Faculty Senate Agenda
Tuesday February 3rd, 2015 – 1:00 PM
Wertheim Conservatory 130 – Modesto Maidique Campus
Academic Center 1 317 – Biscayne Bay Campus

I.  Approval of the Agenda

II.  Approval of the minutes of the January 20thth, 2015 meeting

III.  Chairperson’s Report

IV.  Action Items:

A. Bulletin 2 Tabled Motion

Motion: The Faculty Senate approves the Unit Specific Graduate Admission Standards for Combined BA/MA in Asian Studies, in the College of Arts and Sciences.

B. Curriculum Bulletin 3 Motions

i.  Global Learning Curriculum Oversight Committee Motions – George Pearson, Chair

Motion: The Faculty Senate approves the following Global Learning proposals from Curriculum Bulletin 3: EVR 1017: The Global Environment and Society; ANT 2000: Introduction to Anthropology.

THE 2000 (Theater Appreciation)

ii. Gordon Rule Oversight and Writing Across the Curriculum Ad Hoc Committee Motions – Michael Creeden and Kimberly Harrison, Co-Chairs

Motion: The Faculty Senate approves the following Gordon Rule proposals from Curriculum Bulletin 3: AMH 2020 American History 1877 to the Present, AMH 3560 History of Women in the United States, SPC 3210 Communication Theory, COM 3417 Communication in Film, COM 3404 Nonverbal Communication.

iii. University Core Curriculum Motions – Shahid Hamid, Chair

Motion: The Faculty Senate approves the new undergraduate track in the Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design, in the College of Architecture and the Arts.

Motion: The Faculty Senate approves the Curriculum Bulletin 3

V.  Reports:

A.  Donor Naming Policy and Fundraising – Howard Lipman, Senior Vice-President for Advancement

B.  Provost Report – Elizabeth Bejar, Vice-President for Academic Affairs

C.  Council for Women and Minorities – Yesim Darici

D.  UFF Report – Teresa Lucas, UFF-FIU President

E.  SGA Report— Alexis Calatayud, SGA-MMC President

VI.  Unfinished Business

VII. New Business

Announcements

The next Faculty Senate meeting is on February 24th, 2015 at 1:00PM in WUC 155 in BBC. All are invited. Go to facultysenate.fiu.edu for regularly updated information on the Faculty Senate.