Highlights of the College Park Senate meeting
on March 13, 2006
Academic Procedures and Standards Committee – Amy Brown, Chair
Recommended
Revisions to III-5.10 (A) UMCP Policies and Procedures concerning
Academic Assignments on Dates of Religious Observances
After much discussion, the proposal passed with two amendments.
The general feeling was that the new policy isn't perfect, but is
a lot better than the previous policy, which had provided basically
no guidance on what to do.
Programs, Curricula,
and Courses Committee – James Baeder, Chair
Proposal to Establish a New Program Leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in Anthropology – passed
Proposal to Change
the Name of the Degree Program from M.A. in Theatre to M.A. in Theatre
and Performance Studies – passed
Proposal to Establish a new Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Sector Finance
and Acquisitions – passed
Proposal to
Establish a new Concentration in Wildlife Ecology and Management within
the Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Policy Major – passed
Proposal to Eliminate the Concentration in Wildlife
Resources and Conservation within the Interdisciplinary Environmental
Science and Policy Major – passed
Proposal to Establish a new Concentration in Global Environmental
Change within the Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Policy
Major – passed
Proposal to
Eliminate the Concentration in Environmental Mapping and Data Management
within the Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Policy Major – passed
Campus Affairs Committee – Charles
Wellford, Chair
There were five recommendations for revising various fees that
are charged to students, staff, and faculty, in an attempt to make
them more equitable. After much discussion, each of the five recommendations
passed, with minor amendments to some of them.
Questions and Answers – Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr., UMCP President