GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

 

SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMIC FACULTY AND
ACADEMIC FACULTY SENATE

Combined with

A CALLED MEETING OF THE FACULTY

 

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 3:00 pm

Student Center Theater

 

AGENDA

 

1.     Call to Order and Opening Remarks – President Peterson

2.     Approval of minutes of previous meetings – February 19, 2019 and April 5, 2019

3.     Presentation and approval of degree candidates for spring graduation – Ms. Reta Pikowsky, Registrar

4.     Task Force on Teaching Effectiveness report – Prof Lizanne Destefano and Dr. Bonnie Ferri, Vice Provost Grad Ed and Faculty Development

5.     Policies and Procedures regarding textbook orders and public information (compliance with HEOA and USG) - Dr. Colin Potts, Vice Provost Undergrad Ed and Dr. Steven Girardot, Associate Vice Provost     handout

6.     Faculty Handbook modification request – Prof Joe Hughes, Statutes Past Chair and Prof Bill Hunt, Statutes Chair

a.      2.6 Standing Committees of the Faculty (2nd reading) Presentation and Request

b.     3.2.2 Non-Tenure Track Academic Faculty Members: Hiring and Promotion Guidelines: Librarians and Archivists Request and Presentation

7.     Approval of minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate

a.      Statutes Committee – Prof. Bill Hunt, Chair

Minutes: 10/10/18, 11/13/18, 02/12/19, 02/22/19, 03/15/19, 03/25/18

8.     Approval of minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Academic Faculty Senate

a.      Student Regulations Committee (SRC) – Prof Al Ferri, Chairs

Minutes: 02/08/19, 03/08/19, 04/19/19              Presentation

      Action items: From 02/08: course requirements; grievance procedures; new course and unit of credit definitions. From 04/19/19: grade substitution policy; student-faculty expectations.

b.   Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (IUCC) – Prof Angus Wilkinson, Chair          

Minutes:  02/26/19, 03/05/19, 04/02/19, 04/09/19, 04/16/19           Presentation

Action items: From 03/05: BioSci: 4 new courses; ISYE: degree mods; Biomed Engineer: 1 new course, degree mod; Physics: minor mod; LMC/HSOC/Mod Lang: new minor; ECE: pre-req mod. From 04/02: Math: course update; Chem & Biochem: 1 new course, degree mod; Arch: 13 new courses, degree mod; ECE: degree mod; City and Region Planning: minor mod; BioSci: 3 new courses, minor mod; EAS: degree mod; Business: 4 new courses. From 04/09: Business: minor mod, certificate mod, degree mod, new certificate; ME: certificate mod, minor mod, 3 new courses, degree mod. From 04/16: ISYE: 2 new courses; BioSci: 2 new courses; Econ/Int Affairs: new BS/MS option; Physics: 2 new courses, new certificate, degree mod.

c.     Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee (IGCC) – Prof. Kistie Macrakis, Chair

Minutes: 03/07/19, 04/04/19, 04/11/19              Presentation

Action Items: From 03/07: CoE: degree mod; Interactive Comp: 1 new course; Pub Policy: 2 new courses; Mod Lang: 3 new courses. From 04/11: AE: 1 new course; Interactive Comp: degree mod;  Int Affairs: new degree; Econ/Int Affairs: new BS/MS Option; Arch: 12 new courses, degree mod master of Arch, 3 new courses, degree mod MS Urban Design; Music, degree mod; AE/Int Affairs/ BioSci/ Chem 7 Biochem/EAS: new embedded certificate.

d.     Student Academic and Financial Affairs (SAFAC) – Prof Hamid Garmestani, Chair

Minutes: 04/18/19 , 03/12/19, 04/18/19               Presentation

 

9.     Any other business

  

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Jeanne H. Balsam

Secretary of the Faculty

April 23, 2019