Tuesday, 11 December 2007
2:00 p.m., EB 162
Meeting 2008-04

Roll call

Approval of the November 2007 minutes

Special order of the day: Election of the Senate President.

Individual reports

1.  Chancellor DePaolo

2.  President of the Senate Spaulding

• SPAM
• ROTC
• Faculty Assembly 16 November

Committee reports

1. University Curriculum Committee submits the following motion:

• [Motion 08-04-19] That the Senate approve the following recommendations:
  • Approve request to Implement a B.S. in Community Health (HAHS).  (More information from HAHS in Word)
  • Approve PHY 300: Analog Circuits for computer competency.  (More information from PHY in Word)
  • Approve requirement change for Computer Science – Option 2.  (More information from Computer Science in PDF)

Old business

1.  Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice submits the following revised motion, as amended by Steering Committee with additions (underscored) and deletions (struck through):

• [Motion 08-02-06]  In an effort to expand faculty participation in the Commencement Ceremonies at Trask Coliseum as a celebration of student and faculty achievement, to make it a more meaningful event for all participants, and,

Whereas, we believe the current Commencement without the conferral of either an honorary degree and or speaker limits the celebration as an intellectual milestone, and,

Whereas, we believe that Commencement ceremonies are opportunities to honor students’ achievement as well as faculty involvement in that achievement, and,

Whereas, we believe that Commencement is a celebration of our collective intellectual accomplishment,

We resolve the following:

1. the Trask Commencement Ceremony should restore the conferral of honorary degrees when appropriate, and invite a suitable speaker the degree recipient to give a brief graduation speech
2. that reading students names individually be celebrated at the Departmental ceremonies where they will be greeted by the professors who guided their educational pursuits
3. that reading students names be discontinued at the Trask Commencement Ceremony

With faculty senate endorsement of this resolution, we intend to take this conversation to the appropriate bodies for continued consideration, especially Student Government Association.

New business

Announcements

Adjournment