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AGENDA
Urbana-Champaign Senate
April 30, 2007; 3:10 p.m.
* Levis Faculty Center *

     I.       Approval of March 26, 2007, Senate Minutes

    II.       Senate Executive Committee Report

   III.       Chancellor’s Remarks

   IV.       Questions/Discussion

    V.       Consent Agenda

Proposal to Establish a Joint Degree Involving the Civic Leadership Concentration, Master of Arts in Political Science, and the J.D., Colleges of LAS and Law

Educational Policy
(A. Aminmansour, Chair)

EP.07.10

 

Proposal to Establish a Graduate Concentration in Civic Leadership within the M.A. in Political Science, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.11

 

Proposal to Establish the Civic Leadership Program in Political Science, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.12

 

Revised Guidelines for Undergraduate Minors

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.16

 

Revision of Minor in Atmospheric Sciences

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.18

 

Addition of an Honors Concentration to the Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum in Molecular and Cellular Biology, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.44

 

Proposal to Terminate the Non-Teaching Minor in Instructional Applications of Computers in the College of Education

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.45

 

Proposal from LAS to Terminate the Teacher Education Minors in Biology, Chemistry, Cinema Studies, Computer Science, Earth Science, English, French, General Science, German, History, Italian, Latin, Physical Science, Physics, Portuguese, Psychology, Rhetoric, Russian, Social Studies, Spanish, and Women’s Studies

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.46

 

Revision to the Teacher Education Minor in Mathematics, Grades 6-8, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.47

 

Revision to the Teacher Education Minor in Mathematics, Grades 9-12, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.48

 

Proposal to Establish an Artist Diploma in Music, School of Music, FAA

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.49

 

Proposal to Revise and Rename the Interdisciplinary Minor in Gerontology, AHS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.50

 

Proposal to Rename the Interdisciplinary Minor in Women’s Studies

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.51

 

Proposal to Establish Graduate Concentrations within the Master of Music, FAA

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.52

 

Proposal to Establish Graduate Concentrations within the Doctor of Musical Arts, FAA

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.53

 

Master of Public Health Degree, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, AHS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.54

 

Revision to Establish Two Concentrations within the Ph.D. Curriculum in HCD, ACES

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.55

 

Recognition of the Concentration in Spanish Linguistics within the M.A. in Spanish, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.56

 

Minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology, LAS

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.57

 

Undergraduate Informatics Minor

 

Educational Policy

 

EP.07.59

 

2007-08 Senate/SEC Calendar

 

Senate Executive Committee

 

SC.07.07

VI. Proposals for Action

Nomination to the State Universities Retirement System Members Advisory Committee

Committee on Committees
(K. Graber, Chair)

CC.07.09

Recommendations to the Senate on CIC Provosts’ Statement on Publication Agreements

Library
(G. McIsaac, Chair pro tem)

LB.07.01

Resolution on the Need to Fund Pensions

Faculty Benefits
(B. G. Jones, Chair)

FB.07.02

VII. Proposed Revisions to the Senate Constitution (Second Reading – Action)

Editorial Revisions to the Senate Constitution

University Statutes and Senate Procedures
(W. Maher, Chair)

SP.07.04

VIII. Proposed Revisions to the Standing Rules of the Senate

Editorial Revisions to the Standing Rules of the Senate

University Statutes and Senate Procedures

SP.07.05

IX. Reports for Information of the Senate  

Recommendations of the Sixth Senate Review Commission

Senate Review Commission
(N. Burbules, Chair)

XSR.07.01

Update on Academics of Student Athletes

Athletic Board

AB.07.01

2005-06 Annual Report

Faculty Advisory Committee
(B. Theide, Chair)

FAC.07.01

IBHE, March 27

K. Andersen

HE.07.10

FAC/IBHE, March 27
                   April 13

K. Andersen

HE.07.11
HE.07.12

SURSMAC, April 10

K. Andersen

SUR.07.03

USC, February 28

M. Grossman

UC.07.06

 

Senate Committee Annual Reports

 

 

    X.       New Business

   XI.       Executive Session

  XII.       Adjournment