University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate
Monday, December 6, 2021
3:10 – 5:15 pm
Zoom Webinar
AGENDA
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| I. | Call to Order — John Dallesasse, SEC Vice-Chair | |
| II. | Approval of Minutes — November 15, 2021 | |
| III. | Approval of Floor Privileges | |
| IV. | Public Comment (no more than 3 minutes each) | |
| V. | Senate Executive Committee Chair Remarks —John Dallesasse, SEC Vice-Chair | |
| VI. | Chancellor's Remarks — Robert Jones, Chancellor | |
| VII. | Questions (senators only; no more than 2 minutes each) | |
| VIII. | Consent Agenda | |
| Any senator can request any item be moved from the Consent Agenda to Proposals. |
| EP.22.044 | World Literature Minor -- Revise the Minor in World Literature | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.045 | Mathematics, BSLAS -- Revision to the BSLAS in Mathematics, Major in Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.046 | Actuarial Science, BSLAS -- Revision of the BSLAS in Actuarial Science, Department of Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.047 | Mathematics: Data Optimization, BSLAS -- Revision to the BSLAS, Major in Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The Operations Research Concentration will be Renamed to Data Optimization | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.048 | Mathematics: Applied Mathematics, BSLAS -- Revision to the BSLAS, Major in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Concentration, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.049 | Mathematics: Math Doctoral Preparation, BSLAS -- Revision to the BSLAS, Major in Mathematics, Math Doctoral Preparation concentration, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The Graduate Preparation concentration will be renamed to Math Doctoral Preparation | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.050 | Mathematics: Mathematics Teaching Option, BSLAS -- Revision to the BSLAS, Major in Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching Option, Department of Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.051 | Computer Science, MCS (on-campus & online) -- These revisions are to: (i) Incorporate Internship Opportunities for Master of Computer Science (MCS) Students and, (ii) Add a Chicago, Illinois, Location as a New Approved Location for the MCS Program | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.052 | Computer Science, PhD -- To Provide Clarity to Current Requirements by Removing Graduate Handbook Footnotes and to Add a Third Requirement Category to Support Cross-disciplinary Research and PhD Students Entering from a Non-CS Background | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.053 | Slavic Languages and Literatures, PhD -- Modified Some Ph.D. Course Requirements. New Requirement of the Professionalization Workshop (SLAV 575) Course and Reduce Repetition of the Slavic Languages Pedagogy Seminar (SLAV 577). Requiring Sequence of Four Graduate-level Survey Courses of Russian Literature (RUSS 511, 512, 513 and 514). No Longer Require the GRE Test for Admission | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.058 | Data Science and Engineering - Floating -- Establish a Graduate Concentration in Data Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| EP.22.060 | Japanese Arts and Aesthetics Minor, UG -- Establish the Undergraduate Minor in Japanese Arts and Aesthetics in the College of Fine and Applied Arts | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| IX. | Proposals |
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| X. | Reports for Information |
| EP.22.061 | Report of Administrative Approvals through November 29, 2021 | Educational Policy L. Moorhouse, Chair |
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| SUR.22.01 | Report on SURSMAC Meeting, November 4, 2021 | SURSMAC |
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| XI. | New Business | |
| Matters not included in the agenda may not be presented to the Senate without concurrence of a majority of the members present and voting. Such matters may not be acted upon at the meeting in which they are introduced, according to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act. | ||
| XII.. | Adjournment (5:15 pm) |