will operate properties, including housing on West Campus that will eventually reach 4,000 beds. The president called it the “first true expansion of housing on campus in some time.”
Following an audit of course fees at Texas A&M University, a proposal was made to reduce a significant number of fees charged for courses to make the process more manageable. The proposal would replace individual course fees with fees at the program, college or university level. Some members of the Board of Regents suggested eliminating most of fees and raising tuition by an equal, revenue-neutral level. Both options were under review, he said.
Speaker Comments
Swearing in of new Senators
In its first order of business, the Senate approved attachment BB, a proposal by the Executive Committee to approve the addition of 18 senators from the Health Science Center and two from the new law school, following the merger of the HSC and acquisition of the law school. Following that approval, the new senators from the HSC and the law school, along with those elected last spring, were sworn into office.
Approval of July 8, 2013 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Attachment A
The minutes of the July 8, 2013, meeting of the Faculty Senate were approved as submitted.
Consent Agenda
GRADUATE COUNCIL – GC REPORT
July meeting canceled / No meeting in August
no reports
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses Request – July 12, 2013
BMEN 344 Biological Responses to Medical Devices
CHEN 469 Chemical Engineering Car Design
ECEN 434 Optimization for Electrical and Computer Engineering Applications
ENGL 103 Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition
HLTH 407 Global Health
HLTH 445 Professional Practice in Health Education
IBUS 453 Emerging Economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China
MGMT 422 Management Consulting
MGMT 432 Managing the Nonprofit Organization
MGMT 453 Emerging Economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China
MGMT 465 Corporate Governance
NUTR 222 Nutrition for Health and Health Care
RPTS 371 Understanding and Developing Effective Skills for Youth Development
SOCI 217 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
THAR 156 Dress, Culture and Society
Withdrawal of Courses
CARC 335 Field Studies in Interdisciplinary Design Theory
Change in Courses
AFST 300 Blacks in the United States, 1607-1877
AFST 301 Blacks in the United States Since 1877
AFST 329 African-American Literature Pre-1930
AFST 339 African-American Literature Post-1930
AFST 344 History of Africa to 1800
AFST 345 Modern Africa
ARCH 446 Introduction to Historic Preservation
CARC 300 College of Architecture Study Abroad
CARC 301 Field Studies in Design Innovation
CARC 311 Field Studies in Design Communication
CARC 321 Field Studies in Design Technology
CARC 331 Field Studies in Design Philosophy
CARC 481 Seminar
CARC 485 Directed Studies
CARC 489 Special Topics in…
CARC 491 Research
CHEN 205 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
CHEN 323 Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer Operations
CHEN 414 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
CHEN 464 Chemical Engineering Kinetics
CLAS 426 The Ancient Greeks
CLAS 427 The Roman Republic I: The Empire Builders
CLAS 428 The Roman Republic II: The Civil Wars
CLAS 429 The Roman Empire
ECEN 410 Introduction to Medical Imaging
ENGL 251 Introduction to Film Analysis
ENGL 310 History of the English Language
ENGL 329 African-American Literature Pre-1930
ENGL 339 African-American Literature Post-1930
ENGR 381 Engineering Scholars Program Seminar II
ENDS 260 Comparative Theory in the Built and Virtual Environments
ENDS 481 Seminar
ENDS 484 Summer Internship
ENDS 494 Internship.
