Academic Senate

EPPC Minutes December13, 2007

Present:  Alexander, Bataller-Hodges, Berglund-Smith, Berry, Brady, Challlinger, Collins, Crotts, Daley, Edelmann, Ellingson, Ford (Berry proxy), Ryder Fox, Geddie, Gatton, Lillibridge (Edelmann proxy), Loker, Meadows, Misra, Wyrick

Absent: Song, Tinkler

Guests:   Johnston, Nishio, Place, Roth, Ward

1.         Approved minutes of 11-29-2007
2.         Agenda approved
3.         Announcements-
                        -Study hours
                        -Misra’s last EPPC meeting

4.         New Option in Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science—Action Item
- Nishio summarized changes that we had asked for.
- Edelmann moved to start with passed out Option/Crotts seconded/passed unanimously
- Challinger moved to remove the words “and engineering” from all mention of the title Sustainable Development and Engineering/Misra seconded/passed unanimously
- Edelmann moved to change the title from Sustainable Development to Sustainable Development and Technology Advising Pattern/ Daley seconded/Passed by majority- 1 nay, 1 abstention.
- Berry moved to remove the words from sentence from page 1, line 4 “…more science than an MBA;”/Seconded by Misra/Passed by Majority- 1 nay, 1 abstained
- Daley moved that that those who brought the PSM forward consult with engineering and remove the courses that are not offered on a regular basis/seconded by Challinger/ Passed by majority-2 nays, 1 abstention
- Edelmann calls the question accept the document with changes made-Crotts seconded/passed with one abstention
- New option passed with one abstention

5.         Cultural Diversity Requirement Final Report—Discussion Item
- Brady and Berry went over what the Cultural Diversity Requirement committee discussed.

6.         Change to EM 99-05: Cultural Diversity Requirement—Introduction Item
- Trechter passed Chairpersonship over to Crotts, Edelmann moved/Berry seconded and discussion took place about suggestions for this EM.

7.         Committee Reports—Discussion Items
-University Writing Committee, Special Majors Committee, Liberal Studies Steering Committee, GEAC, Graduate Council, and AURTEC reports were presented by their representatives

Meeting Adjourned at 4:07 PM

Respectfully submitted,

 

Dan Alexander
Director of University Affairs