3:30 p.m. – 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)

1.   Approve minutes of October 18 Academic Council meeting (minutes)

2.   Announcements

3.   [Executive Session]: Honorary Degrees

4.   Vote on Proposal to create a joint PhD degree in German Studies with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – (exhibit 1-PDF) (exhibit 2 – PDF) (exhibit 3 -PDF) (exhibit 4– PDF)

5.   Vote on Proposal for Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (proposal)

6.   Update on Athletics: Academics and Athletics in the Strategic Plan for Duke Athletics – Michael Gillespie, Chair, Athletics Council