GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

FALL MEETING OF THE FACULTY,

FACULTY SENATE, AND

THE ACADEMIC FACULTY SENATE

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 3:00 pm

Student Center Theater

AGENDA

1. Call to Order and Opening Remarks – Dr. Chaouki Abdallah, EVPR

2. Approval of minutes of previous meeting – April 23, 2019

3. Announcements concerning the Georgia Tech Charitable Campaign – Prof Karen Head, Ms. Serena Wallace, Dr. Erick Maxwell, Co-chairs

4. Teaching Effectiveness Final Report presentation and report – Dr. Bonnie Ferri, Vice-Provost Grad Education and Faculty Development and Prof Joe Hughes, Chair Faculty Executive Board

5.   Strategic Planning Process – Ms. Juana Cunningham, Strategic Consulting

6. Presentation of annual reports and pending minutes of Standing Committees of the Faculty

a. Faculty Benefits – Prof. Julie Champion, Chair 2019-20
Minutes 09/07/18, 09/21/18, 11/09/18, 02/08/19, 03/29/19, 04/26/19.  No action items.

b. Faculty Honors – Dr. Nathan Moon, Chair, 2016-20.  No action items.

c. Faculty Status & Grievance – Prof Andrew Peterson Chair (2017-20)

d. Statutes – Dr. Chris James (Chair 2019-20)  Presentation

      Minutes: 08/28/19 No action items.

e. Faculty Services – Dr. Chris Edmonds (Chair 2018-20)

Minutes 08/27/18, 09/24/18, 10/22/18, 11/26/18, 01/28/19, 02/05/19, 03/25/19, 04/22/19. No action items.

f. Welfare & Security – Mr. Chris Winter for Ms. Patricia Kenly (2016-20)

      Minutes:  No action items.

7. Presentation of annual reports and pending minutes of Standing Committees of the Academic Senate

a.   Graduate Curriculum – Prof Kristie Macrakis (Chair 2018-20)          Presentation

Minutes: 05/23/19, 08/22/19, 09/05/19, 10/03/19.

Action Items: From 05/23/19: CSE/CS/IC: degree mod; Computing/Pub Policy/ECE: degree mod. From 09/05/19: CTL: 3 new course; Chem and BME: 4 new course; IC: 1 new course. From 10/03/19: Chem & BME; 2 new courses, new stand-alone certificate; ME: 3 new course, degree mod; Mod Lang: 3 new courses; Bldg Construction: 1 new course. 

b.   Undergraduate Curriculum – Prof. Angus Wilkinson (Chair 2018-20)       Presentation

Minutes: 05/07/19, 06/11/19, 08/20/19, 08/29/19, 09/12/19, 10/10/19.

Action items: From 05/07/18: Mod Lang: 3 new courses; CEE: 4 new courses. From 06/11/19: Schools of BioSc/Chem & Biochem/Physics/Psych/College of Sciences: Minor modification. From 09/12/19: Mod Lang: 6 new courses with humanities attribute; Psych: 1 new course, degree mod; Chem and BME: 4 new courses, degree mod; From 10/10/19: Business: 2 new courses, degree mod; Computing: 1 new course; Chem and BME: 2 new courses.

c. Student Regulations – Chair, Prof. Jerry Seitzman (2019-20)               Presentation

      Minutes: 08/26/19, 09/27/19.

Action Items: From 08/26/19: Add language: only the instructor(s) of record may submit course grades. From 09/27/19: add language to state the grievance procedures may not be used to challenge or appeal the outcome of an Academic Misconduct case.

d.   Student Academic & Financial Affairs – Prof. Hamid Garmestani (Chair 2018-20)    Presentation

Minutes: 08/26/19, 09/27/19. No action items.      

e. Student Activities – Dr. Michael Evans (Chair 2017-19)

Minutes: 01/14/19, 01/28/19, 02/25/19, 03/04/19, 04/01/19, 04/22/19.

Action items: Approval of all student activity charters and constitution revisions recommended by the committee as documented in their minutes and the annual report.

f. Student Grievance & Appeal – Prof. Elliot Moore, Chair 2015-20

g.   Student Honor – Chair, Prof. Ron Johnson (2018-2020)       Presentation

h.   Student Computer Ownership – Professor John Wise, Chair 2018-19
Minutes: 09/18/18, 11/15/18, 04/24/19.

Action items: Approve the Student Computer Ownership Guide.

i. Academic Integrity – Dr. Melinda McDaniel (Chair 2018-20)        

Minutes: 09/13/18, 11/02/18, 12/14/18, 02/07/19, 04/05/19.  No action items.

8. Graduate Student Fees Resolution and Presentation – Prof JoshuaWeitz

9. Any other business.

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Jeanne H. Balsam

Secretary of the Faculty

October 22, 2019