ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
May 12, 2016
0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
3:30 PM
1. Welcome / Announcements
2. Approval of minutes from the April 28, 2016 meeting (Minutes)
3. Nomination of candidates for earned degrees
4. [EXECUTIVE SESSION]: Presidential Search Committee: Trustee Jack Bovender
5. [EXECUTIVE SESSION]: VOTE on Honorary Degrees for 2017
6. VOTE: proposed new master’s degree in Quantitative Management from the Fuqua School of Business (Proposal) (Provost's Memo) (APC Resolution)
7. VOTE: proposed new PhD in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures (Proposal) (Provost's Memo) (APC Resolution)
8. CONSENT ITEM: reports from the chairs of the following:
i. Academic Programs Committee Annual Report (APC Report 2015-16)
ii. University Priorities Committee Annual Report (UPC Report 2015-16)
iii. Global Priorities Committee Annual Report (GPC Report 2015-16)
iv. Athletic Council Annual Report (Athletic Council Report 2015-16)
9. Report from the Implementation Committee of the Diversity Task Force Report: Professor Emily Klein, Chair
10. VOTE: Proposed Community statement from the Implementation Committee of the Academic Council’s Diversity Task Force (Community Statement)
11. Faculty Satisfaction Survey update to 2015 presentation: Provost Sally Kornbluth
12. Interim report from the Master’s Degree Implementation Committee: Professor Bob Korstad, Chair (Interim Report)