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Faculty Senate Agendas

 

Agenda for March 19, 2024

Proposal for an Online Program: Master's in Art Education

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis in Mathematics and Data Science

Proposal for Termination of the Master's of Education in Music Education

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February 20, 2024 - meeting canceled!


Agenda for January 23, 2024

Proposal for Major in Global Languages and Leadership

Proposal for Minor in Jewish Studies

Proposal for Minor in Conservation Paleobiology

Proposal for Minor in Environmental Geology

Proposal for Minor in Geoenergy and Mineral Resources

Proposal for Minor in Solid Earth Dynamics

Proposal for Academic Program Name Change

Motion to request at least two in-person meetings each semester

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November 14, 2023 - meeting canceled!


Agenda for October 17, 2023

Motion on Franklin College Business Services Office


Agenda for September 19, 2023

Proposal to change the name of the Department of Geography

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Agenda for August 22, 2023

Proposed members of Senate Committees

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Studio Furniture Design and Fabrication

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Agenda for April 18, 2023

Proposal to change the name of the Department of Geography

Proposed revisions to the General Education Curriculum

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March 21, 2023 - meeting canceled!


Agenda for February 21, 2023

Proposal to Terminate the MA Latin Non-Thesis Program in Classics

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Immunology

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January 24, 2023 - meeting canceled!


Agenda for November 15, 2022

Link(s) to additional document(s) for agenda item(s):

Proposal to deactivate the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance program

Motion on the departmental requirement to provide updated annual and post-tenure review policies for approval by UGA administration

Revised proposal to restructure the workload and operations of the Curriculum Committee

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Agenda for October 18, 2022

Link(s) to additional document(s) for agenda item(s):

Proposed revision to Franklin College Bylaws Article V: Student Grade Appeals

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis in Spanish Interdisciplinary Studies

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Music Recording (Classical)

Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Music Recording (Classical)

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Violin Suzuki Methodology Pedagogy

Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Violin Suzuki Methodology Pedagogy

Proposal to Restructure the Workload and Operations of the Curriculum Committee

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September 27, 2022 - meeting canceled!


Agenda for August 23, 2022

Link(s) to additional document(s) for agenda item(s):

Proposed members of senate committees

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Agenda for May 3, 2022

Link(s) to additional document(s) for agenda item(s):

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis in Romance Languages

Tobacco Surcharge Resolution

Academic Freedom Resolution

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Agenda for March 1, 2022

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Agenda for February 1, 2022

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Link(s) to additional documents for agenda items(s):

Proposal for a Minor Program of Study: History of Science, Medicine, and Engineering

Academic Program Name Change Proposal in the School of Art

Proposal for Termination of program in the Department of Romance Languages

Proposal for Termination of the following programs in the Department of Geography:

Area of Emphasis in Agro-Food Systems and Food Security under the major in Geography (A.B.)

Area of Emphasis in Earth System Science under the major in Geography (B.S.)

Area of Emphasis in Environmental Geography under the major in Geography (A.B.)

Area of Emphasis in Environmental Geography under the major in Geography (B.S.)

Area of Emphasis in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization under the major in Geography (B.S.)

Area of Emphasis in Globalization, Politics and Economy under the major in Geography (A.B.)

Area of Emphasis in Global Environmental Change under the major in Geography (A.B.)

Area of Emphasis in Global Environmental Change under the major in Geography (B.S.)

Area of Emphasis in Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry under the major in Geography (B.S.)

Area of Emphasis in Urban and Community Studies under the major in Geography (A.B.)

Area of Emphasis in Urban and Community Studies under the major in Geography (B.S.)

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Agenda for December 7, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Proposal for Academic Degree Program Name Change

Proposal for a Minor Program of Study

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis

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November 7, 2021 meeting canceled

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Agenda for October 5, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Film and Media Scoring

Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Film and Media Scoring

Resolution regarding Tobacco Surcharge Errors and Refunds

Memo for discussion of Senate response to USGBOR proposed changes regarding 1. Post Tenure review and Annual Review Standards and Process, 2. Procedures for Dismissal of Faculty Members, 3. Institutions' Authority to Grant Tenure

Resolution requesting USG Board of Regents to Permit Necessary Discourse and Study of its Proposed Changes to Section 8.3 of the Policy Manual

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September 20, 2021 - Response from Acting USG Chancellor Teresa MacCartney

September 17, 2021 - Response from UGA President Jere Morehead, Dean Alan Dorsey, and Dean Denise Spangler

September 13, 2021 - Letters resulting from the September 9, 2021 Faculty Senate Meeting:

Joint Resolution sent from the Franklin College Faculty Senate and the Mary Frances Early College of Education Faculty Senate to Dean Alan Dorsey, Dean Denise Spangler, and UGA President Jere Morehead.

Resolution sent from the Franklin College Faculty Senate to UGA President Jere Morehead, Acting USG Chancellor MacCartney, and BOR Chair Sachin Shailendra.

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Agenda for September 9, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Proposed Senate Committees and Chairs for 2021-22

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis in Financial Mathematics

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Resolution regarding the University System of Georgia's policy not to mandate vaccines or wearing masks in public buildings on USG campuses and to ban faculty from requiring masks in classrooms and labs this Fall 2021.

