GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

 

FALL MEETING OF THE GENERAL FACULTY,

GENERAL FACULTY ASSEMBLY, AND

THE ACADEMIC SENATE

 

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 3:00 pm

Student Center Theater

 

AGENDA

 

1.   Call to Order and Opening Remarks – Provost Rafael Bras

2.   Approval of minutes of previous meeting – April 23, 2013

3.   Announcements concerning the Georgia Tech Charitable Campaign – Dr. Leslie Sharp, Chair

4.   Announcement of Open Access Week events at Georgia Tech – Ms. Susan Wells Parham, Library

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

a.       Faculty Benefits – Ms. Stella Richardson
Minutes: 4/1/13, 5/6/13, 9/9/13. No action items.

b.      Faculty Honors – Prof. Joel Sokol

c.       Faculty Status & Grievance – Prof. Robert Wood

d.      Statutes – Ms. Jeanne Balsam
Minutes 1/7/13.  No action pending items.

e.       Academic Services – Dr. Amy D’Unger
Minutes: 12/3/12. 1/22/13, 2/12/13, 3/12/13, 6/18/13.  No action items.

f.       Welfare & Security – Dr. Ron Bohlander

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

a.       Undergraduate Curriculum – Profs. Pradeep Agrawal and Laura Hollengreen         Presentation

Minutes: 4/30/13, 5/7/13, 6/4/13, 6/18/13, 7/9/13, 7/23/13, 8/6/13, 8/20/13, 9/3/13, 9/17/13, 10/1/13

Action items: From 6/18: Biology – 2 new courses and modification to the BS degree in Biology involving a change in course requirements.  From 7/23: CoC – modifications to the BS in Computer Science (Systems and Architecture threaded concentrations) and the Minor in Computer Science, involving changes in course requirements; ME – modification in the BS in Mechanical Engineering, involving a new concentration in Nuclear Energy; Provost Subcommittee – 3 new courses associated with the Grand Challenges Living Learning Community.  From 10/1: Applied Physiology – 1 new course; in general – 20 degree programs from multiple colleges were recommended for deactivation – they have no students enrolled.

b.      Graduate Curriculum – Profs. Benjamin Flowers and Jeff Jagoda                Presentation

Minutes: 7/25/13, 9/5/13, 9/12/13, 10/3/13

Action Items: From 9/5: Business – 1 new course.  From 9/12: EAS – 2 new courses.  From 10/3: MSE – 1 new course & 1 deactivation; ME – modifications in the MS degree in Nuclear Engineering adding the Nuclear Enterprise Management Concentration, and modifications in the PhD with a major in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, adding a Nuclear Enterprise Management Specialization; ISyE, CoC-CSE, & Business – approval of a prospectus for a new MS degree in Analytics.

c.       Student Regulations – Prof. Chuck Parsons             Presentation
Minutes 8/29/13, 10/11/13
Action items from 10/11: Changes in Sexual Harassment Policy and associated change in the Student Code of Conduct.

d.      Student Academic & Financial Affairs – Prof. Craig Tovey             Presentation

e.       Student Activities – Mr. Bruce Henson

Minutes: 10/2/12, 10/25/12, 10/30/12, 11/15/12, 11/29/12, 1/14/13, 2/4/13, 2/18/13, 3/4/13, 3/25/13, 4/8/13, 4/22/13, 5/13/13

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. Arnie Schneider

g.      Student Honor – Prof. David Bucknall

h.      Student Computer Ownership – Ms. Lori Critz
Minutes: 3/15/13, 9/4/13
Action items: Approval of the Student Computer Ownership plan for 2013-14 as documented in the Annual Report

i.        Academic Integrity – Prof. Jeff Davis

Minutes: 11/13/12, 2/22/13.  No action items.

7.      Any other business.

 

 

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Ronald A Bohlander

Secretary of the Faculty

October 22, 2013