GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY AND
GENERAL FACULTY ASSEMBLY

Combined with

A CALLED MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 3:00 pm

Global Learning Center, Room 222

 

AGENDA

 

 

1.      Opening Remarks by the President.

2.      Approval of Minutes of previous meetings – February 6, 2007. [Attachment #1]

3.   Georgia Tech Brand Audit Study (Fetig)

4.      Proposed Student Computer Ownership – Change Requiring Laptops (McClellan) [Attachment #2]

5.      Proposed changes to the Statutes to implement additions to the General Faculty (Griffin) and
Resolution of the Faculty (Executive Board) [Attachment #3]

6.      Approval of Minutes of Standing Committees of the Academic Senate. [Attachment #4]

a.       Undergraduate Curriculum: 2/7/07 – no action items

b.     Graduate Curriculum: 2/8/07  [with Action Items: Chemistry and Biochemistry will add four new courses; Coll. of Management will change the name f the Global Executive Master of Business Administration to Master of Business Administration – Global Business; Coll. of Architecture curriculum will deactivate 2 courses and add 2; IntA and PubPol will add a cross-listed permanent graduate course; IntA will add 7 new courses; changes were recommended in the Policy on Advisement of Graduate Students; Bldg Const will add 2 courses; Math will change the Real Analysis and Functional Analysis Sequence, deactivating 2 courses and initiating 3; Psy will add a new course and a new PhD area of specialization]

7.      Approval of Minutes of Standing Committees of the General Faculty. [Attachment #4]

a.      Faculty Benefits 11/15/06, 12/13/06

8.      Any Other Business.

 

Ronald A. Bohlander

Secretary of the Faculty

Feb. 20, 2007

 

Links to cited documents:

 

  1. Minutes of February 6, 2007 meeting of the Academic Senate combined with a meeting of the Genera Faculty and General Faculty Assembly.
  2. Presentation on Change Requiring Laptops
  3. Proposed changes to the Statutes
    1. Background documents concerning Athletic Affairs Professionals and Post Doctoral Fellows
    2. Presentation
    3. Wording of proposed change in Statutes
    4. Proposed Resolution of the Faculty
  4. Minutes of Committee Meetings:  http://www.facultysenate.gatech.edu/CommittMin006-007.htm