Faculty Senate Meeting
Agenda
February 19, 2009
3:00-5:00 PM
Reitz Union Rion Ballroom
Approval of the January 15 Senate minutes- Frank Bova, Chair
Reports:
- Chair's Report - Frank Bova, Chair
- President's Report- Bernie Machen, President
- Provost's Report - Joe Glover, Provost
Information Items:
- Legislative Agenda Update- Jane Adams, Vice President for University Relations
- UPD Use of Force Report- Linda Stump, Chief of Police
- Regulations Review- Cathy Martyniak, Constitution Committee Chair
- Creation of a School of Physician Assistant Studies, College of Medicine- Wayne Bottom, Associate Dean for Physician Assistant Studies
- University Curriculum Committee Proposals- Andy McCollough, Curriculum Committee Chair
- Department name change proposal, Department of Biology: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New department of Environmental and Global Health: College of Public Health and Health Professions
- New department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences (remaining department is
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
Additional Materials: College of Dentistry
Action Items:
- University Curriculum Committee Proposed Name Changes- Andy McCollough, UCC Chair
- The department of Romance Languages and Literatures underwent the following changes: Faculty in Spanish and Portuguese became the nucleus of a new department, which is now proposing the name, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies. Faculty in French, Italian and Haitian Creole became part of a second department, which is now proposing the name, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
- Faculty in the Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures and the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies also became part of the new department which is now proposing the name, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
- The Department of Sociology and the Department of Criminology, Law and Society were merged into one unit. The proposed name for the new department is the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law.
- Name change from the department of Pharmacy Practice to Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research:College of PHarmacy- Larry Lopez, Associate Chair of Pharmacy Practice
- Bylaw Changes (changes to 4, 7, 13, and 18)- Cathy Martyniak, Constitution Committee Chair
- Academic Policy Council recommendations concerning department and college change procedures- Danaya Wright, APC chair
- Resolution regarding the Gainesville charter amendment - Wolfgang Sigmund, Presidential LGBT concerns committee