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TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

December 9, 2019

3:00pm

Rudder 601

http://facultysenate.tamu.edu

CALL TO ORDER

Speaker Andrew Klein called the meeting to order at 3:00pm.

GUEST SPEAKER

Speaker Klein introduced guest speaker Dr. James Hallmark, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Texas A&M System, and welcomed him to the podium.

Dr. Hallmark spoke about four items of interest to the current Board of Regents:

Post Tenure Review – a System policy change proposal is going before the Board at their February 2020 meeting. The revision is to offer remediation to a tenured faculty member at the first unsatisfactory rating, consisting of a developmental plan with desired outcomes. This will bring the System policy in line with existing Texas A&M University policy.

Ensuring faculty with foreign employment have appropriate export controls in place to minimize security risks such as theft of research by foreign entities.

The Student Success Initiative – the focus has shifted from providing access to Texas A&M to all students to ensuring their success through graduation. This is of particular interest to Chair Elaine Mendoza.

Open Educational Resources (OER) – There are concerns about how to reduce costs to students for educational resources used in their courses. This issue is of particular concern to the Texas Legislature. He encouraged faculty to watch for opportunities to continue this conversation.

Dr. Hallmark then fielded questions from the following Senators:

Angie Hill Price, College of Engineering Lou Tassinary, College of Architecture Catharina Laporte, College of Liberal Arts Bruce Neville, University Libraries Jorge Alvarado, College of Engineering Joan Wolf, College of Liberal Arts Adam Kolasinski, Mays Business School

Speaker Klein thanked Dr. Hallmark for speaking to the Senate.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

None in December.

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SPEAKER COMMENTS

Speaker Klein thanked Senators for their attendance, citing the importance of the December and

January meetings in ensuring curricular items are approved in time to appear in the upcoming course

catalog.

He thanked the members of the Election Committee, especially Chair Bruce Neville, who continues

to work on the bylaws revisions.

He shared that reapportionment of Senate seats occurs this year (every three years), and the

Election Committee will soon take this on.

The Senate continues to work on other issues such as the UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax)

impact on pre-tax parking and the Student Success Initiative.

He stated that December’s guest speaker will be Ms. Elaine Mendoza, the Chair of the Board of

Regents for the TAMU System

He encouraged Senators to review the guidelines for evaluation of faculty performance sent out by

Claire Katz (Dean of Faculties Office) and provide feedback as requested.

Speaker Klein closed his remarks wishing all Happy Holidays and a relaxing break.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The motion passed to approve the November 11, 2019 minutes as distributed. Attachment A – Passed

CONSENT AGENDA – Passed – FS.37.095–FS.37.150 (Full Consent Agenda with FS #’s can be found below Adjournment.)

The motion passed to approve the Consent Agenda after the removal of the following two Program

Inactivation Proposals at the request of Senator Angie Hill Price, College of Engineering:

BS-CVEN-COE: Civil Engineering, BS - Coastal and Ocean Engineering Track

BS-CVEN-ENE: Civil Engineering - BS, Environmental Engineering Track

Speaker Klein highlighted the suite of Sports Management courses, commending the Sports

Management Department’s work with CTE in successfully overhauling the curriculum; he

acknowledged CTE’s Debra Fowler who attended. He also thanked the College of Business for helping

Sports Management to achieve their vision for this undergraduate program, working through issues of

overlap in course content.

Speaker Klein went on to recognize a couple Visualization courses that were approved, as well as the

DIVE 410: AAUS Scientific Diving course, of personal relevance to him.

He then asked if any Senators wished to highlight any other curricular items. Senator Julie Harlin noted

the work of Senate last year to create an entrepreneurship minor, citing it as a model for the University-

wide leadership minor that was just approved.

Senator Clint Magill cited the difficulty seeing what is being changed in courses and programs with the

new method of looking at curricular items on the Consent Agenda. Speaker Klein noted his concern

and stated that it is being worked on.

