GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FALL MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 3:00 pm
Student Center Theater
AGENDA
1. Call to order and opening remarks (President Peterson)
2. Changes to the current leadership structure within the central administration and the provost’s search (President Peterson)
3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting – October 20, 2009
4. Presentation of Degree Candidates (Ms. Reta Pikowsky, Registrar)
5. A Georgia Tech Information
Security Policy Update
(Mr. Herb Baines, Director Information Security, OIT)
6. Presentation of a
plan to create a School of Computational Science and Engineering within the
College of Computing
(Dr. Richard Fujimoto, Chair of the Computational Science & Engineering
Division of the College of Computing)
7. Presentation of pending minutes and action items of Standing Committees of the Academic Senate.
a. Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee (Prof. George Riley)
Minutes: 10/27/09,
11/3/09,
11/10/09
Action items: From 10/27:
Approval of an amendment in the Guidelines for Undergraduate Minors and the
Catalog description of the minor. From 11/3:
INTA – 2 new courses, 2 courses deactivated, modifications to the degrees BS in
International Affairs, BS in International Affairs and Modern Language, and BS
in Economics and International Affairs involving a changes in the introductory
course in international affairs careers and capstone courses.
b. Graduate Curriculum Committee (Prof. Julie Babensee)
Minutes 11/5/09
Action items: From 11/5:
INTA – 1 new course and 1 deactivation, changes in the MS in International
Affairs including 4 tracks of which the student chooses 2, redesign of
Empirical Research Methods course; and also changes in the PhD with a major in
International Affairs, Science and Technology including 4 tracks of which the
student chooses 2, a required oral defense of a Science and Technology paper,
demonstration of oral speaking proficiency (in addition to reading) in a
foreign language, and changes in various required hours; Mgt – blanket
granting of exceptions to current limits on number of Pass/Fail hours for the
current cohort with understanding that permanent changes will be recommended
and approved.
c. Student
Regulations (presentation to be made
by Ms. Reta Pikowsky, Registrar – on behalf of the committee and its chair, Dr.
Jeff Streator)
Minutes: 11/4/09,
11/11/09
Action items:
From 11/11:
· New rule on examinations for advanced standing in languages.
· Change in the name of Dead Week and the policies pertaining to it.
· Changes in the Student Code of Conduct to keep current with feasible appeals processes.
8. Any Other Business.
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Ronald A Bohlander
Secretary of the Faculty
November 17, 2009
Attachments will be added as available