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AGENDA
Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus
May 1, 2017
3:10 pm

ILLINI UNION - ILLINI ROOM A

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I.   Call to Order—Chancellor Robert Jones
     
II.   Approval of MinutesApril 3, 2017
     
III.   Senate Executive Committee Report—SEC Chair Gay Miller
     
IV.   Chancellor’s Remarks—Chancellor Robert Jones
     
V.   Questions/Discussion
     
VI.   Consent Agenda
  If a senator wishes to move an item from the Consent Agenda to Proposals and have copies at the meeting, they must notify the Senate Office at least two business days before the meeting. Any senator can ask to have any item moved from the Consent Agenda to Proposals.
       
  EP.17.62 Proposal to Revise the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education Major from the College of Fine and Applied Arts

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.73 Proposal to Revise the Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.77 Proposal to Revise the Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the College of Engineering

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.80 Proposal to Establish a Bachelor of Science with the Major in Computer Science and Music from the College of Fine and Applied Arts

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.83 Proposal to Establish a Graduate Concentration in Railway Engineering from the College of Engineering

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.84 Proposal to Revise the Course Requirements for the Ph.D. in Statistics from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.85 Proposal to Eliminate the Master of Arts in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.86 Proposal to Establish a Master of Journalism Degree and a combined Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Master of Journalism Degree in the Department of Journalism from the College of Media

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.87 Proposal to Establish the Bachelor of Science, Major in Secondary Education, with the Concentration in Mathematics from the College of Education

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.90 Revision to Academic Calendars 2017-2018 through 2023-2024

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

     
VII.   DIA – An Overview of Major College Athletics at the University of Illinois – Josh Whitman, Athletic Director
     
VIII.   Proposals
  SP.17.08 Revisions to the Standing Rules – Voting by electronic clickers

University Statutes and Senate Procedures
(S. Gilmore, Member)

  SP.17.09 Proposed Revisions to the Bylaws, Part B.5, Senate Committees – Eligibility of academic professional positions

University Statutes and Senate Procedures
(S. Gilmore, Member)

  SC.17.13 2017-2018 Senate and Senate Executive Committee (SEC) Calendar
SC.17.13 Revised
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Senate Executive Committee
G. Miller, Chair

  EQ.17.03 Resolution Promoting Black and African American Student Enrollment Goals

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion
K. Oberdeck, Chair

     
IX.   Call for Honorary Degree Award Nominations – Matthew Wheeler, Chair of Honorary Degrees
     
X.   Reports
  EP.17.89 Report on the Campus Student Learning Outcomes

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  EP.17.91 Administrative Approvals through April 24, 2017

Educational Policy
(B. Francis, Chair)

  SC.17.14 Report on the March 15, 2017 Meeting of the Board of Trustees

S. Jackson

       
XI.   New Business
    Matters not included in the agenda may not be presented to the Senate without concurrence of a majority of the members present and voting.
     
XII.   Adjournment
     

Reception Immediately Following Adjournment
Hosted by the Chancellor
Illini Room B