Faculty Senate Meeting

Agenda for Meeting of January 30, 2013, 2:30 pm, Noble 130

Approve the Minutes of Jan. 23, 2013

Reports / Announcements

·  President’s remarks

·  BOT Faculty Representative update

Unfinished Business:

·  Charge to the course-credit task force

·  Academic Standards Committee Policy Issue #6

New Business:

·  Approval of curricular items (below)

Curriculum Committee Consent Items:

Course/Program / Title / Change
PH 335 / Soil and Environmental Health / Title Cat dscrp

Curriculum Committee Action Items:

Course/Program / Title / Change /
Prgm Prop / Peace and Conflict Studies=Peace and Conflict Studies Minor / Add 200-level elective choice
Prgm Prop / Liberal Studies-Liberal Studies Major / Electives/primary requirement
PH 3xxa / Global Health / New Course – reqd for PH major
PH 2xx / Food Safety and Security / New Course
PH 3xx / Environmental Risk Assessment / New Course
PH 4xx / Environ. Health Investigations / New Course
Prgm Prop / Native American and Indigenous Studies-Major
Prgm Prop / Native American and Indigenous Studies-Minor
NAIS 1xx / Bala Sinem Choir / New Course
NAIS 100 / Fund Navajo Language I / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 101 / Fund Navajo Language II / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 110 / Intro Native Amer Indig Studies / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 123 / Native American History / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 215 / Intertribal News Wrtg / New Course
NAIS 280 / Contemp Iss of Native Nations / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 301 / Research & Writing in NAIS / Prereq Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 315 / Advanced Intertribal News Wrtg / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 317 / Indig Ppls in Film and Media / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 322 / NA Religion and Spirituality / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 323 / Indig History of the Southwest / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 327 / Indig Peoples Mass Media / Deletion
NAIS 330 / International Indigenous Issues / Deletion
NAIS 335 / Topics: Indigenous Studies / Credits
NAIS 344 / NAT Amer Oral Traditions / Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 355 / Federal Indian Policy / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 360 / Mesoamerican Art History / Deletion
NAIS 368 / Native North American Art Hist / Deletion
NAIS 450 / Nat Amer Heritage Preservation / Title Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 491 / Practicum / Deletion
NAIS 496 / Senior Seminar / Prereq Credits Cat dscrp
NAIS 115 / Native American Newsletter / Deletion
MU 107 / Bala Sinem Choir / Deletion

Upcoming Business:

·  Report on Reorganization – Provost Morris (Feb 20)

·  Approval of curriculum development polices and procedures from January 9 report (TBA)

·  Discussion and vote on CTL and Merit II Process (TBA)