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AGENDA
Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus
March 8, 2021
3:10 pm - 5:15 pm

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I.   Call to Order — Rob Kar, SEC Chair
     
II.   Approval of Minutes — February 8, 2021
     
III.   Public Comment (no more than 3 minutes each)
     
IV.   Approval of Floor Privileges
     
V.   Senate Executive Committee Chair Remarks — Rob Kar, SEC Chair
     
VI.   Chancellor's Remarks—Robert Jones, Chancellor
     
VII.   Questions (senators only)
     
VIII.   Consent Agenda
    Any senator can request any item be moved from the Consent Agenda to Proposals.

  EP.21.047 Human Development and Family Studies, BS -- Major revision to the BS in Human Development and Family Studies, College of ACES, including the removal of concentrations.  Related to the Elimination of the Child and Adolescent Development concentration Key 585 and the Elimination of the Family Studies concentration of the Human Development & Family Studies, BS Key 586 Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.048 Human Development & Family Studies: Child and Adolescent Development, BS -- Elimination of the Child and Adolescent Development concentration Key 585.  Related to the Major revision to the BS in Human Development and Family Studies, College of ACES, Key 84 and the Elimination of the Family Studies concentration of the Human Development & Family Studies, BS Key 586 Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.049 Human Development & Family Studies: Family Studies, BS -- Elimination of the Family Studies concentration of the Human Development & Family Studies, BS Key 586  Related to the Major revision to the BS in Human Development and Family Studies, College of ACES, Key 84 and the elimination of the Child and Adolescent Development concentration Key 585 Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.056 Business Core -- Business Core Curriculum Revision Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.057 Neuroscience, BSLAS -- Establish a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences in Neuroscience (BSLAS in Neuroscience), in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.058 Weather and Climate Risk and Analytics, MS -- Create an online-only Master of Science (M.S.) degree Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.059 Sustainable Design, BS -- Revise the BS in Sustainable Design, FAA: replace 2 major courses (no total changes to degree hours), update major elective list, require additional advanced hours from major elective list, and 2 admin edits. Related to submission of new joint degree program, Sustainable Design, BS and Urban Planning, MUP [key 965] Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.060 JP: Sustainable Design, BS and Urban Planning, MUP -- Establish joint program in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning for the BS of Sustainable Design (key 614, college-hosted major) and MUP in Urban Planning (key 454, in Department of Urban and Regional Planning). This proposal is submitted alongside revisions to the BS in Sustainable Design, key 614 and includes those revisions throughout this proposal Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.064 Advertising, BS -- This proposal is for an increase in the required number of hours in the Advertising major from 24 to 36. The increase will be achieved through reducing the required number of elective hours students take in College of Media courses Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.066 Statistics, BSLAS -- Proposal to revise the Statistics, BSLAS in the Department of Statistics within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.070 Photography, BFA -- Revision to update to identify substitutions for ARTD deactivated courses Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  EP.21.071 Request and Report to Suspend Admission to a Degree, Major, Concentration or Minor Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
       
IX.   Proposals



  CC.21.14 Election of Senate Representatives to Other Bodies at the March 8, 2021 Senate Meeting

Committee on Committees
R. Alam, Member
  CC.21.15 Faculty Nominations to the 2021-2022 Athletic Board Committee on Committees
R. Alam, Member
  CC.21.16 Student Nominations to the 2021-2022 Athletic Board Committee on Committees
R. Alam, Member
  SC.21.09 Extension of the Term for the Athletic Board Faculty Representative to the Big Ten Conference, Christopher Span Senate Executive Committee
J. Dallesasse, Vice-Chair

  AD.21.03 Implementation of a Test Optional Policy for the 2022 and 2023 Admissions Cycles

Admissions
M. Boppart, Chair
  EC.21.04 Revision to the Election Rules for the Academic Professional Electorate, Section 5 – Conducting Elections

Elections and Credentials
K. Graber, Chair
  EP.21.003 Policy Guidelines for Developing Academic Calendars to Replace the Current Synopsis of Policies Governing the Academic Calendar Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
  SP.20.32

Proposed Revisions to the Statutes, Article X, Section 1 (Tenure of Academic Staff)(a)6 and 7 – to permit the use of five-year appointments for non-tenure track faculty)
(Second Reading; Action)

 University Statutes and Senate Procedures
S. Gilmore, Chair

  SP.21.06 Revision to Standing Rule 17.C – Questions to the Presiding Officer of the Senate University Statutes and Senate Procedures
S. Gilmore, Chair

  SP.21.04

Proposed Revision to the Constitution, Article VI, Section 7
(First Reading; Information)

 University Statutes and Senate Procedures
S. Gilmore, Chair
       
X.   Reports for Information
  EP.21.063 Report of Administrative Approvals through February 22, 2021

Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair

  EP.21.069 Report of Administrative Approvals through March 1, 2021 Educational Policy
L. Moorhouse, Chair
       
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. Such matters may not be acted upon at the meeting in which they are introduced, according to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.
     
XII.   Adjournment
     



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