FILM 251 Introduction to Film Analysis
FREN 425 French Film
GERM 435 German Film
HISP 204 Spanish and Spanish American Literature in Translation
HISP 205 Don Quixote and the Other Arts
HISP 206 Food in the Hispanic World
HIST 300 Blacks in the United States, 1607-1877
HIST 301 Blacks in the United States Since 1877
HIST 304 Mexican-American Frontier to 1848
HIST 341 Latin America to 1810
HIST 342 Latin America Since 1810
HIST 344 History of Africa to 1800
HIST 345 Modern Africa
HIST 348 Modern Middle East
HIST 352 Modern East Asia
HIST 426 The Ancient Greeks
HIST 427 The Roman Republic I: The Empire Builders
HIST 428 The Roman Republic II: The Civil Wars
HIST 429 The Roman Empire
HORT 481 Seminar
ITAL 455 Italian Cinema
LING 307 Language and Culture
LING 310 History of the English Language
NUEN 418 Fuel Assembly and 3-D Reactor Core Design and Modeling
PHIL 240 Introduction to Logic
RPTS 201 Foundations of Recreation and Parks
RPTS 300 Supervised Field Studies
RPTS 304 Administration of Recreation Resource Agencies
RPTS 308 Foundations of Community and Community Change
RPTS 316 Recreational Management of Wildlands
RPTS 320 Event Management and Operations I
RPTS 321 Event Management and Operations II
RPTS 331 Tourism Marketing
RPTS 336 Recreation Research and Analysis
RPTS 340 Recreation, Parks and Diverse Populations
RPTS 360 Ecotourism: Principles and Practices
RPTS 372 Youth Development Practice
RPTS 374 Administration of Programs and Services for Youth
RPTS 401 Tourism and Recreation Enterprises
RPTS 402 Park Planning and Design
RPTS 403 Financing and Marketing Recreation, Park and Tourism Resources
RPTS 408 Community Development and the Landgrant System
RPTS 423 Resort and Tourism Management
RPTS 426 Tourism Impacts
RPTS 481 Seminar
Attachment B
FS.31.36
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Sciences
B.A. in Horticulture
Attachment C
FS.31.37
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Sciences
B.S. in Horticulture
Attachment D
FS.31.38
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Community Recreation and Park Administration Option
Parks and Conservation Option
Tourism Management Option
Youth Development Option
Requirement changes include the development of certificate programs and the phase-out of the program options.
Attachment E
FS.31.39
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
Mays Business School
Department of Management
B.B.A. in Management
Requirement changes include the development of 5 tracks
Attachment F
FS.31.40
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Health and Kinesiology
B.S. in Health
Allied Health Track
Attachment G
FS.31.41
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Health and Kinesiology
B.S. in Health
Community Health Option
Attachment H
FS.31.42
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Health and Kinesiology
B.S. in Health
School Health Track
Attachment I
FS.31.43
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Health and Kinesiology
B.S. in Kinesiology
PK-12 Certification
Attachment J
FS.31.44
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
New Courses Request – July 12, 2013
KINE 210 The Art of Movement
MART 308 Fast Rescue Craft
MART 311 Tug and Towing Operations
MART 401 Maritime Security
Attachment K
FS.31.45
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Request for a Certificate in Community Recreation and Park Administration
Attachment L
FS.31.46
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Request for a Certificate in Parks and Conservation
Attachment M
FS.31.47
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Request for a Certificate in Tourism Management
Attachment N
FS.31.48
Motion Passed
Special Consideration
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Request for a Certificate in Youth Development
Attachment O
FS.31.49
Motion Passed
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – UCC REPORT
New Courses Request – August 09, 2013
BMEN 207 Computing for Biomedical Engineering
BMEN 345 Biomaterials Lab
ECEN 477 Photonics: Fiber and Integrated Optics
Withdrawal of Courses
BIOL 123 Essentials in Biology Laboratory
Change in Courses
BIOL 206 Introductory Microbiology
BIOL 351 Fundamentals of Microbiology
COMM 205 Communication for Technical Professions
COMM 301 Rhetoric in Western Thought
COMM 315 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 320 Organizational Communication
COMM 325 Persuasion
COMM 327 American Oratory
COMM 335 Intercultural Communication
COMM 365 International Communication
JOUR 365 International Communication
RPTS 202 Foundations of Tourism
Attachment P
FS.31.50
Motion Passed
Change in Curriculum
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Minor in Petroleum Engineering
Attachment Q
FS.31.51
Motion Passed
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Change in Courses
MARA 440. Global Economy and Enterprise Management.
Course prerequisites
From:ECON 203 and junior or senior classification.
To:ECON 203, MARA 281, and junior or senior classification.
MARA 466. Strategic Management.
