Online via Microsoft Teams
Agenda
1. Sign in for quorum
2. Call to order
3. Communications from Interim Provost Dr. Karen Boroff
4. Communications from the Provost’s Office
5. Approval of agenda
6. Approval of the draft minutes of the April 17th, 2020 meeting
7a. Executive Committee report
i. Welcome and Rules for Senators
7b. Executive Committee Elections
8. Reports of standing and special committees
a. Academic Policy Committee report
i. MOTION: Whereas the 3+2 MPA already exists with at least three A&S undergraduate degree programs and expanding such partnerships gives more students access to an important graduate degree credential, be it resolved that the new 3+2 MPA and BA in BIOL, SOBS, AFAM, and CAST are approved.
ii. MOTION: Whereas changing the name of the Online MPA in Nonprofit Management to a more generic name would broaden the programs student appeal, be it resolved that the Online MPA in Nonprofit Management change in name to Online MPA is approved.
iii. MOTION: Whereas revisions to the current DAVA program would make the critical academic skill sets offered by this program more accessible to students, be it resolved that the name change from DAVA to Data Analytics, the move from a certificate to an undergraduate minor in Data Analytics, and the reduction in credits in the graduate certificate in Data Analytics are approved.
iv. MOTION: Whereas obtaining a CFP certification requires a rigorous academic background in finance and wealth management, be it resolved that the new undergraduate minor in Wealth Management from the Stillman School of Business (BFWM) is approved.
v. MOTION: Whereas strategic collaborations with institutions outside Seton Hall provides critical opportunities to bolster enrollments at Seton Hall, be it resolved that the new 3+2 accelerated graduate program between XISU and Seton Hall’s Asian Studies Program is approved. Be it further resolved that the Academic Policy Committee recommends that if enrollment for this new accelerated graduate program is significant, it would be beneficial for the Department of
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to request an early program review for the Asian Studies Program.
vi. MOTION: Whereas academic study of data science is growing in demand in a number of industries or professions, be it resolved that the new 3+2 accelerated, dual-degree program between the B.A./Minor in Mathematics and M.S. in Data Science, from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, is approved.
vii. MOTION: Whereas grappling and responding to questions of structural inequalities are increasingly central to the mission of the social work profession, be it resolved that the new undergraduate certificate in Social Work Policy and Justice from the Social Work Program in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work is approved.
b. Calendar Committee report
c. Faculty Development Committee report
d. Faculty Guide & By-Laws Committee
i. Old Business: First Reading: Revised Article 10 of the Faculty Guide
e. Graduate Studies Committee report
f. Instructional Technology Committee report
9. Committees with No Reports
a. Academic Facilities Committee
b. Academic Integrity Policy Committee
c. Admissions Committee
d. Compensation and Welfare Committee
e. Grievance Committee
f. Library Committee
g. Nominations, Elections, and Appointments Committee
h. Program Review Committee
i. University Core Curriculum Committee
10. Old Business
a. Faculty Guide & By-Laws Committee
i. Old Business: First Reading: Revised Article 10 of the Faculty Guide
11. Committee Motions
a. Academic Policy Committee
i. MOTION: Whereas the 3+2 MPA already exists with at least three A&S undergraduate degree programs and expanding such partnerships gives more students access to an important graduate degree credential, be it resolved that the new 3+2 MPA and BA in BIOL, SOBS, AFAM, and CAST are approved.
ii. MOTION: Whereas changing the name of the Online MPA in Nonprofit Management to a more generic name would broaden the programs student appeal, be it resolved that the Online MPA in Nonprofit Management change in name to Online MPA is approved.
iii. MOTION: Whereas revisions to the current DAVA program would make the critical academic skill sets offered by this program more accessible to students, be it resolved that the name change from DAVA to Data Analytics, the move from a certificate to an undergraduate minor in Data Analytics, and the reduction in credits in the graduate certificate in Data Analytics are approved.
iv. MOTION: Whereas obtaining a CFP certification requires a rigorous academic background in finance and wealth management, be it resolved that the new undergraduate minor in Wealth Management from the Stillman School of Business (BFWM) is approved.
v. MOTION: Whereas strategic collaborations with institutions outside Seton Hall provides critical opportunities to bolster enrollments at Seton Hall, be it resolved that the new 3+2 accelerated graduate program between XISU and Seton Hall’s Asian Studies Program is approved. Be it further resolved that the Academic Policy Committee recommends that if enrollment for this new accelerated graduate program is significant, it would be beneficial for the Department of
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to request an early program review for the Asian Studies Program.
vi. MOTION: Whereas academic study of data science is growing in demand in a number of industries or professions, be it resolved that the new 3+2 accelerated, dual-degree program between the B.A./Minor in Mathematics and M.S. in Data Science, from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, is approved.
vii. MOTION: Whereas grappling and responding to questions of structural inequalities are increasingly central to the mission of the social work profession, be it resolved that the new undergraduate certificate in Social Work Policy and Justice from the Social Work Program in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work is approved.
12. New Business
13. Communications
14. Adjournment