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

1. Statutes: second reading and vote (information):
• Section 2.6.7, Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
• Section 2.6.8, Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee
2. Promotion guidelines for Academic Professionals and Lecturers request
• Section 3.2.2, Non-Tenure Track Academic Faculty Members: Hiring and Promotion Guidelines
3. Transfer of responsibility for Campus Use policies and procedures request

• Section 5.1, Policy on Freedom of Expression
• Deletion of Section 6, Campus Use Procedures

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