2017-18 Senate Activities — Academic Senate

2017-18 SENATE ACTIVITIES
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, PROPOSALS, AND REVIEWS
	Undergraduate Degree Proposals
	BA in Environmental Science & Policy BS in Psychology
	Graduate Degree Proposals
	Ph.D. in the History & Theory of Music Ph.D. in Language Science SSGPDP-Master of Innovation & Entrepreneurship SSGPDP-Master of Presentation Design SSGPDP-Master of Engineering In Process MA in English-SSGPDP Conversion PhD in International Studies
	Degree Name Change Proposals
	MS & Ph.D. in Civil Engineering to MS & Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering MA & Ph.D. in Psychology to MS & Ph.D. in Cognitive Science BA and Ph.D. in Psychology & Social Behavior to BA and Ph.D. in Psychological Science
	Academic Program Review
	School of Biological Sciences 1 year follow-ups-Summer Session and Physical Sciences 4 year follow-up-Arts 7 year follow-up-Social Ecology Initiation of APR to take place in 2018-19-Education and Public Health Anteater Leadership Academy Pilot
ACADEMIC UNIT PROPOSALS
	Department Proposals
	Reconstitution of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences (ChEMS) into two departments ( Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering In Process Department of Global and International Studies
	Department and Academic Unit Name Change Proposals
	Department of Linguistics to the Department of Language Science Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures to the Department of East Asian Studies Department of Psychology & Social Behavior to Psychological Science College of Health Sciences (COHS) to the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences In Process Campuswide Honors Program (renaming and reconfiguration)

SENATE AND UNIVERSITY POLICY& PROCEDURES CREATION, MODIFICATION, REVIEW AND COMMENT
	SYSTEMWIDE
	New Academic Senate Bylaw 128-Conflict of Interest Modification, Review and Comment Senate Regulation 424.A.3 (Area d)–Science Requirement Task-force Report on the Negotiated Salary Trial Program APM 285, APM 210-3, APM 133, APM 740, APM 135, APM 235-LSOE Faculty Series Presidential Policy on Open Access for Theses and Dissertations Presidential Policy on Supplement to Military Pay-Four Year Renewal Presidential Policy on Disclosure of Financial Interests and Management of COI in Private Sponsors of Research and APM 028 In Process APM 675-Veterinary Medicine Salary Administration
	Division
	New Irvine Bylaw 90-New Senate Council on Equity and Inclusion Local Guidelines for the 3^rd Year Review of SSGPDPs Redesigned Student Course Feedback Form Flowcharts for Senate program reviews based on the Compendium Local Processes for Routing Program & Unit Proposals (Senate-AP working group) Participated in working group to determine SSGPDPs data collection needs Relocation of an Academic Program, Degree, or Department Modification, Review, and Comment Updated Local Guidelines for the Development of SSGPDPs Irvine Bylaw 85-modified Council on Educational Policy Bylaws-moved assessment into Policy’s charge Irvine Bylaw 180-updated Divisional Officer Selection Process Irvine Bylaw 181-updated CAP Selection Process Irvine Bylaw 182-updated COC Selection Process Irvine Regulation 520-updated GE language Irvine Appendix I, Chapter I-Business Bylaw update Irvine Appendix I, Chapter VI-Humanities Bylaw update Irvine Appendix I, Chapter X-Social Ecology Bylaw update Irvine Appendix IV, Apportionment-Assembly Representation updated APP 480-5-Eligibility to Serve as a Principal Investigator In Process Appendix II – Student Academic Grievance Procedures Appendix III – Procedures for Hearing Complaints of Faculty Code Violations and Grievances Bylaw 35 – Committee Membership and Faculty with Administrative Titles Bylaw 60 – Committee on Committees – rescinding nominations Consultant and Ex Officio Expectations and Guidelines Committee Chair and Member Expectations and Guidelines Senate Consultation

SENATE CONSULTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
	Academic Personnel
	Review of 433 Personnel Files (and counting)
	Assembly Presentations
	Faculty Executive Committee Shared Governance Roles and Responsibilities Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures UCIPD – Campus and Classroom Emergency Preparedness Retirement Benefits Student Information System (ISIS)
	Collaborations with the Administration
	Brainstorming group to rethink Student Affairs Implementation of recommendations from UCI-UCIPD Community Relations Senate Report Academic Planning Group (APG)
	Endowed Chair Consultation Reviews
	Ralph J. and Carol M. Cicerone Chair in Earth System Science Falmagne Endowed Chair in Mathematical Psychology or Mathematical Cognitive Sciences Jerry D. Choate Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology Dhan Kaur Sahota Presidential Chair in Sikh Studies Five Samueli Endowed Chairs Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies
	Events
	Faculty Senate Awards (8 awards, 100 in attendance)
	Faculty Grievances and Discipline
	SVSH Policies and Timeline Review APM 016 Review OCR Findings Review Hearings (1) Grievance Reviews (6) Faculty Inquiries (12) Other (1)
	Nominations
	Chair/Founding Dean, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Director/Founding Dean of Proposed School of Population Health VC College of Health Sciences Ad Hoc Dean Review Committee, Biological Sciences Ad Hoc Dean Review Committee, Social Sciences Faculty judges for Advancement Big Ideas Challenge Competition Committee on the Institute for California Art Assistant Chief, UCI Public Safety Police Chief, UCI Public Safety Public Safety Advisory Board Student Excellence Center Unit 18 Review Group
	Policy Recommendations and Reviews
	Instructor of Record Teaching evaluations data ownership and use Student Recording of lectures and classes Prerequistive checking for summer visitors AP Redelegation Review-Merit Considerations AP Redelegation Review-School of Law
	Research Center and Institute Reviews
	UCI Mind Institute of Software Research Epilepsy Research Center Samuel Jordan for Persian Studies and Culture Center in Law, Society, and Culture Center for Hearing Research Center for Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies Center for Organizational Research Center for Study of Cannabis Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute Center for Asian Studies UCI Long US-China Institute
	Student Grievances and Appeals
	Respond to student grievances and work with the Administration when possible to resolve them (5) In Process Medical Student Grievance Hearing Academic Integrity Appeal Reviews and Hearings (20)

2017-18 SENATE INITIATIVES
	Ad Hoc Groups and Task Forces
	Ad Hoc Committee to review Advising at UCI Ad Hoc Committee to develop a charge for a new Senate Standing Committee on Diversity (new Council on Equity and Inclusion) Task Force on Undocumented Students Ad Hoc Committee to Redesign the Senate Faculty Awards Event Ad Hoc Committee to Update Deans Search and Deans Review Guidelines
	Senate Sponsored Events
	UC Post-Employee Benefits Presentations by Professor D. Brownstone (3/1/18 and 3/21/18) Academic Freedom Event with Chancellor H. Gillman and Dean S. Richardson (4/25/18)