Course prerequisites
From:MARA 363, MKTG 321, INFO 364, FINC 341, and senior classification.
To: MARA 281, MARA 363, MKTG 321, SCMT 364, FINC 341 and senior classification.
Attachment R
FS.31.52
Motion Passed
W-COURSES
Courses submitted for W certification – July 24, 2013
SCSC 410 International Agricultural Systems
Courses submitted for W recertification – July 24, 2013
AERO 302 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory I
ANSC 315 Livestock Judging
ANTH 415 Anthropological Writing
BAEN 480 Senior Design II
ECON 465 Contemporary Economics Issues
ENDS 260 Comparative Theory in Built and Virtual Environments
ESSM 315 Rangeland Inventory and Management
GEOS 405 Environmental Geoscience
INTRS 491-497 Research
RENR 410 Ecosystem Management
UGST 491 Thesis Writing
Attachment S
FS.31.53
Motion Passed
Core Curriculum Council – Report
CCC REPORT – July 1, 2013
Foundational Component Area: Communication
THAR 407 – Performing Literature
Attachment T
FS.31.54
Motion Passed
Foundational Component Area: Creative Arts
HISP 204 Spanish and Spanish American Literature in Translation
HISP 205 Don Quixote and the other Arts
MUSC 221 Guitar Heroes
MUSC 222 Music of the Americas
ANTH 324 Music in World Cultures
MUSC 324 Music in World Cultures
PERF 301 Performance in World Cultures
MUSC 301 Performance in World Cultures
THAR 301 Performance in World Cultures
DCED 202 Dance Appreciation
KINE 311 Fundamentals of Rhythms and Dance
MUSC 328 Japanese Traditional Performing Arts
THAR 328 Japanese Traditional Performing Arts
Attachment U
FS.31.55
Motion Passed
Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy and Culture
HIST 242 United States Maritime History
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPMT 220 Olympic Studies
ENGL 335 Literature of the Sea
CARC 331 Field Studies in Design Philosophy
ENGL 330 Arthurian Literature
ENGL 333 Gay and Lesbian Literature
ENGL 334 Science Fiction Present and Past
ENGL 338 American Ethnic Literature
ENGL 360 Literature for Children
ENGL 362 Latino/a Literature of the U.S.
ENGL 365 Bible as Literature
ENGL 374 Women Writers
ENGL 376 American Novel Since 1900
HISP 362 Latino/a Literature of the U.S.
HIST 347 Rise of Islam, 600-1258
RELS 347 Rise of Islam, 600-1258
RELS 360 Bible as Literature
WGST 333 Gay and Lesbian Literature
WGST 374 Women Writers
Attachment V
FS.31.56
Motion Passed
Foundational Component Area: Life and Physical Sciences
ESSM 309 Forest Ecology
RENR 215 Fundamentals of Ecology, Laboratory
ASTR 109 Big Bang & Black Holes
ATMO 201 Atmospheric Science
ATMO 202 Atmospheric Science Laboratory
PHYS 109 Big Bang & Black Holes
POSC 201 General Avian Science
Attachment W
FS.31.57
Motion Passed
Foundational Component Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences
ECON 202 Principles of Economics
ECON 203 Principles of Economics
HLTH 236 Race Ethnicity and Health
INST 210 Understanding Special Populations
PSYC 107 Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 205 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 206 Global Social Trends
SOCI 207 Introduction to Gender and Society
SOCI 211 Sociology of Deviance
WGST 207 Introduction to Gender and Society
SPMT 336 Diversity in Sport Organizations
SPMT 337 International Sport Business
Attachment X
FS.31.58
Motion Passed
International and Cultural Diversity
HISP 205 Don Quixote and the other Arts
MUSC 221 Guitar Heroes
MUSC 222 Music of the Americas
PERF 301 Performance in World Cultures
MUSC 301 Performance in World Cultures
THAR 301 Performance in World Cultures
DCED 202 Dance Appreciation
MUSC 328 Japanese Traditional Performing Arts
THAR 328 Japanese Traditional Performing Arts
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPMT 220 Olympic Studies
ENGL 376 American Novel Since 1900
INST 210 Understanding Special Populations
SOCI 205 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 206 Global Social Trends
FSTC 300 Religious and Ethnic Foods
NUTR 300 Religious and Ethnic Foods
ARCH 249 Survey of World Architecture History I
ARCH 213 Sustainable Architecture
ARCH 212 Social and Behavioral Factors in Design
INTS 251 Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
INST 222 Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society
Attachment Y
FS.31.59
Motion Passed
When the consent agenda was introduced, Attachment E, a curriculum change for the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, was removed at the request of Senator Janice Epstein. The consent agenda, minus Attachment E, was then approved. Following a discussion on the reason for only three math courses in the proposed degree change in Attachment E, the attachment was approved.