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Agenda for August 25, 2021 - Special Session

Resolution regarding the University System of Georgia's policy not to mandate vaccines or wearing masks in public buildings on USG campuses and to ban faculty from requiring masks in classrooms and labs this Fall 2021.

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Agenda for April 20, 2021

New Committee Chairs and Members

Assignment of Charges from the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Telemeeting Crimes

Resolution in Solidarity with Asian and Asian American Targets of Hate Crimes

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Agenda for March 23, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Deactivation of program Area of Emphasis in ArtX: Expanded Forms, B.F.A.

Proposal for Academic Program Name Change in an Area of Emphasis in the School of Art

Proposal for Minor Program of Study in Biological and Medical Anthropology

Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in LGBTQ Studies

Proposal for a School of Computing

Final Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Telemeeting Crimes

Senate Resolution on GSA's Stance on Special Institution Fee

Statement from the Graduate School regarding the Special Institution Fee

Graduate Students' response regarding the Special Institution Fee

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Agenda for February 23, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Proposed Revisions to the Franklin Faculty and Senate By-laws 

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Agenda for January 26, 2021

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Academic Program Proposal for a M.S. degree in Data Science

Revisions to the Franklin Senate By-laws Concerning the Executive Committee

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Agenda for December 8, 2020 - Special Session

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Zoombombing event and call for prevention and support plus Additional Statement from a co-sponsor of this agenda item

Statement for regarding Franklin Senate endorsement of Beyond Baldwin Racial Justice Demands

Charge to the Franklin Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Telemeeting Crimes

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Agenda for November 17, 2020

Link(s) to additional documents for agenda item(s):

Proposed changes to the Senate By-laws

Racial Justice Demands and Senate Statement

Zoombombing event and call for prevention and support plus Additional Statement from a co-sponsor of this agenda item

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Agenda for October 20, 2020

Link(s) to additional documentation for agenda item(s);

Proposal for an External Degree in Marine Sciences

Proposal for a One-Step Academic Program: Artificial Intelligence, Ph.D.

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis: Master of Music with an emphasis in Music Therapy

Beyond Baldwin student group Social Justice Demands

Franklin Senate proposed statement

Franklin Senate By-Laws

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Agenda for September 15, 2020

Link(s) to additional documentation for agenda item(s):

New Committee Chairs and Members

Proposal for a Minor in Swahili Language, Literature, and Culture

Proposal for a Minor in Quechua

Proposal for a Minor in Law, Ethics, and Philosophy

Discussion of UGA's policy for informing students about COVID-19 test results

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Agenda for September 1, 2020 - Special Session

Link(s) to additional documentation for agenda item(s):

Correspondence regarding summer meetings on COVID-19

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Agenda for August 11, 2020 - Special Session - Revised

Links to additional documentation for agenda item:

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Agenda for July 27, 2020 - Special Session - Revised

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Link to agenda item:

Revised Proposed Senate Resolution from the previous Special Session

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Agenda for July 15, 2020 - Special Session - updated

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Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Petition for Special session

Proposed Resolution and Action Statement - updated!

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Agenda for March 17, 2020 - Meeting Canceled

Proposal for a Minor in Swahili Language, Literature, and Culture

Proposal for a Minor in Quechua

Discussion of proposed redesign of the USG general education requirements

Resolution to Eliminate the Special Institutional Fee for Graduate Students at the University of Georgia

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Agenda for February 18, 2020

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal to terminate undergraduate certificate in African American Studies

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Agenda for January 21, 2020

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for Deactivation of BFA in Studio Art with a Concentration in Painting

Proposal for an Area of Emphasis Program Name Change

Proposal for a new Area of Emphasis in Art Education for the Educational Specialist degree program in the College of Education

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Agenda for November 19, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Senate Resolutions letter to President Morehead date October 23, 2019

Reply from President Morehead to Senate Resolutions letter

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Agenda for October 15, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposed resolutions from the Ad Hoc Committee

Administration's letter titled "Response to the 'Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall to the Franklin College Faculty Senate'"

Executive Committee's response to the Administration's letter

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Agenda for September 17, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposed Resolution # 1

Proposed Resolution # 2

Proposed Resolution # 3

Administration's letter titled "Response to the 'Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall to the Franklin College Faculty Senate'"

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Agenda for August 20, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposed Committee Members for 2019-20

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Agenda for April 23, 2019 - Special Session

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Draft of statement regarding actions taken against Franklin College students - approved with no changes by the Senate on April 23, 2019

Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall - submitted to the Senate on April 17, 2019

Response from President Morehead to the Ad Hoc Committee Report on Baldwin Hall

Final Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall - amended and accepted by the Senate on April 23, 2019

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Agenda for April 16, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for Interdisciplinary Certificate in Musical Theatre Performance

Proposal for Bachelor of Science major in Ocean Science

Proposal to consolidate the Ph.D. in Integrative Conservation

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Agenda for March 19, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for a new M.S. degree in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Proposal for a new Minor in Hebrew Language and Literature

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February 19, 2019 meeting canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

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Agenda for January 22, 2019

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for new Areas of Emphasis in Theatre and Film Studies

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Agenda for November 13, 2018

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for an amendment to the Charge for Baldwin Hall Ad Hoc Committee


 

Agenda for October 16, 2018

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Proposal for Major in African Studies


 

Agenda for September 18, 2018

Links to additional documentation for agenda items:

Termination of a Graduate Program Degree: Music in Education, MEd.

