University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate

Monday, April 28, 2025
3:10 – 5:15 pm
Illini Union Ballroom (2nd Floor) and Zoom
AGENDA

1. Call to Order

   H. George Friedman, Jr., Presiding Officer of the Senate

2. Approval of Remote Participation

   Unanimous consent unless a senator objects.

3. Approval of Floor Privileges

   Unanimous consent unless a senator objects.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Minutes of the April 7, 2025 Senate Meeting

   2. EP.25.072, Illinois Student Council Resolution Calling on the Senate to Release Data Pertaining to Grade Distributions

   3. EP.25.079, Revise and Rename the Graduate Minor in Heritage Studies in the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Graduate College

   4. EP.25.081, Eliminate the Doctor of Audiology in Audiology in the College of Applied Health Sciences and the Graduate College

   5. EP.25.083, Establish the Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Technology and Management for Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and the Graduate College

   6. EP.25.084, Establish the Undergraduate Minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts in the College of Fine and Applied Arts

   7. EP.25.085, Remove ABS grade option and Revise Student Code Sections § 3-102, § 3-103, § 3-104, § 3-106, § 3-201, § 3-203, § 3-204

   8. EP.25.086, Proposal to Update Incomplete Processing Timeline and Revise Student Code Section § 3-104

   9. EP.25.087, Proposal to Revise the Policy for Full-Time Enrollment for Graduate Students

   10. EP.25.088, Revise the Master of Science in Technology Management in the Gies College of Business and the Graduate College

   11. EP.25.089, Establish the Concentration in Consumer-Centric Innovation and Design in the Master of Science in Technology Management in the Gies College of Business and the Graduate College

   12. EP.25.096, Eliminate the Concentration in Workplace Training & Development in the Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education

   13. EP.25.097, Eliminate the Concentration in Educational Equality & Cultural Understanding in the Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education

   14. EP.25.098, Establish the Concentration in Inclusive Leadership & Learning in Organizations in the Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education

   15. EP.25.099, Revise the Concentration in Educational Technology in the Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education

   16. EP.25.100, Revise the Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies in the College of Education

   17. EP.25.102, Establish the 2031-2032 Academic Calendar

   18. EP.25.103, Establish the 2032-2033 Academic Calendar

   19. EP.25.105, Revise Academic Calendars 2025–2026 through 2029–2030 to Move the Start of Each Winter Session from Monday to the Preceding Friday

   20. SC.25.14, 2025-2026 SEC and Senate Meeting Schedule

5. Senate Executive Committee Chair’s Remarks

   Jon Hale, Chair – Senate Executive Committee

6. Proposals

   1. SP.25.02, Amended Proposed Revision to the Statutes (USC ST-83 Revised): Response to Requested Feedback on the Amended Proposed Revision to the Statutes (USC ST-83 Revised)

      David Dalpiaz, Chair – University Statutes and Senate Procedures

      • Input From:

        • Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (04-17-2025)
        • Academic Freedom and Tenure Chair Roseman
        • Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (10-16-2024)
        • Senate Committee on General University Policy
        • Senate Committee on the Library
        • Council of Academic Professionals
        • Faculty Advisory Committee
        • Graduate College
        • Prairie Research Institute
        • Letter from select Philosophy faculty members (11-09-2024)
      • SP Memo to SEC for Transmission to USC (10-23-2024)
      • Addendum from USC Statutes and Governance Committee (10-09-2024)
      • ST-83 USC Amended Proposed Revision to the Statutes (08-28-2024 to President and 3 senates)
      • Transmittal letter from University Senates Conference (USC) (08-27-2024)
      • USC Response to Urbana Senate Feedback (08-05-2024)
      • SP.22.01 Proposed Revision to the Statutes (USC ST-83) (04-01-2024)
      • UIS Senate Resolution RS 53-09 (03-08-2024)
      • SP.22.01 Provisional Senate Response to Potential Revisions to the Statutes (initiated by USC ST-83) (04-24-2023 as amended)
      • SP.23.06 Potential Revisions to the Statutes that Impact Academic Professionals and Governance (03-06-2023)
      • SP.23.05 Committee of the Whole Discussion Regarding the Proposed Elimination of the Category of “Academic Staff” and Proposed Changes to Academic Freedom in the Statutes (12-05-2022)
      • SP.23.04 Committee of the Whole Discussion Regarding Potential Revisions to the Statutes, Articles IX and X (12-05-2022)
      • SP.23.03 Committee of the Whole Discussion Regarding Potential Revisions to the Statutes, Article II (11-14-2022)
      • ST-83 USC Transmittal Letter, ST-83 (Proposed amendments to the Statutes as of November 12, 2020), and ST-83 Article IX and X Reorganization (09-02-2021)
      • SP.22.01 Proposed Revision to the Statutes (USC ST-83) (04-01-2021)

   2. SP.25.04, Revision to the Bylaws, Part D.8 – Committee on Educational Policy

      David Dalpiaz, Chair – University Statutes and Senate Procedures

   3. SP.25.07, Revision to the Bylaws, Part D.6.b – Committee on Committees, Part D.8.d – Committee on Educational Policy, and Part D.10.b – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (membership)

      David Dalpiaz, Chair – University Statutes and Senate Procedures

   4. SP.25.06, Revision to the Bylaws, Part D.11 – Committee on Faculty and Academic Staff Benefits

      David Dalpiaz, Chair – University Statutes and Senate Procedures

   5. EP.24.068, Adopt a Campus-wide Definition of Upper Division Coursework and Impose a Minimum Requirement of 40 Upper-Division Hours on All Undergraduate Students (Discussion Only - NO VOTE)

      Nolan Miller, Chair – Educational Policy

   6. RS.25.01, Resolution to Join a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance

      Shawn Gilmore, LAS faculty senator

      • UIC Senate Resolution and Letter of Support (04/25/2025)
      • Illini Media Alumni Letter of Support (04/25/2025)
   7. RS.25.02, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate Resolution in Defense of the Core Mission, Values, and Academic Freedom of U.S. Higher Education

   Angie Lyons, ACES faculty senator

7. Public Comment

   No more than 3 minutes per speaker (Standing Rule 16)

8. Chancellor’s Remarks

   John Coleman, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

9. Questions from Senators

   No more than 2 minutes per senator (Standing Rule 17.c)

10. Reports for Information

    1. EP.25.093, Graduate College Policy Updates for Academic Year 2025-2026

    2. EP.25.095, Report of Administrative Approvals Through April 28, 2025

    3. EP.25.101, Proposals Approved with Altered Workflow for General Education Template

    4. EP.25.104, Temporary Suspension of Admission to the Concentration in Acting in the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre in the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Graduate College

11. 2024-2025 Annual Committee Reports

    1. AD.25.06, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Admissions

    2. BG.25.02, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on the Budget

    3. EC.25.04, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Elections and Credentials

    4. EP.25.106, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy

    5. HD.25.06, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees

    6. LB.25.06, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on the Library

    7. RP.25.07, 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Research Policy

12. 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. (Bylaws Part A.4

13. Adjournment

    5:15 PM or at the close of discsussion.