__________________________________End of Consent Agenda____________________________________
Committee Reports
-Academic Affairs Report
The Senate accepted, for informational purposes, a report from the Academic Affairs Committee proposing a clarification in syllabus terminology. To align with state law and accreditation standards, the recommendation is to use “learning outcomes” on syllabi.
Unfinished Business
-Aggie Highway Resolution
To deal with a resolution on the “Aggie Highway,” which was tabled from last spring to the September meeting, Senator Richard Stadelmann presented information on the proposal and its advancement, which rendered the resolution moot. He moved to have the motion withdrawn by unanimous consent. It was withdrawn.
New Business
-Executive Committee Resolution Summer Degree Candidates
Acting in lieu of a Faculty Senate meeting in August, the Executive Committee had approved the summer degree candidates and requested ratification of that action by the full Senate. It was approved.
Attachment AA
FS.31.60
Motion Passed
Executive Committee Resolution - Health Science Center and Law School Senators
Attachment BB
FS.31.61
Motion Passed
Posthumous Degree
Attachment CC, a posthumous degree for Kirsten Allison Salerno, was approved.
Attachment CC
FS.31.62
Motion Passed
Academic Affairs Committee UCC GC Course Submission Course Checklist (discussion only)
Attachment DD
Committee of the Whole
Speaker Walter Daugherity called on Speaker–elect Jim Woosley to take the Senate into the Committee of the Whole.
Woosley recapped a recent conversation he had with Athletics Department officials regarding faculty and staff seating in the renovated stadium. Although the west side of Kyle Field will have 6,000 fewer seats than current configuration, he reported, athletics officials were committed to maintaining seats for all current faculty and staff with seats. A total of 2,260 seats will be reserved for faculty and staff, he said.
Senator Angie Hill Price, College of Engineering, noted that under a previous system of committee appointments, senators were assigned to multiple committees. She said that senators have an obligation to serve on committees and asked whether a mandatory assignment program should be considered again.
Senator Wendy Jepson, College of Geosciences, recommended asking the chancellor to clarify the process for selecting a new president, including how the decision will be made on an interim president.
Senator Mark Sicilio, College of Medicine, said he was concerned over the way seats were being allotted faculty in the new stadium and suggested there was a potential of expanding Kyle Field to accommodate more viewers than planned.
Senator Beth Tebeaux, College of Liberal Arts, said she was concerned about the number of bicycles on campus and the apparent lack of regulation of bicycle traffic.
Senator Richard Stadelmann, College of Liberal Arts, said that caucus leaders should resume meeting regularly as they had in the past.
Senator Beth McNeill, College of Education, said she was concerned that a large percentage of syllabi coming through the Senate for approval contained objectives that are not measureable. Senator Martha Loudder, Mays Business School, agreed there was a need to make sure that learning outcomes are measurable.
Senator Mike Greenwald, College of Liberal Arts, announced he was directing a project locally in which veterans tell their stories about their military careers and said he was looking for faculty who are veterans who would like to tell their stories as part of that.
Jonathan Coopersmith, College of Liberal Arts, said he was disturbed by the large amounts of money given to retired administrators. At a time of cutbacks, he said, the Board of Regents was sending wrong signals to faculty, staff and students and he urged regents to reconsider that approach in the future.
Speaker-elect Woosley turned the meeting back over to Speaker Daugherity.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 4:44 p.m.