Proposal for new Area of Emphasis: Master of Music with emphases in Composition, Conducting, Performance, and Performance and Pedagogy

Proposal for new Area of Emphasis: Doctor of Musical Arts with emphases in Composition, Conducting, and Performance

Proposal for new Area of Emphasis: PhD in Music with emphases in Musicology/Ethnomusicology and Music Education

Proposal for a New Academic Program in Theatre and Film Studies


August 21, 2018

Agenda Items for August 21, 2018:

Proposed List of Committee Members and Chairpersons

Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in African Studies

Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Science and Health Communication

Ad Hoc Committee Charge


April 17, 2018

Agenda Items for April 17, 2018:

Proposed Charge for Baldwin Hall Ad Hoc Committee


April 3, 2018 - Special Session

Agenda Items for April 3, 2018:

Athens Banner Herald article published on March 21, 2018

UGA response to the Athens Banner Herald article 

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Minutes

Draft of proposed statement from the Franklin College Senate


March 20, 2018

Agenda Items for March 20, 2018:

Letter from Michael Raeber regarding Open Meetings Act

Letter from David Lee - update regarding Baldwin Hall burial site

Buried History - article from the Chronicle of Higher Education


February 20, 2018

Agenda Items for February 20, 2018:

Proposal for a new major - B.S. in Data Science

University Response to community regarding the Baldwin Hall expansion


January 23, 2018


November 14, 2017

Agenda Items for November 14, 2017:

Proposal for Minor Program of Study in Latinx from the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute


October 17, 2017 - CANCELED 


September 19, 2017

Agenda Items for September 19, 2017:

Proposal for Minor Program of Study in Design and Media from the Lamar Dodd School of Art


August 22, 2017

Agenda Items for August 22, 2017

Senate Committee Elections - vote on proposed new members highlighted in green and new chairpersons highlighted in blue.

Latin America & Caribbean Undergraduate Certificate Termination


April 18, 2017


March 21, 2017

Agenda Items for March 21, 2017

Proposal for Institute for Cybersecurity Institute and Privacy


February 21, 2017

Agenda Items for February 21, 2017:

Proposal for Criminal Justice Studies minor


January 24, 2017

Agenda items for January 24, 2017:

Proposal to terminate Computer Systems Engineering Certificate


November 15, 2016


October 18, 2016


September 20, 2016

Agenda Items for September 20, 2016:

Studio Art, A.B. name change proposal

Committee Membership


August 23, 2016

Agenda Items for August 23, 2016:

Vietnamese Language and Literature Minor

Termination of Business and Political German Certificate (Germanic & Slavic Studies)

Music Performance Graduate Certificate

Proposed Committee Members


April 19, 2016

Agenda Items for April 19th:

Brief Biographies of Awards Committee Nominees

Vietnamese Language and Literature Minor


March 15, 2016

Agenda Items for March 15th:

Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Museum Studies

Deactivation of Degree - Art Education, Ed.D.

Termination of Degrees:  Art Education, Ed.S.; Dance, A.B.; Music Education, Ed.S.

Proposed Statement  of Opposition to HB 859


February 16, 2016

Agenda Items for February 16th:

Termination of Degree: Life-span Developmental Psychology, PhD


January 19, 2016

Agenda Items for January 19th:

Letter from the Faculty Affairs Committee to Dean Alan Dorsey


November 17, 2015

Agenda Items for November 17th:

Urban and Metropolitan Studies Undergraduate Certificate

Urban and Metropolitan Studies Graduate Certificate


October 20, 2015

Agenda Items for October 20th:

Applied Data Science Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate

Cybersecurity Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate 

Proposed Changes to the Franklin College Policy for Foreign Language Substitution Courses for Students with Learning Disabilities


September 24, 2015

Agenda Items for September 24th:

Termination of Degree

Experiential Learning Implementation for Franklin College and Letter from Franklin Senate Curriculum Committee regarding the Experiential Learning proposal


August 25, 2015

Agenda Items for August 25th:

Proposal - Certificate in Sustainability - Undergraduate and Graduate

Proposal - Scientists Engaged in Education Research (SEER) Center

Committee Member Nominees


April 21, 2015

Agenda Items for April 21st:

Certificate in Sustainability proposal, Undergraduate and Graduate

Planning and Evaluation Committee Report - Status of Lecturers in the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences

Brief Biographies of Awards Committee Nominees


March 17, 2015 

Agenda Items for March 17th:  New Degree Proposal and the Proposed Senate Response to the Dean regarding the Experiential Learning Requirement


February 17, 2015

January 20, 2015

November 18, 2014

October 21, 2014

September 23, 2014

August 26, 2014

 

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