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Core Curriculum Council Course Report – Passed – FS.37.151

The motion passed to approve the Core Curriculum Course Report as presented. (CCC Report with FS

# can be found below Adjournment.)

OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS

Bylaws Committees Report - Attachment D – For Informational Review Only – FS.37.154

Bylaws Committee Chair Bruce Neville presented the results of the survey on proposed revisions to the Bylaws and Constitution sent to Senators after last month’s meeting. A robust discussion followed with comments by the following Senators: Jorge Alvarado, Angie Hill Price, Adam Kolasinski, Mark Sicilio, Jay Ramadoss, Julie Harlin, Matt Whiteacre, and Stefanie Harris.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Faculty Senator Angie Hill Price, College of Engineering, requested that the following Program

Activation Proposals be returned to the Civil Engineering department of the College of Engineering:

BS-CVEN-COE: Civil Engineering, BS - Coastal and Ocean Engineering Track

BS-CVEN-ENE: Civil Engineering - BS, Environmental Engineering Track

The motion was made to return the programs to the department per their request, was seconded, and

passed.

OLD BUSINESS

No old business was conducted.

NEW BUSINESS

Proposed Revisions to Student Rules

Student Rule 1.3 – Student Registration – Attachment B – Passed – FS.37.152

Proposed Revisions to Bylaws – Attachment C – Passed – FS.37.153

Bruce Neville, Chair of the Bylaws Committee, proposed a motion to make a grammatical amendment – the

removal of a comma – to this document. The amendment was approved. The motion was then made to

approve the amended document, and was passed.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE In Speaker-Elect John Stallone’s absence, Secretary-Treasurer Alva Ferdinand convened the Committee of the Whole. Julie Harlin, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Senator Harlin raised the issue of the vast number of hours the Registrar’s office spends filling the tubes with diplomas for undergraduate commencement. Graduate students receive empty tubes. Perhaps the Senate would undertake to change the current practice of awarding the actual diploma at the commencement ceremony. Dean of Faculties Blanca Lupiani suggested speaking to student

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leadership to make this change, as there has not been support for this in the recent past. Suggestions were made to have student groups volunteer to help with stuffing the tubes. Darlene McLaughlin, College of Medicine Senator McLaughlin shared that the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program recently approved by the Senate has been put on hold due to budgetary constraints. She would like to see a mechanism put in place to address situations such as this. Senator Geoffrey Booth supported this. Shelley Holliday, College of Architecture Senator Holliday raised a housekeeping concern within the College of Architecture about running out of toilet paper and being told they had used their quota. Speaker Klein assured her that Senate leadership has been and will continue to speak with administration about this issue. Jonathan Coopersmith, College of Liberal Arts Senator Coopersmith spoke of the problems with a small number of students behaving badly in relation to the rental bike program on campus, and his concern about the University terminating the bike contract. He asked that the Senate strongly support the Velo bike effort to administration for the future benefit of transportation on campus. Speaker Klein shared there are currently four Senators on the Transportation Advisory committee who will continue to work on this issue. DOF Lupiani stated the University has asked the bike company to provide docking systems that will lead to larger fines when users do not abide by the rules. Richard Hutchinson, College of Engineering Senator Hutchinson expressed a desire to move the Senate’s December meeting one week earlier to avoid having a meeting during finals. Speaker Klein indicated that the curricular approval process may prohibit us from moving the meeting, and Senator Neville shared that moving the meeting would require a constitutional amendment. Secretary-Treasurer Alva Ferdinand turned the meeting back over to Speaker Klein.

ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at 5:03pm. ATTACHMENTS BELOW: Approved Consent Agenda, Core Curriculum Council Report

CONSENT AGENDA

GRADUATE COUNCIL

New Courses – Passed – FS.37.095 EDAD 629: Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education EDCI 722: Microcontrollers for Educators in the Project-Based Learning Classroom ENTO 627: Insect Behavior and Natural History HISP 684: Professional Internship IDIS 650: Science of Distribution MATH 677: Mathematical Foundations for Data Science MATH 678: Introduction to Topological Data Analysis MATH 679: Mathematical Algorithms and their Implementations PSYC 652: Statistics and Research Methods in Industrial/Organizational Psychology I PSYC 653: Statistics and Research Methods in Industrial/Organizational Psychology II PSYC 660: Self and Identity RPTS 653: Conservation Psychology STAT 649: Communication Skills in Statistical Research, Teaching and Consulting

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STAT 650: Statistical Foundation For Data Science VSCS 698: Teaching Surgery Lab Change in Courses – Passed – FS.37.096 ANSC 616: Equine Exercise Physiology ANSC 637: Food Safety: Policy, Regulations and Issues ECON 603: Public Economics I EPSY 630: Single-Case Experimental Design

LAW 7007: Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey

OCNG 600: Survey of Oceanography

OCNG 677: Geophysical Data Assimilation

PHIL 681: Seminar

PHPM 684: Practicum

PSYC 627: Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents

PSYC 639: Pediatric Psychology

PSYC 683: Professional Seminar

SPED 602: Ethics and Professional Conduct in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis

SPED 628: Consultation in Special Education

SPED 642: Prevention, Support, and Intervention for Students with Emotional and Behavior Problems

VIZA 654: The Digital Image

Change in Courses – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.097 MARA 610: Maritime Strategic Management

MARA 623: Maritime Economics Theory and Applications

MARA 624: Port Development and Intermodal Freight

MARA 627: Marketing of Maritime Services

MARA 636: Maritime Managerial Decision Making

MARA 641: Maritime Financial Management

MARA 664: Maritime Production, Operations and Logistics Management

MARA 672: Global Maritime Trading System

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.098 College of Dentistry

Department of Public Health Sciences CERT-DDPH: Dental Public Health - Certificate Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.099 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Maritime Business Administration MMB-MBAA: Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics in Maritime Business Administration and Logistics

Program Inactivation Proposal – Passed – FS.37.100 College of Geosciences

Department of Oceanography CERT-CG41: Ocean Observing Systems - Certificate Program Inactivation Proposal – Passed – FS.37.101 College – Galveston Campus

Departments of Marine Engineering Technology & Maritime Business Administration BS/MML-MARR/MAAL-GAD: Marine Engineering Technology- 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Maritime Admin Logistics

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Special Consideration Item College of Engineering and Mays Business School – Passed – FS.37.102

Departments of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Finance BS/MS-INEN/FINC-BBU: Industrial Engineering - 5-year Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science in Finance

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

New Courses – Passed – FS.37.103 ASTR 420: Advanced Astrophysical Research Methods BICH 456: RNA World BIOL 402: Communicating Biological Research to the Public CEHD 100: Introduction to Teacher Professional Responsibility ENTO 102: Continuing Academic Success in Entomology FIVS 102: Continuing Academic Success in Forensic and Investigative Sciences KINE 335: Coaching in Group Fitness MATH 478: Topological Data Analysis PHYS 148: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics PHYS 418: High Energy Physics SCSC 315: Hemp Production and Utilization SPMT 260: Overview of Practices in Sport SPMT 262: Human Capital Management in Sport SPMT 265: Sport Communication SPMT 270: Sport Marketing SPMT 272: Sport Marketing Issues SPMT 295: Introduction to the Culminating Experience SPMT 360: Organizational Issues in Sport SPMT 362: Sport Leadership SPMT 364: Financial Management in Sport SPMT 366: Sport Facility and Event Management SPMT 370: Fan Behavior in Sport SPMT 372: Sales Strategies in Sport Organizations SPMT 374: Strategic Sport Marketing SPMT 462: Leadership Application in Sport SPMT 470: Application of Marketing Strategies in Sport SPMT 472: Data Analysis and Problem Solving in Sport VIST 282: 2D Visualization Techniques VIST 283: 3D Visualization Techniques New Courses – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.104 DIVE 410: AAUS Scientific Diving MARB 409: Biology of Sharks and their Relatives MARB 416: Marine and Coastal Biology of Patagonia, Argentina MARE 399: High Impact Experience in Marine Engineering Technology MARE 481: Seminar MARR 481: Seminar MAST 270: Historic Seafaring and Maritime Heritage Change in Courses – Passed – FS.37.105 AGSM 315: Food Process Engineering Technology ANSC 327: Food Bacteriology Lab ARTS 325: Digital Painting ASTR 320: Astrophysical Research Methods BAEN 201: Analysis of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Problems BAEN 422: Unit Operations in Food Processing

