April 20, 2009 meeting agenda

Meeting Time

April 20, 2009 - 3:05pm

Please scroll to the end of the agenda for a list of the attachments, including the full minutes of the April 20, 2009, meeting. 

1)      Call to Order
2)      Announcements
a)      Announcements and Remarks by the Chair, Jeffrey I. Herbst.
3)      Approval of University Senate Minutes
University Senate Web site, April 20, Senate Agenda, for link to March 30, 2009, full minutes.
4)      Reports
a)      Executive Committee of University Senate, Kate Rousmaniere, Chair.
5)      Consent Calendar 
a)      Reports and Minutes of University Senate Committees.
i)        Undergraduate and Graduate Course Changes as of April 13, 2009.
ii)      Minutes of the Awards and Recognition Committee dated August 27, 2008, November 25, 2008, December 19, 2008, and March 31, 2009.
iii)    Minutes from the Faculty Research Committee dated October 8, 2008, November 12, 2008, and February 4, 2009.
iv)   Minutes from the Graduate Council dated March 17, 2009.
v)     Minutes from the International Education Committee dated March 4, 2009.
vi)   Minutes from the Liberal Education Council dated February 24, 2009, March 17, 2009, March 24, 2009, March 31, 2009, and April 7, 2009.
vii)Minutes from the Library Committee dated October 21, 2008, and March 23, 2009.
6)      Old Business
a)      Proposed New Major: Bioengineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Paper and Chemical Engineering.
b)      Proposal for Creating Graduate Certificates for Professional Development – Graduate Council.
7)      New Business
a)      Proposed New Section to the Miami University Policy and Information Manual, Section 7.6, Review of Associate Professors.
b)      MU2: Mahidol University and Miami University International Joint Master’s Degree in Population and Social Gerontology – Department of Sociology & Gerontology and Scripps Gerontology Center
Proposal Summary Attached to Agenda.
University Senate Web site, April 20, Senate Agenda, for links to full proposal and the appendices:
i)        Link Full Proposal
c)      Proposed Revisions to the Miami University Policy and Information Manual, Section 10.3.C, Examinations During the Semester.
8)      Executive Session
a)      Committee Appointments (List of nominations will be provided as a handout at the meeting).
9)      Adjournment

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