Highlights of the College Park Senate meeting on December 7, 2007

1. Report of the Senate Programs, Curricula, and Courses (PCC) Committee (Carmen Balthrop, Chair)
   • Voted to establish new B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degree progams in Environmental Sciences and Technology
   • Concern raised over $325K in resources needed for new major

2. Report of the Chair (William Montgomery)
   • University is working on 10-Year Strategy Plan, faculty feedback requested

3. Report of the Senate Executive Committee

4. Election of the Senate Nominations Committee

5. Questions and Answers - President C.D. Mote
   • Optimistic that higher education will survive 2008 state budget
   • State creating Higher Education Investment Fund to provide dedicated source of funding for higher education
   • State increasing income by raising state sales tax, corporate income tax

Clyde Kruskal and Chau-Wen Tseng