UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

Meeting Minutes

1 December 2003

104 Gore Hall 4:00 PM

Members excused: T. Angel, T. Barnekov, J. Bernard, J. Custer, J. Dee, C. Izard, D. McKellar, B. Paulanka, R. Payne, C. Thoroughgood, N. Wagner

Members absent: J. Brown, P. Chapman, M. Dement, D. Green, R. Nichols, I. Okoye, P. Oneill, K. Rudolph, D. Seckel, J. Scholz, I. Vogel,

I. Adoption of the agenda: President K. Stein convened the meeting. The agenda was approved unanimously.

II. The meeting minutes of 3 November 2003 were approved unanimously.

III. Due to problems with the computer and projector in the meeting room, the remarks scheduled from Provost D. Rich will be postponed to the February meeting.

IV. Announcements - K. Stein

A. It is anticipated that the Faculty Senate ad hoc committee to study grade inflation at UD will be comprised of R. Singleton, D. Lehman, J. Blits, G. Bauer, L. Rejto, V. Bradley, D. Trusheim and J. Morrison. A committee chair will be designated later. The charge for this committee is being formulated.

B. The Instructional Grants for UD Faculty 2004-2005 has been announced by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, the General Education Initiative, and Information Technologies. Grant range from $2,000 to $20,000. Two grant preparation workshops are planned (Dec. 3 and Jan. 7). Pre-proposals are due Jan. 26. The grant program website [www.udel.edu/present/grant/] provides further details.

C. The issue of campus recycling is being readdressed. J. Brophy explained some of the current concerns and limitations with campus recycling. The February meeting of the Faculty Senate will include discussion on recycling issues to create faculty dialog on this matter.

V. Consent agenda

A. Announcement for challenge: All the following were approved by consent.

1. Changing the name of the major from General Agriculture to Agriculture and Natural Resources.

2. Revision to the major, Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Ecology and Organismic Biology.

3. Revision to the major, Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology and Genetics.

B. Resolutions: All the following were approved by consent.

1. Renaming the College of Arts and Science to the College of Arts and Sciences.

2. Formation of a new major: M.S. in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change.

VI. A. Old business: None.

B. New business: None.

VII. Introduction of new business: None.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:21 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Dallas Hoover, secretary