GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMIC FACULTY AND
ACADEMIC SENATE
Combined with
A CALLED MEETING OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 2:00 4:00 pm
Student Center Theater
AGENDA
1. Call to order, introductions, and other preliminaries (West)
2. Remarks by Georgia Techs new President Peterson.
3. Approval of Minutes of previous meetings February 10, 2009.
4. New Procedures for Academic Program
Review and Curriculum Revision (Paraska)
Proposed Handbook Revision
(White)
5. Proposed faculty resolution in support of campus volunteerism (Marder)
6. Presentation and approval of degree candidates for spring graduation (Reta Pikowsky)
7. Annual Report of the Faculty Athletics Representative (Schrage)
8. Approval of Minutes of Standing Committees of the Academic Faculty.
a. Undergraduate Curriculum: (Tone) 2/11/09, 2/25/09,
3/11/09, 3/25/09, 4/8/09
Action Items: From 2/11: EAS 1 new course, 6 new tracks in an
EAS minor that students outside EAS can earn (tracks are Ocean Sciences,
Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Earth System Physics,
Meteorology, and Climate Change), and a modification of the capstone option;
LCC changes in Women, Science, and Technology Minor reducing required hours
from 18 to 15 and setting elective options; ISyE 2 new courses; BME
cross-listing of Biomedical Instrumentation with ChBE, ECE, & ME and an
approved course substitution in Technical Communication; Mgt change 1 course
title and number. From 3/11: Biology 6 new Certificates (Biomedical
Science, Biomolecular Technology, Computational & Quantitative Biology,
Environmental Science, Marine Science, Integrative Biology) along with course requirements
for each; Biology/ME/MSE/PTFE/ISyE new course in Biologically Inspired
Design; AE changes to the AE minor, reducing the hours from 18 to 15, removal
of tracks, and removal of 2 prerequisites; ME 2 new NRE courses, 1
deactivated NRE course, modifications to NRE degree requirements and course
prerequisites; LCC modification of Research Option requirements concerning
thesis writing; CoC 1 new course and modifications to thread picks; CETL 4
new courses; approval of guidelines on limitations on petitions for late term
withdrawals and on limitations on petitions for late course withdrawals
(selective withdrawals). From 3/25: LCC 3 new courses with prerequisite
specified; Office of Undergraduate Studies 2 new courses in the ThinkBig@Tech
program that are non-billable, non-credit courses in support of the Living
Learning Communities program providing enrichment opportunities for Tech
students; Music 1 new course in History of Jazz; approval of new guidelines
re meeting minimum requirements for core courses.
b. Graduate Curriculum: (Parker) 2/26/09, 4/9/09
Action Items: From 2/26: CETL 1 new course; EAS 1 new course; ChBE
1 new course; ISyE 1 new course. From 4/9: MSE new joint PhD degree
with Peking Universitys Department of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology in
China; CoC Computer Science new offering via distance learning of MS in
Information Security; ISyE 1 new course; and modifications to the MS in
Health Systems involving required courses in methodology, health systems, and
electives in health systems and finance/management for a total of 30 hours; ME
2 new courses.
c. Student Regulations: (Streator) 3/5/09
Action Items: Changes in
regulations concerning dead week.
9. Approval of Minutes of Standing Committees of the General Faculty.
a. Faculty Benefits Committee (Cothran). 2/4/09. No action items.
b. Welfare and Security Committee (Bob Pikowsky).
3/10/09.
Action Items: Recommended change in smoking policy.
10. Any other business.
Ronald A. Bohlander
Secretary of the Faculty
April 21, 2009