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BAEN 427: Engineering Aspects of Packaging BIOL 438: Bacterial Physiology CVEN 302: Computer Applications in Engineering and Construction CVEN 402: Engineered Environmental Systems CVEN 406: Environmental Protection and Public Health ENGL 204: Introduction to African-American Literature GENE 412: Population, Quantitative and Ecological Genetics HEFB 324: Technology and Teaching Skills for the 21st Century Learner HEFB 450: Supervised Student Teaching HLTH 236: Introduction to Health Disparities and Diversity HLTH 332: School Health Program HLTH 407: Global Health HLTH 410: Worksite Health Promotion HLTH 421: Elementary School Health Instruction KINE 429: Adapted Physical Activity KINE 484: Internship in Kinesiology KNFB 315: Elementary School Physical Activities KNFB 325: Introduction to Secondary School Teaching MATH 168: Finite Mathematics NFSC 417: Food Process Engineering Technology II PETE 301: Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods PETE 310: Reservoir Fluids PETE 314: Transport Processes in Petroleum Production PETE 321: Formation Evaluation PETE 323: Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering PETE 324: Well Testing PETE 325: Petroleum Production Systems PETE 335: Technical Presentations I PETE 337: Junior Student Paper Contest PETE 353: Petroleum Project Evaluation PETE 355: Drilling Engineering PETE 401: Reservoir Simulation PETE 402: Integrated Asset Development PETE 404: Integrated Reservoir Modeling PETE 406: High Performance Drilling Design and Operational Practices PETE 409: Enhanced Oil Recovery PETE 410: Production Engineering PETE 413: Natural Gas Engineering PETE 416: Solving Common Production Engineering Problems PETE 418: Deterministic Reserves Evaluation PETE 437: Senior Student Paper Contest PHYS 225: Electronic Circuits and Applications STAT 211: Principles of Statistics I STAT 404: Statistical Computing VIBS 111: Biodefense, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism VIST 284: Visualization Techniques Change in Courses – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.106 MARA 363: The Management Process MARA 421: Admiralty Law MARA 435: Labor Law and Policy MARA 470: Environmental Law MARE 424: Gas Turbine Power Generation MARE 451: Senior Design Project I

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Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.107 College of Science

Department of Biology BA-BIOL: Biology - BA Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.108 College of Engineering Department of Computer Science & Engineering

BA-COMP: Computing - BA Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.109 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Animal Science

BS-ANSC-ANS: Animal Science - BS, Science Option

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.110 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Animal Science

BS-ANSC-PIN+: Animal Science - BS, Production/Industry Option

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.111 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

BS-BAEN: Biological and Agricultural Engineering - BS

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.112 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

BS-BESC: Bioenvironmental Sciences - BS

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.113 College of Science

Department of Biology BS-BIOL: Biology - BS Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.114 College of Science

Department of Biology BS-BMCB: Molecular and Cell Biology - BS Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.115 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-CHLT: Community Health - BS

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.116 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

BS-ENST-AG: Environmental Studies - BS

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.117 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

BS-ENST-GE: Environmental Studies - BS

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Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.118 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Entomology BS-ENTO: Entomology - BS

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.119 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences

