GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMIC FACULTY AND
ACADEMIC FACULTY SENATE
Combined with
A CALLED MEETING OF THE FACULTY
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 3:00 pm
Student Center Theater
AGENDA
1. Call to Order – Dr. Elena Garcia, Chair Faculty Executive Board
2. Opening Remarks – Dr. Colin Potts, Vice Provost Undergraduate Education
3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting – February 13, 2018
4. Presentation and approval of degree candidates for spring graduation – Ms. Reta Pikowsky, Registrar
5. Report of the Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Charles Isbell
6. Provost Committee on Academic Scheduling Annual Report, Co-chairs Prof Joe Hughes and Dr. Steven Girardot, Assoc Vice Provost Undergrad Ed
7. Faculty Handbook modifications presentation – Prof Joe Hughes, Statutes Committee Chair
8. Approval of minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate
a. Statutes Committee – Prof. Joe Hughes, Chair
Minutes: 04/13/18
9. Approval of minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Academic Faculty Senate
a. Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (IUCC) – Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford, Vice-Chair
Minutes: 02/27/18, 03/06/18, 04/03/18 Presentation
Action items: From 03/06: ECE: new course; EAC: 2 new courses; Chem and Biochem: new course, degree mods; Industrial Design: 2 new courses; Bldg Const: 1 new course; Arch: 3 new courses; City and Regional Plan: 4 new courses; ME: 6 new courses, degree mod; From 04/03: Bldg Const: deactivate degree; CEE: add CEE track to existing minor; Physics: degree mods; Math: 1 new course, degree mod, deactivate degree; Music: 1 new course, deactivate minor, minor mods; Business: deactivate 2 courses, modify certificate; CoB and Mod Lang: new interdisciplinary minor; ISyE: 1 new course; Mod Lang: new minor.
b. Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee (IGCC) – Prof. David Sluss, Chair
Minutes: 03/01/18, 04/05/18, 04/17/18 Presentation
Action Items: From 03/01: International Affairs and CoC: new cross-listed course; Music: new course; Bldg Const: new course; Arch: 11 new courses, reactivate 2 courses; Industrial Design: 6 new courses; From 04/05: MSE: new course; Industrial Design: degree mod; Schools of Ind Design, Psych, LMC, and CoC: degree mod; CoC: degree mods; Econ: degree mod; Biomed Eng: new course, degree mod; ME: new course; Policy Item: New Credential: Stand-Alone Grad Certificate; From 04/17: CoE: program termination.
c. Student Regulations Committee (SRC) – Prof Al Ferri, Chairs;
Minutes: 12/5/17, 02/20/18, 03/27/18, 04/10/18 Presentation
Action items: From 12/05: changes in Doctoral Comp Exams; New language in catalog for double-counting courses towards MS degrees; From 03/27: Catalog change to Student-Faculty Expectations, changes to Extracurricular and Intercollegiate sports regulations in Catalog, changes to Academic Renewal Procedures; From 04/10: Changes to Grade Substitution Policy.
d. Student Academic and Financial Affairs (SAFAC) – Dr. Ruth Poproski, Chair
Minutes: 12/04/17, 01/31/18, 03/14/18 Presentation
10. Any other business
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Jeanne H. Balsam
Secretary of the Faculty
April 17, 2018