GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN Office of
Academic Affairs
S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Faculty
FROM: William
L. Tietjen
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUBJECT: General Faculty Meeting
DATE: November 20, 2007
AGENDA
General
Faculty Meeting
Friday,
November 30, 2007 – 11:00 A.M.
1. Call
to Order
2. Approval
of Minutes of May 2, 2007
3. Remarks
by the President
4. Remarks
by the Vice President for Academic Affairs
5. Reports
by Committees:
Academic Affairs
Academic Grievances
Athletics
Business and Finance
Faculty Affairs
Graduate Affairs
Institutional Research
Institutional Review Board
Instructional Technology
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Student Affairs
University and Alumni Relations
6. New Business
A.
Academic Proposals
(1)
Substantive Change – Approved by
the Faculty Senate
At least 50% of the
semester credit hours in business required for the
(2) Computer
and Information Sciences
Substantive Change –
Other – Approved by the Faculty Senate
Change the School’s name from “School of Computer and Information
Sciences” to School of Computing and Mathematics”
(3) History and Political Science
a) Substantive Change – Program – Approved
by the Faculty Senate
In Area F, reduce the
required options in the final category from two courses to one. Eliminate SOCI 2293 (Sociology of the Family)
from the list. Add SOSC 1101 (The World
& Its Peoples) to the list of three options.
b) Substantive Change – Program – Approved
by the Faculty Senate
Under the Major/Elective Requirements, in the
final category with four political science course options (U.S.
institutions & processes): add Judicial
Politics (POLS 4480) to the list; instead of one course, require two courses
from this group; and reduce the number of political science electives (above)
from four to three.
(4)
Addition – Program – Approved by
the Faculty Senate
B.S. in Nursing (RN to BSN;
Generic BSN; Accelerated BSN)
This proposal
supports expanding the science sequence course options in Area D to include Chemistry
1151 and 1152 which are designed for allied health professionals.
B. Statute Changes – Approved by the
Faculty Senate
C. Faculty
Guidelines for Violence – Approved by the Faculty Senate
D. Applications for Graduate Faculty Membership –
Approved by the Faculty Senate
7. Announcements
8. Adjourn