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AGENDA
Urbana-Champaign Senate
December 7, 2009; 3:10 p.m.
Levis Faculty Center

     I.       Approval of November 9 Senate Minutes

    II.       Senate Executive Committee Report—Joyce Tolliver, Chair

   III.       Chancellor’s RemarksAssociate Provost Mike Andrechak will present “Short and Intermediate Term Financial Planning, Fall 2009”.

   IV.       Questions/Discussion

    V.       Consent Agenda

Rename the Teaching of Social Studies Concentration in the BALAS in History as the Social Science: History Teaching Concentration in the BALAS in History, LAS

Educational Policy
(A. Aminmansour, Chair)


EP.09.65


Proposal from GRAD and ENGR to Revise the M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering


Educational Policy


EP.10.10


Proposal from the College of Engineering to Revise the B.S. in Civil Engineering


Educational Policy


EP.10.16


Proposal from the College of Engineering to Revise the B.S. in Engineering Physics


Educational Policy


EP.10.18


Proposal from the College of Media to Rename the Department of Advertising as the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising


Educational Policy


EP.10.24


Proposal from the College of Engineering to Revise the Undergraduate Minor in Physics


Educational Policy


EP.10.25


Proposal from the College of Engineering to Revise the B.S. in Engineering Mechanics


Educational Policy


EP.10.26


Proposal from the College of Engineering to Revise the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering


Educational Policy


EP.10.27


Proposal from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to Eliminate the BSLAS in Biology Honors


Educational Policy


EP.10.28


Proposal from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to Revise the BALAS in Geography


Educational Policy


EP.10.29


Proposal from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to Revise the Undergraduate Minor in English as a Second Language


Educational Policy


EP.10.30

   VI.       Proposals for Action

Nominations for Membership on Standing Committees of the Senate

Committee on Committees
(K. Graber, Chair)

CC.10.06


Resolution regarding local governmental units banning video gambling machines due to their detrimental impacts on students and the general public (as approved)


Prefiled Resolution
(Sen. David S. Olsen, et al., Sponsors)


RS.10.01

  VII.       New Business

VIII.       Committee of the Whole Discussion
The Senate will discuss the issue of Open Access Publishing.  After introductory remarks by Sarah Shreeves, comments and questions will be limited to 2 minutes each, with a 20 minute time limit for the entire discussion.

   IX.       Executive Session
All visitors will be asked to leave before the Senate considers nominations for honorary degrees from the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees.

    X.       Adjournment

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