Minutes of the Meeting of the University Senate, November 20, 2014

A.Informational Items: 1.Program Modification Approved by UCUI – Applied Health Sciences Program | 2.Program Modification Approved by UCUI – Elementary Teaching Minor in a Modern Language (French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese)| 3.Program Modification Approved by UCUI – Secondary Teaching Minor in a Modern Languages (French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese) | 4.Creation of a Concentration Approved by UCUI – Addiction Studies Concentration in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice | 5.Creation of a Concentration Approved by UCUI – Gerontology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice| 6.Program Modification Approved by UCUI – Environmental Health and Safety in the School of Health Sciences | 7.Program Modification Approved by UCUI - Chinese Studies in International Studies | 8.Program Modification Approved by UCUI - Japanese Studies in International Studies | 9.Approval of August Graduate List | 10.Course Waitlisting | 11. Course renumbering | 12.Provost’s Updates

B. Roll Call

C. Approval of the minutes of September 18, 2014

D.Old Business: None

E.New Business: 1.Motion from the General Education Committee change the library faculty member representative from ex-officio and non-voting to faculty with voting privileges. | 2. Motion from the Senate Athletic Committee to change its charge and adjust its membership | 3. Motion from the Senate Planning Review Committee to endorse the termination of the agreement with the Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School | 4. Procedural Motion to staff Senate Standing Committees F.Good and Welfare