Urbana-Champaign Senate
February 15, 1999, 3:10 p.m.
Foellinger Auditorium
I. Approval of November 30, 1998, Minutes
II. Senate Council Report-Richard Schacht, Chair
III. Chancellor's Remarks
IV. Questions/Discussion
V. Consent Agenda
Revision of the Undergraduate Curriculum in Materials Science and Engineering
Educational Policy (R. L. Belford, Chair)
EP.99.06
Elimination of the M. S. in the Teaching of Computer Science
Educational Policy
EP.99.09
Proposal to Change the Name of the Department of Nuclear Engineering
to the Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
Educational Policy
EP.99.14
VI. Proposals for Action
Senate Approval of Nominations for the Athletic Board
Committee on Committees
(N. P. O'Brien, Chair)
CC.99.06
Nomination for Senate Council Vice-Chair
Committee on Committees
CC.99.07
Nomination to the State Universities Retirement System Members Advisory Committee (SURSMAC)
Committee on Committees
CC.99.08
Proposal to Transfer the Department of Biochemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences
to the School of Life Sciences
Educational Policy
EP.99.15
Report to the Senate and Request for Endorsement of Resolution
in Support of the FY2000 Library Budget
Library
(A. Scheeline, Chair)
LB.99.02
Senate Resolution on the "Support Services Strategy" (S3) Report
General University Policy
GP.99.04
VII. Proposed Revisions to the University Statutes First Reading
Proposed Revisions to the University Statutes
Article IX Section 6. g. and Article X Section 1. b. (1)
University Statutes and Senate Procedures
(R. M. Fossum, Chair)
SP.99.04
VIII. Prefiled Resolutions
Reaffirmation of the Senate vote on the procedures to be followed
in transfers of departments
(Sens. Girolami, Nuzzo, and Scheeline [LAS 26],
co-sponsors)
RS.99.05
Resolution on the Distribution of Course Syllabi
(Sen. J. Oberweis
[CBA B-02], sponsor)
RS.99.06
Resolution on the Student Senate Caucus
(Sen. J. Oberweis, sponsor)
RS.99.07
IX. Reports for Information of the Senate
Tenure Issues Committee Update and Draft Recommendations
Tenure Issues
(D. L. Uchtmann, Chair)
XTI.99.02
X. Reports of the Proceedings of Other Meetings
BOT, November 18-19, N. O'Brien, SC.99.06
FAC/IBHE, November 6 - HE.99.03, December 11 - HE.99.04, T. Weech
USC, November 24, G. Belford, UC.99.03
UPC, October 14; December 3, R. L. Belford, UP.99.01
XI. New Business
Matters not included on the agenda may not be presented to the Senate without the
concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting.
XII. Adjournment