BS-FSIM: Food Systems Industry Management - BS Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.120 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-HLTH-AHO: Health - BS, Allied Health Track

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.121 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-HLTH-SCH: Health - BS, School Health Track

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.122 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-AEP: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise Science Track, Applied Exercise Physiology Concentration

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.123 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-BEP: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise Science Track, Basic Exercise Physiology Concentration

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.124 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-DSC: Kinesiology - BS, Dance Science Track

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.125 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-EST: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise and Sport Science Track

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.126 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-MTB: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise Science Track, Motor Behavior Concentration

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.127 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-KINE-PEK: Kinesiology - BS, All-Level Physical Education Teacher Certification Track

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.128 College of Science

Department of Biology BS-MBIO: Microbiology - BS

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Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.129 College of Education & Human Development

Department of Health & Kinesiology BS-USEH-DAN*: University Studies - BS, Dance Concentration

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.130 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

CERT-CU42: Parks and Conservation - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.131 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Entomology CERT-CU46: Public Health Entomology - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.132 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

CERT-CU56: Hospitality Management - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.133 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

CERT-CU57: Tourism Management - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.134 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

CERT-CU60: Youth Development - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.135 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

CERT-CU9: Community Recreation and Park Administration - Certificate

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.136 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Soil & Crop Sciences

MINOR-AGRO: Agronomy - Minor

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.137 College of Engineering Department of Engineering

MINOR-ENPM: Engineering Project Management - Minor

Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.138 College of Science

Department of Mathematics MINOR-MATH: Mathematics - Minor Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.139 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

MINOR-RPTS: Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences - Minor

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Change in Programs – Passed – FS.37.140 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences

MINOR-TMGT: Tourism Management - Minor

Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.141 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Marine Science BS-CESS: Coastal Environmental Science and Society - BS Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.142 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Marine Engineering Technology BS-MARR: Marine Engineering Technology - BS Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.143 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Marine Engineering Technology BS-MARR-LIO: Marine Engineering Technology - BS, License Option Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.144 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Maritime Transportation BS-MART: Marine Transportation - BS Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.145 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Maritime Business Administration BS-MBAU: Maritime Business Administration - BS Change in Programs – Galveston – Passed – FS.37.146 College – Galveston Campus

Department of Marine Science MINOR-CESS: Coastal Environmental Science and Society - Minor Special Consideration Item – Passed – FS.37.147 College of Education & Human Development Department of Health & Kinesiology

BS-SPMT: Sport Management Special Consideration Item – Passed – FS.37.148 Associate Provost for UG Studies

Department of AP-Undergrad Studies MINOR-LEAD: Leadership - Minor

W&C COURSES Courses Submitted for W Certification – Passed – FS.37.149 ANSC 414-W: Sheep and Goat Production and Management CHEM 234-W: Organic Synthesis and Analysis COMM 460-W: Communication and Contemporary Issues COSC 494-W: Internship EVEN 201-W: Introduction to the Environmental Engineering Profession FILM 469-W: Cult Cinema INTS 401-W: Urbanism and Modernism NFSC 313-W: Food Chemistry Laboratory

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SCSC 429-W: Turf Management Systems SOCI 230-W: Classical Sociological Theory URPN 409-W: Urban Design Studio Courses Submitted for W Certification—Galveston – Passed – FS.37.150 MART 215-W: Seamanship II

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

CORE CURRICULUM COUNCIL COURSE REPORT – Passed – FS.37.151 New Courses Submitted for Foundational Component Area: Creative Arts PERF 223-GE: Aesthetics of Activism New Courses Submitted for Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy & Culture - Galveston MAST 270-GE: Historic Seafaring and Maritime Heritage New Courses Submitted for Foundational Component Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences AGEC 235-GE: Foundations of Money Education KINE 282-GE: Culture of Wellness New Courses – International and Cultural Diversity HIST 301-ICD: Blacks in the United States Since 1877 HIST 336-ICD: Europe Since 1919