Meeting of the CCAS Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
October 31, 2023
The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:45 p.m., with CCAS Faculty Senate President Robert Emmons presiding. There are 32 Senators, including 2 officers and 2 senators-at-large. Of the 32 voting members, 22 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of September 26, 2023, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was approved.
Voting record: 22 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstention.
- Courses and Programs presented by Alex Roche, Chair of the APC, for approval by the Faculty Senate:
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Courses presented for discussion and approval by APC to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Digital Studies |
50:209:250 |
Writing With Code |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
English |
50:352:230 |
The Art of Dr. Seuss |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
English |
50:352:380 |
Middle Passages: Journeys to and from Ghana |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Health Sciences |
50:499:333 |
Learning Abroad in Health Sciences |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:370 |
Cultural Psychology of Food |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:402 |
Environmental Psychology |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:405 |
Psychology of Human Action |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:409 |
Trauma, Risk & Resilience |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:412 |
Psychology of Addictions and Substance Abuse |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Psychology |
50:830:418 |
Diagnostics and Assessments of Addiction Counseling |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
|
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice |
50:920:368 |
Careers in Sociology and Criminal Justice |
3 |
NEW |
20 |
0 |
2 |
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Programs presented for discussion and approval by APC Committee to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Minor |
Date when program will begin |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Economics |
Applied Data Science and Machine Learning (ADSML) |
January 2024 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
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I. Unfinished Business
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- Bylaws update: The President shared that work is still being done to bring clarity to the bylaws. There are comments and suggestions on the first section (FASC Faculty) and second section (FASC Sente) of the bylaws. The third section (Committees) is at the point to send to individual committees with notes seeking clarification or expansion.
- Shared Governance Committee: The President shared thoughts regarding the mission of the SGC that seems to also be a mission of the Senate. An idea was put forward to the Senate for discussion: incorporate some of the language from the SGC into the Senate’s mission in the bylaws in order to clarify its thoughts on Shared Governance, instead of creating another committee.
- Bill Fitzgerald shared the rationale behind the creation of the Shared Governance Committee. The difference between the Shared Governance Committee and other faculty committees is that SGC reports to the Senate as opposed to the Dean or the faculty. The Senate should be well informed about the precedence of the committee and what it would look like if thoughtfully executed. The two proposals on the table are: 1. Fold the duties of the SGC back into the Senate, 2. The SGC becomes a duly constituted sub-committee of the Senate. The SGC was approved by the full faculty and has been pending a committee.
II. New Business
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- Athenaeum: The President addressed the Senate regarding work that had been started by Tim Martin on formalizing the Athenaeum Honor Society. The proposal has a motion for two items: 1. Change the GPA requirement for Athenaeum, 2. The APC could be the committee that would give final approval on who is inducted into the honor society.
- Discussion of online courses and financial impact: The Dean has asked for the Senate to discuss the issue of how funds are being lost when RU-C students take online courses at other campuses. A question was raised by the Dean on whether faculty think this is something that should be restricted or limited. The President will gather data to bring to the Senate for further discussion.
- Meeting “in-person”: A poll was sent out to Senators via Canvas to gauge interest in returning to in-person Senate meetings.
III. Announcements
No announcements.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
Present: Craig Agule, Ross Allen, Paul Bernstein, Margaret Betz, Jim Brown, Brian Corbett, Iman Dehzangi, Robert Emmons, Anthony Grasso, Rafey Habib, Osama Hamed, Hunter King, Ana Laguna, Lori Minnite, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Xingyun Qi, Alex Roche, Stass Shpanin, Sarah Tosh, Zara Wilkinson, Anthony Wright
Absent (Senators): Margery Amdur, Michelle Carlin, Sean Duffy, Jamie Dunaev, Evan Jewell, Randy Mershon, Amy Savage, Nathaniel Wright
Excused Absent (Senators): Susan Mokhberi
Present Senators-at-Large: Bart Everts
Absent Senators-at-Large: Nathan Fried
Excused Senators-at-Large:
Present (Invited Guests): William Fitzgerald, I-Ming Chiu
Drafted by Melinda Aviles, 11/20/23