GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE FACULTY,
FACULTY SENATE, AND
ACADEMIC FACULTY SENATE
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 3:00 pm
Student Center Theater
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Opening Remarks – Provost Bras
2. Approval of minutes of previous meeting – November 27, 2018
3. Announcement from Presidential Search Committee – Prof Joe Hughes
4. IT Governance presentation– Mark Hoeting, VP IT & Chief Information Officer; Jimmy Lummis, Chief Info Security Officer; and Daniela Staiculescu, Faculty Services Committee
5. Faculty Handbook modification request – Prof Joe Hughes, Statutes Past Chair and Prof Bill Hunt, Statutes Chair
6. Approval of minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Academic Senate
a. Undergraduate Curriculum – Prof. Angus Wilkinson, Chair Presentation
Minutes: 12/11/18, 01/08/19, 01/22/19, 02/05/19
Action items: From 12/11: Math course update Math 1111; LMC: 4 new courses with humanities attributes, 5 new courses, degree mod. From 01/22: BioSci: 70 new courses with new BIOS prefix; Mod Lang: 5 new courses; History & Sociology: degree mod; Chem & Biochem: new course, new minor, degree mods; Vertically Integrated Prof (VIP): 2 new courses; Music: new course, deactivate 2 courses; CoC: new course; CoC/LMC: degree mod; LMC: 2 new courses; Econ: BS/MS option mod. From 02/05: Provost’s Advisory Committee on Academic Scheduling: new course definitions and changes to the Unit of Credit in the catalog; BioSci: degree mod; Econ and International Affairs: new BS/MS Option; BioSci: degree mod BS Neuroscience: Pub Policy: new course with ethics attribute, 4 new courses; ISyE: degree mod.
b. Graduate Curriculum – Prof Kristie Macrakis, Chair Presentation
Minutes: 12/06/18, 01/10/19, 02/07/19
Action Items: From 12/06: Econ: new BS/MS option; Physics: 4 new courses; CoC: new course, degree mod; Bldg Construction: 3 new courses. From 01/10: Vertically Integrated Project: 2 new courses; International Affairs: 1 new course; Public Policy: 2 new courses; City and Regional Planning: new dual degree option; Industrial Design: 8 new courses, new graduate embedded certificate; IC/AE/ECE/ME/Physics/BMED: 5 new courses, new degree. From 02/07: Provost’s Advisory Committee on Academic Scheduling: new course definitions and changes to the unit of credit; Econ/International Affairs: new BS/MS option; Pub Policy: new course;
c. Student Regulations – Prof. Al Ferri, Chair Presentation
Minutes: 11/02/18, 12/07/18, 01/25/19
Action Items: From 11/02: Changes to the Leave of Absence policy; From 01/25/19: changes to Responsible Conduct of Research policy, changes to English language requirement for grad programs; change in procedure for incoming freshmen to allow change in major.
7. Any other business.
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Jeanne H. Balsam
Secretary of the Faculty
February 19, 2019